Aw thanks ladies, it's nice to hear love of the red plaid pants! Huge soft spot in my heart for plaid pants as a sortof-ex-but-more-like-a-not-actively-practicing punk (mindset is still there, though!) ^^
Shevia and Quietgirl, great observation on the curved hem. I hadn't really though about it, but very true. The sheer fabrication of that bit helps soften the boxiness even further.
Una, even though black fits your UWP moniker better, you look plenty fine in white by the way You could always use white as your "aha gotcha!" neutral kind of like how I use black.
Claire, hehe yes that's right, though it was a realllyyyy slow thing over a couple years. Slow enough that I didn't notice it with all the oversized fits. It dawned on me all at once one morning and has been a difficult thing to deal with since. Your weather has come, we've got a beautiful week ahead of us so thanks! ^^
Joy, YES! "The refined booties look like a bootie version of pumps..." I don't know how I didn't see it that way before, but you are 100% spot on. Wow that just cleared up why a whole pile of booties I've been trying didn't feel right, thank you.
Angie, I've been enjoying bringing more of my 80s side to play
Suz, oh I know you've got similar enough pieces for something like this! The SE snakeskin booties and your cream cashmere hoodie perhaps?