Sunday, February 10, 2013

Largo


So I got a new apartment in Paris, because my old one had ~issues~. I like this one a lot better, but was horrified a bit perturbed when I moved in to find that it was A LOT smaller than I expected. It wasn't really the size of the place that was the problem, it's enough for me, but it was no where near big enough to store all of the clothes and shoes (particularly shoes) that I had brought with me. So I had to make a decision: get another new apartment because I'm a brat and want to keep all my clothes, or suck it up and live a "minimalist" lifestyle for the next few months (the word sends shivers through my body). I took the latter option, because it would have been a pain and a half to try and find yet another apartment, on top of school/work/blahblah. So I sent between 50-75% of my clothes and shoes back to New York. I know, I'm proud of me too.

But what I didn't expect was the feeling of freedom that followed! I actually am quite happy with my limited wardrobe, because everything I kept is something that I actually really really like, instead of things I bring places on the off-chance that I feel really weird one day and want to wear a white petticoat skirt and neon graphic tee. That never actually happens. However, to be safe, come back to me in a month when I've exhausted all possible outfit combinations...

Because I'm happy with my clothing selection at the moment, my attention has therefore turned to sweet-ass accessories. All black, natch. I've been lusting after those Jenni Kayne flats forever (they're named after my favorite museum, after all), and the ones above are the much more affordable Steve Madden version. The watch is a Fossil, a brand my boyfriend and I agree is really cool and totally underrated. And the pretty lingerie because...because. 

2 comments:

Camille said...

C'est clair que ça doit être un énorme challenge de trouver un appart suffisamment grand pour un dressing convenable a paris! C'était aussi un élément clé pour moi quand j'ai cherché le mien mais a strasbourg c'est beaucoup plus simple de trouver un appart spacieux pour assez peu d'euros finalement :) !

Bonne solution au final, plus pratique que de devoir trouver un nouvel appart parisien ;)

Bises,
Camille de www.culturevogue.com

Ashleigh said...

HAHA! I'm proud of you too! For parting with your clothes for a while… I think it would kill me to live like a minimalist, although I feel it's exactly what I need… to only keep what I truly love and will wear a million times over! By the way love your accessory picks above especially the sweet bra, and studs!
Anyway sorry for babbling!

Would really like, if you had a moment to look at my blog I'm sort of new at this..

Doctor of Fashion
http://procrastinatelifelovefashion-ashleigh.blogspot.com.au/