This will be the last post of the year and I decided to make it a festive one. I have wanted to do some work outfit posts for a while but it is difficult because I leave for work early in the morning and I'm too tired by the time I get home. I'm not a vintage purist when it comes to work clothes either - comfort and practicality is important for me - so I mix vintage with repro and mostly wear separates.
Whilst I don't buy repro dresses, I am a fan of certain repro separates and I cannot get enough of this Collectif skirt. In fact, I did a swap with my friend Vicki exchanging one of my vintage plaid skirts to get this one! Swapping vintage for repro, crazy isn't it?! Except the vintage one was a little too big for me and this one fits quite nicely so it was a good swap.
I wish they did this skirt in other colours, I would definitely get more! It has easily become my go-to work skirt this festive season.
I don't own many Christmas specific vintage items but I just love these holly leaf screw back earrings!
Do you wear purely vintage to work or do you like to mix vintage and reproduction clothing?
Top: Vintage sweater from I can't remember where!
Skirt: Collectif
Shoes: Clarks
Necklace: Vintage from trader at Bows and Braces Fair
Earrings: Vintage from Etsy
This is a really cute look! The red and green plaid certainly fits in with the season.
ReplyDeleteI really wish I got to wear my own clothes to work. I usually have to wear a uniform, unless I'm covering on a floor where they don't have to wear them, although I still wear my own clothes into work.
Today, I don't have to wear my uniform, so I'm wearing a vintage cardigan and a modern, not-repro-but-vintagey skirt. I would love to dress in head to toe vintage every day, but money/fragility doesn't really allow for that.
I'm so glad I don't have a uniform! I would definitely struggle I think! Wearing a mix of repro and vintage also means not wearing anything too fragile :)
DeleteLove the skirt ~ it's such a lovely seasonal piece! I don't think your crazy for swapping vintage for repro either if you're going to wear the repro piece more than the vintage one. : )
ReplyDeleteI think your necklace is super cute, and so are your earrings! I just received my first vintage Christmas accessory too ~ a lovely holly leaf brooch with some pearl bead 'berries'. I can't wait to wear it! ❤
xox,
bonita of Lavender & Twill
Thanks, hope you got to wear your holly leaf brooch this Christmas :)
Deleteto wear a red plaid skirt was actually also my plan for christmas but everything got so confused by packing up and moving house, that i lost track ... so i swoon over your lovely plaid outfit!
ReplyDeletehappy, happy christmas!
Aw no, hope you managed to find your skirt before Christmas Day!
DeleteLovely plaid skirt. Merry Christmas.
ReplyDeleteThanks, hope you had a nice Christmas!
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