I bought this Vince blouse at the Rent the Runway “Sample Sale” (yeah, that means clearance) over the 2019-2020 holiday break and hadn’t quite figured out how to wear it. Then I scored these Theory pants from the outlet in December 2020. Add a cami for office appropriateness, and there you have it, perfect outfit.
- Label: Top: Vince., Pants: Theory
- Age: Top: approx 2018, Pants: 2020
- Material: Top: silk, Pants: wool blend
- Source: Top: Rent the Runway, Pants: Theory outlet.
- Year purchase: Top: 2019, Pants: 2020
Why it’s Dojo Girl worthy: I love natural fibers. They just feel good. I just find them overall to be more comfortable than a lot of synthetics in a range of climates and weather conditions.
So I scooped this blouse up as soon as I touched it… without trying it on (naughty me, but true to its name, the Rent the Runway Sample Sale does not have a pleasant dressing room experience). So I only found out when I went to wear this blouse that it it quite voluminous… And there are no buttons between the top and bustline. Oops. I didn’t regret the purchase, but it would definitely take more thought to pair these piece than I was willing to give at 6am on my way out the door. It needed a partner to give it balance.
Color: I bought these pants for the color. It’s a rich teal, classy but not boring, able to be the centerpiece of an outfit or be a supportive neutral. And it’s a color I was missing, or at least would be after I donated the Express slacks I had outgrown (Am I actually too big for these or have I become too sophisticated to wear them in public? In the end it doesn’t really matter).
Cut: Clothing should adapt to the wearer, and with their cloth belt, these pants actually do. High waists have always been difficult for me, because they almost never seem to be just right. Well, a cloth belt means the waist doesn’t have to be just right; it can adapt to me.
Balance: To be fair, I wouldn’t blog about either of these pieces by themselves. I bought them to be basics, and any difficulties I had in making them that was completely on me. But clothes are like people in that they can bring out different attributes in each other for better or for worse. My blouse needed a pant firm enough to tame it, but not so firm as to give it wrinkles. My pants needed a simple but elegant shirt to let them shine.
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