Okay, so I realized today that part of the danger of doing a 40 day orphan challenge is that my happiness factor with my outfits in likely to suffer. I mean really - most of these are orphans for a reason, right? Because I'm happier in the clothes that I wear most often....
So today I broke out an orphan that's not on the chopping block because it's sentimental - a sweater that my mother knit me. The arms are super long (at my request), and the body is kinda cropped. The front has a twist, making it sort of a mobius tube - which is why my mom chose to knit it for me - she knows I love that kind of stuff.
I paired it with an almost-orphan white knit button down (I can't get my head around why it isn't very versatile, or at least why I don't wear it much - it seems like it's be the perfect slouchy buttondown, but something is just barely off about it - I'm not sure).
I had a hard time choosing the jeans, oddly enough. Blue and black both looked too ... accidental? unintentional? I'm not sure - like I just threw something on, not like I chose to wear this. I thought gray was closer to looking intentional and just a bit edgy. So I went that route. Finished with burgundy boots to mirror the dark red of the sweater.
What do you think? Does it work? Suggestions for improvement? Should the sweater be stored and admired rather than worn? Can you pinpoint what's off about the knit buttondown, or do I just need to get used to it?
BTW: Happiness factor wasn't all that high today either, but it was nice to wear a sentimental item. I wanted it to be ever so slightly edgier.
