Inopinate – September 20

Though I don’t have a good front view shot, I have to post this one. I wore this to the Hollywood Bowl last weekend.

From Style Per Diem

Pants: Grey, true skinny jeans by Helmut Lang, recently acquired from Gilt (thanks, Nidhi!) at a ridiculous discount. I had never bought clothes online before, so it was not easy choosing a size. Finally, I decided to trust the “true to size” claim on the website and reluctantly chose 24”. And am I happy I did, because the fit on these jeans is beyond perfection. Now I know why the elite go bespoke. I am sure to wear these again soon, and I promise to get better photos. I will reserve the singing of more praises for that future post as well. For now, drool on.

Top: Previously posted black sweater with a twist, from Anthropologie. In case you have not noticed, my style is more about me, and less about the clothes. Needless to say, I do not shy away from print and color, and you will rarely see me wear neutral-on-neutral just to show off the clothes themselves. But with those jeans, I had to make an exception. Black on grey. There, I did it.

Shoes: To take those jeans to the extreme, I went with the previously posted brown-black suede pumps with the cut-out wedge heels. As I was rushing up the ramp at the Bowl to a show I was already late for, a woman simply pointed at my shoes and yelled, “New York or Italy?” Enough said.

Accessories: I cinched the previously shown white crochet belt at my natural waist to keep the sweater in check, and carried my big white bag. Other than that, nothing worth mentioning.