personal style reinvention, fall fashion & the elusive unicorn that is striped tights

september 2019


dearies,

once again a crispness fills the air in portland and the cool rains have returned. for us in the pnw, it's time to put away breezy summer fashions and pull out the long sleeves and umbrellas once more.

i've been restyling and reinventing my personal wardrobe for several years. having had children over a decade ago (and just plain getting older), the changes to my body have resulted in much of the clothing i used to enjoy wearing regularly, sadly, no longer fitting. during this transition period i've kept a pinterest board for inspiration and i am enjoying the excitement of what my next decade's wardrobe is evolving into. entitled, "the wardrobe i want once i'm fifty", this board is primarily filled with pins of various lagenlook fashions and ensembles, and often these outfits are accessorized with striped tights. lagenlook is a european-style of dressing with the word 'lagenlook' meaning "layered look" in german. the aesthetic is comfortable, often colorful, artsy and creative. many lagenlook designers, including myself, focus on sustainability within our designs and collections.

i never expected striped tights for fall/winter wear to become the elusive unicorn it has. countless searches online, even through european boutiques, proved fruitless. there were many uses of striped tights as a fashion accessory within images, especially on pinterest. but where to find them, and in my size? a complete mystery.

at the end of winter, i signed up to receive updates from a swedish lagenlook clothing company. they had offered striped tights in the past, which invariably sold out quickly. my patience paid off this past august, when i received a preview email of their upcoming fall 2019 fashions and to my delight, i saw that striped tights, in three color combinations, were once again on the menu.

dearies, i'm sure you can appreciate that when your elusive unicorn reveals itself to you, one must take immediate action! i promptly ordered three pair in two color combinations and i've been absolutely delighted that i can now check this must-have accessory off my decade fashion bucket list.

just like my beloved breton t-shirts, striped tights look absolutely fabulous with all my one-of-a-kind dresses. my super mash-up dress, "folkloric" below, is on-trend and available to take you into fall and winter in style, no matter what you choose to layer under it.

a friendly reminder, i offer free u.s.p.s. priority mail shipping within the u.s.a. and reduced shipping rates for canada and the u.k..

of course, now i have a new unicorn to locate: dotted tights!

until my next missive...

xoxo

darling