The design: another Palm Springs wedding suite. Will I ever get tired of these? Probably not. I think it’s the muted colors and slightly distressed texture that gets me: all of these suites are refined and playful at the same time. This particular suite by Jay Adores leans toward the modern, with some great typesetting and a truly fabulous vintage-y script font for the really important headers. (You know what’s funny? I don’t even like Palm Springs much!)
The translation: a casual and ever-so-slightly flirty dress by Ace & Jig (the masters of casual and ever-so-slightly flirty clothing), paired with a few small but statement-making accessories. Since the inspiration was a wedding suite, this relaxed cotton number gets some dressier accents–sweet earrings, a subtly sparkling clutch. I’m a big fan of the unexpected, somewhat collegiate pairing that is dresses and oxfords. No, it’s not a bit dressy, but the inspiration design isn’t either: the invitations and outfit are both well suited to someone with stylish but laid-back sensibilities.
Sources:
Ace & Jig Mango Dot Dress, Anthropologie ($178)
Sunbleached Oxfords, Anthropologie ($98)
Woven Fireworks Clutch, Anthropologie ($78)
Moonstone Cluster Posts, Anthropologie ($32)
**It feels like forever since I’ve done a wearable design–I missed two weeks in a row! I really was busy, but I have to admit it’s hard not to procrastinate these posts. I have some doubts about my skills in fashion illustration–”doubts” as in, those skills just don’t exist yet. I’m admitting to you now that I don’t think my attempts here are terrible, but I’m not entirely happy with them yet: my abilities just haven’t caught up with my tastes. That said, I’m going to keep trying, but don’t be surprised of the look of my illustrations changes from week to week–or if I skip a week altogether. Thanks for witnessing my practice, all! xo