Tan Perforated Leather Jacket

 

Hello, and thanks so much for stopping by my blog today!

During this last week of May, I am finishing up

 putting away my winter clothes and unpacking

 the remainder of my spring and summer wardrobe

Do you go through this twice yearly ritual?

It is such a treat to open up a box of clothes,

 after not seeing them for six months

I immediately start to think of how

 I can style them differently than I did last year

Plus, sometimes there are things

 that I bought late in the season,

and didn't even wear last year

  I am brewing up fresh ideas

 about how I can style them now

In past seasons I have generally worn

 this tan perforated leather jacket in the fall

 Today, before packing it up

I decided to give it a try, and style it for a spring look

The jacket zips up the front,

 but I don't think I have ever worn it that way

It is tan, with ivory banded trim, 

 and has a look reminiscent of the classic lady jacket

that has returned to popularity

during the past few years

For this wear, I decided to try an ivory column under the jacket,

pairing it with a ribbed knit top and

 classic tailored straight leg ankle crop trousers

The way the scarf is tied,

 it looks like a butterfly landed on my shoulder!

🦋

I chose my orange vinyl 1960s vintage 

mod style handle bag to go with the outfit

Some more light spring-like details are

 an ivory faux pearl hairband,

 vintage orange enamel flower earrings with 3-D petals

  and prong set rhinestone centers 

 (they don't make them like they used to) 

Also, a gold tone and orange enamel buckle bracelet

Vintage Vera butterfly neck scarf 

of orange, pink, yellow and green

on a white background

Anne Klein shoes generally fit my feet pretty well,

 but I ordered these online, 

and they are a little too wide for my feet

  I definitely didn't get a good cost per wear on these

 But, I did sell them after only wearing them 

 a few times for a good price, so not a big loss 

Light tan block heel horse bit detail loafers

A previous wear of the tan leather jacket

 on the blog from fall, 2022

In my continuing story about items leaving my closet,

is this ivory peplum tie waist knit topper

It has been a very useful layer

 in my wardrobe for a long time

 It is light and airy and has been especially good

 to ward off summer over air conditioning!

I have worn it in every imaginable way,

 but now I feel I could use a little more structure in a top layer,

 so I am ready to pass it on to someone new to love it 

This wear is from Easter, 2020

Hope you enjoyed this post

 and have a great weekend!