In the Rare Books Department, you have to wear a lab coat…
Tank top – See by Chloe, silk shorts – Valentino, half-sleeve top – Chloe, cropped trousers – Douuod
So you’ve decided that you’re going to indulge your love of pastel colors and focus your work wardrobe on your favorite blush and aqua shades…
Tank – Topshop, skirt – Arts & Science, Tee – Majestic, trousers – Topshop
Because of the fanatically dust-free environment, most of the staff wears light colors under their lab coats. Some people in the main part of the library think that this is an affectation. No matter, it’s now YOUR affectation too!
Sleeveless top – Fluxus, apricot metallic tee – J. Crew, Blue tee – J. Crew, crochet trimmed top – Vince Camuto
Blouse – Cedric Charlier, skirt – Ted Baker, Tweed top – Chlotilde, gold foil trousers – J. Crew
There’s no jewelry worn in Rare Books – nothing that might fall off and damage a manuscript or a 500 year old piece of vellum! So you’ll keep one pair of earrings tucked into your bag for after work occasions…
Pearl earrings – Belle & Clive, bag – Alexander Wang, gold and white sandals – Nine West, blush flats – Matisse
O my goodness! These are MY warm-weather colors. Thank you for the beautiful ideas (and for vindicating my wardrobe).
Gwendolynn
Love the fact that there is gold on the shoes. If you can't wear jewelry, amp up the footwear!!
This blog continues to show your creativity in more than one facet. Time for a novella with a fashionista heroine including templates of what she's wearing in each chapter ? She works with rare volumes, but has also just attended a class reunion and blown away a former love who was never worthy of her ? What is her next travel adventure with her glorious wardrobe ?
Oh, I definitely love your heroine! Would love to work with rare books, and this wardrobe is beautiful.
I worked in a library years ago, sorting through old documents one summer, but it was jeans and a tee shirt. Look what I missed!
How deliciously yummy. Not my colours at all but I am in full appreciation and delight. I, too, love the continuing saga. As Shrebee says: "Time for a novella."
Vancouver Barbara
This is so lovely and so wearable too!! I would love to see what our heroine in this story wears in the winter using the same colours. I assuming the temperature in this very special place is kept quite cool so she can wear some sumptuous cashmere.
Deb from Vancouver
I'm starting to read these just for the story-line… you have definitely created a new genre!
Alice
So lovely…I do spend much of my time with rare books and manuscripts but never dressed so beautifully.
This is my fantasy!
This is my fantasy!
The material is 55% cotton and 45% polyester. Normally I wear a small. I got the size M to be on the safe side. It's roomy but not too big. The black scrub pants feel nice and are comfortable.