How I wore it: artists' colony

People, I am freezing. Despite the weather being sunnier and supposedly not that cold, the wind was sharp and, after an hour-and-a-half-long walk through our neighborhood's surroundings, I came home cold and have not been able to, as we say in Spanish, entrar en calor.

Today's outfit took inspiration from my casual lounging wear. Last night, upon returning home from dinner, I changed into PJ pants and a long-sleeved shirt that I basically only wear around the house (it had also been hiding in my parents' house for months and months, so I was recently reunited with said shirt). Loving how the shirt looked and exulting in being able to wear it again, I decided to indeed wear it again today, outside of the house, with a bright contrasting color. This is the result:

Despite the minimal waist-definition of this outfit, I was super-comfy (albeit cold) today (don't worry: I added a sweater, gloves, scarf, and heavy down jacket. It didn't help.). The shirt is from India, a gift from a severely unsuitable ex-boyfriend (well, one of them). He gave it to me when we first got together, my first year of grad school. He had recently returned from a sort of reunion tour of India (he had been sent to school there as a child) and had amassed a lot of clothes/jewelry/handicrafts to keep and to give to friends. I never knew if this shirt was actually his or one of his unworn souvenirs, but I loved it immediately and wore it all through my summer in India later that year, as a beach cover-up in Greece a few years later, and, in more recent years, as a home-relegated top (some of the stitches are unravelling). What I love about this shirt is the simplicity: it's just an off-white tunic, with red stitching at all of the borders and a lovely simple neckline. 

When I paired it with the colorful corduroy leggings and the shell necklace, I felt like a sort of cool, hippie artist - a sculptress, perhaps? Too bad I'm not at all creative in the visual arts realm. 

... I don't know, though, if my cool alter-ego would've approved of the boots. Surely she would've lived in a WARMER climate and gone barefoot. Hmmm... 

White tunic: gift from ex-boyfriend, from India

Teal corduroy leggings: HUE, by way of Lord and Taylor, remixed

Grey boots: Frye Paige Huarache, by way of endless.com, remixed