October 25, 2016

Blogging 101: How to Coordinate With Your Surroundings

Nicole outfits fashion, outfit, style, vintage

I really must be a blogger now.

Not only did I choose this outfit simply because I wanted to coordinate with the background of the fall colours, but I actually changed into this outfit, went out to take photos of it, came home and changed out of the outfit, and then wore it some days later. So, yeah, these photos are essentially staged.

But you have to take advantage of beautiful surroundings for photos when you can, right? If I had waited until the day I was going to actually wear this outfit, all the leaves would have fallen off of the trees, or it would have been snowing, or something . . . 🙂 I did wear this outfit, to a fall-time “corn roast” with my church. It was the perfect thing to wear as it is “outdoorsy” enough, and with the scarf, I was warm, but the shirt, trousers and boots give the look a “vintage lady explorer” feel. Or, at least that’s what I feel like when I wear it anyways. Do you ever feel as though you “put on” a mood or a character when you dress in a certain way?

I’ll add a note about the background for these photos. Though these photos are “staged”, my sister and I were already planning to go out hunting for some fall leaves to take pictures of, when we did these, and we stumbled across the Eighth Wonder of the World while we were doing so. These pictures seriously don’t do justice to the beauty that we found in this hidden little valley. It was spectacular, and it is only about five minutes away from where we live, down a little country lane! I didn’t even know that this little ravine was there, as you can barely see it from the road. I wanted to go down the hill and go exploring, but of course we didn’t, as we didn’t want to trespass, so we contented ourselves with the few photos we did get by the road, enjoyed the fall sun shine, the golden glowing leaves and the beautiful view. It was definitely an amazing place, and I can’t wait to go back later, to see how it has changed with the changing of the seasons.

Have you found any pretty hidden places recently that you didn’t know about? And, have you ever “staged” or coordinated outfit photos before? 🙂

Outfit Details:

Cream Wool Beret: Sears, from many years ago

Faux Leather Jacket: Hand-me-down from my Aunt

Yellow Cashmere Scarf: My brother brought back for me from Nepal

Navy Twill Trousers: Home sewn, Burda 7122

Floral Shirt: Thrifted

Boots: Thrifted

Owl Necklace: Gifted

Earrings: From years ago

Please notice that not only does my outfit coordinate with my surroundings, but the necklace coordinates with the buttons on the shirt. How matchy-matchy!