Daily Outfit: Gridiron and gold-tone

 

There's so much of my life that is in a state of flux right now. I'm feeling uncertain about my path in life, and so instead of focusing on the variables, I am retreating into routine. I am forcing myself through breakfast, going to the gym four out of seven days, and planning every ensemble I wear up to two weeks in advance. I am writing the things that concern me down in a little book and trying not to devote too much energy to them once I have. I am drinking less tea. I have started using a great new line of skincare which I am really excited about. I am investing in new TV series' like Mob Wives and Grimm.

All of these things I do, I do to stave off the uncertainty. 

Daily Outfit: Palm trees and sheerling

I purchased this sheerling lined leather Jacket before I decided to commit to adopting a new, Prep-adjacent wardrobe. I got it and a similar piece off ASOS for an insanely low price when I was thinking of adopting an entirely different look. In any event, it hasn't received much love from me since I purchased it a while back.

Daily Outfits: A darker shade of Prep

I have been actively making an effort to dress more like how I wish I looked at all times, rather than just rolling out of bed and throwing on the first things I find. If I think about my perfect wardrobe, I think a darker shade of Prep:
a largely collegiate or Preppy look, lots of dress shirts and embroidered ties paired with well-tailored blazers, the stereotypical view of Preppy that most people outside the US only have on account of Hollywood. However, there is no divorcing the fact that I live in my jeans, and I am not giving them up any time soon. Navy is the dominant colour, with traces of burnt orange and crisp white.

Daily Outfit: A spark in the gloom

Today was a truly miserable day here in Canberra. The misty rain never seemed to lift, casting everything in a damp, blue-grey light, and people in the office grumbled endlessly about the weather for ducks.

Daily Outfit: The Neglected Wardrobe

Ladies and gentlemen, a confession. I, Grant Heino, am a recovering wardrobe neglector.

Now that I am getting back into the swing of Blogging, I'm finding that not only am I coming up with ideas for where I would like to take things, but I'm also thinking more and more about my daily outfits. But things haven't been Rosy for a while now.

Daily Outfit: Sunday style

Today I headed to Yum Cha with my mother in Canberra's answer to Chinatown. It was a beautiful sunny winter day, and true to my self, I spent it inside eating Chinese delicacies and then getting my sewing room in order.

Daily Outfit: Deadliest Catch

It was not intentional at all, but I sort of planned an ensemble for today that has left me looking like I should be hauling up crab-pots out of the freezing Atlantic Ocean while swearing at the camera on Deadliest Catch. I don't necessarily think that this is a bad thing, and as a look I sort of dig the combination, sort of L.L. Bean meets Red Lobster meets Australian suburbanite homosexual...