Duality

I’m one of those people that usually picks one statement item and builds an outfit around it.  For today’s #ootd, it was this buttery leather top. What I love most about it (other than it making me feel like Joan of Arc in a plate of leather armor), is its ability to look cool and casual – when paired with jeans and platform sandals – or totally sophisticated, with wool culottes or a high waisted midi-skirt. In colder weather I throw a turtleneck underneath it, making it surprisingly transitional. For investment items like leather, I think it’s super important to find that duality.  The best of both worlds.