Take a Cue from the Kids

Photos by Mike Masulli

My students have some super cute style. I'm sure they pick whatever without much though, or their parents help (they definitely help when the girls have cute bows tied around their necks with their scarves). Anyways, a lot of my kids like to wear their skirts or dresses over jeggings or jeans. And maybe a sweater over the dress. We're getting to that magical four layers I need to stay warm, now aren't we? Hey, when inspiration hits, take note. Even if you are looking at six-year olds for fashion inspiration.

Back when I was in high school, I loved "Korean fashion." They were pros at layering (yesstyle.com even had a guide on how to layer like a Korean girl), and all I wanted was to be able to layer more than a tee and cardigan. I didn't really understand the concept of oversized or boyfriend-sized back then and I aimed to fit into extra-small everything. No wonder layers didn't look that cool on me. This time, I decided to do a 180. Oversized everything. Why? Because Christmas happened.

I took these right after Christmas, and to be honest, I normally wear this sweater and dress combo with skinny jeans. However... Christmas Eve cake with the school happened. And then Christmas dinner happened. Now, you might think oh, cake with the rest of the staff isn't that bad. One slice a person and all that. No. There were four or five cakes, and maybe 15 staff for the day. And we're talking 10-15 piece cakes. And I had to try every flavour. I have no self control. Fast forward to Christmas dinner. We ordered Korean fried chicken and pizza. Four flavours of chicken, and three pizzas. And don't forget, Korean pizza is weird. Some have kimchi, some have corn, some have potatoes. So once again, I had to try all the flavours of chicken and pizza. And then there was the bake-fest for dessert, and a tub of six flavour ice cream from Baskin Robbins.... I don't know how I'm not fat yet, but needless to say, I did wake up with major carb/booze face (as you might be able to tell from these pictures). Oh, and we get to do it all over again on New Years! Yay!

So, what I'm saying is, skinny jeans weren't exactly an option for me Boxing Day. So boyfriend jeans it was for these photos. And you know the food baby is bad when your boyfriend jeans are fitting a little snug. A higher heel would have looked awesome with this outfit, but unfortunately my shoe wardrobe in Korea is quite pitiful.

Finally, the blog's url will be changing as of January 1st, so make note! It'll be "casualncouture.blogspot.ca"

Sweater: Top Ten (similar here)

Dress: Zara (similar here)

Boyfriend Jeans: Gap

Boots: Sam Edelman (similar here)
Purse: Botkier (similar here)