One-Dollar Wonders

Mo-vember Jacket Challenge Day 4: Rugby Ralph Lauren

November 5, 2012

After yesterday's car show fun, I still had to go into work for a short shift, so I styled up another jacket for my wear-them-all challenge.

I had bought this baby a while back - without the YLF forum's consent! Actually, I think most of you pretty much hated it... Paddington Bear... Gorton's Fisherman... well, all that still sounded pretty good to me. o_0

So, love it or hate it, here's my yellow jacket with huge lobster clasps. I actually really dig the oversized fit that is so different from my other jackets. Feels good with BF jeans! The part I wasn't 100% in love with was the brown collar, which looked weird with my hair down, but I think it will look much better once I cut my hair.

It is becoming apparent that it will be *really* hard for me to cull jackets - in many ways they are not just wardrobe items but a Collection unto themselves. The little details on them make them like art to me. I don't know if I can purge any significant amount just for the sake of purging.

In other news, I'm really enjoying these outdoors pics! Thank goodness my neighbors had this new wall built, so that I can set my camera where no camera could be set before!

Yellow Rugby Ralph Lauren jacket - Ebay
"Sexy Boyfriend" jeans - Gap
Report "Marks" boots - Amazon
Francesco Biasia bag - Ebay
White watch - Big Lots

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16 Comments

  • TraceyLiz65 replied 11 years ago

    I love the yellow jacket and I really relate to the difficulty in purging jackets. They are like art, well said.

  • Raisin replied 11 years ago

    That jacket is super cute! The way you were describing it, I was thinking, ugh, this won't be pretty, but so far I think I think I like it the best!

  • Sara L. replied 11 years ago

    I like the jacket! With your hair pulled back like this, the collar looks fine. When my hair was long, I had a problem with collars too. I felt like all the hair and a collar made some outfits feel too busy and messy.

  • Angie replied 11 years ago

    KILLER

    Great to see your outfits in natural daylight :)

  • Suz replied 11 years ago

    I think this is 100% FAB! Adore this look and would love to copy somehow. I also relate to your difficulty with purging jackets. I have a really tough time with that as well. I just adore each and every one...I purge only to replace immediately anyway!

    You are going to LOVE short hair. Honestly.

  • Transcona Shannon replied 11 years ago

    Another jacket lover here - definitely the most numerous item in my closet.

    Love this jacket on you with that beautiful, bright yellow colour and it pairs perfectly with the jeans and booties.

  • Kiwichik replied 11 years ago

    I like this jacket too.

  • A.Kiernan replied 11 years ago

    I love that jacket!

  • Marley replied 11 years ago

    Love the way you paired the oversized jacket with the oversized jeans - that's something I want to learn how to do. I think the jacket is a great addition to your collection. Great color and such a fun style - it just has your name all over it! Also, can't wait to see your haircut! When's it going to happen?

    Also - what is the Mo-vember jacket challenge? I must have missed that thread! I'm assuming that Mo started it, right? Gonna' have to track that girl down! :-)

  • rachylou replied 11 years ago

    I really like this look. Very "California fresh." Sporty, unfussy.

  • Caro in Oz replied 11 years ago

    Even if you don't purge any of your jackets I still think this is a worthwhile exercise, you are showing us how jackets are part of your signature style & how much fun they can be, I love this look on you.

  • catgirl replied 11 years ago

    I totally know what you mean. Many of my skirts were being kept for their "emotional" value -- some were items I scored thrifting, others just "works of art" in my mind. It was like a curated collection that I admired and loved. Then one day I was just over it and out they've gone.

    Ironically, I had the hardest time parting with the thrifted items, which were one of a kind and felt like windfalls. The retail items were easier to part with knowing I'd get some return from consignment.

    I think this jacket is fab on you and you love it, so enjoy it. When it's time for things to go, you will know.

  • Mo replied 11 years ago

    Rae, I love the outdoor setting! So much better for your shots. I hear you on not purging just for the sake of it. I am slowing down on being purge happy with things like jackets and shoes.
    Marley, I am doing my own personal challenge this month to wear all my accessories I brought to FL with me. Rae and I think Una are doing a similar thing with their light jackets.

  • Beth Ann replied 11 years ago

    Rae: Love this jacket! A nice dose of color is welcome on rainy days.

    I say keep the jackets that make you happy, even those in "light rotation," unless you're plainly running out of space.

    This week, a mouse in my laundry room ate one of my stored jackets -- a tryolean number by Ann Taylor. Emerald boucle. Sigh. Of course, it was two sizes too small. Maybe the critter (now passed) was trying to teach me a valuable lesson!

  • rae replied 11 years ago

    Marley, I'm thinking next week or the week after for the haircut -- eep!

    Una, I think that way, too, sometimes - if I regret tossing this, I will never find one like it again EVAR! I should cut that out.

    Mo, good to hear you are slowing down. Purging is good, of course, but I can get carried away sometimes... like I start to feel like purging and having a small wardrobe is so "IN" right now that I shouldn't have so much stuff. Tricky to find the balance, I guess.

    Beth Ann, SO sad to hear about the fate of your jacket (and the mouse). On the bright side, it was not one of your current faves! :T

  • Joy replied 11 years ago

    As a member of Team One-Can-Never-Have-Too-Many-Jackets, you should hang on to your art until you really want to let it go. You look radiant in Gorton's Fisherman yellow.

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I'm just your average working stiff who loves nice things and hates to pay for them. This blog outlines my efforts to navigate that treacherous shopping/saving divide through swappin', thriftin', and even a little resellin'. Many of the pieces in my wardrobe cost me just $1! We've heard a lot about people "living above their means" in recent years; I'm championing the concept of living large *below* your means - whatever that means for you. :)