Sophisticated Pieces.

If you are ever in a fashion rut, take a minute to peruse Jenny Walton’s Instagram feed (seen above). She manages to gesture to the style of decades past without ever seeming costume-like. She inspired the finds below, and there are some absolute budget buys mixed in here, including this $22 Hermes-inspired band for your Apple watch, these Bottega-inspired sandals, and this $115 statement dress, which looks like it could be by Prada or Dries Van Noten or something.

CO DRESS // CLUB MONACO FLATS // PRADA SCARF // MIU MIU BAG // SKINNY HEADBAND // SUPERGAS // CELINE SUNGLASSES // COS DRESS // NOTECARDS // STAUD DRESS // LOEWE CLUTCH // WOVEN SLIDES // THEORY DRESS // MANGO FLATS // WHITE SHIRT (UNDER $100!) // APPLE WATCH BAND

I have also had sad occasion to buy a black dress for a funeral recently and spent some time looking for something appropriate. My favorites were this Theory, this CO dress, and this Elie Tahari. More black dresses, many appropriate for services, below:

P.S. More sophisticated finds here, and some great basics for the new year here.

P.P.S.  “Wintering is a time of withdrawing from the world, maximizing scant resources, carrying out acts of brutal efficiency and vanishing from sight; but that’s where the transformation occurs. Winter is not the death of the life cycle, but its crucible.” More here.

P.P.P.S. Recent finds that have turned my head.