Pix-Elated

Every spring I break out my mum's Land's End twin set and it never gets old. I bought it for her maybe 15 years ago or more -- and kept it after her death a decade ago. She would have been 100 this year on her birthday, April 7. 

One of my favourite wardrobe items is the workhorse that does not become a workhorse immediately but shows its true colours later ---  at the very moment you need a bit of a refresh. 

I've had many of these over the years and they always bring me great joy. 

This pair of Old Navy jeans definitely qualifies. I bought them 3 years ago. Wore them on a San Francisco trip that summer, but not a lot otherwise that season since I was in the mood for dark wash jeans at full length, or cropped jeans in the summer. Last summer, same thing. Suddenly this year, they're the jeans I'm reaching for multiple times a week. I don't mind their mild distressing, I'm in the mood for their light wash, the days are sunny but cool enough so far that I often prefer full length to cropped -- and they are just generally a great jean to wear! Thank you, Old Navy and thank you, fashion world, for A-line wide leg jeans! 

Do you have any items like this in your seasonal closet? What made them suddenly workhorses, do you think? 

Hi, all! I'm slowly transitioning into "spring" mode as our weather finally warms up a bit. My main requirement this year (at least so far) is  a white denim refresher. 

I ordered two pair of jeans from Zara. High waisted crops, and mid-rise baggy selvedge.  They aren't really mid rise on me, but more medium high rise, which is fine. 

1. The high waisted crops are, alas, not cropped on me. And it might be difficult to alter them because of the way they are sewn -- they have a deep seam allowance that might be tough to pick out and re-jig for the length I need. I guess my seamstress will be the best judge of that, but I've tried to show what I mean in pic 3. 

Also visible in pic 3, they have a really fun seam down the front, making them more like "sailor pants" -- a little dressier than regular jeans, in my mind. They are true optic white. 

Alas, they hit just at the top of my shoes right now, the sort of bothersome length that makes you feel you are catching them up in your shoe as you move, you know? They're a bit better with the sandal, but still not great. 

Thoughts? 

2. The other jeans are a slightly softer white. I like them but don't know what length I would go with. I'm unlikely to wear them full length and I'm not sure they work that well as crops. I can easily send either or both pairs back and try again elsewhere. My other white jeans are an off-white pair of barrel jeans from Zara. I could probably manage with two pair. 

Apologies for the photo quality. For some reason they came out as portrait so they are a bit blurry in addition to being strangely lit, as always....