An Untraditional Spring Outfit

JACKET: VINTAGE | SHIRT: OLD | TROUSERS: VINTAGE | SHOES: VINTAGE | BAG: c/o COACH 

These photos were taken back in April, once the snow had melted and it is was finally possible to shoot proper outfit photos again. It felt so liberating to go out without a big coat and boots and finally wear these cute velvet loafers that had been saving ever since December to wear. With taking a month off blogging in March/April to give Fashion Et Moi a good makeover, I started shooting looks in advance in the hope of never being without photographic content and therefore reducing the stress side of blogging for me. But now I have been struggling to know what to write to accompany these photos because clearly I am wearing a rather untraditional spring outfit.

The forest green colour of the jacket and the deep burgundy running through the pattern in the trousers are certainly tones we would normally see in autumn but here I am rocking them in spring. Also, both the trousers and jacket are made of corduroy material, which is another reason that it is not very spring like. But the weather has not yet lent itself to midi skirts and denim jackets! Although there has been the odd nice day over the past month or so here in Montreal, it really has taken a while for spring to, well, spring and I feel my view of the seasons has been a bit askew because of the harsh winter I lived through. Bloody hell, I have been talking about the weather a lot but it's something I think about daily when making sartorial choices.

So let's talk about the outfit instead - that's what we're all here for, right? This look is made up of lots of vintage pieces, something that I used to feel bad including on here, because I can't put a link to the item, but now I am embracing it completely (I'm going to write a separate blog post about being pro-vintage in the blogging world). I have been loving this jacket recently, as you would have seen if you follow me on Instagram. I have always been a big fan of corduroy and its shape is really flattering, a bit oversized and boyish but not too much so. It goes really well with these amazing patterned velvet trousers. During winter, I realised that swapping jeans for some crazy patterned trousers was a great way of making a statement when you're stuck in the same winter coat for four months. I'm bringing this attitude into spring with me, as you may have seen in my recent outfit shot in Toronto's Distillery District - hello bright green pants!  

To keep this outfit fresh and more spring like, I teamed the trousers with this beloved white blouse of mine, which I'm sure you have seen many times before. It adds a touch of brightness and femininity amongst the deep colours and androgynous shapes of the jacket and trousers. I finished off the look with these gorgeous black velvet loafers, which as I said, I have been waiting to wear for months. Admittedly they are a little big but quite frankly I could not leave these beautifully pristine shoes in the shop - the pains of vintage shopping, eh? Finally, the Coach saddle bag (which seems to be the only bag to really feature on here, I'm working on my handbag collection, honest!) really ties this untraditional spring look together perfectly, with its rich maroon colour matching with that in the trousers' pattern and goes with the forest green colour so well. 

I'm currently sat in a cafe finishing off this blog post on what will probably be Montreal's hottest day of the year so far. Talk about bad timing eh? I guess that's the problem with over-planning content - you learn, you learn. I hope you have enjoyed this untraditional spring outfit anyway 🙂