Wait, what?
It's a Radiohead song, duh.
An alternative title was going to be Something to Get You Through the Month Before Summer but that felt so overused, so unoriginal, so I decided to be the epitome of original and use Radiohead's most complex song title ever! The reasoning for this reference doesn't carry much depth; the outfit I wore today just reminds me of this song and its unconventionally long title.
Pants by Madewell. Shirt is Arcade Fire merchandise. Mules by & Other Stories. Sunglasses also by Madewell, and scarf used as wrist accessory by J. Crew.
Do you see the correlation now?
If it makes you feel any better, the sole reason I chose this song was because the word sailor is one of the 11 words included in the song title. The only reason.
I do look ready to get on a sail boat, no?
The day the new Madewell collection came out (I have early access, remember?), I saw these striped, lace up pants, realized how good I would look wearing them on a boat over a one-piece bathing suit (this new Reformation one would work wonderfully) and espadrille slides, maybe with these sunglasses used to protect my eyes from the sun (and wind from the boat!) and also to be worn on top of my head as a fun accessory. I immediately put my size on hold and bought them the next day at work, and felt my transition into a cool, Reformation-esque girl who knows how to sail occur in seconds. I wanted to find that one-piece and wear it in a non-beach/ocean setting but realized this wasn't practical--it's not even 70 degrees in D.C. at the moment. I feel like at least the sun had to be out to be full on L.A. beach girl, yet the clouds stopped the sun from being a summer day. Time to ~compromise~.
I instead threw in aspects of what I want summer to be like that doesn't involve boats and sand stuck between my toes. My summer looks more like two jobs and summer classes stuck in the swamp that is Washington, D.C., so I had to embody something that is more practical for my schedule, which will definitely not see a body of water (besides, maybe, the Potomac River). Instead I paired the Anything Goes pants with my favorite shirt that works with both everyday wear and something I can sleep in--my Arcade Fire band tee. Who doesn't love repping their favorite band in the form of clothing, especially when Rodin's work is featured on it? Remember when I wore this exact shirt inside the Rodin Museum in Paris? Also something important to take note of: graphic tees are such an important staple for the summer, when all we want to do is slip on a T-shirt and be done with our outfits (pants optional). I, once again, slipped on my & Other Stories mules, which definitely would sink into sand but clack perfectly on the pavement of D.C. and still carry that effortless, summer look. So instead of becoming that girl who practically lives on her boat, I was that American vacationing in Greece, or even better, Antibes (aka the town in between Cannes and Nice of Southern France), who was about to hop on a boat for a quick ride, but had to go shopping through the local market right before. For fresh produce, hand-crafted jewelry, and maybe even homemade lavender soap. Clothing can be so transformative! You can be someone you're not, which is so necessary when that last month before summer begins is killing your mood, in fashion and in life. Maybe don't completely disguise your personality, but become your best self.
It's almost summer! You deserve it.
Photos shot by Maddie.
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