daily outfit: waist not want not

Pants - Banana Republic

Shirt - Banana Republic

Shoes - Earth Shoes Wisteria
Earrings -Kendra Scott via Rocksbox.com
Necklace - Gorjana via Rocksbox.com (similar)

I tend to go for clothes that emphasize my waist, but for some reason this completely waist-less outfit is one of my favorites.

The shirt is loose and comfortable in the heat, and the pale cream doesn't show sweat too badly.  The pants are actually a berry color.  I could not get a picture that did them justice.  They're a little tight, so they balance out the loose shirt nicely.

Also, the shirt has this awesome keyhole in the back that makes it feel a little more stylish and less like I'm wearing a box.

Here's a closeup of the jewelry.  I like wearing a long necklace with this shirt.  It makes it look a little less huge.  I also like pairing odd colors with these berry pants.  I feel like adding this pale blue green makes the outfit more summery.

outfit: heat index of 104

Dress - Lucky Brand (similar)
Shoes - Payless (similar)
Cuff Bracelet - gift (similar)
Green Amber Pendant - from the Museum Store (similar)

Summer is here folks!  It's hot as blazes today, so I grabbed my favorite hot weather dress out of my closet - this awesome Lucky Brand t-shirt dress.  I actually bought it last year to be a bathing suit cover up, but it's become my go-to hot weather dress.  It's loose and comfortable in cotton, and the dark but busy pattern means no sweat spots are going to show on it!

Since my feet started sweating before I even made it out of bed this morning, I grabbed my favorite pair of shoes-which-can-be-worn-with-socks, these grey oxfords.  I know what you're thinking - it looks like there's no socks in there, which is a big no-no for HH.  But I'm wearing no-show socks with them, and the construction of these shoes makes them great for HH.  I'm going to do a full review of them tomorrow, but for now lets just say that laser cut p/leather is the best stuff on earth.

I'm just coffee shop writing today, so a casual outfit is fine.  But I want to look a little more presentable, so I put on some jewelry.  The necklace is one that I got in high school, from a little store called the Museum Store that has long since gone out of business.  It's green amber, which I adore.  The bracelet is a simple silver cuff I got from a friend in college.  Bracelets can be very touch and go for me, because cheap ones get ruined quickly, but this one has really stood the test of time, both in terms of it's simple style and it's ability to stand up to my sweaty hands!

Stay cool today folks!

outfit: easy breezy

shirt - H&M Divided, thrifted (similar shirt)

pants - Old Navy (similar pants)

shoes - B.O.C Zita flip flops

I work from home most days, and I've found it's important to not schlub around in pajamas when I do.  Not just because someone might show up, or I might have to go out, but also because I work better when I don't feel gross.  

But I still want to be comfortable.  That's what working from home is all about, right?

Enter the elastic waist linen pants.  They're as comfortable as pajama pants, but a little more professional.  And great for the hot weather and the sweat.  Admittedly, they do get damp at the bottom from my feet and have to be washed a lot to keep them from getting stained.  But the linen dries very very fast, and they don't change color badly, so it's tolerable.

But to be honest, I don't wear flipflops when I'm working at home.  I wear socks.

The t-shirt is an old one that I thrifted a while back.  It's a nice loose cotton, and the combination of the pattern and the heathering on it make sweat a little less obvious.

more complicated than it seems

Hi!  Welcome to the Diluvian, my blog of style and hyperhidrosis.  The outfit I'm wearing today is a great example of how complicated living with HH can be.  Jeans, a t-shirt, and sandals, no-brainer right?

Wrong.  So wrong.

The jeans are white, which is problematic because I tend to blot my hands on my pants all day long.  And wet hands attract dirt like nobody's business.  So I have to make sure all day that I'm blotting on my shirt instead of my pants, or I end up with muddy patches on my thighs.  Gross!  One upside of these pants is that their cropped.  If I wear full length pants with sandals, the pants end up getting wet on the bottom.  Crops and ankle pants are great!

That means my shirt needs to be absorbent - no polyester or synthetics - and it needs to not show sweat.  This shirt is cotton, and from my favorite ice cream shop from back home, which makes it a double win.  But the bright red changes color if it gets damp enough.  You can't tell from the picture, but it is a heathered red, thankfully.  Even a little texture or pattern like heathering goes a long way towards obscuring the boundaries of a sweaty spot, so it's not as bad as it could be.  Plus, I'm just working indoors in the AC today, so it shouldn't be too bad.

My sandals are by Born Open Concept.  They're some of the best sandals I've ever found for HH, and I'm going to do a full review of them later.  They desperately need cleaning though!  Can't have my favorite sandals getting the stink too quickly.