Style Collage: 5+ Outfits In 1

Introducing Style Collage! My weekly mix-up of unusual aesthetics, ranging from digital hodgepodge to real paper & glue collage! A small preview of what’s to come: mixing outrageous prints, daytime sequins, and peeks into my personal inspiration files

This time around, it’s all about real-life styling. Below, you’ll find the five potential outfits I wore on a weekend trip to New York City, from a grand total of two tops & one skirt.

This post follows up my article about traveling light yet stylishly. If you didn’t get a chance to read that yet, you can either scroll down or check it out here.

My pared-down, multi-styled NYC getup as promised:

Look #1

The gray shirt flips front-to-back, and yes that's a button-up blouse around my waist!

I decided to illustrate the rest for streamlining purposes. Also, cutting down on bombarding you guys with my face, haha.

DRAWINGS of Looks 2-5

(Left to right) 1. Actual outfit from my 2nd day | 2. Inverted sleeves & high-waisted skirt!| 3. Upside-down gray top. | 4. Straightforward floral blouse as scarf. All sketched by hand & patterns filled in Photoshop.

Inventive inversions and shapeshifting proportions will get you where you need to go!

Before you think this took forever to come up with, you should know that I’m a huge packing procrastinator. I threw these three pieces together the night before, and they practically styled themselves. If you’re openminded to experimenting, anything can make for a brilliant ensemble. I personally love the asymmetry of 3 & 4 (and wish I’d had more days to wear them!), but even if your style is more conservative, options like 2 and 5 can still give you a head-start.

You may also have noticed the “+” in the post title, or perhaps your sharp styling eye told you that these three pieces can be manipulated even further. For example, the gray top can have its sleeves folded over in 1 and 5 as well.

But for the sake of this post, I’ve focused on the most unique variations above. Besides, after five days on the road, it’s probably time to find a laundromat!

Any questions? Was the above helpful? Please let me know.