Check-mate

Last weekend, while aimlessly strolling about Oxford Circus, I went into one of my favourite brand stores, Desigual. Their shop and window displays are always so unique, bright and colourful, as is the brand itself. Their prints and mixes of colours and patterns are simply stunning and very different from other brands, which is why I like them.

So, as I was admiring the clothes and the interior décor of the shop, I noticed this beautiful check patterned “man” style tunic shirt. It came with a colourful plaited belt. The shirt was coloured in various shades of indigo and blue. On top, near the collar area there are beaded patterns stitched in, and buttons are in different colours and shapes, which gave the shirt a nice girly and feminine touch. I can actually imagine myself wearing it with black or white skinny jeans or just blue jeans. Unfortunately, I cannot buy the shirt at the moment, as it is slightly out of my budget. 

Then later that day, once I got home, I went through my wardrobe and realized that I already have quite a lot of clothes in check pattern. Here are just some of the check-patterned clothes that I have.

This is a shirt dress that I usually wear with black leggins. Its dark blue colour and thick fabric make it ideal for evening summer walks in London. 

The next garment is a kind of bolero. It originally came with a brown woolen dress but I like to wear it with some of my other dresses. Its design and brown colour add a lovely "vintagy" and "period" touch to the look and can be an a ideal accessory for completing an evening attire. 

Next is a green/white check wasitcoat. It is slightly lose, so I wear it with a black belt, which also emphasizes my waist. In this outfit, I combined the waistcoat with black shorts and black top that has puffed up and slightly gathered sleeves. It can also be worn with white or black leggins. Simple, casual and lovely!

In the next photo, which was taken this Sunday, I am strolling in my local park in this simple black and white check patterned shirt-dress. I seem to like shirt dresses too. At the back there is a tied bow, and at the front I just tied a lose knot. I made 3/4 sleeves, but they can also be made shorter or left long, depending on the weather. This is very useful for London weather, one never knows when the chilly wind may blow and hide the sun with clouds...I wore this outfit with black leggins, but it can also be worn with tights or in warmer days just on its own.

So, after carefully inspecting contents of my wardrobe, I came to a conclusion that even though it may seem like I do have enough of checks to last me a long time, I still find myself yearning for that Desigual shirt. 

Thus, for the present all that remains for me to do  is to fantasize about possessing that unique Desigual shirt, patiently wait until the sale day and free up some "VIP" space in my wardrobe ;)...and in the mean time, I will just have to be satisfied with wearing checks that  already clutter my wardrobe. :)