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{ Architecture of an Outfit / OOTD } Here comes the sun, doo-doo-doo-doo
February 18, 2011

Little darling, it’s been a long cold lonely winter
Little darling, it feels like years since it’s been here
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun
and I say it’s all right

~”Here Comes the Sun”, the Beatles

One of my favorite songs by my favorite band of all time, “Here Comes the Sun” pretty much sums up my feelings on this most stupid of winters. Winters in Michigan can be pretty tough. But this winter has been pretty bi-polar, as if the wind and sleet gods cannot decide which to inflict upon us. Last week it was -1F/-18.33C with a wind chill of -7F/-21.67C, and there was 16″ of snow sitting on the ground. Today it was 51F/10.56C. Next week it will get back down to freezing again. The endless, ruthless cycle of chill and warmth leaves slick patches of black ice on the ground, and my body has problems adapting to the constant weather changes.

I’ve been sick for a week. Let’s just say, I’m over it. I’m over being sick, and of the cold and constant flux between warm and cold. My body is shutting down. She can’t really take it.

Kind of makes me wish we were in Hawaii already. That the dream has come to fruition, and has transported Husby and me to the tropical, balmy climes of the Hawaiian shores. Contrary to what people here on the Mainland think, Hawaii does not get hotter in the summer months, just warm, breezy and lovely, whereas Michigan can get into the high 90s F/35C with 90% humidity, which, if you don’t know, is bloody miserable. Spring here in Michigan is literally non-existent. It comes in mid to late May, a few blooms come out for a couple of weeks, and then summer hits you like a blast in the face in early June.

Today I donned flowers around my neck, playful contrasting prints and bright saffron on my thin silk skirt, just to remind me that perhaps we may have an early spring this year. One with flowers that last for more than two weeks. Please, flower gods.




{Outfit Architecture} Victoria’s Secret camel bell sleeve coat + J. Crew lux wool cardigan + H&M polka dot ruched sleeve T + Club Monaco Bubble Print silk skirt + Target woven faux leather belt + J. Crew floral wreath sash belt worn as necklace + Dolce Vita Jade sandals in desert suede + Sillygrrl Esty vintage ring + Marc Jacobs heart locket watch + Shop Ruche wooden filigree earrings

For more on How to Mix Prints, see my other Mixing Prints posts, including my article “Rules on How to Mix Prints aka ‘How to Wear Opposing Prints Without Looking Like and Imbecile Who Can’t Match’“.


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  • About Mae

    Mae Lu is a Canada-born, So-Cal-raised Asian American 30 Something, living a dream with her hubby & dog in the magical kingdom of Hawaii.

    This red-lipstick aficionado designs websites for a living and runs a fledgling lifestyle YouTube Channel in her spare time. On the weekends, if she's not filming, you can find her behind the lens of her Sony A6000, shooting scenery in Hawaii, hiking the hills and ridges of her beloved island home, or chasing the perfect sunset.

    Why "thereafterish."? Because "and they lived happily ever thereafter" is just half of every story, and this is mine.

  • Hawaiian Homies

    Aloha in every cup from Kai Coffee Hawaii. Locally grown and roasted Kona coffee and Maui coffee, shipped worldwide. Kai coffee swirl in white cup over Kai Coffee Hawaii Logo Get your daily coffee fix from Kai Coffee Hawaii. Hawaiian Coffee like Kona and Maui, locally grown and roasted, shipped worldwide.

    *FTC: Shopify Partner affiliate link

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