So, the thing about a style blog, and more specifically the thing about a fashion diary is that it takes a lot of confidence to actually take your picture every day (or even every week!). And you want to know what kills confidence? Walking around in a record high heat wave. Hair goes wild, unsightly stains emerge. sheesh!
Despite my strategic packing and lofty plans of daily photographs from the ALA annual conference in Washington D.C. I returned with quite a “farmer’s tan” and an empty roll of film (or, you know… memory card). Between record-high heat and usual conference exhaustion I just couldn’t cut it.
Luckily, Archival Allure’s special correspondent, EK, saved the day with a very distinctive fashion dispatch from the Rare Books & Manuscript pre-conference:
Nothing is a suave as a classic three piece suit. Here, EK makes his look more casual by ditching the tie and keeping his collar unbuttoned:
The arched eyebrows and unassuming expression don’t hurt either.
It is never easy to balance conference flair (giant name tags, etc.) with personal style, however EK managed to pull off a bow tie and red jacket, AND the requisite lanyard, badge, magenta flag:
I think this particular ensem can be filed under the ‘gutsy’ category. It takes more than a little confidence to throw on a red sports coak and a bow time. Now, I think EK here has some actual bravery, but in case you don’t check out this recent Kendi Everyday post about faking fashion bravery.
As always, a very special thanks to our special correspondent, one of favorite fashionable AA men!
ev
