ah, mr green. mr green presented a sartorial enigma to me, in that i couldn’t quite figure out how to bring his character out in my clothing. here he is, in some versions reverend green, a supposed man of the cloth who actually seeks to scam his parish out of every hard-earned cent that he can. which is all very well, but it doesn’t exactly leave me with a lot of options, does it? i mean, what am i supposed to do, walk around with a collar dyed green? nay, i decided my approach had to be a little more subtle. i had to dress innocent, but give the viewer little clues that would show them i wasn’t what i seemed.
hence:
at first glance, you’ll take in the straight skirt, high collar, cardigan combo and think, hmm, librarian, maybe secretary, and you’ll move on. should your gaze rest a little longer, you’ll notice the high collar and ruffles on the blouse actually dip into quite a low neckline; that the hem of that straight skirt rises a little higher than is probably considered prudent at a library, that the belt lends a vampy hourglass shape to what is actually a plank of a bod, and that there is a little four leaf clover charm resting in the hollow of the neck – because a scammer always needs some luck.
and you’ll think, hmm. maybe there’s more to her than meets the eye.
cardigan, old navy. skirt, bought ages ago and rarely worn. blouse, f21. boots, aldo. necklace and belt, both thrifted.
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