Dilek Aspires: SPRING, SPRING, SPRING

A SHIRT UNDER A SWEATER, a structured double-breasted coat, a pair of white jeans, a pair of sneakers and voila! you have another menswear-inspired outfit perfect for casual Saturday mornings. As much as I love women’s clothing – skirts, dresses, heels, bags, you name it, I don’t want to live without it - sometimes I just want to be a guy for a day and try wearing menswear. I am constantly inspired by it, especially the perceived ease and comfort that menswear exudes. I can’t tell you how many times I have been tempted to go to my brother’s closet and steal a shirt or a sweater – he has the coolest sweaters! – but have decided against it because I feel like a greedy gremlin.

Sure, I agree that guys don’t have half the clothing options girls have, but still, I can’t help it. On this particular Saturday, I really needed that perceived comfort because my mom and I decided to take advantage of the sunny weather and try to find the new location of a fabric store that used to be conveniently situated close to my mom’s workplace. We ended up taking countless detours, but we found it! Glad I wore sneakers!

Since most of the time I forget to talk about my actual outfits, I will briefly mention that this is the first coat I made back in high school all by myself. I used to wear it all the time because I was so proud of it. This particular sweater is one of my favorite sweaters my mom has knitted for me and I wear it all the time. And of course, the blindingly bright yellow sneakers are my way of saying: Spring, welcome back!