I ordered this black and white sweater online from Topman, but when I got it in the mail, I did not like the length of it. It was too long, going down past my hips. I kept asking everybody who could sew, or who knew something about fashion, if it was possible to hem a knit sweater. I was freelancing at FIDM (Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising) at the time, so I was among experts. But the consensus was that hemming the sweater was probably not a good idea. So I did it anyway. It wasn’t a bad hemming job. I can only sew a straight stitch, and I didn’t even use a needle for knits. And no one can tell I did it myself, unless they look really closely. The length now is perfect.

I also bought this trilby hat at Topman, this time at the store in Soho. Not a lot of hats look good on me, but when I tried this one on, I just loved it. Unfortunately, my dog Gershwin ate the band of the hat, so I glue gunned this new band on it with ribbon I got at etsy. It’s even cooler now.

In going with the whole black and white theme, these are the Dr. Martens shoes I like to wear with this ensemble. Who knew Dr. Martens made such cool shoes, right? I bought these online from a store called vixensandangels.com. They have some unique styles and great prices.