Even though being too matchy matchy is a hazard these days when clashing colours are de rigueur, this magenta look came about because of the pink leather pumps.

I’m in the final quarter of the Sew it Again project and getting ruthless about moving accumulated unworn stuff out the door because my personal end goal is a textile de-clutter. (Good Feng Shui by Debra Jarvis says eliminate clutter ‘only allow items you love, that are useful, and that uplift your energy to remain in your home’.)

Going through shoes yesterday, I hesitated on these pink pumps I bought new a few years ago yet have hardly worn. As I looked around for a reason to save them, I found they worked with some comfortable, casual pink and black garments, which I wore to dinner at our friends Kay and Paul (who are preparing to move to the Czech Republic for two years, but that’s another story). 

The long pink knit is a bamboo-cotton blend and the black top is wool, both opshop found in good condition. The skirt is a wool-blend I made years ago which still works after a quick de-pill.