April 23 - April 29

If you've never made a piece of clothing by hand, I recommend you try it at least once. Only when you make something yourself can you really understand the labour that goes into making clothes. Creating something yourself fosters a sense of ownership with the piece, it is after all, totally unique and individual to you. Not to mention that after the hours required making something you'll want to revel in your spoils and show off your handiwork to the world.

I'm not a confident knitter by any standards, so I wouldn't have even attempted a whole jumper were it not for the easy to follow pattern from Wool and the Gang. The One Sweet Sweater kit is listed as Easy but that doesn't dictate how long a project will take. After several false starts and some time consuming mistakes, it looked as though I might get the jumper done in about 4 weeks. Fast forward 4 months and it's finally done.

The jumper fits the oversized sleeve trend but it can be worn in several different ways. The colour is quite bold so it’s very clear when I’m repeating an outfit, but this isn't a problem because it's a colour I love to wear. It may not be perfectly tailored, but the fact that I made it makes me proud to wear it. Plus if I ever get really sick of it, it can always be unravelled and made into something new.

This outfit has:
Organic cotton Tencel	Recycled cotton	Fairtrade

Back when I was 16 I had a pair of cropped white trousers at a time when I was mostly wearing ill-fitted jeans. One day I wore them to school and as I went to the loo before homeroom I discovered to my horror that they were now red! I rushed home to change and managed to make it back halfway through the first lesson of the day, where an understanding female teacher let me off without a late note. After that the white trousers rather lost their appeal.

Fast forward to this summer and white denim has been making the rounds, and I come across this ivory pair and it's perfect! I love denim but black and indigo jeans just feel a bit dark and heavy for summer, white denim is summery but with that added level of warmth that's really important for a northern European summer. Plus, much like black, it goes with everything. I've been wearing it with white tops for that full white-on-white look. It looks especially cool with the rib cage top by Henrica Langh because the black lines really pop and it's giving me some good inverted skeleton vibes. Summer spooky style!

A word of warning however, if you're very self-conscious white may not be for you. Or just learn from my mistake, get a period tracking app and always carry period products.

This outfit is:
Organic	Recycled cotton	Fairtrade