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Sometimes people say my style is fairy-book looking and I take that as quite the compliment as someone who love fairytales. Personally though I think my most fairytale outfits aren't those of long dramatic dresses, but rather something like today's outfit: a pile of retro knits in a mix of earth tones. This style reminds me of Elsa Beskow illustrations and documentaries on the Irish islands made in the 1960s and 70s. The knits are vintage-inspired from my cropped cardigan to my ascot scarf and my Aran knit hat which I actually bought on one of the Aran Isles (it was my first souvenir from Ireland and I like to think I chose wisely since I still wear it quite often).
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