I cannot believe that for many years I was terrified of anything 'waisted'. Rock on, Dita Von Teese, I thought - but good god, never was a defined waist for me. But for the last few months (like many other girls, let's not pretend this is original) I've been cinching anything and everything - and my new favourite thing to cinch is an unbuttoned shirt.
The silk shirt in question is by Marina London. Unlike Emma Watson, I do not find the ageing process to be a beautiful thing; but what is joyous about getting old and gradually more leathery of skin is that the talent of your friends really comes to the fore. Marina Guergova, doyenne of silken produce (her diamonds, if you will) is one such talent. If it wasn't for her, I'd never have known about the life expectancy of silkworms (um, not great) and I'd certainly had never the opportunity to combine the unexpected pieces that is a chic-as-shit silk shirt with some gingham and fringed suede, for her I Wear MARINA series.
Photographs by Marina Guergova.
I'm wearing a Topshop Boutique Gingham Print Slip Dress, Vintage Suede Coat, Marina London Virgin Shirt, Vintage Belt, Adidas Gazelles, ASOS choker, Davina Combe Origins necklace, i + i Jewellery hoops, & Other Stories stud earrings, Crazy Pig Eye Ring, Verameat Mystery Hug Ring, Links of London Gold Ring and Larsson & Jennings Brown Lader Watch.