LOOKBOOK | Diner server feels

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Was going through my photo gallery and saw these pictures from last year. When I wore this outfit, I took a chance on this boxy, cropped, short-sleeved shirt, not sure if I would look good in it. It’s from a local brand called ab clo. & lifestyle that I discovered through persistent Instagram ads. I do like their general aesthetic of vintage-inspired pieces of cropped shirts with boxy fits, really baggy jeans and trousers, and whatnot. This piece here alludes to uniforms of diner waitstaff, and I’m really digging the vibe. At the time, the blue striped ones were really popular, so I went against the flow and picked this red one instead.

I don’t have the abs to show, so I covered up with a plain white tee before throwing the shirt on. Besides, I was wearing it to work (on a Friday, though). However, I couldn’t decide whether to button it up or leave it unbuttoned, so throughout the day, I’ve been switching between keeping the shirt unbuttoned and all buttoned up. Khaki-colored pants are an easy bet for this shirt although I reckon it could also work with dark jeans. I need to wear this again so I can experiment with other pant colors. Finished the look with white sneakers. No soda jerk hat, though; that would be pushing it too far.

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