The poet's blouse is on trend this spring, and could form a part of a post-lockdown wardrobe. Photo: Getty
The weather in Sydney during lockdown has been ironically gorgeous and sunny, just to make sure we are really feeling the frustration of being indoors.
Since the only thing you can do is exercise, the only clothes you need are sporty, so elastic stretch Lycra has become a 24/7 friend, as have the custard crème pastries from the Roman Bakery, handily located 50 metres from my apartment.
Whoever the sage was who decided that 10,000 steps per day was going to do the trick and keep the weight down, I would like to say, one, that’s seriously a lot of steps, and two, no it doesn’t.
If this lockdown finishes any time before the end of 2021, I am going to need transition clothes to rebuild my wardrobe.
I don’t think I can go from tracksuits to tea gowns in one deft move, or sweats to shorts.
I’ve had a sneak preview of some new spring fashions that will be coming into stores soon, and there were some wonderful options that will allow us to ease back in without too much straining at the seams:
While the high fashion pundits are predicting the re-appearance of surrealism as a post-COVID movement, I’m not so sure most of us have the energy or enthusiasm to dress like Pierrot at this stage of the game.
We need soft, forgiving styles to help us re-enter the world.
I clicked ‘purchase’ on a matching beach set this week, elastic waist shorts and a short-sleeved shirt in soft and cosy terry towelling.
I’ve taken up cold water swimming to punctuate lockdown, and this may be the most fashionable purchase I get to make this year.