To Covet: The Comfortable Bad-Ass

I honestly can’t remember who found Black Market Baby first: me, who has had them on my Etsy favorites list since time immemorial, or Lindsay, who posted about them last month and has been following them by RSS.  (I never keep up with my RSS.  Does that make me a bad blogger?)

Maybe it was one of those clandestine fashion situations, where one girl in Chicago and another in Seattle happened to be looking at a single designer out of Montreal at the exact same time.

As we move toward fall, I’m ignoring the intense sunlight outside my window and thinking about how to prepare my wardrobe for the Seattle rain.  My focus may come from the resurgence of nineties-inspired fashion (which the Seattle scene definitely influenced), or designers’ focus on wool and leather for autumn trends, but I have been obsessed, lately, with the idea of looking like a bad-ass while being really, really comfortable.

Three Evils Sweater Dress: $55

You know what I mean: when you’re walking down the street with too much eyeliner on and people think that maybe you just got out of jail, or that you’re in a punk band, or you have anger issues and got detention a lot as a kid…but you just keep walking, not a care in the world, because your outfit is so damned comfortable.

Asymmetrical Hoodie: $80

The most bad-ass neighborhoods in Seattle are meant for walking.  Heels and silk?  Not great when you’re on a hill in the rain.  A long-sleeve dress and bondage pants?  Perfect.

Bondage Leggings: $70

I feel the same way about comfort as I do about sustainability: you don’t have to sacrifice fashion to achieve it.  The two can coexist.

Just ask a Seattlite.

What’s your most bad-ass piece of clothing?

What’s your go-to “comfort outfit”?

Audrey Cantwell, the brains behind Black Market Baby, also has a vintage Etsy shop called Tarantula Sisters.  You can check out the full Black Market Baby collection at her website, AudreyCantwell.com.

Tags: asymmetrical, bondage, comfort, designers, dress, etsy, hoodie, pants, punk, seattle

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