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Sharon Mrozinski and her husband Paul run an antique store, Marston House, in Maine. Her wardrobe includes linen tops and vintage shoes, mixed with Abercrombie jeans a teenage friend encouraged her to buy. “I said, ‘I’m too old!’ and she said, ‘You can wear them, don’t be silly!'” Here, Sharon shares her five go-to looks and a funny breakfast ritual…
Shirt: men’s vintage, similar. Pants: Abercrombie. Leotard: Capezio. Sandals: Cydwoq. Pearl earrings:, similar.
“My style icon is Katharine Hepburn. I love her especially in men’s clothing, which I wear often. This white shirt is a vintage 1900s men’s dress shirt from France. I also have men’s equestrian riding pants that I wear in the winter. They have that wide thigh; I just love them. Overall, I like loose, flowing pieces that feel easy.”
Jacket and pants: Samuel Snider. Shirt: 45R. Sandals: vintage Armani, similar.
“The jacket and pants are by Samuel Snider, a young designer who makes clothing from antique linen sheets! He bought tons of bedding from our store and made the most wonderful collection; I was absolutely astounded. I like to roll up men’s pants. What he’s working toward is more of that — getting rid of gender — which I think is great.”
Dress: Album di Famiglia, similar and similar. Scarf: similar. Tights: similar. Bag: Marston House, similar.
“We found these giant market bags in France at a tiny village hardware store. You could get paint and bulbs and cleaning products… and these bags. Now we sell them at our store and they sell out. We take ours food shopping, use it as a laundry basket, pack it for the beach, and leave one in a guest room for guests. And these shoes work well because I have bunions! I love soaking my feet — I’ll use epsom salts and put in coconut oil or olive oil, whatever I have, and throw in some essential oils like lavender, and bring the water to where it’s hot and comfortable, and I’ll just sit for a half hour, maybe while we’re having breakfast.”
Dress: 45R. Pants: Abercrombie. Sandals: vintage, similar.
“Our style has grown more similar as we have been together. Paul and I will get dressed separately in the morning, and then realize our clothes are exactly the same! I got into shopping when I started working at an ice cream parlor as a teenager. Then I’d go out and buy things. My parents were very humble, so I’d cut off the price tag before my mom would see it, or I would cross off what I’d actually paid for it in red and put a ridiculously low price.”
Shirt: Kiko, similar. Pants: vintage, similar. Hat: similar. Watch: vintage Hermès men’s.
“I like to button shirts all the way to the top, but leave the bottom open. Maine summers are hot, so I want to capture the sea breezes. Over my last 74 years, people have asked, do you have any florals? And I say, you know, I guess I don’t. Usually I wear monochromes: white, natural, grey, navy, black. My closet is so easy, I can close my eyes and grab. I love clothes that I can put on and not think about until I go to bed. They go straight from grocery shopping to working to yoga to a bike ride to dinner.”
“We love living here. Maine and especially Vinalhaven feel so familiar to our childhood memories. Kids walk along the water’s edge or get down in the water and try to catch crabs. Maine never disappoints, you just keep digging deeper and deeper. Maine, like nature itself, is eternally deep.”
Thank you so much, Sharon!
And a few photos of Maine because we can’t help it:
P.S. More women share their weeks of outfits, including a writer/speaker and architect.
(Photos by the wonderful Greta Rybus for Cup of Jo.)
