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supposed to be cleaning my room
instead, taking pictures wearing strange clothing.
I look so strange here....but some people seem to like it....haha
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Shoes: Whole Lot of Sole, ModCloth
Pants: thrifted (buy new)
Bag: Cole Haan
Coat: H&M 2008 (similar)
Top: Simons (similar)
Bow connector ring: Forever 21
red tassel beaded necklace - red earth trading company
sheer chiffon blouse - american apparel
cutoff shorts - old abercrombie
kork ease wedges - urban outfitters
blogged! bloomingleopold.blogspot.com/2012/03/mint-and-red.html
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Jean dress: thrifted (buy new)
Coat: DKNY
Tights: ModCloth (now on sale!!!)
Leather boots: vintage (buy new and on sale!)
Belt: vintage
Outfit Credits: Dress c/o Sugarlips / Whole Lot of Sole Heels: ModCloth / Tights: Simons / Nail polish: Essie in Set in Stone / Bow connector ring: Forever 21.
While trying to find secondhand pieces for my and Dracula’s Halloween costumes this week I came across these pants. I am not a pants wearer usually. You will almost always find me in some sort of running shorts, skirts, dresses, and soft layers. The pants are made of a fiber called Lyocell and according to Wikipedia’s article it is a “semi-synthetic fiber made from wood pulp, typically from trees like eucalyptus, birch, and oak. The natural cellulose from the wood is dissolved and spun into a strong fiber, which is then used to create fabric. Lyocell is known for being a sustainable option due to its production process, which recycles solvents and water, and its biodegradable nature.” I honestly hadn’t done much research on it until today and I am very curious. As long as I remember I have hated pants. (Except JNCO jeans and wide corduroy skater pants in the 90’s.) As a woman with some big soft curves everywhere; pants and the constant changing of what’s available due to trends has been the bane of my existence. I have tried over and over to wear jeans and it feels like a prison for my legs. As I age and my body’s cycles (especially that of bloat) have become more apparent; comfort is almost always paramount now. These pants are loose and truly buttery soft feeling. I know they lack structure and border on pajama pants, but I have already found another used pair in blue on eBay I love them so much. I see these being a consistent wardrobe piece for a long while. They have a lot of stretch in the waist which I am really enjoying. Oh and they are from brand Knox Rose. I paired them two different ways. Once with a boxy cropped short sleeve shirt I made out of a thrifted table cloth, a sort of tea time garden party pastel blazer with the cutest little floral buttons, my purple suede sneakers, and a wooden disc necklace. Everything in that outfit was thrifted. The second time was to go out to dinner and a short walk from our home to the tavern. I wore my black Tom’s (bought new several years ago), a sage green eyelet spaghetti strap tank top (Of an unknown brand and fabric. Although I’d hazard a guess at fully synthetic and fast fashion, but was bought secondhand.), a burnout velvet blue robe with a sort of warm colored floral imagery all over it and fringe (thrifted), and a large plastic amber pendant necklace (thrifted for TEN CENTS CSD 20 yrs ago). I really love finding a new to me piece of clothing that checks a lot of boxes for comfort and style. If you’ve made it this far through my style and secondhand shopping rambling I just want to say this still feels sort of awkward for me to post this sort of stuff here. It’s funny to me because I used to make YouTube videos where I changed on camera and posted almost 6 days a week with photos of my face and body. I am going to consider this a trial period to see if I find a connection here for this stuff. I really appreciate anyone taking the time to listen, as it were, when I talk at length about stuff that is important to me. <3
Knit Sweater: Banana Republic via Shop It To Me, on sale
Jeans: See Thru Soul, via 344 on sale
Distressed Boots: Nine West via Piperlime, on sale
Belt: Arden B., clearance sale
Seed Bracelets: gift from my mom
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Ok, so listen, my dear sweet Flickr… here’s the thing. In what now feels like a past life; I was once a style blogger. When I had an instagram account I had a fairly large following on a style focused one called The Werewolf Style Guide. I wrote about what it was like as someone who dressed mostly goth as a teen/young adult who found color in her 30’s. I wrote about being someone on the larger side and about being someone who fell in line with a lot of societal rules about what people my shape or size or age should or shouldn’t wear by dressing fairly plain. I wrote about learning about wearing makeup in her late 30’s. I found joy in trying the things I was drawn to and dressing as a form of walking art. Using secondhand clothes as a way to become a walking breathing spectacle. I really loved putting together interesting outfits and talking about it. I don’t really have an outlet for those sorts of photos and discussion. I know thats not normally what I talk about here or the sort of stuff I usually share, but I hope if you’ve found your way over here you’ll stick around if I intersperse some of my style/secondhand fashion ramblings. It’s a form of art paired with photography that means a lot to me as both have helped me really fall into the person I feel I was meant to become. Sort of a clown, sort of a cacophony of color and pattern and texture, mostly nonsense most of the time. Thanks for listening to me ramble and I hope these speak to some people the same way some of my non-person focused photography does.
This week-end was super artsy: ladies in the art girls night art, gallery hopping, photography reading and artists crossing!
Shirt: Thrifted
Boots: vintage
Tights: Simons
Bangles: Aldo
Glasses: Urban Outfitters
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Sweater: Forever 21
Skirt: thrifted, originally from Urban Outfitters
Bow purse: Forever 21
Shoes: ModCloth
Fur collar: vintage
Frock: Mary Portas at House of Fraser, (£36.00 from £120.00; I should cocoa!) Tights: Transparenze; Shoes: Russell & Bromley, remixed, (this is their true colour. It's the first time I've ever photographed them and they haven't come out red!); Bracelet: charity shop, remixed; necklace, (remixed) and ring: Les Néréides.
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This top was worn also on 17 Nov 2006.
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Wore this outfit for a movie date. We saw The Hunger Games...
I liked the outfit better than the movie ;)
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Blouse: Star-Fishing For Compliments Top, ModCloth
Jeans: Hurley, my husband's
Flats: Aldo
Purse: Liz Claiborne
Nail color: Revlon in Minted
Sunglasses: Asos
Wearing characters on my clothes is something I feel I'll never grow out of. I got this particular tink shirt in the children's PJ's section at Wal-Mart... Sometimes if you go looking in places you usually wouldn't, you find gems.
If I had my way, there would be heart shaped patterns on everything! These pants are just perfect, I ♥ them!
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Pants: Asos
Shoes: ModCloth
Top: Forever 21
Purse: Cole Haan
Heart shaped barcelet: H&M
Nail color: Rimmel in Pink Punk