It was a little too hot for boots, but the shortness sort of necessitated something, I thought.
Technically, it's not lace, but mesh with embroidery. That's fine with me, though. There is an underlayer that is a very thin rayon knit that has a great drape to it. I can't wait to wear this in winter with really thick black tights!
Dress: Asos Curve Boots: J. Crew Necklace: Target, similar to this Ring: gifted, looks like this
My mom took this pics for me when I came home from work and she was leaving after babysitting my daughter. We thought the tree backdrop would make it very junior prom, yes? I have been into dressing up a little for work, even though every time I do someone remarks on it. It's funny: I dress partly for myself, partly for others, but when people notice the effort, I often feel self-conscious about it!
One of my neighbors works on a photography project for our neighborhood and asked if she could take one of me. I was Tuesday's photo of the day! I actually really like one of the outtakes she didn't use, one of my mom and I:
Don't mind me, just combining my favorite Replacements' line with the title of the movie I am going to see in the park just now.
This outfit is very much a tribute to one of my style gurus, Cynara. She wore a drapey top and cargo pants and I really did pop out to the thrift store the next day to find some cargo pants. Top is from the Asos Curve line, and has sheer panels on the sides. Very comfy.
Pants: Thrifted Old Navy Top: Asos Curve Shoes: Thrifted Nine West Necklace: Vintage flapper beads
This is all I could muster for a particularly steamy day last week. I wish the shorts were rolled up shorter, but that's what posting these pics does, helps me see what could be done better
Top: Thrifted, Target Pure Energy line Shorts: Avenue, a couple years ago Shoe: Softspots form the thrift store! Weird pose: Failed attempt to obscure my banged up knee
(No, not pregnant now! Must always quash rumors at the get-go.)
I was showing a friend these pregnancy shots I took when I was up the duff. She suggested I post them here, just for the sake of fat pregnancy visibility if nothing else (since in my view there is very little fashion going on here).
So, you know, I wasn't Miss Stylish every day of my pregnancy, but I waded through it okay. Also, I should mention that these were all taken pretty late in my pregnancy, and before month 6 or so, I didn't feel like I looked pregnant. I know this is a common complaint of fat women, even though there are always exceptions. But by the end, as you can see in the more wintry ensemble, there was no mistaking it, I was totally PG. What is funny to me looking at that picture now is that in that last shot I am not wearing any maternity wear, and in the others I am. I wore layers underneath low-cut things to build ease into an outfit. For example, that lacy part that you can barely make out is a top from Velvet (the anthro brand), and it rested on top of the bump. The dress had a low v-neck and dolman sleeves and lots of stretch and drape, so it was more forgiving than any of the figure-hugging maternity stuff I had. And the boots were the first truly wide calf boots I ever purchased, because there was extra room in the calf and a zipper, so there was a lot of wiggle room. That kind of improvising became more important as pregnancy progressed, but it took me until week 36 or whatever to get there.
I haven't been shopping (other than at the thrift store) for ages. We are pretty broke at the moment, so I have been making do, remixing stuff that I already have, and...well, mostly not really dressing very fancy. I have conflicting impulses toward minimalism and "ooh, shiny!", as many of us do, I suspect. I look in the closet and some days I just don't see anything there, when in reality clothes are spilling out. I have a feeling I will be doing some drastic wardrobe overhaul in the near future...
I wore this to a birthday dinner party last night.
I wore this to work the other day.
I made both the ring and the brooch (in the first outfit), in separate crafting frenzies, and the devoted reader will note that I have worn this skirt twice before. I DON'T CARE: I love it. I actually took several inches off the top to change the shape and length of it, and I am pretty happy with the result. No more rolling the waistband--yay!
I have not been giving very good face on these shots lately, for which I beg your forgiveness. I am without the assistance of a competent photo shoot manager at the moment, and my self-timer does not have the best eye for composition. I have, however, overhauled the look of the site, so I hope you like the results!
I started a new job this week, the same week my husband was gone on a work trip to China! I was all overprepared: I had all my outfits for the week planned in advance, mostly since I didn't want a wardrobe crisis while single-parenting, but also because I am a little rusty with the whole "work appropriate" dressing concept. So this is the outfit I wore on the second day:
Sorry it's crazy blurry, but I let the spouse take our camera on his trip. I suppose panoramic landscape shots of remote corners of China are more important than my work outfits--GAWD! This is my first shot with my webcam.
On my first day, I wore something really boring and conservative since I really wasn't sure how others would be dressed. By the end of the week I was wearing skinny jeans and a long tunic/short dress. As my new supervisor is fond of saying, "It's really not that deep." Hah! I really overthought that shit.
My favorite thing about this outfit is the cheapness of it. Skirt was free from an online sale, shoes and necklace were from consignment places where I traded stuff in, so they were free, top was free from a swap, belt was $3.24 from Target, the jacket was about $10 from an online sale, and my new glasses were $20 from Zenni Optical. With a prescription. No, really. So, yeah, about the cheapest outfit ever, and quite serviceable.
What do you wear to work? Or what do you wear when you are not momming it up?
Oh, I keep forgetting to add a video! I am going to see these guys open for Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros tonight:
Sorry I have been so absent here, but life has taken over (and here I thought things would be less stressful when school got out!).
We went to Chicago a couple of weeks ago, went to the Lincoln Park Zoo and Navy Pier (two things I would never have done in visits to Chicago avant bebe), ate a lot of great food, and nearly died of exhaustion from all the driving. It was a good time!
Still remixing this skirt a lot, this time there was a cropped, short sleeve red cardigan involved, which unforch did not make the photo, the fabulous ruffle flats from Target, and a couple of tank tops that got all matchy matchy with the skirt.
Nothing terribly fabulous here, but at least you get to see the fabulous Janelle Monae-esque Pour La Victoire bronze oxfords I scored for $38 (-$25 gift certificate= $13!!!). And the pants obviously need a hem, but I love them (Asos Curve skinny jeans). Trench is Ricki's (Canada), army green tunic is from shop-translated.com, striped dress is Old Navy.
As soon as I am off the BRAT diet (doctor's orders--cruelly, this seems to mean that I will not be eating any brats over Memorial Day weekend, which just doesn't seem right), I will post my Asos Curve review. I am kind of glad I waited a while, so I could wear stuff a few times and tell you how it holds up over time. I feel like so many product review posts are written in the euphoric moments when the item first arrives, and that tells me very little about a garment.
