camouflage

a souvenir mask from New Orleans, a new thrifted shirt, and a new form of photobooth as entertainment

my sewing machine jammed a few days back while i was working on something, so i started poking around and opening different compartments. and then, being the dork i am (i did human dissection in high school and loved it), left it open as i continued to sew - watching those little machinery cogs with fascination that should have been spent on carefully watching the fabric i was sewing.
silly me.


quite a pointless post... unless sharing these pointless photos will you all is a legitimate enough purpose.

vote wonder woman

(sorry the right pic is kind of blurry) bf's old 'vote' tee, homemade wonderwoman skirt, target sweater tights, Shiek shoes, F21 belt
oh, and that silver heart is part of my keys... not a fancy ring or anything, unfortunately

my closet door is stuck. completely stuck. i've banged and wiggled and kicked and cursed and it's still freaking stuck! so now i can't access the mountains of crap i've got inside unless i send my little sister in.
oh yea, and i made this skirt w/ this great tutorial from girl with the bow tie (seriously, some tutorials use too much fancy tailor vocab and it just confuses me). but this one makes sense!! =) (thanks lexy!)

old man tiger

thrifted sweater, sass&bide jeans, penny loves kenny oxfords, F21 body suit

a couple recent acquisitions: 1. this amazingly soft chenille old man's sweater that i have basically been living in. and 2. my tiger bodysuit - i've been wanting a bodysuit forever now -they just are always so pricey. luckily, this one not only was inexpensive, it also indirectly satisfies the need for some animal print in my wardrobe, but best of all... it has snap buttons in the crotch!!! finally! such an intelligent choice.
(although i definitely sort of felt like a baby when i needed to use the bathroom but it beats having to strip down butt naked)
okay. TMI.
(but these are important things to consider, no?)

what else was i going to say. oh yea, so the gym i am "trying out" for a month free right now decided to throw in a free session with a personal trainer as another way of trying to earn my permanent loyalty and monthly dues. (psh, won't happen, too expensive) anyways, i met with him for an hour yesterday. i know i'm by no means athletic but boy, did he kick my ass. and i felt like he was going easy on me too.
phew, i gotta get my crap together.



p.s. i know it's supposed to be helpful but i find it just plain awkward when someone is watching me work out...

reworked wool cape

first off - thank you all so much for leaving such supportive comments on my last post. i really appreciate it and love that this blogger community offers more than great fashion and outfit posts.

speaking of which ---- i am so excited to show you guys my newest project! my black and blue wool cape. i thrifted a grey/blue wool knee-length skirt that cut up and made into a cape. being a complete dufus, i forgot to take a proper photo of the skirt pre-destruction. in fact i forgot to take any photos at all of the process. all i've got to offer you is this one:


and you can't even tell what i'm doing. psh, sorry guys, i fail at documenting. oh well. i'll try to describe in words.

i basically cut the skirt down the middle (i left the front part w/ its button and zipper so that you can still sort of tell it came from a skirt). i added two panels of some black wool i had on the two sides of the skirt so it would be a fuller cape, leaving the top waistband/neckline intact. i also added two arm holes to allow for movement and dexterity.
(does that make any sense???)

the project was inspired by outsapop trashion, and would have been much easier if i had started off with an A-line skirt. but i really wanted it to be wool, couldn't find a cheap enough wool A-line, and didn't feel like waiting anymore.


frontview

side to side

from behind

worn with an old, reworked GAP dress

more bounce to the ounce

during my impromptu salvation army stop yesterday i dug up this baby pink 80's sweatshirt that sort of reminds me of an old pair of H&M pumps I used to have. i usually hate baby pink but i am definitely a sucker for all things quirky and shiny (i'm like a freaking raccoon!). in the end i didn't buy it because- even at salvation army prices, even after removing the shoulder pads, i would have probably worn that sweatshirt once and then forgotten about it. trying to stick to the whole 'buy quality pieces, classic items that you'll wear over and over again' mentality. i know, wise words, but it rarely goes along with the raccoon part of me.

excuse the crappy phone picture and my sexy gym shorts -- it was a spontaneous trip


lately i've been worrying a lot about my goals and dreams and when the time is to just suck it up and be practical. i think compared to a lot of my past classmates i've always been stubbornly idealistic -for the most part i've always held on to something because i loved studying it, whether or not it was a practical career move (sort of explains my situation now hmm). also, making money has never really been a goal for me; while i am usually really anal and meticulous about my money and spending habits, i've never really wanted to be rich -just make enough to comfortably get by, you know?
anyways, recently it's seemed even harder to stick to my dumb, perhaps naive, ideals. i've become more frustrated and jaded and ready to just settle for a whatever-but-steady career. hopefully this is just one of those rough patches and i'll be in a new phase soon where i can be all starry-eyed and dream big again. hopefully.

(wow i just read that over and it sounds pretty depressing. sorry for being debbie downer, and i'm not trying to be emo. just wanted to spew some thoughts)

whatcha say

mom's old dress, vintage belts from my aunt, Jeffery Campbell booties, Charlotte Russe blazer, bracelet from NOLA boutique, random sunnies

an heirloom outfit, family effort, whatever, something like that. this dress was my mom's that i rescued from our pile of clothing to donate. i love its heavy material and it's satisfying my maxi dress craving for now. the belts are my aunt's that i received years and years ago. they are so ancient (aka the leather is completely stiff and useless) and i'm pretty sure the A and R are completely random, but i love their sort of oldman/professor feel.

hope everyone had a fun and safe halloween! i've never been the biggest fan of the holiday, not to mention i hate scary things, so i had a more or less normal saturday. (actually... my grad school app was due nov 1st so my halloween ended up being a lot of last minute essay editing)

mm, not much to say -- btw, don't these tights remind you of these loub boots? ...okay, i'm done now.


do a little dance