4th of July

Last year's costume contest 1st place winner.




This year I judged the annual Independence Day costume contest for the first time. This was my judge outfit.





While selecting this outfit I discovered I have a plethora of patriotic clothing. So this outfit was actually just day 1 of a weeks worth of America inspired outfits. Photos to come, I'm sure.

Back in Navy.

I have stock piled photos for months and now I'm back in action guys!

Sweater: Gap Outlet (Honestly from middle school. It has an enormous stain on one sleeve and a hole I keep patching. I will get rid of it over my dead body.)

Tshirt: Disneyland gift shop

Pants: Gap

Belt: free with Forever21 sweater

Shoes: Target

Glasses: Xander Lott's Halloween costume he left in my apartment.


Allie is terrified of these glasses. I think they're perfect.

Location:Back in navy.

Band Geek

Sweater: Forever 21
Skirt: Forever 21
Shoes: Clark's
Folks universally love these knee socks and I have no idea where they came from. Which is a real shame because they are getting all kinds of stretched out in the heel area.
People do a lot of commenting on how Forever 21 clothes are "disposable" because they fall apart so quickly. I have plenty of years-old things from there, though, and none of my clothes ever fall apart. After just a few wears, however, this skirt is already super nubby. So maybe I should shut my fucking trap, huh?

Birthday Girl

 

Sweater: Gap (I think? It's from high school and my #1 favorite)

T-shirt: Army/Navy store 

Skirt: thrifted

Socks: Clarks

Shoes: Clarks

Brooch: Birthday present from Mom.

This was taken a long time ago - Nov. 1st, actually, since it was my birthday outfit.  I decided, "Hey, it's my birthday, I'm going to wear all my favorite things!"  And said items were easily transformed into a rain forest explorer theme.

If you know me, you know that my #1 favorite thing is camouflage.  I spent about 20 years thinking it was detestable, and then there was a sea change in me.  And now I cannot get enough.  Camo for life!

Also these Clarks' socks are the last socks I'll ever need to buy since they have a LIFETIME WARRANTY.  Can't beat that. 

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club

Dress: American Apparel
Cardigan: Forever 21
Tights: Target
Shoes: Target

This theme is clearly very obvious, but it was still nice to have more than one person at work say, "Sergeant Pepper!"

As you can see, I haven't washed my hair.  And these tights have very faint velvet-y feeling hearts printed on them.  And even though you can't really tell in this photo,  you should know I can't manage to keep my tights very clean.  Every time I wear tights without boots I end up with dirty ankles.  This is a real shame for these tights, since they are white and were quite dirty after this, their inaugural appearance on my body.  

I just looked up "inaugural", and I am using it incorrectly in this post.  I will continue to use it any damn way I please. 

Snakes!

Sweater: American Eagle (Not on sale!  I saw it in the window, walked in, and bought it. I never do stuff like that.)

T-shirt: Target


Skirt: American Apparel

Shoes:  Target

Snakes:  store in San Francisco

People go crazy for these snakes.  Get some plastic snake earrings, it doesn't matter what you wear with them. 

Rain Delay

Shirt: thrifted (from The Bins in Portland!!!!) I have an identical one in green that will surely turn up on here.
Sweater: Gabriel Bros.
Pants: Seven for All Mankind (sample sale, duh)
Boots: Army Navy Store (California Surplus Mart, to be specific)
Belt: stolen (probably from Jess Brock, sorry girl!)

So I had a whole different outfit planned and then I woke up to rain and gloom.  In typical LA fashion, it looked gloomier than it was and my feet grew quite hot in those boots.  (They are also impossible to drive in safely, so if you plan to get them, bring an extra right shoe to slip on every time you plan to drive.   They sure are a pain in the ass, let me tell you.)

My only wish: that this sweater was more cropped.   Crop tops forever, for all seasons!