The Hat.

Lemme tell ya a story.
About a young girl...and a hat. A hat you can't really see in this picture, but can easily imagine with your imaginations there. Anyhoo.
One day this girl was walking someplace (we'll say "the mall" because the girl was in her early teens and was a bit of a mallrat). She saw a small military/navy style hat perched gingerly atop a bush. It had beautiful red satin lining and broken little bits for example: the visor bit was staple-gunned on in order to securely fasten the gold buttons. And this girl loves odd slightly broken things.

She looked up and down the street. It was oddly empty. The girl was mildly suspicious. Why is that hat just sitting there, no head in sight? She picked it up and passed it between her hands. the hat was calling to her, saying "take me, I'm garbage, someone doesn't care enough about me not to leave me all alone on an empty street."
So, after scanning the street for any witnesses to her soon-to-be-occurring crime, the girl picked up the hat and scurried away.

Years later....the girl and the hat are still happily sharing their lives with one another. He popped the question near that very bush where they found one another. And the couple lived happily ever after.

They are registered at William Ashley China and request that you kindly stick to what is specified on the list.

A Battlefield.

The other me's are shocked at my biting my necklace (I'm a terror)

I found this little blazer at value village the other day.
For whatever odd reason every time I look for skirts or dresses at value village I come out with something else entirely.
I added the same silly little scarf/cuff from yesterday. Necklace too. In part because I woke up late and sort of grabbed at what was left out on my shelf. The one comment I got today:

Wow, did Pat Benetar dress you this morning?
heh.

Promotional Values.

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I avidly read other blogs. And I love that other people are more talented than I am when it comes to creating designs and outfits and etcetera.
I also love "create your own" projects on the internet from major companies like Converse and Vans and Doc Martens (hint hint)
When the two come together (someone who is talented in creating designs and etcetera and a "create your own" project from major multinational companies) life is good.

So vote for Danielle from Final Fashion's boots.
Because that is voting for something that comes from something that makes life good.



















And I'm not just saying this as a teenyfanbopper. I'm saying this because Doc Martens are cool, but I think they could be better. I'm not saying that a pair of hot pink boots or black boots with a flame decal are boring or anything. It's just that I've seen people who paint on their Docs and have seen how much those boots can be like canvases for what you want on them. And frankly, I can buy black boots at Value Village for $10. I want my Docs to be painted and intricate and pretty.

Blue Moon.

No moon.
But lotsa blue.

I don't know if it's very visible in the photo but, I tried wearing this chain as a headband today. It's a little random and from what I've seen, a bit trendy, and evocative of a jazzier age than now. Which is why I was willing to try it.
I don't like to try trends for the sake of trying them, I like there to be a reason, a personal inspiration behind those trends for me. I had honestly never thought of doing this before I saw it somewhere on either Chictopia or Lookbook or something and thought about whether or not it would translate. Actually I think I might be lying. I think I saw a contestant on So You Think You Can Dance wearing it and that was the catalyst for my trying this out.
Horrible me.
And that pearl necklace is a choker. I added a chain to it to make it longer which ended up being more of a pain than anything else in terms of getting it to be the right length.
The only problem I see with it (the headthingy) is that it gets tangled in my curly curly hair which makes taking it out a big pain (literally). But apart from that, it gets me to my daily trendy-hipster quota (without having to so much as look at my ipod - both efficient and aesthetically pleasing. win-win trend, if I do say so myself).

The element I love most about this outfit is that I tried to do something that I don't usually do. Ever. I'm very much a "necklaces are for your necks" person if you know what I mean and today I decided to try going somewhere new. Something actually experimental as opposed to "I think I'll try wearing red today. See where that takes me".

I also was trying to actually actively incorporate some influence into my wardrobe (the headband & the jazz age). Up until....sometime lately I've been at a loss as to how to do this. Not sure if it's my endless perusal of other style/fashion/likeminded blogs or just general progression but I think I'm slowly getting better at it.

Do a)The Foxtrot b)The Charleston c) Jazz Hands

That looks like a hoot and a half.
I'm thinking of maybe blatantly ripping off this idea for my own selfish, frivolous purpose. An afternoon of Cole Porter and not-so-period food.
I personally am in love with that blue sailor dress and the yellow outfit with the umbrella.
(all of these are from The Sartorialist, naturally)

Ring Around The Rosies

...a pocket full of posies....
*ahem*
hey.I did a little dance while taking my pictures today. I picked up a flower and had a little fun too.

Apart from that I don't much to say today. Just wanted to post for continuity's sake.

oh! Actually I do have a thing.
That skirt split while I was at work today. I did the best I could with a safety pin but it didn't work for long, I had to re-secure it again later on. So I wondered how many people walk around with a sewing kit? I'm not the greatest seamstress - frankly the safety pin probably did a better sewing job than what I could do with a needle and thread - so is it useful to keep one with you at all times? How often does it come in to play? Is it better to just do what is possible at the moment and fix it as soon as you have the resources, or to carry the resources around with you, even if you have very little experience with the resource?

Magiver never had a sewing kit. I wonder what he would've done......would it have involved that flower on my head? Maybe....