What I Wore: Stripe It Up

Outfit Details

Dress: Forever21

Belt: Forever21

Socks: Target

Boots: Ebay

Hair Scarf: Antique store

Sunglasses: Target

I actually wore this outfit several weeks ago and then forgot about the pictures on my camera. The end of a school quarter will do that to you. I have no idea what day it is lately. [hopefully I will remember I have a dentist appointment Friday, I've already rescheduled 3 times. yikes!]

September is going to fly by, I can already feel it. This quarter ends in 9 days, will be vending at STRUT, and then I'm road-tripping it up to Chicago to attend the Cusp Conference! When I come home I will HOPEFULLY be moving. Knock on some wood and cross some fingers for me. ;D ...and then school starts up all over again  wooooweeee

What I Wore: Felt Bow Tie

 

 

I'm all about shorts this year, which is a tad strange because I haven't worn shorts a lot in the past 8-10 years. I think it stems from the embarrassment I received from faculty in high school. I don't know if it's apparent from photos, or if I've ever mentioned my height on here, but I'm fairly tall. I'm 5'9", and have been pretty much since 8th grade. 

Which means that shorts can look ...well, pretty dang short on me. It doesn't help that inseams keep getting smaller--I mean I've seen shorts boast about their "micro inseam" before! [these are not shorts I purchase, but are pretty hilarious to try on]

Anyway, so back when I was in high school faculty would frequently call me to the front of the class, or stop me in the hall, so that I could do the finger test. This test was how they determined if girls were wearing shorts, skirts, or dresses that were an inappropriate length for school. What you would do was place both arms straight down, and if the bottom of your garment was shorter than your pinky finger, you had to be sent home to change, or receive a demerit that could result in further disciplinary action if you were a repeat offender.

 Luckily for me, I always passed the test, but the constant questioning of if I was dressed inappropriately or not made me feel ashamed of how I looked in shorts.

So for the most part, I just stopped wearing them altogether. But this year it's all about being proud of my body and wearing what I want---legs, meet the world!

Outfit Details

Top: Thrifted

Shorts [w/belt]: Target

Shoes: DSW

Bow Tie: Handmade and in my shop

Ring: Bead Trade show

 

 

 

 

What I Wore: Forest Fresh

 

I am not the type of person that is afraid to wear tights and/or boots in the summer. I wear jeans year round, so I think I've just conditioned my body not to care about the extra layers in the heat. It probably also helps that I get cold easily-- as a child I actually liked sitting in hot cars!

 

 

Outfit Details

Top: Kohls

Jeans: c/o We Love Colors

Shoes:K-Mart

Necklace: a gift from many moons ago

Ring: Target

What I Wore: Floral Shorts

For the past few days I've been holed up with my extended family down in Cape San Blas, Florida riding out tropical storm Debby. This isn't how any of us wanted to spend our summer vacation and we are all crossing our fingers we will be getting a bit of sun before the week is over. 

This is an outfit I wore before we left for our soggy vacation, and as you can tell, my gams could really use some sunshine!

 

Outfit Details

Top: estate sale

Jeans: Target

Shoes: Zara

Bracelet: Swag bag from I.C.E.

P.S. Don't forget to enter to win $50 to Shabby Apple! You have until Friday evening [EST] to get your name in the hat :D

What I Wore: Cold Shoulder

I'm trying to break out of wearing plain t-shirts. I wear them a lot. As I type this I'm wearing a t-shirt that I've worn so much it's falling apart...but that means it's sooo soft! I kinda love all the holes, frays, and thin spots. Some people pay good money to get a shirt to look like this. However, sometimes my old t-shirts just don't cut it, and I turn to tops with classier cutouts that aren't there because I've worn it 8 million times. ;)

Cold lens + hot weather= pretty effects [for the first few shots anyway]

 

Outfit Details

Top:Kohls

Jeans:Kohls

Shoes: Zara

Bracelet: ASOS

Ring: Target

What I Wore: Salvage

This past weekend Amanda and I went and checked out Salvage. It was full of vintage awesomeness and I got to see some friends I hadn't seen in a few months, so it was a pretty great day all around.

Sarah from Wattsalot

That last picture...with the dumbfounded face? Yeah, that's because right as the timer was going off I noticed one of our neighbors at the top of the hill watching me.  awkwaaaaaaaaard.

Outfit Details

Dress: Vintage

Belt:Thrifted

Shoes: Ralph Lauren

Sunglasses:  Target

Bracelet: Won from Carly of Miss Teacups

What I Wore: Casual Bling

It's been rainy and gloomy for the past 2 weeks. So when there was a decent sunny day I jumped at the chance to wear something that wasn't going to be hidden under a coat and umbrella.  Of course I decided to wear all black and grey! Fixed that by layering some pink tights under my striped pair. I'm bummed that the striped tights got a run in them later that day though. :(

P.S. You can kinda see my new hair color in these photos. Went back to my bright auburn. Thinking when I touch it up that I might go even more red. What do you all think?

 

However, this is probably my best outfit photo ever.  It was REALLY sunny. ;)

Outfit Details

Over-sized Sweater: Target

Shorts: Gap

Tights: Target and Romwe

Shoes: Soda

Necklace: n/a I've had it a while.

What I Wore: ACRO-CATS!

Outfit Details

Dress: Forever21

Skull Jacket: Ebay

Red Tights:c/o We Love Colors

Blk/Grey Knee Hights: c/o We Love Colors

Boots: Bodyline

Monocle Necklace: handmade by me

I first heard about the Acro-Cats on the TV show Must Love Cats. I don't think the show is on anymore-- the host was also pretty insufferable. However, the Acro-Cats were great! So when Matt said they were coming to town, I knew we had to go see them! 

Samantha fosters and adopts cats and clicker trains them to do cute tricks. She then takes the show on the road to raise awareness about clicker training, and to also find homes for the foster cats. Aside from the Acro-Cats there is also Tuna and the Rock Cats! They are a 4 cat and one hen band!

The show was so cute, and sometimes a bit surreal. Unfortunately, they were playing at a venue right in Little 5 Points on the day of the L5P Halloween event/parade, so their turnout was really low. [besides the 7 of us they went together, there was only 2 other people] I know there are fellow crazy cat ladies that read my blog, so if you have a chance to see Samantha and her Acro-Cats, I would recommend checking them out! [there is a list of tour dates on the site] You can tell she really cares for each and every cat and I think it's great she's made it her mission to find homes for so many of them.

Oh, and if you do get a chance to see the show, definitely buy a cat toy [or 5] from the merch table! They weren't kidding when they said the catnip inside was potent. I bought my cats a catnip taco and fortune cookie and they went INSANE! Even Nibbler was all over them and she usually doesn't care for catnip.

Several of us also bought Samantha's clicker training kit. I can't speak for anyone else, but Stinker and Creeper are having a lot of fun learning. [Nibbler freaks out if you point anything at her]

I apologize in advance for the picture quality.  All I had was my camera phone, and as some of you know, it's on the fritz. [by the time I post this I should have taken it to Apple--so hopefully it works again]

The sign Samantha is holding in the bottom right photo says, "Who's Number One?" and that cat is raising his hand. d'awwww

Tuna is on left with her cow bell and Pinky on right with her guitar.

 

Me with the band [they were the Skele-Cats since it was a Halloween show] and a random hedgehog they had.