Never Too Cool for Yule

I can hardly believe this is my first Christmas-inspired outfit of the year.  This skirt is another find from my trip to Vintage by the Pound with Gracey from Fashion for Giants.  It appears to be handmade.

 

Sweater, thrifted; skirt, thrifted; boots, Rack Room Shoes; necklace, Charming Charlie; earrings, Younkers.

For once I intentionally posed with Gadget.
He was already sitting on the bench.

 



I like how the long skirt elongates my silhouette.  I don't wear long skirts or dresses often, but when I do I always feel pretty and feminine.  The length of the skirt is also nice because I didn't feel like dealing with tights today.  I added the large tribal-ish necklace to add a little edge to the sweetness of the sweater and skirt, and finished the outfit with small, dark pearl earrings to balance the heft of the necklace.

Check back later on today for more ideas for quick crafted gifts!

Cloudy with a Chance

I didn't mean to dress like a weather forecast today, but that is how it turned out.  I look like I'm mostly cloudy with a chance of rain.  Usually when I make myself a human diorama it is intentional.  Today I was profoundly uninspired.

 

Chambray shirt, thrifted; skirt, Walmart; tank, Old Navy; tights, Younkers; shoes, Younkers; necklace, Charming Charlie.

I grabbed the skirt because I haven't worn it in a long, long time.  The shirt made it because it is a similar color to the blue in the skirt.  The tank, tights, and shoes are grey because I didn't have any other colors that would compliment the shirt and skirt.  The necklace is blue and new from my trip to Portland, so I added it too.  It is playing the part of the rain drops.

Any outfit would have been a disappointment today after how much I enjoyed yesterday's dress.  Not every outfit can be triple-patterned paisley, just like not every day can be sunshine and warm breezes.

Today is my friend Angie's birthday.  Happy Birthday, Angie!

One Piece Pattern Mixing

Today's outfit combines my two favorite finds from my shopping expedition to Vintage by the Pound with Gracey from Fashion for Giants: a fitted denim jacket and a wild paisley dress.  I love them for completely different reasons.  The jacket is classic, fits perfectly, and can be paired with almost anything.  The dress does its own pattern mixing and the white paisley sections remind me of animal print.  Of course I paired the dress with animal print.

 
Denim jacket, thrifted; paisley dress, thrifted; belt, Walmart; tights, Walmart; boots, Rack Room Shoes; earrings, SilverJewelryClub.com.

I can't even put into words how much I like this dress.  Thank you, Gracey, for letting it come home with me instead of snatching it up for yourself like I would have done if I were you.

 

I kept my accessories subtle to avoid competing with the dress.  Anything competing with this dress is bound to lose.  I chose small garnet stud earrings and skipped wearing a necklace.

This wonderful dress probably isn't for everyone, but it is perfect for me. I feel like it's working overtime by mixing three paisley patterns before I even added the belt.  Paisley pattern mixing is a win in my book!

Put a Leopard on It

I don't mind being a caricature of myself.  There are some elements that I use again and again as short hand for my personal style.  The most pervasive of those elements is leopard print.  When in doubt, I put a leopard on it.

 

Dress, thrifted; cowl, handmade by me; belt, Walmart; tights, Target; boots, Rack Room Shoes; earrings, Charming Charlie; necklace, Etsy.

I found these leopard print earrings at Charming Charlie in Portland.  I'm tickled to finally have leopard earrings.  The leopard tights are a little subtle, and the leopard belt is obscured by the length of the cowl.

 

I pulled my hair into an easy half updo with Goody Simple Styles Spin Pins (c/o Influenster).  I like how pretty this style looks considering that it took less than a minute to create.

Unfortunately looking at the back of my head makes me realize I need to do something about all those split ends...

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