Dress Up

A little belated, but had to share. The morning of the 4th of July Drie and I were planning on selling feathered accessories at the parade. We were bound to match whether we planned it or not (we didn’t), since Drie has these killer western heels in red, and I have the same ones in navy blue ($25 at the garment district yo). Sure enough, Drie shows up at my house in her freshly-made circus dress (which I had to pin on her), and I was already wearing a navy blue vintage dress I scored from mi madre. & we were fortunate enough to have Drie’s boyfriend, Chris Callaway, in town from LA to be our own personal photographer.

Details on me:

• Vintage 40’s oriental dress
• Fahrenheit Western heels in navy
• Vintage RW&B scarf
• Vintage necklaces
• Cheapest sunglasses I could find

Details on Drie:

• Handmade circus dress
• Fahrenheit Western heels in red
• Red thrifted 80’s belt
• Handmade feathered bracelet
• Cheapest heart glasses she could find

More pregnant dress-up! Kirsten and I went shopping at all the second-hand stores… and while she bought 3284 things for less than $100, my awful pregnant shopping judgment was of course all wrong, and I bought 3 things for $100. However, one of them was this lovely Betsey Johnson dress. Yesterday I wore…

• Betsey Johnson Dress
• Necklace, gift from Aunt D
• Grey leggings & socks- Forever21
• Harley boots
• Silk scarf, gift from Chris
• Black velvet baby-doll sweater- Free People

It’s hard dressing up when each day I grow out of another garmet of clothing, and each day I look more like a mom.  It’s also hard dressing up and going to a school like Fort Lewis, where hardly anyone cares what they look like.  I respect being closer to nature: not wearing shoes and not wasting time combing your hair… but I personally only have “going to class” as an occasion to dress up!  So I wore:

• Black ribbon in my hair
• Maternity shirt (all my ‘official’ maternity clothes are hand-me-downs)
• Grey skirt, 4 sizes bigger than normal, from Target
• Black lace tights, from Hollywood Hosiery
• Black lace-trimmed socks, from F21
• Harley boots

At my best friend, Drie’s, graduation from FIDM I wore:

• Feathered headband, made by Drie.
• Red dress & petticoat borrowed from Drie
• Black waste belt from F21
• George tights from Walmart
• Worn-out cowboy boots borrowed from Drie’s Momma

And Drie wore:

• Her gown trimmed in a blue boa
• Cheap black heals from LA’s fashion district
• Seamed stockings from LA Hosiery
• [a mystery outfit]

• Red top, Forever 21
• White top, not telling
• Denim mini, ebay
• Fancy tights, ShoeFly in Juneau AK
• Earings, BodyArtForms.com
• Walrus ivory necklaces, grandma hand-me-down
• Cowgirl boots, antique store
• Handsome-est puppy ever, Annie’s Orphans in Durango

… to the polls I wore:

• Thrifted fedora, slip & belt
• Uban Outfitters prayer necklace
• Hand-me-down t-shirt
• Forever 21 skirt, ($10!)
• Rococo black tights from Alaska
• butchered green thrifted tights (now green socks)
• Bamboo boots (only $25/at LA fashion district, now cuter at Urban Original)

• Vintage bracelets
• Threadless T-shirt
• Thrift store “Dockers” skirt
• Hand-me-down “George” cardigan
• Bongo t-strap heels

Today I get a new tattoo!  Thank you Roger [even though you don't update your website]!

Lalala…

• Tank-tunic & teal fishnets from Urban Outfitters
• Black tunic & black skirt from Forever 21
• Walrus Ivory from the Grandma
• DanskoMaryJanes

I’m having troubles with the inspiration thing… bare with me.