Fantasy Shopping: Free People Dresses

It would appear that someone at Free People got the memo about the whole "goth hippie cowgirl" trend, 'cuz their current collection is pushing all the right buttons. A sampling, while I daydream about a life in which I actually wear dresses more than twice a year...

Elizabeth Maxi Slip / Frontin Slip / Black Magic Mini

(that third one is my favorite. It's like Wednesday Addams westernwear.)

Phoenix Cut Away Dress / Isis Beaded Maxi Dress / Landslide Cut Out Dress

Merrie's White Victorian / Wrapped Around You Dress / Shell Game Shift Dress

Fixing Snagged Knitwear

Figured as long as I'm fixing this sweater, I might as well make a tutorial ;-) Snagged knits are a pain in the butt, but fortunately they're pretty easy to fix. I can tell already that this one will be catching on every splinter, loose nail, and dog claw it encounters, but oh well.

Apologies for wandering off camera a bit towards the end- new set-up, still kinda figuring it out!

OOTD: Solstice

(I'm a few days late posting, ah well.)

Pretty much everything in this outfit is cheapy-cheap, old, or both.

Tee & shorts are some generic brand from those chintzy, dirt-cheap, most-likely-made-in-China stores. I don't love buying that kinda junk-food clothing, but I looked EVERYWHERE for a perfect pair of black shorts that actually fit me, and lo and behold, these are the only ones I could find. I also stocked up on basic tees at one of those places years ago, and they're still going strong- holding up a lot better than the ones I bought at UO around the same time, actually.

Boots are second-hand Mossimo

Hat and sunglasses are from garage sales. Good deals both, though the hat needs a little reshaping with the ole steamer. (I took a millinery class years ago, I should get back into that...)

The tights are similar to these, but I've had them for at least ten years now (um, wow) so who knows. (Proof- note the date in the address bar!)

The necklace, which you can see better here, is made of crystals and comes from a seller at the Rust Belt Market called Precious Hardware- unfortunately I can't find a website for her stuff.

Fashion Icon: Marceline the Vampire Queen

I feel like Marceline's style really resonates with me- simple, comfortable, darkish but not exactly goth. Lots of gray and red, and boots. I guess after 1000 years you pretty much get your schtick down pat. And can we take a moment to applaud the creators of Adventure Time for actually having characters wear different clothes sometimes? (Not so much Finn, but hey. At least he's got a nice hat.)

The boots are the wrong color, I know, but I couldn't believe I actually found heeled boots with tiny bows!

Inspired by: Dark Crystals

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(click through to read about this particular stone, it's kind of interesting.)

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I was going to put that last one in as a joke but actually that's a pretty nice poster. 

Peonies and Off-Blacks

Peony Gardens/Nichols Arboretum

I love peonies, they're so darn fluffy. I found this hat at a garage sale for $1 the other day- it is measurably improving the quality of my life (and cutting down on my anxiety about burning the top of my head- I've done it before, and would rather not repeat the experience.)

OOTD: April 22nd

Shirt: James Perse

Pentagram Cage Bra: DIY, here

Leggings: From GoJane, but weirdly unlabeled

Shoes: Modesta (similar to these)

Black velvet photographs so strangely- it doesn't seem to reflect any light, so it just turns your legs into black holes, haha. Good to know, I guess, if you ever wanted a really rich (and probably expensive) black background for photography...

These shoes are pretty but they're almost unwearable. They're from Modcloth, but not the ones I linked above- maybe those are better.