right.

nice to see people are still with me! i've taken a break from blogging and documenting outfits because i've felt pretty down on myself the past few months. since i came home from school, i've felt really guilty both for coming home from school and for working on my disordered eating, especially since the latter changed my body type a bit and was kind of detrimental to the confidence i'd built up since starting work at ragstock.

a lot of people don't really understand the guilt trips i go through over choosing whether or not to eat or to exercise away what i've consumed, and i don't really know how to explain it. it's just been a source for calmness for me for months into years. i still feel bad about my looks and emotions a lot of the time.

someone recently was quizzical towards my interests in fashion and makeup and wondered why, if i'm a feminist, i would care about it at all. it's the same frustrating standpoint that people take of Woman Wants To Be Anything So She Has To Be Everything, the kind of view that a feminist wouldn't want to be a housewife-- it's so typically feminine. so why would i be into fashion? it's stereotypically girly.

i feel like it's one of the least helpful perspectives people attach to feminism. when people ask me why i'm interested in a stereotype, i can't help but think that they've completely missed the idea. i mean.. who.. cares? as long as i have options, it's a non-point.

it isn't for you.

it's for me.

IT'S ALL FOR ME.

happiness is love necklace, thrift / dress, hazel / watch, gift / shoes, h&m

i wish i could gather my thoughts and express all the frustrations i've had in the past few months regarding human rights, but there's so much that i'll have to keep writing about it when something comes up. it's just become a huge interest to me, and every time someone tries to shut me down, i realize how important it is.

anyway, here's a frilly new outfit. old shoes and accessories, new dress. i kind of feel like a parfait in this dress, but in a good way? it's just like a sweet lemon meringue concoction, definitely lighter than my normal dress code, to celebrate summer being here in full swing.

i hope to actually be posting more. it's hard to go from the bay area back to wisconsin and keep inspired, but i'm going to try to post once or twice a week now.

ta!

hi, folks!

i'm going to take a moment to apologize for the horrendously long amount of time i've taken off from this blog. i guess, at the bottom of it all, i've just been self-consious and sad, and it's affected my work in a really negative way. i'm trying to get back into the swing of things, so posts should be more regular now.

i spent the day today driving out to see some nature with my parents and my dog, and before the sun set, i snapped some quick shots out in a nearby neighborhood of what i wore today. the past couple of days have seen wisconsin's first actually hot days of the year, and i'm so grateful. i thrive on that. i still need to get back to dressing in a way that makes me happy, though-- my body's changed a little, and it's made me uncomfortable with most of my clothes, so i have to revamp how i think.

tank, gift / shorts, gift / bolo tie, milwaukee third ward (thrift) / sandals, topshop

i'm listening to a lot of vampire weekend as of late, to match the weather and also because i have tickets to see them at the end of summer, so here's a little of their new stuff to tide over until next time!

music: step -vampire weekend

stereotypes.

1. the hippie (the janis joplin): scarf, vintage / glasses, ragstock / necklace, mom's / dress, thrift / belt, gift / pants, f21

2. the charlotte gainsbourg: tank, gift / bracelet, gift (pixie market) / jeans, ?

3. the prep: shirt, urban outfitters / shorts, f21

4. the grunge rocker: flannel, ragstock / jacket, dad's / thigh-highs, target

5. the punk: blazer, thrift / vest, thrift / dress, f21 / docs, gift

6. the american apparel girl: tank and skirt, american apparel

7. the street goth: body chain, ? / tank, gift / leggings, black milk clothing / coat, gift (zara)

8. the blogger: romper, pixiemarket / necklace, urban outfitters

just for laughs because i have a veritable dress-up box of clothing due to all of the things i've cycled through and don't wear very much anymore.

all for now!

cocorosie would love me.

today's outfit was one hundred percent inspired by the below cocorosie song. a little bit of dark, a little bit of sweetness. a few bows and flowers, dark jeans, strong wedges, and an extra electric pop.

and there's the rare thing where i'm wearing my glasses. because i can't SEE, people. i just get really self-conscious about how i look with glasses, so i hardly ever wear them, but i like how they look with this outfit. does anyone else wear glasses? how do you style them? do you buy really elaborate frames? i own clear-and-tortoise cat-eye frames and a pair of black ones. i wish i had crazy vintage seventies ones because i'm so hip.

anyway, here i am, and here i go.

bow, american apparel / glasses, gift / shirt, vintage / blazer, h&m / rings, gifts  / jeans, cheap monday / shoes, crown vintage (dsw)

music: werewolf -cocorosie

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three days and two and a half hours!

sorry i've been m.i.a.! silly life stuff gets in my way sometimes.

i took most of this weekend to rest up and focus on a final idea for one of my classes, even though my room needs to be cleaned so badly it's stupid. it's been raining complete cats and dogs, so as soon as it lightened up today, i took my camera outside to finally get some shots outdoors. i'll get more soon, i promise. i feel like i've been slacking on that. i've been wanting to get a lot more things done on this blog. but more good stuff to come soon!

here's just a basic outfit for the chilly day. as much as my hand moves for dresses and skirts, pairing tights and shorts forever captures the heart. 

necklace, etsy / crop tee, american apparel / flannel, mom's / jacket, bycorpus (gift) / shorts, unif / tights / socks, land's end / wedges, thrift

here's a little music i just found by way of one of my newer friends. it's so good to have tunes to work to that have no lyrics. between classical and this, i get things DONE.

i'll be back in the midwest for thanksgiving in three days and two and a half hours, and i'm taking my cameras! so stay tuned!

music: toadstool -para one

pop.

i don't like neon. i don't like it, i don't like it, i don't i don't i don't. i've always stuck my nose up at neon colors on most garments, finding them too sports-chic for my style, so when i found this skirt, i was totally confused at the fact that i was in love. i put up excuses, like maybe the kitsch of the hawaiian print was what made me put up with the neon or something, but there's no getting past it... i like the brightness of the yellow, blue, and green against the black. it's a huge contrast to my mainly-monochromatic wardrobe, and besides, i so wanted prints in my life. this skirt's also a skater skirt, it's high-waisted, it's a mini, it's pretty-ugly, and it FITS me... so it checks off a lot of boxes otherwise.

i put the crazy with a lot of black-and-white-- a graphic tee and a blazer-- to sober things a little. i'm an adult, you know. i have to be taken seriously.

blazer, thrift / shirt, vintage / skirt, forever 21 / tights, forever 21 / shoes, demonia (ebay)

also, wearing this thing made me realize that hey, my hair is pink. my hair is neon. so i should probably get over being so stuck up about some clothes and open my eyes. no wonder i get so bored in fashion sometimes.

till next time,

music: how bizarre -omc

marc jacobs style.

short and sweet, you guys.

inspired by a marc jacobs ad from a few seasons past.

points to whoever gets the reference!

lipstick, lime crime / scarf, american apparel / dress, thrift / tights, gift / wolf ring, gift / other rings, bumblepuppy resale

also, i'm obsessed with this lipstick from lime crime that my mother sent me. it acts like a really intense tinted chapstick-- moisturizing and saturated. i now own a black variety as well. i usually can't deal with lipstick because of how it gets everywhere, but this is an amazing creation. check it out.

leaving you with a bit of house my friend from school showed me. erim franci.

till next time,

music: velvet -erim franci

thistlepearl.

just an outfit post for today. sorry for the delay on the giveaway-- i just have yet to take pictures of the prize! i really have been down and sick and not able to do much outside sleeping and briefly being on the computer. soon, though!

seamless top, free people / vest, urban outfitters (thistlepearl) / ring, gift / jeans, cheap monday / wedges, dsw (crown vintage) / bag, thrift

music: go on, say it -blind pilot