You know those cheap clothing stores that are pockmarking our lovely stripmall america? They have names like “Styles for Less” and “Maria’s Discounts” and their stuff falls apart if you do anything too deviant such as, I don’t know, breathe? And the fabric that they make it out of feels kinda like a cross between shark skin and horse hair but still manages to be utterly synthetic? And then you say to yourself, “Oh well, it only cost me 5 bucks, I at least got 5 bucks worth of wear out of it. And it’s already out of style anyways.” Well I’ve decided that, in this world of waste, it is better to spend $50 on a pair of cotton North Face pants that I can wear everyday and will last forever. These things are so great, they always look good, fit well and are so modifiable! They, along with my American Apparel t shirts are my cozy weekend uniform. Wes Anderson understands the power of the uniform and how your clothes shape you and reflect you at the same time.
And who says uniforms can’t be HOT? (Hint: Jackie Mitoo makes everything hot)
What’s your uniform?
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“sometimes there is so much beauty in the world… I feel like I can’t take it… and my heart is just going to cave in…” or my credit card will max out.         prices range from only $9 (for the tortoiseshell Jackie-O hoops) to $32 (Flora Bella gold cuff): (kill me now!) i have been keeping a secret. i am not the only person with my identical bargain-shopping gene. my keen sale-sniffing skills. my joyous love of fashion… she’s a graphic print-loving, creatively professional, champion of autism during the week and a psych/folk rock-listening, beer-brewing, technicolored beagle-wrangler on the weekend… we shared a womb, a room, and now (over 1,000 miles of left coast apart) we will share a fashion blog. she’ll be the folk-chic yin to my boho-glam yang… …we may have to change the name of this site to Excruciatingly Hip. here she is, my twin sister, Eve (seriously, watch out.):
was anyone else disappointed by this line? i am SO done with skull motifs and preppy styling. it seems so 2006. the only things i really like are this button-down collarless cornucopia print top (which, yes, has a few skulls), the tree T-shirt, the white sweater in the last photo, some of the pants and the dark wash jeans.    nevertheless, i LOVE the balls on target for taking chances on such high-fashion designers. Anna Wintour once compared Libertine to Galliano, so they’ve obviously toned it down a few notches for the masses. |
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