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We had such an epic 4th of July around the sweetest of Arkansans! More photos tomorrow!  thrifted vintage lingerie romper and pencil skirt  Everything thrifted, including 60s brogue wedges for $1!
(that’s to be read in the same tone as you would read “spring break!! wooo!!“) a little while ago i wrote a post about self-imposed fashion “rules,” and how to go about getting over/past them. i mentioned that my main rule was the “you just don’t wear black and brown together. ever.” i believe that i forgot to mention my second biggest rule, which is “diana never wears strappy/peep/toe-showing shoes.” (this goes way back to early childhood, when i convinced myself i had the ugliest feet in the world. it’s funny how i’m still letting a 6-year-old tell me how to dress.) my third self-imposed rule is, “i wash my hair every day.” maybe not with shampoo, but at least rinse it off in the shower. well, apparently this road trip is all about looking my stupid rules in the eye, saying “eff-you!” and reclaiming my fashion freedom. i’ve procured many a peep-toe pump at thrift stores along the way so far, and even went so far as to purchase a pair of vintage perforated tan strappy wedge sandals that i’ve been – get this – wearing on an almost daily basis. this may sound trite to some, but to anyone who’s suffered the debilitating effects of a self-imposed fashion rule knows just how big of a deal it is to finally overcome it. i’m thinking of throwing a party in honor of my newfound freedom. i’m going to bombard you with photographic evidence now, because i’m so excited about overcoming these life-long “issues.” you may all pat me on the back. one at a time, please. exhibit one – the strappy sandals:
i’m rockin those bad boys and i didn’t even give myself a pedi! not bad, huh? i give full credit to the shoes. exhibit two – combining black and brown in one outfit:
i’m coming to the realization that (at least as far as my personal taste is concerned,) it’s all about the shades of the brown and black being mixed, as well as doing it in small doses – shoes and belt in brown, dress in black? doesn’t look too bad… exhibit three – brown and black again: this time i think the dominating white in the dress made it possible to mix in the brown shoes and belt without too much “eye ouch.” and lastly? this has nothing to do with the outfit, and everything to do with me and amber choreographing our new broadway musical: oh, and in case you’re wondering, road trips are totally not conducive to daily hair-doin. i’m embracing hair powder into my life with open arms, and i feel like a changed girl. i like it! (side note: in the vein of some totally shameless self-promotion, i believe amber mentioned it already, but i’ve been documenting the road-trip in a not-quite-so-fashion-focused way over here. i’m trying to update on a daily basis, so if the nitty-gritty interests you, come visit! i like you!) After Sedona, we had our day in Santa Fe! What a cute city. Although the thrifting was not quite as prolific as Phoenix (our first stop is still in the lead for our contest), we did score some of the most amazing finds to date. Namely, a mind-meltingly awesome tooled leather satchel for $10 and a pristine pair of 60s brogue wedges for $1. Exactly the reason we took up this idiocy of 3 weeks of driving through the south in the dead of summer in the first place. Don’t we look smart now? As some of our adventures can’t all be fashion-related, be sure to keep up with our hijinx on Diana’s excellent new blog: Well Worn Road! She’s got posts on our “fun lessons” in Phoenix, our hiking trip in Sedona, our day trip to the precariously-located mining town of Jerome, AZ, and outtakes of our long-exposure photoshoot. Even I am having fun re-living every moment of this “perfect 10″ trip! After a 7 hour drive, fleeing a rather unwelcoming Amarillo, TX a day early, we were relieved to be in the open and charming arms of Jeanette and Will in Fayetteville, AR. They immediately offered us a glass of delicious wine on their firefly-festooned porch and then took us out to a fantastic bar where we danced our faces off at the immortal Michael Jackson tribute night. So much fun! So! If y’all are anywhere near Fayetteville on Sunday, we’d love to meetcha! This is likely to be our biggest clothing swap yet! Thank you to Dustin and the Fayetteville Flyer for including us on their calendar of events! You can find more info there. This is the way it works… We don’t want the swapping to be too organized so to make it more organic, we’re going to be swapping in a sort of bartering system. Example: you see that Fiona over there has the exact leather jacket you’ve been pining for? You may have to swap for 2 nice pairs of jeans and a floral sundress to get her to part with it, but to you it’s more than worth it. Or perhaps you’re lucky and she’s feeling generous enough to give it to you in exchange for a beer, you never know! So needless to say, there will be wandering and mingling, therefore laundry baskets for easy carrying/digging through would be a good idea. So bring your best stuff for this part of the evening and take home what you don’t find a good replacement for. Toward the end of it all, around 6pm, we’ll have an all-out GRABfest with all the unwanted leftovers in a pile in the middle of the room. I suggest wearing a leotard or bathing suit under your clothes so if you’re bashful you can try things on right there without fear of nip-slippage. We will be providing music and some snackage (nothing fancy) and bashfully hoping for any generous donations to help keep our costs down. Thanks and we’ll see you at the Swap! |
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