- Listening to Caribou and dreaming of summer..and what I want to wear to my first pool party. http://snipr.com/v0pdk [budgetstyle_about_com] #
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Day one of Tucson’s Fourth Avenue Street Fair was a bust, after gusty winds blew our tent into the Jamaican jerk chicken booth’s Barbeque next to us, almost killing the adorable family running it. Day two was also a debacle which started out with both of my roommates/business partners waking up too sick to help (thank you to my dear friend Abraham for standing in)! Day three, however, made it all worth it. We had a blast hanging out in the gorgeous sunshine, sewing stuffed birds for our little girl neighbors and hanging out with friends and getting a wicked burntan (we were too traumatized to set up our tent again, so we ended up braving the elements). My outfits of choice both involved short shorts, nude shoes, and lots of color.  scalloped shorts by Neeenee! Straw Hat – Thrift Store, $2 Striped Tank – Thrift Store, $2 Pearl Multi-Strand Chain Necklace – Thrift Store, $2 Floral Scalloped Shorts with Bow Sash- gift from the peerless Neneee (Oh and Valerie, there was no way I was actually going to sell that polka dot dress behind me, I just put it there to make my racks look more legit). Nude Pumps – Thrift Store, $2
EDIT: Yay, our friend John just sent a capture of the three of us! Lookit. 
We have been, and will be, slaving away for the Fourth Avenue Street Fair:  If you’re in or near Tucson, please come see us! Click the flyer to check out the bootie we will be hawking! If you’re not in the vicinity, here are some more delicious links from my About Budget Style site. Enjoy! Top Five Shoe Trends For Spring Top 5 Cheap-As-Free Beauty Tips How to Adopt Spring 2010 Runway Trends for Less Fair Trade Tribal Accessories (Indulge in the Tribal Trend Whilst Helping Independant Artisans) Why Shop Off-Price Stores… or How I Bought My Brand New Designer Outfit For $35. Uh, the tea, that is. No one would want me in an all-girl British pop band, believe you me. I can’t sing or dance, I giggle when I try to look sexy, I’m not British, and I can’t even play a tambourine. Plus I’d have to get drunk before every show to overcome my stage fright, and then I’d undoubtedly trip and fall and put somebody’s eye out with my sharp elbow(s). HOWEVER: I can and do wear short shorts. And that’s half the battle. This is, my friends, the official unveiling of the Sapphire Cordial ‘safari short’. (I can make that singular, right? Everybody is always throwing around the word ‘pant’ to mean a pair, and sounding very fancy doing it, so why not?) Anyhow, the point is, I slaved away at these (or should I say this? This short? So confusing) so that I could wear them in front of a curtain of the same material so you would have to squint real heard to tell that I don’t have an invisible pelvis. See? It’s a lot of work. Now you know how I feel. I rocked this ensemble to see the ultimate awesome girl band Agent Ribbons, our dear friends who were touring through on their way to SXSW.
As I may have mentioned previously, I have a penchant for neutrals. But that doesn’t have to mean a bleh outfit. It’s all in the details. A coin adorned scarf here, a four pound necklace there. What’s that, you broke/lost/got in a fight with one of a pair of earrings that really would complete your look? Go wild and only wear one! Gasp!
Don’t you feel liberated and somehow safe all at once? It’s like engaging in a little sado-masochism with someone you really trust. Just in case you were wondering, the safari short will be available at Tucson’s wonderful Preen, um shortly. Get it? Get it? |
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