Bittersweet little romper

 

Tee Hee. Just having Photoshop fun because I did not actually accomplish any worthwhile self portraits of this outfit.  I was oh so excited when I saw this little blue velvet romper hanging in Forever 21. I decided today to wear it a little grunged up with my trusty flannel and Docs. The bittersweet part I mentioned in this title? My sweet little romper nearly ripped to pieces while taking these photos. The fabric and seams tore all up the crotch and a hole in the bum. Not to mention the rip that occurred in the side seem within the first 2 hours of work today. Quite a disappointing turn of events. Now I know Forever 21 is not synonymous with quality, but really? I purchased this yesterday. How embarrassing if one were to wear this out to a party and have this happen.

 Picture from the site....

 

my rips......

ohhhh well

same girl in a new aesthetic attic

Same girl, new name. This one will stick I swear. A little alliteration never hurt anyone. I came up with this new name over my Thanksgiving break and it feels fitting. Ever since I learned the word aesthetic, I have been known to use it all too often. I am a very visual thinker and I guess that is where my obsession with the word comes from. Style is all about aesthetics and my goal in everything I do and everything I wear is to create a little world with a distinct look and mood. 

I would love to be able to dedicate more time to this little endeavor and maybe build some kind of following but I am currently in the process of wrapping up college. I am stressing over financial projections for a hypothetical business plan and putting together a dazzling portfolio. Posts will be meager as usual it seems. Exciting things are in the future though, I can feel it. I will leave you with some shots taken to pick and chose from for the new banner you see up above.

outfit 1: sequin slip-Free People, blouse, bracelet hat-vintage, skirt, shoes-F21

outfit 2: sequin slip- Free People, dress, socks, shoes- F21, headpiece-made by me

oh hi

oh hi. I wore some clothes today. I went to class. I had a test in trends in contemporary art. Every once in a while there is a gem of a general education class at my school. Usually not so much, economics might mean "lets BS and talk about at what age we started drinking alcohol and what are religious beliefs are." and Chemistry and Society might mean "here's the answers for your test next week now lets play with some blocks and make atoms." But my contemporary art class is one of the gems, which I am really enjoying. I even had fun writing my essay yesterday. I was sitting in the library surrounded by books on existentialism and Francis Bacon. After my test I worked on my portfolio all day which is coming together alright. Back to the fact that I wore clothes today....

tank-A Camp band tee, lace blouse, sweater-thrift, skirt- Marc Jacobs, tights, socks, shoes-F21

feeling pretty

The pieces from the November Free People catalog would have me fp feeling pretty for sure. I most loving the floaty layered tulle maxi and the sheer top slips. I'm not sure exactly where my attraction to the Free People aesthetic is rooted. Maybe its in my hippie-esque up bringing, my attraction to vintage, my affinity for collecting things, mixed in with the bit of glam and glitz I always crave. Lately I've been looking to their creative styling for inspiration all to often. Their clothes aren't exactly in my current price bracket but I kind of feel that the essence of many of their designs can be found in thrift shops. I have a perfect example of a dress I bought at Salvation Army that looks just like a Free People dress on their site now that I have been meaning to share. That is not to discredit brand as the pieces I do have from them are some of my most treasured clothes. Most my Free People pieces have been collected in the same way as those thrift look-a-likes. Purchased in thrift shops, resale shops and at Loehmans because as I said, I'm broke. I wanted to show some of my favorites from the November catalog along with today's outfit which is heavily representative of my brand fascination.

 Sweater and top- Free People, dress and necklace-F21, tights-?, boots-flea market, head piece- vintage

shoesessed

I am sorry for my recent shoe obsession. These 80%20 shoes from their fall collection are killing me. I am most partial to black boots and the same would go here but, I really enjoy the contrast of the royal blue cuff on the brown pair. I like all three so much I could not choose. Good thing I won't have to since I can't afford any!

On another shoe note this Forever 21 take on the famed Miu Miu collection is pretty good. I wish they had been a bit more clever than polka dots but I will take it and search them out in the stock room.

lost and gone

I lost those rings in the Merchandise Mart food court restroom. Took them off to wash my hands because one is wood and the other is from Forever and likes to turn to its true copper color when exposed to too much water... or too much wear. I walked back into the restroom 5 minutes later and they were no where to be found. The Mart cleaning woman was so helpful and sweet trying to help me locate them but no luck. She told me her daughter lost her engagement ring the same way. My rings were not that valuable obviously; they had a combined retail value of $11. I was able to replace the Forever 21 ring easily but i returned to Randolph Street Market on Sunday to see if the guy selling the wood rings was there. He was nowhere to be found.

I am pretty excited to see whats up with Forever 21's new line "Twist." It sounds like every month or so they will release a new collection based around the theme. The first theme is circus. The clothing looks to be similar in style, fabrication, and target market to the Twelve by Twelve line. The line is full of bold pieces meant to make a statement. Wacky graphic tops, shapely skirts and lots of whimsy. And like the Twelve by Twelve line, I think I will be lusting after many of the pieces from the second I see them in the stock room just out of the boxes.The Twist line will be launching at the Chicago Michigan Ave. location nearing the end of the week.