Girls that glitter love the dark

Cardigan thing: Ross
Embellished shirt: Old Navy
Skirt: Target (Merona)
Tights: We Love Colors
Shoes: Target (Merona)
Necklace: Forever 21
Watch/Bracelet: Walmart

According to Ashley Falcon, "A head-to-toe black ensemble screams, Don't look at me!"

Or it could mean you just really like to wear black.

I got those black suede wedges that everybody has! The Mika wedges. I grabbed them when they were on clearance back in December, wore them around the house for a few times, and then tucked them away.

It didn't make sense to me to have shoes that I never wore, so I tried wearing these to work today.

I got a few compliments - you can see from my other posts that my attire is usually pretty casual - but man, my feet hurt. Nobody said they were uncomfortable. Maybe I just need to break them in.

I ordered this necklace from Forever 21 - I don't know why, I think because it was so cheap - and they sent me a spider necklace instead! It's the exact same design, with the big rhinestone as the body, but it's just a spider instead of a fly. I'm not going to complain, I vastly prefer the spider.

♫: Hannah Fury - Girls that Glitter Love the Dark

But everybody thinks I'm weird

Cardigan: Avenue
Tank: Target
Skirt: Target
Tights: Walmart
Shoes: Urban Outfitters
Scarf: Claire's
Bracelet: World Market


Another visit from the skirt that I never would have bought if not for the influence of fat fashionistas in the blog-o-sphere! And roller derby, which made me feel better about my body in general. So thanks, blog-o-sphere! And thanks, roller derby!

See, my legs are fat. The bulk of leg fat is in my thighs and starts at my knees. So anything I had to wear had to be knee length or longer, because I didn't like my fat knees. But my knees are going to be fat whether you see them or not. So why not wear a skirt that's a little shorter?

This outfit was inspired by a look I saw on Clothed Much when Elaine did her end of the year round-up. Of course I don't have a sweatshirt (I really don't) or lacy tights so I had to change it up a little bit, but the idea is to be inspired, not to copy.

I didn't tuck my scarf in like she did, either, because it has buttons on the fringe and I wanted to show that off. At the end of the day I think I should have, though, because my kindergarten kids kept coming up to me and grabbing and pulling my scarf.

My kiddos are super cute but this whole personal space issue is part of the reason why I prefer to work with older children.



I was a little noisy today, because of the jingly bracelet and the buttons clicking on the scarf. I love that the pattern is cute and a little sinister at the same time - the little stitched-together animals almost look like voodoo dolls. Eek!

Maybe that's the style niche I'm going for. Cute but creepy. I even picked a cute but creepy song to go with this post today.

This guy is my favorite:



♫: Kate Nash - Skeleton Song

A swing and a miss

Shirt: Old Navy
Skirt: Target
Tights: We Love Colors
Shoes: American Eagle Outfitters, via Ross
Teeny tiny necklace: gift
Watch: Target
Occasion: Alternative Certification Program training
Music: "Take Out" by The Sound Defects

I almost didn't post this outfit. I almost didn't post anything at all. I suffered a bit of a blow to my ego recently by being told that my previous outfit wasn't good enough for a certain "post what you wore" community.

I don't really have a lot right now, but I'm doing the best I can with what I have. I'd say I'm sorry if that's not good enough for you, but it would be a lie. I'm not sorry. I can't afford anything from Asos and I couldn't fit into anything from Anthropologie, so if that's the kind of thing you call "style," you're not going to get that from me until the day I get a much, much better income. The thing is, for a long time I didn't put a whole lot of effort into what I wore, so all I'm trying to do is look like I care.

Anyway, I call this outfit "a swing and a miss" because I tried to get it there, and it just didn't make it. It was very comfortable. Also, I'm pretty excited about the skirt, which is the shortest skirt I've worn since I was maybe twelve. The top just isn't doing it for me.

It actually wasn't doing it for me when I first bought it, snapping it up when Old Navy was doing one of their ridiculous clearance sales and I really just wanted something affordable and comfortable that wasn't a t-shirt - and all Old Navy plus is online, so it's not like I could try it on. I thought I'd give it another shot, hoping the skirt would dial down a bit of the frump factor, but I'm still not digging it and I think it shows way too much in the way of wrinkles and such of the skirt underneath. Should I keep trying to work with this top, or should I purge it from my closet?