Prada Bag and Purple Hair

Another modesty outfit, mixing patterns while maintaining a general color scheme.  Here I am at my grandmother's house, having recently returned from a Goodwill modesty shopping spree.  I found this 'vintage' Prada knapsack for only $7 or $8, in excellent condition.  I found another one online for a comprable price, but mine has a gold lining inside (instead of silver) and the straps on the other one were fifty shades of messed up.

cream and navy striped shirt : Goodwill
yellow and green flower skirt : Valley Thrift
charcoal thigh highs with blue and green argyle : Targét, perhaps?
aqua-green scarf with silver threading : some little store in Israel

Also, you may note my recently dyed purple hair.  These pictures are actually from almost a year ago, so I feel perfectly fine saying that I once again have awful bangs!

Jorge Goes Israeli

While his ability to pose for a picture are just as horrendous as mine, Jorge really pulls off this simple Mediterranean ensemble.  (Dude, I just spelled Mediterranean right on the first try for the first time...excellent...)

white polo : who knows
white bukhari yarmulke : probably Aba's High Holy Days kippah
generic denim jeans : no idea

Dead Bunnies

 

white and red paisley tunic : hand-me-down from Ima

blue paisley scarf : gift from stepmom

black peacock leggings : Israel!!

brown furry boots : gift from grandmother Connie

silver rings necklace : gift from cousins on stepmom's side

DISCLAIMER:  NO RABBITS WERE ACTUALLY KILLED IN THE MAKING OF EITHER THIS BLOG OR ANY OF THE CLOTHES FEATURED ON IT to the best of my knowledge

 

Cheerio!

This outfit, when completed, seemed to illustrate a clash of two cultures.  On the top, the white collar with the blazer gave a rather proper, English feel.  On the bottom, the elephant-like salwar kameez pants hinted of India.
Unfortunately the snow boots I had to don to brave the weather ruined the effect...

white sleeveless button-down shirt : eBay costume piece
strawberry sparkle tunic/dress : Etsy
embroidered brown corduroy blazer : Etsy
green salwar kameez pants : part of the maid's of honor outfit for Ima's wedding
black peacock leggings : Eilat in Israel

No thanks, I don't really want a bite of your eggplant...

Interesting and a little scary encounter at the grocery store today.  It's amazing the kind of stuff that people try to get away with.  I suppose it just goes to show...when a guy looks like a creepy sleazeball--he's probably a creepy sleazeball.

burgundy sweater : gift from last wintertime
brown corduroy vest : Goodwill
flower print sundress : Israel
ripped up blue jeans : years ago
brown suede boots : gift from my stepmum
gold flower necklace with rhinestones : hand-me-down from my grandmother
orange flower hair clip : years ago
pale yellow-and-silver lotus earrings : hand-me-down from Ima

Hot Chocolate

A very fun combination of classy and childish, this outfit features a sweatshirt embellished by my grandmother Connie.  She put her mad sewing skills to a simple purple top and produced this beautiful unicorn masterpiece--several years ago.  So I figured--hey, it's time to wear it again!  It still fits (mostly)!
Accent the ensemble with extra jewelry, for the childish touch...but make sure at least some of it is classy too!  Voila!  Hot chocolate.

Au Naturale

I know I say "this one is my favourite" or "this one is so fun to wear" a lot.  But it's true.  I can't help it if I like what I wear!  I have this theory--if I wear enough red with this wig, people may actually think my hair is red.  It worked too, on some people!  Others said that it is a very good color for me.  <3

Wigs can be very tricky.  Often they don't look very realistic.  One good, easy way to "hide" the fact that it's a wig, is to wear a cute hat.  Key word here is "cute"!  I suppose a baseball cap might work, but it seems rather pointless to have a head of full, lustrous curls, and throw a baseball hat on over it.  *shudder*
If you're going to wear a wig, however, it's important to consider when and where you're doing it.  For example, work is not the place to wear your long, blue wig.  Nobody wants to look down at their salad, and see that there's a long bit of blue-something in it.
Not surprisingly, people who don't wear wigs often are reluctant to do it, no matter how fun it may seem.  That's understandable!  It's a big jump out of ones comfort zone--I know sometimes when I'm walking around campus, I wonder what people must think about me.  I'll get paranoid, and start thinking that the athletic-looking guys behind me are laughing at me, rather than the bike that got chained upside down to a tree...
So be prepared.  If you're going to wear a wig, accept the fact that you WILL get come comments on it, and some of them might be unfavourable.  Don't let me scare you though--I've never gotten anything but compliments on my wigs.
Two more quick notes about wigs--they're hot, so if you're going to sweat, DON'T WEAR THE WIG.  And the other?  They're itchy!
Oh, and all that nonsense about being unhygienic?  Well, it's mostly nonsense.  You're an intelligent individual, don't buy your wig from some sketchy place.  None of mine are made from real hair, so synthetic wigs are a perfectly fine option too.  And often much more affordable.

cute knit hat : hand-me-down from Ima
red curly wig : eBay
floral sundress : shuk in Israel
green short-sleeved jacket : hand-me-down
strawberry picnic footless tights : $10 at this cute store downtown
red wedge pumps : Goodwill

Peacocks and spiders, oh my!

Featuring, the sweater my grandmother Rosi knit for me!  It has a spider on the back...I should have taken a picture of that!  
Anyway.  Ellie loves my sparkly dress that I'm wearing here--she recently got a Stephanie dress (from LazyTown), which she now wears to match me.


baby blue knit sweater : hand made by my step mum's mum, Rosi
sparkly strawberry-colored dress/tunic : Etsy purchase
black peacock leggings : 26 shekels in Israel (about $5.25)
brown and tan striped knee his : hand me down from Ima
brown suede boots : gift from my step mum


A very comfortable, very warm outfit for the cold weather!