L'Shana Tovah! Beginning a Year of Modesty

The Jewish new year begins tonight at sundown, and I am beginning my year of modest dress.  For more information, see my philosophical blog here.


off-white sweater : Goodwill
light blue pirate shirt : hand-me-down from a friend
ankle-length green skirt : hand-me-down from Ima
black and gray striped stockings : Hot Topic
gray knock-off chucks : W*****t

Zebra

One of my favorite things to do with clothes is to disguise sleepwear (a.k.a. lingerie) as everyday wear.  Take this zebra print blouse, for example.  Found it in the lingerie section.  Definitely a multi-purpose item.  Of course, this only works with pieces that aren't extremely risqué.  I especially like to do it with nighties :)

black crochet shrug : hand-me-down from Ima
tan and black/brown zebra blouse : W*****t (I regret it..)
blue jeans : W*****t (yes...I know...)
white woven bracelet : made by yours truly!
faux pearl necklaces : Goodwill

A hint of Gatsby

 

It's party time!  Some lovely 20s tips :)  Makeup?  Bow lipstick!  Don't do the whole lip, or you won't get the pouty look.  Eyes should be smoky.  I decided against eyeliner on the upper lid, in favor of dark purple and blue eyeshadow.  Definitely do eyeliner on the bottom though!  Fill in that line between your eye and bottom eyelashes, from corner to corner.  I also do a little under the lashes on the outer edge.
As for the clothing itself--braless, ladies!  This lovely tunic dress of mine just happens to have an exceptionally low waist, so I've got that covered, especially when paired with my flowy kerchief skirt.  Since the weather today is 30s and rainy, I put a couple lace tops on underneath, which also made the cleavage less blatantly there.  
Since, in the 20s, womens' hair tended to be short and simple, easy-to-do styles, while my hair is long, I came up with my own alternative.  Long, easy-to-do styles...aka messy bun!  It is exceptionally lovely if little tendrils of hair fall out :)
As for jewelery, big earrings set with rhinestones, pearls, etc. held closer to the ear (think clip-on) seemed to be popular.  Since I haven't really got any like that, I decided to just go with my awesome elephant earrings.  Necklaces should be rather like mardi-gras beads.

strawberry sparkle tunic : hand-me-down from Ima, Etsy purhcase
blue tie-dye 3/4 sleeve cardigan : hand-me-down from Ima
lace cami : W*****t
long sleeved lace blouse : eBay
brown stretch kerchief skirt : Macy's gift from Ima's cousin
panty hose : your local Walgreens/CVS
brown steam punk boots : eBay 
lennon specs : Purim 2011
pearl and gold necklaces : Valley Thrift

And now, for some Gatsby men!

Leopard Fishnet

It's been a while, but in the grand scheme of things nobody will notice ;-)


Anyway, this ensemble is perfect for those 40, 50 degree weather days.  Not quite ready to get rid of the coat, but warm enough to go out in a skirt.


green scoop neck hoodie : Goodwill
dolphin hippie dress : hand-me-down from Ima
denim booty shorts : hand-me-down from a friend
turquoise leopard tights : Targét
hot pink fishnet tights : Hot Topic
blue low-ankle girlfriend shoes : W*****t

I made sure to get a picture of the dolphin on the back of my dress :)  And more braids!  Actually my hair looks pretty awkward.  It's probably the end of the day.  I don't remember.

High Definition

 

Okay so I'm back here by the window--I love the lighting here.  Officially my new favorite blog photo spot.  And I promise this will be the last time I do the steampunk gloves/peace sign combo.  For a while.  Because, you know, it's Friday.  Maybe I'll do it again Monday.  Yeah.
I am also fond of how I am wearing almost no makeup, yet my eyes look so defined!  Seriously--just a little liquid eyeliner on the top lid (almost imperceptible), and a dash around the outer corner of the bottom eyelid, and you are set.  None of this crazy raccoon eye stuff.
And yes, my hair is the same as yesterday.  Okay, so some of us can't shower two days in a row.  Actually it's better for your hair to only wash it every couple of days anyway.

purple and blue plastic hair baubles : CVS
charcoal steam punk hand warmers : ...you guessed it
long brown sweater : hand-me-down from Ima
stretchy black belt : Goodwill
black and charcoal striped t-shirt : thrift store years ago
purple/amethyst silky nightgown : hand-me-down
flower chain necklace : belt off a kid's dress
mint pinstriped mini-skort : Valley Thrift
green vine/white flower tights : years ago (super torn up haha)
army green stockings : hand-me-down from Ima
brown furry boots : gift from grandmother
orange headphones : okay kind of intentional this time...

Blast from the past...

Oooh something shiny!

This outfit was inspired by childhood.  Simply being a kid.  The hair baubles depicted here are almost exact replicas of the very same ones I wore as a child.  Really.  It's amazing the kind of vintage-style things you can buy at CVS these days.  Okay, so they're not vintage.  Then it's amazing the kinds of things that DON'T go out of style.  Well for kids at least.  Take these Silly Bandz, for example.  This is my meager collection, each one a gift from a different person.  How long do we think these will last?

purple embroidered unicorn sweatshirt : handmade by my grandmother Connie
bangles : Indian-ish store downtown
blue and silver unicorn bracelet : I haven't the foggiest
Silly Bandz : gifts from friends
clunky red bracelet : hand-me-down from Ima
hair baubles : CVS earlier this week
sparkly heart hair clips : Meijer a few weeks ago
blue kitty earrings : hand-me-down from Ima

Azul

So many layers of blue!  I just love it!  And I really don't like blue very much!

blue and green tie-dye sweatshirt : from my childhood
white tee : hand-me-down from Ima
blue "denim" dress with velvet flowers : hand-me-down from Ima
blue denim shorts : hand-me-down from a friend
blue/green leopard print tights : Targét
gray/green/blue/white thigh highs : Targét

(Who went to Target recently??  haha)

So Frum

My favorite piece of this outfit is the necklace.  It's made out of cork, and has a picture of two '20s girls on it.

blue and white tie dye 3/4 sleeve sweater : hand-me-down from Ima
white short sleeved button down : Goodwill
ankle-length green skirt : hand-me-down from Ima
powder blue silk scarf : hand-me-down from Ima's mum
multicolor fuzzy knit/crochet hat : hand-me-down from Ima
'20s girls cork necklace : Etsy