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!
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
Just decided to play around today...a merlot-and-mahogany palette, with texture variations.
tan cowboy boots : Goodwill
black fishnet tights : Targét
black and red tiered gypsy skirt : hand-me-down from Ima
gold sequined brown leather and red belt : Old Navy
black and tan zebra print top : W•••••t
brown lace shrug : Kohls or Macy's--some dept. store
red striped halter top : hand-me-down from Ima
red velvet embroidered scarf : hand-me-down from Ima
This choker is annoying.
black and plum lightweight hoodie : W*****t (I shop here entirely too much for one who has sworn to hate it for eternity...)
brown feline print skirt : from like 6th grade..
black fishnet stockings : Hot Topic, I think
black retro-ish shoes : Plato's Closet
black cameo choker : Valley Thrift
YES! The server has been rejecting my pictures for the longest time, so I've not been updating. Finally! This outfit is a few weeks old, obviously...but fun nonetheless! And I recently found out that I have new fans, who I didn't even know existed! Yes!
plaid & yellow vest : Goodwill
black polo : hand-me-down from Ima
black sleeves : hand-me-down from Ima
blue polyester skirt : Goodwill
pink tights leggings : some store somewhere
black argyle knee-his : some other store elsewhere
gray knock-off chucks : W*****t
I never wear polos. Ever. So this was a new thing for me. I'm considering trying it again.
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!
Nice hair today. Very easy too. Seriously, I showered, wrapped it in a towel, and went to bed (with the towel on). Halfway through the night, the towel fell off (I remember this happening, even though I was asleep). I also flattened my bangs down a little when the towel fell off (I also remember this xD). When I woke up the next day, I put on a hat. Voilá!
soft pink bunny cami : hand-me-down from Ima
green sparrow tunic : hand-me-down from Ima
blue long sleeved shit : Goodwill
army green hooded jacket : Targét
pink and green arm warmers : Etsy
green knit hat : hand-me-down from my step mom
denim booty shorts : hand-me-down from a friend
floral tights : Targét
tall gray socks : hand-me-down from Ima
tan cowboy boots : hand-me-down from Ima
Wow, seriously all second-hand or from Target. Nice. And special trick for the boots, one of which digs into my ankle rather uncomfortably. Ace bandage. Yep :)
Bandana + cowboy boots = ace.
Yeah so I have two pairs of cowboy boots--both hand-me-downs, and both a size or two too big. The right boot on this pair actually hurts around the ankle area, I guess because my ankle bone hits at the wrong spot or something. Otherwise, very nice boots.
I actually really like this outfit...the socks are sooo thick and warm. If I stretched them out all the way, they would at least reach the bottom of my skirt. Also, they are quite hard to get on...
blue tie-dye bandana : hand-me-down from Dad, I think..
gray Swell Season band tee : Swell Season concert I went to a couple years ago
dolphin hippie dress : hand-me-down from Ima (the dolphin is on the butt, not visible here)
deep blue leggings : hand-me-down from Ima
thick thigh high gray stockings : hand-me-down from Ima
tan cowboy boots : hand-me-down from Ima
Lots of hand-me-downs, as usual! <3 recycling!
