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Oct. 24th, 2009 03:05 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
petronia(I don't know where to put this stuff. XD; It feels like it's more Tumblr-purview than LJ or DW but Tumblr gets RSS'd into Facebook status/notes and I uhh don't want everyone I know in real life judging me on my shopping and Polyvore experiments, even though THEY ARE THE ONES WHO ACTUALLY SEE WHAT I WEAR. What is this thing you call logic.)
Anyway: I acquired 2x floral print cotton rompers today at $10 each, neatly combining two hot trends, namely floral print (esp. roses) and rompers. XD; "A for Audrey" which is a nonexistent brand on the Internet, even though it is US-made, so I came up with an approximation on Polyvore:
Except with spaghetti straps, without the stomach panel, and grey/red roses + black/pink roses respectively. I've been a fan of rompers since July, when I unearthed formerly-mother's 80s vintage examplar and realized they combined the advantages of shift dresses with those of high-waisted shorts (Katy Perry style) without the drawbacks of either. Probably no item of clothing is better at hiding love handles by inherent construction. XD; Then I realized they were considered v. Gossip Girl "in" or smth? It's probably just the logical next step now that big shoulders have been rehabilitated (and that took a real generation, not a fashion "generation"). The floral print thing is supposedly a throwback to early-90s "grunge girl" styles but idk how accurate that characterization is, I don't remember anything like that - and I remember the advent of Courtney-inspired white frilly baby doll dresses, so.
Nevertheless, the above is my take on said "grunge girl" look, which is more like a necessity now that temperatures have dipped below zero. XD; (![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
analyse will know the "real" jacket in question because we were looking at it last autumn - I eventually ended up getting one of the last ones left in the store by spring, for $50.) It's what I plan to wear to Florence + The Machine, which calls for black leather and floral print if ever a gig did.
TODAY'S BONUS POINTS: how to make a Star Trek costume for Halloween for $12 without having to break out a sewing machine
As MBA I am command track obv orz
Anyway: I acquired 2x floral print cotton rompers today at $10 each, neatly combining two hot trends, namely floral print (esp. roses) and rompers. XD; "A for Audrey" which is a nonexistent brand on the Internet, even though it is US-made, so I came up with an approximation on Polyvore:
Except with spaghetti straps, without the stomach panel, and grey/red roses + black/pink roses respectively. I've been a fan of rompers since July, when I unearthed formerly-mother's 80s vintage examplar and realized they combined the advantages of shift dresses with those of high-waisted shorts (Katy Perry style) without the drawbacks of either. Probably no item of clothing is better at hiding love handles by inherent construction. XD; Then I realized they were considered v. Gossip Girl "in" or smth? It's probably just the logical next step now that big shoulders have been rehabilitated (and that took a real generation, not a fashion "generation"). The floral print thing is supposedly a throwback to early-90s "grunge girl" styles but idk how accurate that characterization is, I don't remember anything like that - and I remember the advent of Courtney-inspired white frilly baby doll dresses, so.
Nevertheless, the above is my take on said "grunge girl" look, which is more like a necessity now that temperatures have dipped below zero. XD; (
analyse will know the "real" jacket in question because we were looking at it last autumn - I eventually ended up getting one of the last ones left in the store by spring, for $50.) It's what I plan to wear to Florence + The Machine, which calls for black leather and floral print if ever a gig did.TODAY'S BONUS POINTS: how to make a Star Trek costume for Halloween for $12 without having to break out a sewing machine
As MBA I am command track obv orz
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Date: 2009-10-24 05:54 pm (UTC)Captain Petronia! (Also I am getting visions of First Officer Subdee XD)
Pictures if you do make the costume please? XD I am tempted myself, but would never wear the pieces that would go into a science blue (what else really?) outfit.
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Date: 2009-10-24 06:23 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-10-24 02:33 pm (UTC)How about the drawback of getting them off in the loo?
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Date: 2009-10-24 05:57 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2009-10-24 08:35 pm (UTC)I love those boots holy crap, where did you get them? Biker jackets + pearls = very Nana somehow (V Westwood? idk), and I commend you on those crazy floral tights. They are wild.
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Date: 2009-10-25 07:21 am (UTC)Boots were from a Sears outlet of all things, on sale... two years ago? IIRC
Hello!
Date: 2009-10-26 12:59 am (UTC)Nice! It looks like you're pretty good with costuming... I am not. I am still trying to figure out one for a party I'm going to or whether I should just give up and forget dressing up. If you have any ideas, feel free to share!