Saturday, December 4, 2010

Days 26 and 27: In which the imponderable is pondered, and it turns out pork belly is delicious.

Fwaaaaaaaw, busy couple of days there! After trying ever-so-hard to enjoy my new found freedom from the regular workweek and take it easy for a while, I finally admitted to myself that I might have a little bit of a problem...I can't take it easy. When faced with the prospect of doing nothing, most people will slump their shoulders, let out a contented sigh, and RELAX. I become a nervous ball of misdirected anxiety. So, in the interest of preserving the sanity of myself and everyone I come into contact with on a daily basis, I'm giving in to my addiction, and getting productive again. Yesterday I drew for three hours, prepped the bathroom for painting, went into Portland for First Friday, and had dinner (finally!) with a Very Handsome Man at the Victory on Division (Pork belly stew, Belgian frites, and a ginger hot toddy...pure bliss on a snappy December night!).


Witness how cleverly I turned my big comfy sweater into a winter-friendly minidress! Ok, so my legs were still FREEZING! But I felt properly glamourous for an evening of gallery hopping...

Old Navy camel coat, thrifted and altered; Vintage fur; Sweater coat, Anthropologie; Tights, U.O.; Jessica Simpson platform maryjanes, The Rack; Tyrolean hat, stolen from Mom; Victorian button pendant, gift from Mom.

And today? Cookies! The Christmas gala for the museum is tomorrow, and Mom and I have volunteered to make hundreds of tiny cookies...oh dear! What have we gotten ourselves into? My outfit was so neutral today, I decided it needed a pop of color, so I put on electric pink lipstick and a red leather belt. Done and done.


Old Navy camel coat, thrifted and altered; Levis jeans, Marshalls; Olive sweater, F21; Leopard flats, Target; Red leather belt, thrifted.

Here's a question...So, I have this FANCY party to go to, which is a work event. I know I want to wear black opaque tights, and my black beaded sweater. But should I wear them with my black Helmut Lang dress (So serious!), or my J. Crew leopard print cocktail dress (Wildly unprofessional?)? Help!





15 comments:

  1. Your second outfit looks so classy with the coat on and the animal print ballet flats.The firstt one is...very much you a creative mix of favorite pieces!!!The platforms look fantastic but are they comfy at all?

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  2. Oh, Lord. I'm so in love with outfit 26!! The hat, the fur, the sweater dress! LOVE. I vote for the Helmut Lang dress for the party, although either would work in my book.

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  3. @ Angie, They are SO comfortable. I think they are just really brilliantly engineered. The balance is perfect, the leather is soft, and the straps are nice and sturdy. I kind of live in these, and in my other pair of JS shoes, which I bought at the same time...four years ago! I'm hoping my new ones will be as comfy...

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  4. I love that you took a simple outfit, added fun shoes and a red belt, and BAM, you had an adorable little number!
    I actually prefer the J.Crew print...which surprises me (I'm always so boring!). Can you style it in a way that would make it more professional? A black shrug or shall or something to tone down the print?

    The Auspicious Life

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  5. omg i love how versatile you were, making your cardigan into a mini! and i love that fur. lovvvvve. i also love the platforms and your adorable shoes. and WHO, pray tell, is this Very Handsome Man?!

    also, i love how perfect casual your second outfit is. i am attempting to make a foray into Lipcolor soon and i am officially going to seek you out for advice. done and done.

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  6. I am loving those tights, so great! You can't beat a great pair of tights to add excitement and complete an outfit.

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  7. I vote for the Helmut Lang (not a fan of leopard). I really like the tights and I'm stunned to be admiring a Jessica Simpson brand product, but those Mary Janes are excellent.

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  8. Umm WOWness galore, here. These two outfits are wildly different but I just adore both of them!

    I...kind of think I'd go all black. Just because I think that's starkly daring and always chic. But I'm sure you'll pick what's best!!

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  9. I really like the simplicity of the second outfit (and that color with the red belt look amazing on you). Also love the sweater in the first.

    I'd go black.

    Also, I totally know what you mean about having trouble winding down...if it's any consolation!

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  10. Go black! Go black! That dress looks HOT on you!

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  11. One more for the leopard print--it almost looks like tortoiseshell to me. And as much as I love all black, it is so ubiquitous in the PacNW. You look great in colors and prints.

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  12. Melindaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! I love you face! Do you have the slightest clue how giddy it makes me that you read my blog? Yay! I think you are all right about the black dress...though the point is NOT to look hot! Competent! Professional! Elegant! Refined! Oh, dear. Its a good thing I'm taking cookies.

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  13. discovered this lady on etsy today and it made me think of you:

    http://www.etsy.com/shop/thevintagemistress?section_id=6607086

    only dont buy the charcoal gray wool lace-trimmed dress. or i might have to go inmate on you, carve my toothbrush into a shiv, and do something drastic. not because i am violent or because i don't love you, but because i am so in love with that dress. the end.

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  14. You and your style make me smile, srsly, yes srsly. That first picture/outfit is like you're a refined gangster's moll who decided to go "eff it" and become a veritable gangster herself. Bitch, yeah.

    Even though I'm a fan of leopard print, I think the Helmut Lang dress is definitely getting my vote for this type of occasion. Classy, but not stuffy. Then of course, it's ultimately your choice in the end. :)

    Toast with Charmalade

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  15. Well, I think you could totally get away with the leopard dress if that's what you've got a hankering for. Holiday parties are really forgiving, you can totally push the boundaries a bit. Besides, the black dress is a shoe-in, right? Bet you wouldn't end up being the only one wearing a black dress.

    Leopard print, on the other hand...

    Eh! You're gonna look fab no matter what:)

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