This is the last of that sort of thing. Now I’m cleaning up and I’m moving on, going straight and choosing life. I’m looking forward to it already. I’m gonna be just like you.

I went to the gym this morning and was very excited to see my favorite movie, Trainspotting, on the tv. It was like visiting with old friends. Friends who are heroin addicts, have terrible hygiene, and are generally fucking insane.

Boston Fashion Week is going right now, continuing through till Friday or Saturday. I’ll be covering some of the shows for New Brahmin, so make sure to check the site! I’m also heading to the Swapaholics swap and blogger meet-up on Thursday. I already have set aside a bag of goodies. I cannot wait!

In the meantime, here’s an outfit I wore to work last week. I really love the socks and sandals together, although I gotta a hell of a lot of odd looks. The skirt is a maxi skirt from H&M that I wear often. I pinned the front up and the back fell naturally into a balloon hem.

 
cardigan- Zara
shirt- American Apparel
skirt- H&M
shoes- Seychelles

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It doesn’t mean that I’m a prostitute, no no.

Although you’d think it from the looks I got in this. Yes, in this. It must have been the platform heels drawing attention. I think the idea that woman are catty by nature is untrue; but days like this one test my belief. I try to myself that the looks aren’t catty, other women are just checking out my outfit. So in that spirit, I made a promise to myself. When I see a woman in a great outfit, I’m going to smile at her. I’m not going to give her the once-over that makes us all uncomfortable. I’m going to try and let my admiration show through my face.

On an unrelated note, I think the hem on these jeans needs to come up about a half inch. Proportions are everything, right?

 
shirt- J.Crew
jeans- Habitual
shoes- Seychelles
 
Listening to… “Free Your Mind” by En Vogue

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I don’t have good luck when it comes to vintage shopping. Give me a bargain store and I can sniff out a deal in under 20 minutes. But put me in a vintage store and I wander the aisles aimlessly, trying to pull inspiration and vision out of the musty polyester and scratchy wool. Which is why the SoWa market was such a godsend for me. I was really excited to visit the Haberdash’s stand, which is run by very cool Boston blogger, Punky. And damn was it worth it. Within five minutes, I found the dress. Slightly sheer, nude (well, if you’re a white chick), classy, and all around perfect. I had been searching for something just like this. I switched out the fabric belt for something a little more substantial and spent the day walking around with my head high, thinking “I’m a vintage shopper! Yay me!”

If you’re curious about vintage success #1, it’s a multi-colored sequined, knee-length dress I got from the Salvation Army in South Boston. It fits like it was made for me. It’s in such good condition I suspect it was never worn, and it only cost $8. Nothing will top that find!

 
dress- The Haberdash
shoes- Seychelles
belt- J.Crew
necklace- Wet Seal

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I was reminded that today is the anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s death. It feels appropriate to use his lyrics today then.

I had an amazing weekend with my sister. She came to visit from Philly and we had a blast walking around the city, shopping away, and laughing at Chloe kitten. Good times, man, good times.

I have a backlog of outfits that I never posted last week, so without further ado:

tank-j.crew
cords- gap
oxfords- nine west
jacket- wet seal

blazer- forever21
shirt- j.crew
jeans- gap
flats- urban outfitters

sweatshirt- american apparel
jeans- gap
shoes- seychelles
headband- urban outfitters

 
 
Listening to… “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana

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