Haiku Ambulance

Yeah, living and learning! Look at that lighting!

Unfortunately, it seems that even a matter of perhaps 12 inches drastically impacts the quality of the light.

Also, that little space in front of the door is so narrow that I don’t think Ryan could even get a full shot there.

Ah well, we shall continue to experiment!

Same goes for the details. I’m having a bit of a struggle on my own, so maybe Ryan will have to get a little more involved than he probably cares to.

From the bottom up:

Shoes: Thrifted Bandolinos

(From the ARC. I typically have terrible luck with vintage shoes. But somehow, Bandolino’s consistently fit me perfectly and are just all-around good guys. This is the first time I have worn them with socks. It makes me a little sick that I did that, and that I wore tights with peeps yesterday. So what? Who cares? {a la fred armison, a la joy behar})

Socks: Target

(Not too much about these socks. They’re grey and I thought I could rock them as bobby socks, but I’m nervous. Maybe in the future.)

Trousers: Thrifted Levis

(That’s right, these are Levis. I included a terrible picture of the little tag that you probably couldn’t read even if you saw them in person. But there’s your proof. Unfortunately, the pictures don’t do justice to just how high they really are. The top of the waist falls 2 inches under my bra. Why do the proportions look so off to me in the pictures?)

Wife-beater: Target

(Am I the only one that refers to these as wife-beaters still? Great.)

Cardigan: Thrifted Target!

(You may not believe me, but I do have things in my closet that don’t come from the thrift store or from Target. But I also have this item which could negate any non- thrift/target items. Geez.)

Necklace: Thrifted

(There was a time when I thought I really needed more accessories. I came home with things like this, and they turn into things that don’t make it out the front door. I’m trying to give them some action and get over my accessorphorbia.)

Head wrap: Rodarte for Target

(Call it brilliant, or call it criminal, but this is the belt for the dress I bought from the Rodarte for Target collection. I prefer the dress with different belts anyway, so if you hate me for this- Um, I’ll probably never know, so… great.)

Nails: Maybeline _____ (I’ll find out at home)

(No one does this, so I’m gonna do it. And maybe it will motivate me to change my polish more often. Seeing as I am not the manipedi type. I mean, I have thrift stores and Targets who really need my money.)

Scent: English Leather

(I love this stuff. My Dad used to wear it, and I will probably love it forever. It smells like cowboys and chivalry and I think its just one of the sexiest things a woman can wear.)

So that’s today. And I wanted to say that upon reflection, not one of the images properly conveys the color of my trousers.

Okay.

Brace yourselves, now.

I am about to do my first outfit post.

I feel under-prepared, over-dressed, sloppy, nervous, embarrassed, under-dressed, excited, and totally vain.

Chronologically:

So, this was attempt #1, immediately outside of our front door, and honestly probably the best. Accidently.

I tried the timer on my camera. On my iphone. On an APP. So… sweet.

Obviously {as you will see}, this is where these pictures should (and hopefully in the future will) be taken. The light is natural, and much better than anywhere else I’ve tried.

This is attempt #2 (not including the elevator shots. Gross.) in the Parking Garage in our building.

This is taken by my boyfriend.

And it pretty much sucks. But it is head to toe- which is really hard to do on your own.

Especially because we don’t have a full length mirror.

Which is why I have to do things like this at work.

Which is still pretty terrible.

But alas- on to the details!

From the Bottom (of me) Up:

Shoes: Target

(They’re there now. And if you can’t tell, they are the palest mauve in real life. And super duper comfy- even though I’m technically wearing 1/2 size too small.)

Tights: Urban Outfitters

(These used to be pretty peachy, but then they snuck in the wash with a pair of new blue jeans and now their kind of cloudy and dingy, but I like them.)

Skirt: Thrifted

(I believe this homemade from the 50′s. There is seam tape and safety pins holding the hem up inside. It feels like upholstery and this is actually the first time I’ve ever worn it! I got it around Halloween at the best fucking thrift store on Earth. More about that later.)

Belt: Thrifted

(It’s black patent and came from the aforementioned thrift store- known hereunderaftertofore as the ARC. Because that’s what it is.)

Sweater: TJMAXX

(You will undoubtedly see this again. And again.)

Halter Onesie: American Apparel

(It’s this. And I usually regret wearing it once I’m out of the house. I love the sweetheart neckline it makes, but I hate fussing with it all day. Because I have to.)

Necklace: Thrifted

(This came from the ARC, along with the little ring on the chain as well. I love this. It’s heavy and feminine and makes most outfits looked really pulled together, when in fact they are not.)

So there you have it. Me, in my clothes.

This morning in the elevator, I told Ryan that I feel like Mrs. Don Draper.

And that’s the cat’s meow.

Addendum: I forgot to mention these items:

Coat: Thrifted

(Yep, from the ARC. It’s fabulous and I actually got really excited this morning when I put it on. You can maybe tell in the Parking Garage photo, but its hem sits a perfect 1/2 inch above the hem on my skirt. You can feel how these two items from the same time period  love being next to each other. It’s kind of heavenly.)

Glasses: The Bent Lens

(This won’t have to be mentioned again, so now it’s out of the way. The color is Silver Dollar, and I think that’s awesome.)