Outfit #30 - Stockings

Outfit details:

Skirt: Sussan (op shop).  Top: Ambra.  Cardigan: Jeanswest.  Shoes: Hot Options.  Necklace: from Jeannie.  Earrings: the Silver Shop.  Stockings: ?

Yesterday I mentioned I had played around with some stockings.  Today was my first outfit with stockings that weren't deadly boring.  Stockings, for me, are like sweets.  I like looking at sweet things, cupcakes, chocolate... but when it comes to actually consuming those sweet things - well, that's usually a no.  The thought of actually eating one of them... I just don't have the tastebuds for them anymore.  (It's not always the case, and it definitely used to be different, but there you go).  Stockings are the same.  About this time of year, I see all these cool patterns and colours and textures in the shops and I get so tempted!  I buy, but hardly wear.  Or I wear, but under long pants so they're hardly visible.  Not this year though...

Today's stocking effort is inspired by Kasmira, who has layered stockings in the past.  Opaques underneath fishnets.  I was a little skeptical - if it would be easy to actually put this combination on, if the stockings would slip around, how weird this might feel...  But I love this look!  Next time will have to be with different coloured base stockings.  I've actually only worn these stockings once before and I found them totally impractical.  Not warm at all because they are mostly holes, and unwilling to stay up - and I was less convinced about pulling them up before as I didn't want to add to the holes.  But today it was only at the very end of the day that I felt they weren't really into the whole staying up thing.  Even more than that, I had some textural interest in an otherwise plain ensemble.  It was slightly easier to see in the sitting version.  There is a reason I've been posting photos of me standing.  Do you know how hard it is to take a photo, sitting, that is not suggestive?  It's really hard.  Also hard is dealing with hair.  Just generally, but I did the paste treatment last night (normally that would be a Friday or Saturday event), and it was uncontrollable all day.  

Outfit #16 - A Bit French

Today was blergh.  But blue and white and red - hello France.

Outfit details:
Skirt and white singlet: Hot Options.  Top: David Lawrence.  Shoes: Milu.  Earrings: ? from David Jones.  Necklace: made by me.

Although I didn't go to bed exhausted, I woke up in the middle of a dream.  From then on, it was mostly downhill.  I won't blab on and on about my day, but there were train problems, it was raining, I hadn't taken a warm top or painkillers (both, unusually, would have been great), and my eyes have felt like closing all day.





It wasn't all bad.  I'll now be playing as well as listening at a gig on Friday - the Global Music Fiesta starts at 6 at the Bleeding Heart Gallery, 166 Ann St, in the city.  Tickets are $15 (minimum) at the door, all proceeds to CARE Australia.  I'm excited!

This skirt was one of last year's most-worn items.  I didn't tally its wearings, but it seems to have been worn a lot in my memory.  And no surprise really, as it's black and white and doesn't need ironing, or even to be on a hanger.  It does, however, have some not-amazing memories to go with it.  Today I even considered putting it in my giveaway pile.  We'll see.

The shoes had a bit of a comeback today - the first (and last) time I wore them I had the most horrendous blisters.  No running for a bit, and I had to get those large Elastoplasts in order to not cry when I wore shoes.  Some preemptive Bandaids sorted that problem today.

 You can always tell when I haven't had many breaks at school - the detail shots are taken at home...  By the time I got home, all I wanted to do was change into pajamas and sleep.  See my dedication in taking detail shots first?  Well, maybe.  The earrings are hard to see.  But they're like snowflakes, if you're wondering.  The idea for the necklace I stole from someone else - theirs had black beads instead of red, and red instead of white.  I quite like the idea of using small beads to fill the in between bits, instead of bare wire and crimps.

This top has a very tactile front.  Kids love touching it (weird much?!) - not only does it have bits attached, but they're of different textures also.  Unfortunately it needs a different something underneath, as I was adjusting my front all day.