Future Thoughts

I've always imagined trends.  When I was little, I had a notebook where I designed clothes.  Most were pretty out there, but a lot of them have come to be.  It was all kind of random, "wouldn't it be cool if..." but now my sense of what will come has been slightly more honed. 

So now I want to share my predictions and make myself a Nostradamus of the internet. 

I'm a little late on these, but here's what's been on my mind.

+ Mustaches will be replaced by Octopuses. 
+ Horizontally striped pants will become a fashion thing (it won't be everywhere, only on the trendiest legs).
+ Round sunglasses will make a comeback.

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I know this is going to seem shallow compared to that last post, but it's part of me too.

Recently I've been paying more attention to clothes and fashion and makeup.  Things that never interested me before.  I grew up a tom-boy, and spent puberty with my dad.  And because I was smaller than my younger sister, many of my things were hand-me-downs.  Only recently, have I had clothes that fit me right.  And I have to say it's kind of nice.  But moving away from that bliss of not caring what I look like to wanting to look like me has made me feel so awkward.  I feel too shy to wear cute things because I never did before.  And there are things I'll see at the store that I like but I know I'll never wear because I would feel too weird.  It's almost like I've created a character for myself and all my clothes have to follow that.  That's silly, I know, but it's hard to not follow it. 

A good thing that has come from this is a reevaluation of my wardrobe.  Sometimes when I'm feeling creative I'll try to pair random things in my closet to see how they work together.  Sometimes it does and sometimes it doesn't.  But either way it makes me feel good to know that I can find ways to incorporate different elements into an outfit so that I can wear something without feeling too wrong about it.  A lot of times its really simple, but I like how it comes out.

I just spent my Sunday walking through the forest in 3 inch heels

This past weekend was the opening weekend of Sherwood Forest.  Which is basically a smaller Renaissance Festival. And it was bad ass.

I made my own costume this time.  That was the first time I've ever done anything like that, and even though it wasn't very elaborate, I think it came out nicely. 

 

It was really simple.  I had an old green dress that I wore once as part of a Halloween costume that I'd never worn since.  That's what made my tank top and skirt.  I used eyelets and a shoelace to make the lace up the front of the tank.  They eyelets came from a craft store and cost less than $5, the shoelaces from the grocery store.  The belt came from Ross and the stockings are just generic stockings.

My favorite part is the boots.

 

I got them as a Christmas present recently.  They were kind of expensive, but I've been getting a lot of use out of them.  Though they are tall, they're not terribly uncomfortable, and they're basically my first pair of heels and I've been managing them perfectly.  They also work really well with jeans.  

I actually tried on some clothes while I was there too and there was one specific outfit that I liked a lot.

I really liked this one.  Especially the corset (they're so sexy!).  But the cheapest part of that outfit was $40, so I don't think I'll be getting it for a while.  But the good news is that it is made up of very simple components: two skirts, a shirt with an open front, and a corset.  I do already have a corset and some flowy skirts, so I tried to recreate it at home.  

 

To make it more interesting, I tucked up a part of the skirts into my waist.  It made it look more ruffly and brought out a nice color contrast.

The corset came from Charlotte Russe and was around $3 (hoo-ray for the discount rack!) 

The skirts were hand me downs from my mom, but they have been growing in popularity and I think I saw some at Forever 21 last time I was there

And the shirt was just a tight, low cut shirt I got from somewhere in France, H&M, I think.

It was a fair attempt at a reproduction, I think.  And because it was less extreme, it's something I could possibly were around (should I ever gather the courage to wear a skirt outside).