Hair Ruiners, $12.95 (were $22) Let’s all pretend for a moment that all that nonsense from last Friday was just a joke, eh? Speaking of jokes, get a load of these wine tags some drunk person must’ve confused for barrettes! At first I thought this was a sale on eyebrow… stuff? But no, it’s the wine tags.
Paisley Print Maxi Dress, $36 (was $69) This was 69 and it will be again ifyouknowhatimsayin.
Metallic Case for Samsung Galaxy 4, $3.99 (was $18.50) Looks like that Samsung Galaxy 4 is finally paying off.
Billy Ella Embroidered Pumps, $129.95 (were $198) These are really pissing me off. They seem like something you should be able to make, right? BUT HOW?
J.Jill Long Perfect Tank, $14.99 (was $29) Why is this color on sale? No, please tell me. Am I color blind? Maybe toss this sweater I just bought IRL over it:
BDG Slubby Pullover, $19 (was $49)
Wolford Louie Tights, $32.50 (were $65) Whut.
Heidi Klum Lace-Trimmed Chemise, $49.50 (was $90) Just pretty. No jokes.
DIS: Positive Ambiguity Poster, $4.95 (was $15) We must all buy this.
Can someone please explain those rights because I do not understand them.
I think they’re like jazz. If you have to explain them…And I say this as a person who would 100% wear them. No lie, if those were priced under $10, they’d be mine in a heartbeat.
Seconded. They’re amazing.
:: checks “CleverManka gif’d at me” off her “FAREWELL TOAST” to-do list ::
I could look at this gif until the end of time.
Extended dance mix of it, in color:
You are perfection.
*clings to you*
Possible non-fashiony reason: Maybe the black part is a different material/knit/thickness that is more comfortable under knee high boots? Or, if fashiony, to give some of the visual impression of tallish boots when it’s too hot to cover half your legs in leather? IDK, I only took two years of Fashion in high school.
This was my assumption. Also, I feel like several of my boots are really good at ruining tights; maybe the solid part is denser and more ruin-resistant. Is that a thing? Ruin resistant? Well. It is now.
I wear tall socks over my tights and under boots to avoid this. Without the socks, the top of boot-tight interface gets scratched up. :-/
I had wolford tights that were that stripey pattern all the way down and they were amazingly comfortable and flattering and long lasting. I’m not saying they’re worth the money because the pricing is clearly madness, but I mourn the demise of mine and if I had real income I would totally get this even cooler version. With some d’Orsay pumps and a tunic dress?
Fuck, I might have just talked myself into unnecessary purchase.
My year-round aesthetic is definitely “slubby sweater”
I maintain that the term is SHLUBBY, & this “slubby” business will not stand.
(Slubby actually refers to the thick and thin quality of the yarn, I think. Irregularly spun wool or cotton is “slubby.”)
No, ksek. You do not need any more comfy pullovers. YOU HAVE ENOUGH OF THEM, THAT’S WHY.
The weather where I am right now makes sweaters impossible, and I still want it.
So much.
Update: I ordered it.
I totally had that sweater in 1986.
Ok, here’s my take on DIYing those pumps:
– You could try a mod podge actual fabric covering (per something like this ) and actually do some cross stitch, although planning out how your design was going to lay ahead of time could be tricky, and I think you’d need a flimsier fabric than is usually used for cross-stitch
– OR you could attempt to find cheap canvas (or other fabric) pumps (such as these guys from Payless ) and go at it with colored sharpies. And then maybe coat it with some protective shoe coating as a fixative?
These are my completely untested suggestions. I’m moving this week so I have 0 time, but maybe once I’m settled again I can try out the second option and let you guys know?
mod podge on shoes is tough, because it cracks & comes loose wherever the shoes bend while you walk. I think fine-point fabric pens might be the best bet.
You could also go with the fabric pumps and use puff paint (do they still make that?) for a more raised effect.
From my ’80s experiences I can say that old-school puff paint cracks when you walk- has it gotten better?
Hmmm, good point. I haven’t played with current puff paint, so I can’t say for sure.
Still cracks!
Bummer. I remember having to mightily struggle not to pick at the cracking puff paint on my sweatshirt because no matter how much the cracks bugged me, missing paint would bug me more.
Maybe just hand embroider on cheap canvas shoes with a big needle? There’s got to be a needle that can handle it.
Gluing with fabric glue (i.e. not modge podge, please do not ever use that for something that’s going to bend) might work also.
that was going to be my suggestion as well – fat needle with a sharp point, sketch the design in chalk or pencil on fabric shoes, stitch, line with something to keep the knots off your feet….
These were going to be my two (also untested) suggestions!
Hair….rings?
how do they not just fall out? do you have to braid them in? I AM VERY CONFUSED.
i would just need to put them within about a foot of my hair and they would immediately tangle in it and never come out.
I get this look for free when an earring falls out.
Nah, hair rings are fancy hair ties. Like the one my mom just sent me, basic black hair tie that has one bedazzled bead on it so they’re allowed to sell it for $10!!!
Shopping question:
Where do you buy long summery skirts? I’m thinking something between “Woodstock” and “Oregon Trail”
I’m quite tall, if that makes a difference.
Etsy vintage!
I’m tall too and suggest Old Navy tall and Loft tall. The Loft actually has some cute flowy maxi skirts right now too!
Chadwicks: https://www.chadwicks.com/search.do?query=maxi+sk…
I am not allowed to buy any new clothes so please do some vicarious shopping for me!
(i have a lot of their clothes and the colors are gorgeous and they wear really, really well, especially for the price point.)
I usually try TJ Maxx and Neiman Marcus Last Call, because I hate buying anything full price. 🙂
I just buy floopy maxi dresses and then wear button-down shirts over them because I am a disaster. Karen Kane has pretty things.
Forever 21 always has some fun maxi skirts in stock: (1) (2) (3)
although I got my fave ever long flowy floral maxi at Goodwill about 6 years ago.
The only one I currently own is from there. It has two slits and I am very confused by it.
It takes patience and a practiced eye, but I’ve managed to put together a collection of very nice maxi skirts from thrift stores. Some of them are less maxi than others, of course (I’m 5’9″), but it’s still a respectable collection.
Anthropologie usually has some.
Ragstock, all the way!
Seconding Ragstock. Depending on the location they have a really good used/vintage selection.
I got mine at Gap during a sale one Memorial Day.
I like eshakti because for an extra ten bucks you can get customize, which saves having to tailor after the fact. So you could tell them exactly what length to make your skirts!
What kinds of tops do you wear with your skirts? I always want to wear nice long skirts but can never figure out what to wear them with!
Usually v-necks or some kind of crop-top.
Target sells these soft v-necks that I like a lot.
Everything–and I do mean everything–about #1 confuses me. Why eyebrow stuff? What is it?! Why is it on her face? Like that? Why knit halter top with…collar??? Why wine tag hair ornaments??
This whole festival aesthetic bullshit has gotten to be too much for me.
Yeah, rolling my eyes so hard at those things being described as “tribal-inspired.”
If you want some hate browsing, look at their “festival fashion lookbook” it’s like all the cultural appropriation possible stuffed into one place! (also some really cute patches that I hate myself for being tempted by)
OMG, thank you for pointing me there. The tents! The blankets! It’s all so BAD.
It depends on how you define ‘tribal’…fashion victims are a tribe…
On the other hand, I just bought sparkly gold eyeliner and this has given me the inspiration I need to try applying it to my eyebrows instead of my actual eyes. I bet that will look super cool, and also somewhere in between “gluing sequins to my face” (a thing I used to do semi-frequently) and “normal makeup” (a thing I guess I should learn to do at some point?).
Yeah I’m actually digging the makeup in that pic. The hair….things? Not so much.
I like the boho look but draw the line at buying a squash blossom necklace for $200 from Lucky Brand or an $80 Indian tshirt from Denim and Supply. If I’m gonna get something like that, I’m doing my damnedest to get it from a Native American craftsperson.
Of you happen to live in Western Canada, here is a list of pow wows. There are usually some wonderful jewellers at those. (And a lot of crap too of course). http://yagotta.ca/activities/western-canada-powwo…
The Calgary Stampede is a big tourism event, but every hotel is probably booked by now.
Is June 21 National Aboriginal Day in the US too?
Why yes, I do want a nice art poster of Conchita Wurst.
Maybe the tank top is on sale because it’s long past King’s Day and the Dutch aren’t in the Euros?
I THOUGHT THAT WAS CONCHITA
I will buy anything with Conchita’s face on it. Sheer beauty.
Conchiiii! *hearts hearts hearts*
I was hoping she’d show up during the Eurovison somehow. ( I didn’t watch the semifinals though, maybe she did and I missed it?)
Anyway, she’s marvellous!
Conchitaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
This is a DIY inspiration post for sure. I will be making a maxi dress like that, and those shoes make me want to learn cross-stitch, an impulse I have never had before in my life. Even though I also have zero clue about how to turn cross-stitch skills into those shoes.
Also WHAT is that first photo. Please tell me they’re not trying to make hair piercing a thing. It’s giving me flashbacks to the late 90s when you could get your fingernails pierced at Claire’s.
Wait. Wait wait wait. FINGERNAIL PIERCING???
oho yes! what a weird and wonderful time that was…
It’s…almost ingenious, actually. The nail will grow out and need trimming and then you’d have to go back to have it done again. It prints money!
Assuming, of course, you don’t crack or fracture the nail somehow, which seems like a far more likely outcome.
If I recall correctly it caught on for about five minutes after Posh Spice started doing it. It didn’t even occur to my tween self that she was wearing fake nails and was dismayed that my reliably long and strong nails wouldn’t hold up having holes punched in them. I think I tried it twice then threw away my weird-ass nail charm thing in disgust.
I forgot about fingernail piercing! I tried to do it myself. It didn’t work.
Oh man, I could never do it because I am a BAD PERSON who bites her nails, but my bestie in high school always got her right ring finder nail pierced and wore like a charm hanging from it. I was always so confused at how she managed to do everything day things like using her hands with that shit dangling off there.
OMG I FORGOT ABOUT THAT. *proceeds to die laughing*
just the little dainty hole with charm, on the edge of the fake fingernail.
nail culture in general confuses the hell out of me, but oh my word.
Cross-stitching is very easy! I will now break out the cross-stitching 101 that I originally came up with in comments at this very blog.
Though I also do not know how to turn that into shoes.
I think the Sewaholic Saltspring pattern could work to make a dress like that!
What kind of fabric are you thinking?
I was thinking the Saltspring too, or maybe the Named Delphi (?) pattern! Fabric wise I was thinking of Liberty tana lawn or something similar – something light and breathable with a bit of drape. Or possibly I’d like to experiment with making it in lightweight jersey. Do you think that’d work?
I think they liberty would be divine! I’m not a fan of jersey on myself – I prefer something a bit more floaty – but looks like it could work if you find something you love.
I had never seen Named before – I like the strap detail/halter(?) look a lot.
And now I’m off to peruse the Named patterns.
I want those shoes. I do not have anywhere near the crafting skills to craft them, but I love them so much.
I don’t even wear heels but those shoes are, like, my entire aesthetic.
i figured it would be way more time & effort on my part than the price (even as an avid cross stitcher) and so i bought them full price a few months ago and have not regretted my purchase for an instant. wait, that’s a lie, i regretted not sizing up on my original purchase when i tried to exchange them and they were momentarily out of stock. so what i’m saying is, size up half a size if you decide to splurge on them
Kinda want those eyebrows, no lie.
I 100% would have bought that eyebrow gold leaf just to wear around the house. Maybe I can spray paint aluminum foil? Crumple gold origami paper?
Those shoes are amazing and I’m glad they don’t make them small enough for my tiny feet because otherwise I’d be even more tempted to buy them.
I am currently enraged by my huge feet and I totally would have bought them.
But they are good for one thing, uniting the awkwardly feet sized. Thank you beautiful shoes, for bringing tiny and big feet together.
Friends! I need a sundress for two weddings – one beach, one mountains. Please direct me to the best purveyors of strappy things!
Eshakti is my answer for almost everything. All their dresses have pockets! (Plus the whole customizable and general high quality things)
Wow, I just checked out their website and it’s so cool that you can customize things like that. Thanks for recommending them!
You’re welcome! So dangerous if you’re a sucker for day dresses. They’re pretty generous with coupons, as well.
Eshakti was a game changer for my wardrobe.
I’m a LuLu’s fan, personally. They run the gamut from super-casual to throw-on-a-blazer-and-you-could-look-really-nice-in-this.
Is “slubby” an actual adjective being used to describe that sweater?!
I am in love with that word!
I maintain that the term is SHLUBBY, & this “slubby” business will not stand. (I said this earlier too, but it’s something I feel very strongly about so why not repeat myself?)
Because you repeated yourself, I was able to thumbs-up this comment twice, which is approximately 98 fewer times than I wanted to thumbs it up, but twice as many times as I expected to be able to.
Ok but it refers to a slub, which is a thick chunk or bump in yarn or thread. So the adjective is referring to the thick-and-thin nature of the sweater rather than the comfy baggy nature.
It’s a real word, I promise.
actually, when yarn is not smooth and has unevenly spaced little bumps, those little bumps are called slubs. I don’t think the yarn in this sweater is slubby though.
I learned a thing today! & now, I’m off on a quest to find a sweater that’s both slubby AND shlubby.
I am an embroiderer and those shoes are making me feel some very complex feelings.
Is it wrong to buy a pair of shoes for a wedding that may never happen?
Because otherwise I can’t really wear heels but I NEEDZ THEM.
I had literally the exact same thought. I’m not even engaged yet, but those shoes are calling my name.
I have that Heidi Klum chemise (it was a gift!) and it’s so pretty and comfy! also that darker spot over the nipples is for ~sfw website reasons~ and is not as dark on the chemise itself (your nipples will show is what i’m saying).
Wow, I just checked out their website and it's so cool that you can customize things like that. Thanks for recommending them!
I used to do machine embroidery, and it has given me a new appreciation for it. To make those shoes, it would be best to embroider the leather and then make the shoes. I suppose you could do it by hand if you are crazy.
Very frequently I see embroidered clothes, mentally calculate how much time it would take in a machine, check the fabric to guess how much would be destroyed in the process (delicate fabrics cause trouble), and decide that the value of the embroidery is higher than the cost of the item. Then I remember that it was probably made by people with low wages in terrible working conditions and feel uncomfortable.
I don’t know what wine tags are even when they’re not in hair; that top photo is making me so confused.
The maxi dress is lovely; the pattern is sort of sofa/carpet-esque, but in a good way.
I recommend Eshakti too. Getting high quality dresses made to my measurements makes me feel rich and beautiful.
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