H is the lovliest man, for all sorts of reasons. One of those reasons, like I mentioned in my What's In Your Bag post Tuesday, is that he brings me lovely gifts. In this post, I share a perfect vintage gift he bought for me, the Girl Who Doesn't Fit Vintage. And why I don't fit vintage. Which reminds me that I should make sure I wear the Gifts From H. Which he reminds me of regularly.
I've got lots of thoughts brewing on this lil' ol' blog here, and while I mull them over, I thought I'd pull some of my favorite posts from the past 6+ years (yes, I'm an Old Blogger).
If you have thoughts, ideas, questions, Style Dilemmas, please do send them along! I'd love to hear what you want to read!
Badass doesn't have an expiration date. But bad fashion and Go-Gurts do.
Showing posts with label Germanic bones. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Germanic bones. Show all posts
16 March 2012
14 November 2011
Style Dilemma: 20th Reunion, and No Time to Shop
Yes, this is for me.
My 20th high school reunion is less than 2 weeks away, and I haven't even thought about a dress. Well, at least not since August, when I said I was going to get ready, and then thought briefly about options.
Well, I suppose I could check out any of the three I posted about, and see if they're still available. They might require a fitter me than I am, though. So I'm sending out a plea: Help a time-starved fashionista out!
20 years. Need to kick style ass. No time to shop (read: order online), and a Germanic figure.
And I might really really really want to wear my Oscars. Really.
My 20th high school reunion is less than 2 weeks away, and I haven't even thought about a dress. Well, at least not since August, when I said I was going to get ready, and then thought briefly about options.
Well, I suppose I could check out any of the three I posted about, and see if they're still available. They might require a fitter me than I am, though. So I'm sending out a plea: Help a time-starved fashionista out!
20 years. Need to kick style ass. No time to shop (read: order online), and a Germanic figure.
And I might really really really want to wear my Oscars. Really.
06 December 2010
Hoping, Wishing, Dreaming...
...and it ain't for stuff of of your list to Santa. It's for that elusive style you desperately want to wear but just can't pull it off. When I posted earlier this week, I got these responses via all forms of social media...
- Something smaller, of course!
- Bowties [from a gentleman]
- Scarves or necklaces
- Blousey tops, I'm so pair shaped that if I don't choose something tailored, I look 20lbs heavier. [Capitol Hill Style]
- Shirtdresses don't fly with me. [ShoppingSavant]
- I wish I had the money (and legs) to get above the knee boots. I wish I could get away with sky high heels more often. [Miss Scarlet]
- Shirtdresses, like I posted earlier (anything belted at the waist cuts me in just the wrong place)
- 50s-era full skirts
- Drapey, flowy tops (like CapHillStyle, I do better in tailored. But then, doesn't most of the population, Kate Moss aside?)
- Boutique-made-and-sold clothing (I'm at the upper end of the supposed "normal" sizing right now, so a size 10, even if they have it in stock, just ain't gonna cut it)
- Anything Italian-made, unless it's leather goods (this Germanic body just doesn't fit into slim cut anything)
- Pretty little cropped blazers and jackets ("little" and "cropped" just don't work for me. Last time I wore a cropped jacket, it was Halloween circa 2001, and we were going to a Pimps&Hos party. I cropped a fur jacket I found at Value Village, threw on a mini, some gold heels, and well, let's just say that some cars slowed as I waited on the corner for the rest of my crew to get money from the ATM. A little too realistic.)
26 March 2010
Almost time...
...for a little shopping for mama.
Despite having found some real gems (my flutter-sleeve milkstars top is ridiculously flattering and comfy - and practical) online in the past few weeks and awaiting the arrival of more at my mama's house (shipped them there so I'd be sure to have them on our "vacation"), I'm jonesin' for some real shopping.
I'm sure I'll get frustrated and feel like a big cow in the dressing room (just part of the transition from M clothes to "real" clothes), but I'm excited. I'm feeling pretty good, and my Beans are relatively cooperative when it comes to being out and about. That means my mama and I can take them to the Exton Square Mall - or maybe even King of Prussia - and hit a couple of stores.
On the list: a couple of pairs of pants, a skirt or two, and maybe some new shoes. I'd love to have more skirts than slacks, but so far, I'm not terribly inspired by what's out there. A simple denim skirt (lordy, am I having flashbacks there) will probably suffice, plus the black pleated one I ordered and have waiting for me at grandma's house.
My treat to myself, though (other than the massage my mama's making me get)? I'll see what fanciness I can find at Malena's. Like I've mentioned before, this is a gem of a vintage store (also reachable online) owned and expertly run by a childhood friend of my sister's (aka prettyinpink). She's always got a scarf or purse or buckle or pair of brilliantly gaudy earrings I just have to have. Unfortunately, even without the baby weight, I'm usually to Germanically-boned for vintage clothing, and my size 9s are usually too long for vintage shoes, but I can accessorize (what's that word? as Fancy Nancy* says) 'til the cows come home - and they will, up in southeastern PA, where I'll be spending the next week...
*Fancy Nancy is a gloriously diva-ish little girl who frequents a series of children's books. One of The Bean's favorite "aunts" brings her new installments in the series (sticker books, flip out books - the latest and most popular so far) when she visits. Thanks, BlueSuitGirl, for cultivating my daughter's interest in All Things Fancy.
Despite having found some real gems (my flutter-sleeve milkstars top is ridiculously flattering and comfy - and practical) online in the past few weeks and awaiting the arrival of more at my mama's house (shipped them there so I'd be sure to have them on our "vacation"), I'm jonesin' for some real shopping.
I'm sure I'll get frustrated and feel like a big cow in the dressing room (just part of the transition from M clothes to "real" clothes), but I'm excited. I'm feeling pretty good, and my Beans are relatively cooperative when it comes to being out and about. That means my mama and I can take them to the Exton Square Mall - or maybe even King of Prussia - and hit a couple of stores.Yes, I'm going mall shopping.
For me right now - in transitional sizes - it's the most practical. It also helps that we're transitioning between seasons; I'm hoping for some sales.
*Fancy Nancy is a gloriously diva-ish little girl who frequents a series of children's books. One of The Bean's favorite "aunts" brings her new installments in the series (sticker books, flip out books - the latest and most popular so far) when she visits. Thanks, BlueSuitGirl, for cultivating my daughter's interest in All Things Fancy.
25 April 2007
Shop in Style: Muléh Spring Shopping Night
While I can't claim to be a regular customer (the cuts of clothes on their racks tend towards Italian-style, which don't always work for this Germanic-boned Scotch-Irish lass), I'm a huge fan of Muléh's fashion collections. For years now, they've been home to some of the off-the-rack envelope pushers in terms of silouhette, structure, and fabric, like 3.1 by Philip Lim, Daryl K, Rozae Nichols, and Nicole Farhi (we fell in love when I ran across her new(ish) store in NYC last summer).
So if you haven't already committed to the Cusp event on the same night (here we go again, fashion events colliding in D.C. - I love it!), hit Muléh tomorrow night for their Spring Shopping Night - 25% off spring fashions (men & women!), champagne (always a draw), and DJ Heather Femia.
Muléh Spring Shopping Event
1831 14th Street NW
Washington DC
Thursday, 26 April 2007
5-8pm
Drool over their amazing furniture collection while you're at it. Who wouldn't kill for a lounge chair named "Dragnet?" It'll go perfectly in my post-modern mansion full of an ecclectic mix of mid-century (I know, I know, so "done," but I love it) and curbside antiques.*
Drool over their amazing furniture collection while you're at it. Who wouldn't kill for a lounge chair named "Dragnet?" It'll go perfectly in my post-modern mansion full of an ecclectic mix of mid-century (I know, I know, so "done," but I love it) and curbside antiques.*
We are in the market for a new bed, after all...maybe I'll squeeze it in between reading articles for the long-overdue thesis proposal...
*Some of the best pieces in my family's homes are things someone else left at the curb for the nice garbageman. Curbside antiques are well worth the stop - trust your instincts!
12 April 2007
Back from Greece - Full Report Coming Soon
I'm back.
Exhausted.
Waking up at 4am and not going back to sleep. (That's fun, let me tell you.)
I've met every relative H has (very nearly). My Romanian is better, and I can count to 10 in Greek, courtesy of a lovely diva of a 10 year old.
Short version of the trip...
Athens is full of great fashion - shoes especially - I wish I'd found some that fit. I tried, unlike on our trip to Italy, but nothing fit just right.
As a tall, Germanic-boned woman, I felt totally comfortable walking the streets of the ancient modern city. It was delightful, after our two last European trips were to Romania, land of the Skinny Minnie. Greek women have curves, and wear them proudly and stylishly (though the full-length winter coats on a 50-degree day were rather amusing. I suppose it's all relative.). I'll go back any time.
Chania, the second largest city on Crete, was quietly touristy. Our hotel, with views out on to the Old Venetian Harbor, was delightful (love those real continental breakfasts). Walking through the old city and through the local hills and seashores with newly met family members was amazing. Fashion and style were less obvious, more touristy. But I do feel like we were in on a secret that no one else knew, really - it was so quiet.
More to come - pictures and style discussion. And, of course, the list of what I really took to and wore in Greece (let's just say a joyful thank you for the Tummy Sleeves, flats, and ancient Citizen jeans).
Exhausted.
Waking up at 4am and not going back to sleep. (That's fun, let me tell you.)
I've met every relative H has (very nearly). My Romanian is better, and I can count to 10 in Greek, courtesy of a lovely diva of a 10 year old.
Short version of the trip...
Athens is full of great fashion - shoes especially - I wish I'd found some that fit. I tried, unlike on our trip to Italy, but nothing fit just right.
As a tall, Germanic-boned woman, I felt totally comfortable walking the streets of the ancient modern city. It was delightful, after our two last European trips were to Romania, land of the Skinny Minnie. Greek women have curves, and wear them proudly and stylishly (though the full-length winter coats on a 50-degree day were rather amusing. I suppose it's all relative.). I'll go back any time.
Chania, the second largest city on Crete, was quietly touristy. Our hotel, with views out on to the Old Venetian Harbor, was delightful (love those real continental breakfasts). Walking through the old city and through the local hills and seashores with newly met family members was amazing. Fashion and style were less obvious, more touristy. But I do feel like we were in on a secret that no one else knew, really - it was so quiet.
More to come - pictures and style discussion. And, of course, the list of what I really took to and wore in Greece (let's just say a joyful thank you for the Tummy Sleeves, flats, and ancient Citizen jeans).
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