OOTD: March 10th. Batty bat!
Sweater: J Crew Shirt: cheap Chinese knockoff Jeans: STS Blue Boots: Rampage Hat: A sneakpeek of a new design that'll be out very very soon over at Dull RoarPink and purple, not a common color scheme...
View ArticleMeanwhile on Twitter...
The internet is positively filthy with "spring fashion" posts right now, full of pastels and flowers and what-have-you. I guess I'm one of those dull birds who doesn't really change her wardrobe...
View ArticleMountains and Crystals
The last few months I've been dabbling with watercolors and gouache... finally got my scanner set up (though admittedly, these scans still aren't very good.)It's been about 7 or 8 years since I dropped...
View ArticleOOTD: March 25
Shirt: James PerseTee: MossimoJeans: GraneShoes: Aldo(None of those are direct links since I think all of these things are from at least one season ago. Sorry. Slow fashion! Woooo! (I don't think...
View ArticleThe Great Oil Experiment (with DIYs)
Don't forget to label your bottles with old publicity stickers! Or, you know, actual labels.The concept of washing your face with oil sounds very strange, but it makes sense - the basic idea is that...
View ArticleOOTD: April 5
Tee- J Crew Leggings- Helmut Lang Shoes- Aldo Pentagram bra- DIY, link here I am off to New York in the morning, on top secret business that may or may not stay top secret, depending on how it goes....
View ArticlePacking List: 3 nights in NYC
I have to admit, I am absolute crap at packing light. This is mostly because I'm a klutz, and by the time I take an item of clothing off, there's a pretty good chance it's not fit for another day's...
View ArticleNYC Snapshots: AKA Dogs, Mirror-Selfies, and Shit I Bought
I've really got to try and take more relevant pictures. I don't like to play tourist and stand outside taking photos of tall buildings and junk...but there's probably a happy medium between that...
View ArticleOOTD: April 22nd
Shirt: James PersePentagram Cage Bra: DIY, hereLeggings: From GoJane, but weirdly unlabeledShoes: Modesta (similar to these)Black velvet photographs so strangely- it doesn't seem to reflect any light,...
View ArticlePeonies and Off-Blacks
Peony Gardens/Nichols ArboretumI love peonies, they're so darn fluffy. I found this hat at a garage sale for $1 the other day- it is measurably improving the quality of my life (and cutting down on my...
View ArticleInspired by: Dark Crystals
Source (click through to read about this particular stone, it's kind of interesting.)SourceSourceSourceSourceI was going to put that last one in as a joke but actually that's a pretty nice poster.
View ArticleFashion Icon: Marceline the Vampire Queen
I feel like Marceline's style really resonates with me- simple, comfortable, darkish but not exactly goth. Lots of gray and red, and boots. I guess after 1000 years you pretty much get your schtick...
View ArticleOOTD: Solstice
(I'm a few days late posting, ah well.)Pretty much everything in this outfit is cheapy-cheap, old, or both.Tee & shorts are some generic brand from those chintzy, dirt-cheap,...
View ArticleFixing Snagged Knitwear
Figured as long as I'm fixing this sweater, I might as well make a tutorial ;-) Snagged knits are a pain in the butt, but fortunately they're pretty easy to fix. I can tell already that this one will...
View ArticleFantasy Shopping: Free People Dresses
It would appear that someone at Free People got the memo about the whole "goth hippie cowgirl" trend, 'cuz their current collection is pushing all the right buttons. A sampling, while I daydream about...
View ArticleDyeing Dark Brown Hair with Henna
I've been using henna to dye my hair for awhile now. I started with the Lush products (detailed here) but ultimately their overpowering perfume smell and relatively fast-fading results were not doing...
View ArticleMetrotimes Mention
Kids, if you befriend a goth-souled pre-journalist in your adolescence, sometimes later this happens. Thanks Lee!For context, the "midnight somewhere" was a response to his protest that it was too...
View ArticleRemember, Remember, the First of Skirtember....
Somehow, it's already September. This month means a lot less once you're out of school- especially if you're childless- but I'll never shake the urge to buy new notebooks and pencils. It also has the...
View ArticleSkirtin' along, Skirtember 2-9
When you see how few outfits I have to show for September, you'll really grasp the full extent of how much working at home isolates you, haha. It appears that I left the house 3 times in 8 days...
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