[source: wikimedia] Sometimes you want to dress up, but sometimes you just want to wear your favorite pullover. As usual, in any discussion of how to look older in casual clothes I always start out by linking to the OG Extra Petite blog post How to Look Older in Casual Attire. She did an excellent … Continue reading How to Look Older in Casual Clothes: Case studies with a graphic tee and a tulle skirt
Do y'all like to see every single outfit or just notable ones? Would you rather see a collage and then just a few features? Do you prefer weekly posts or biweekly? Let me know in the comments! I do post every outfit along with commentary on Instagram so this is mostly a rehash. I do … Continue reading Outfits August 17 – August 31 2019
Wear Counts Shoes and Clothing 48 items of clothing, 23 of which were worn once. I feel like this is one of the most casual months I've had since I started the blog, with 7 t-shirts not including the volunteering uniform. I'm actually not mad about that at all. Having a summer wardrobe where I … Continue reading Wardrobe Round-up: August 2019
Headbands! The staple of my second and third grade wardrobe (when I had a uniform and could only express myself via hair accessories and bracelets). I avoided them for a long time because I felt they made me look childish. I'm not sure if it's just me or they really are having a moment, but … Continue reading Styling Headbands
Why was getting dressed for summer so hard? Anecdotally, it seems that a lot of people have a harder time putting their best fashion self forward in spring and summer than in fall and winter. I was definitely one of those people who would always get excited when the weather started cooling down and stores … Continue reading Branching Out From Chunky Sweaters and Boots: Learning to Enjoy Spring and Summer Fashion
All aboard the giant blog post! 🚂🚋🚋🚋 Outfits from the past 31 days, though not 31 outfit photos because I've been on a bit of a break. I'm back on daily pics now, though. Pasting one of my favorites from this month up here so it shows up as the header photo Post formats I'm … Continue reading Outfits July 17 – August 16 2019
Two weeks late, but here it is! It's going to be a bit quiet around here on the outfits front for a few more weeks. I mentioned this on Instagram but didn't do a separate blog post on it, but I've been taking a break from outfit photos through August because I'm spending the time … Continue reading Wardrobe Round-up: July 2019
Okay I LITERALLY typed up the ENTIRE post, around 2k words, then the wordpress editor decided to delete the whole thing during my final edit when I was trying to fix a caption, and no amount of cmd+z would bring it back. I had something like this happen before, but I had decided that the … Continue reading Outfits July 1 – July 16 2019
In the summer of 2016, I decided that there was no reason I should morosely look at my reflection every morning and wish that I could have an outfit I actually liked, because as an adult with an actual full time job, I could now (literally) afford to make that change happen. For a change, … Continue reading Resources and Tips for Doing a Wardrobe Overhaul
Remember "First Impressions Review and Comparison: MIA “Madeline” and “Bety” Clog Sandals"? I ended up going with the MIA clogs, and have overall been pretty happy with them but for the annoying fact that one weekend during a 2-day heatwave the glue holding the leather pad on sole must have spent too long at too … Continue reading MIA “Madeline” clogs update: removing the heel pad and poor quality glue
