I should really just publish these whenever I collect three or four links. I collect the links for several weeks and then it always ends up being a giant post. Anyway, here's a few for today with mostly videos: Technology in Retail: "Digital Mannequins" in stock photos This Smithsonian Mag article (January 28, 2013! Ancient … Continue reading Fashion Links of the Whatever – March 25th, 2019
Running a bit late with this one (there's only about a week left in the month, lol), but still churning it out. As usual, I'm evaluating my progress in the following areas: 🌊 Depth – do textures, layers, and accessories provide a feeling of richness? Are there small, medium, and large shapes throughout the outfit? … Continue reading March 2019 Outfits: Part 1
I took this trip a few months ago and at this point SF is sliding into spring weather, but given how ephemeral the Instagram feed is, I decided I'd throw everything onto an article here. The individual outfit captions probably repeat some thoughts I've voiced in the original instagram captions, but I didn't get a … Continue reading Travel Capsule: 10 Days in Boston, Winter 2018
I probably should have just queued these posts up and released them throughout the next week instead of posting four in one day, but eh, I'm still firmly thinking of this whole thing as a hobby involving sporadically-produced content rather than an endeavor involving a targeted growth rate of views. TL;DR: As you may have … Continue reading Creating a Winter-Spring Mini Capsule in a “Storybook Romantic” Style
I have a lot of clothes. I like most of them, I love some of them, and I wish that I had an easier time making outfits that I love from them. How can I organize my thinking with my current wardrobe to make more distinct and fun outfits more easily? TL;DR group things into … Continue reading Dividing A Wardrobe Into Style Sub-Capsules
Those pants are really something (in a good way). Like a couch in a 1970s French Revolution era drama - ilsaengel on Instagram Another outfits post! Today featuring a new pair of printed pants from the William Morris & Co collaboration with H&M. I always have a lot of fun playing dress-up on the weekends. … Continue reading Styling Printed Skinny Pants
I've moved the outfits section out into its own posts! See February 2019 Outfits Overview: Part 1 February 2019 Outfits Overview: Part 2 Wear Counts I wore 43 items of clothing (down a bit from 46 last month), 36 of which were worn once (84%, up from 50% last month). Feeling pretty okay owning six … Continue reading Wardrobe Round-up February 2019
February! So rainy. So cloudy. I'm trying to evaluate my progress on the following: 🌊 Depth – do textures, layers, and accessories provide a feeling of richness? Are there small, medium, and large shapes throughout the outfit? ✨ Whimsy and wonder – my general aesthetic goal is to have outfits that feel like they could … Continue reading February 2019 Outfits Overview: Part 2
Moving my outfit overviews into their own posts out from the monthly round-ups because going over outfits one by one without any other arc is redundant since I already have that content on my Instagram. I'll embed the instagram posts for the current set of outfits referenced to include the original description for reference but … Continue reading February 2019 Outfits Overview: Part 1
One of the suggestions for posts / instastories I received was how to build up the confidence to post outfit pictures to Instagram, because putting yourself out there is scary! Here's how I approach it. Personally I find that uncertainty ("what if???") is the overarching factor around posting nerves, so my general advice on getting … Continue reading Posting Outfits to Instagram: Considering Pros and Cons
