Tuesday Maroon Skirt and Leopard Print top

 I got behind on my fashion posts and had to add four days at once. So I hope I got the right outfits posted to the right days. Sorry about that. I was gone two days straight and all I have is a home computer.

Maroon skirt: Holy Clothing
Leopard Print Tank
and pink camisole: Walmart
Leggings: Torrid
Running shoes
Skull Bandanna: Walmart
Ballet Flats: Payless Shoe Source

Outfit Day 10/90 Green and More Green

 My favorite green jacket and my favorite green skirt and a neutral top. The top is like an oatmeal color.

Jacket: Gifted
Top: Walmart
Skirt: Holy Clothing
Flip-flops

Fashion Challenge Day 4 Stripes and Skirt

This is what happens when I don't get around to taking my fashion photo until almost dark.  And the wind had really picked up. Check out all the bizarre debris in the one photo.  Spirit orbs or sand and dirt or weird things on the lens?  Who knows.  The timer was on and nothing changed while it clicked away yet this was the only photo that came out this way.

Turquoise blue t-shirt and striped tank.  I knot the tank was from Walmart
Don't remember where I got the t-shirt.
Black 2 layered skirt: Walmart

Outfit 3: The Blue and the Black

So often I feel like I'm only photogenic from the shoulders up.

Long version of the skirt.

The best photo I could get of the front view & I took over 100.

My favorite silver heels

I love the Torrid leggings.

I tried so many ways to get this outfit to work. Skirt long, skirt short, skirt medium. Shirt tucked, shirt untucked. This shirt has been hanging in my closet ever since a friend gave it to me over a year ago. One of the points of this challenge is to step out of my comfort zone and try new things.

I love this shade of blue, but I've never done well with polyester/rayon type fabrics or blousons. This hit me wrong and accentuated all my worst features.

What I did love was the black leggings I bought from Torrid just before I started the challenge. They fit perfectly and at my size that is a miracle.

Wizard Necklace

I could alter the blouse, but I think I'll just wash it and donate it to Goodwill. It reminded me of a top I loved in high school, back in the days when I actually had a waist.

Black skirt and blue blouse: gifted
Wizard necklace: Something I picked up at a craft fair
Silver heels: Payless Shoesource
Leggings: Torrid

Tiger Baby

About 3 AM this morning I was surfing the web and came across a video that triggered an old goal I had. Namely, to go a whole year and only wear clothing, accessories, shoes, handbags and fashions I'd either re-purposed, embellished, or created from scratch. So today I'm making the commitment. I wanted to dress that way today so I had to chose things I had on hand already in my wardrobe. So here is the look for day 1.

I have never worn these 3 pieces with each other. The skirt I made for a belly dancing costume. The t-shirt I painted for a dance group I was starting. The hair ties I made to sell on Etsy but never got around to listing them. Somehow the colors all work together and I feel fabulous in them.

The navy pumps were so damaged I'd actually thrown them away yesterday. But this morning I rescued them and started gluing on buttons and beads and odd bits of earrings. It's going to take me awhile.

The best thing is I feel fabulous and totally me!

Repairing a Gypsy Skirt With a Ruffle

One of my favorite gypsy skirts has a severe rip in it. I thought it was a goner. But I just figured out a way to make it a skirt with a ruffled side slit. I'm going to cut around the tear in a hair pin shape, and fill it in with a vertical ruffle. And now I see I inadvertently made another tear with the safety pin. But I should be able to eliminate that in the same cut. I told my boyfriend my clever idea and he said it would be much easier to just patch it. First, I disagree, as the rip includes 3 seam lines that touch it, and second, it will be way sexier the way I have in mind. He said it would be a lot more work. Maybe. He said I could patch it from the back, but I hate the way that feels when there is a big heavy square of 'iron on stuff' on a light flowing fabric. We'll see.

At any rate I can't do it today. I have a custom hat order I need to finish first.

Make a Gypsy Skirt

I just added more to my article on making gypsy skirts here: Make a Gypsy Skirt
They seem to be more popular than ever.