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01 February 2010
What are you wearing today? (Not creepy edition)→[More:]I'm wearing straight leg jeans, a coral turtleneck sweater, a big red, ivory, and black beaded necklace with wooden elephants on it, brown boots, and a cream colored beret.
Loose blue jeans, a red plaid cotton shirt from the Gap, white socks and my new Sperry Topsiders (Topsiders are all I wore in my 20's. . .they are waterproof enough to walk in the rain and not get your socks wet.)
Had a meeting w/the Big Boss today so dressed extra nice:
Tall black boots w/flat hell (comfy)
Black leggings
Charcoal dress that I love - ends above the knee, simple open neckline, elbow length sleeves with little buttons - from the surprisingly awesome collection from Lands End at Sears
Tweedy blue-green-tan really nice one-button jacket I picked up at the thrift last weekend
Blue necklace and earrings
Fuzzy slippers. Red waffly thermal pajama pants. Orange long sleeved waffly thermal shirt with Orange Crush logo on it that clashes really seriously with the red pajama pants. Giant black and red and white plaid heavy flannel shirt that was my dad's and consequently can wrap around me almost twice and falls almost to my knees. Yes, I am "working" at home today, go me, so far I have completely reorganized and rearranged the computer/guest room that my daughter is currently living in. Eventually I might - MIGHT - take a shower and put on some real clothes. Or, hey, I might not.
I'm trapped in the house again today (it's the snowpocalypse!) so am sporting some thick socks, yoga pants, a green t-shirt (which was intended to go under a cute sweater, but class was cancelled), and a navy zip-up sweatshirt. Why match when only my cat will see me?
Work: black pinstripe trousers, black long sleeve tee, black crew-neck cashmere sweater, black clogs, birthday scarf in "Graphite", husband's new wool socks.
Home (now): same shirt and sweater (minus bra, that sucker comes off within 30 seconds of me walking in the door), spring green sweat pants, blue cashmere hat, grey fleece cardigan thing, boiled wool slippers, fleece blankie on lap. It's COLD in the flat.
On preview: Jason, that's quite the snazzy outfit. Especially it that's it in its entirety.
Pretty much the same as every day at work: filthy jeans from crawling around on the floor, grey tank top, blue long sleeved shirt with snowflakes on it, blue hoodie with icky cuffs, and my beatup Lacoste flats.
It's laundry day, so I'm wearing my Dad Jeans (elastic waistband! But cunningly disguised. For the fashion-forward Old Fart. Available at Wal-Mart, under $20.), a black t-shirt with an awesome picture of Atomic Robo on it, and black steeltoe Red Wing slip-ons that are as ugly as homemade sin but twice as comfortable.
(Tried to link to pic of Atomic Robo, but kept getting an error message of "a may not have HREF something-or-other", so deleted link. Fail. I think I did it right, too. But weird iPhone line breaks are weird, so I dunno.)
Black and white short skirt, black and orange flame knee highs, long sleeve black shirt from my favorite brewpub [logo is orange and red so works with socks] (which I love because it has long sleeve, longer than normal, and a nice long torso). Will add black boots to the mix when I go to catch the bus in an hour.
Gray-green canvas workshirt, dark gray t-shirt underneath, black belt, black duck work pants (though they're severely faded to a sort of brown-tinted charcoal), gray clogs.
My "I don't givashit" uniform: tee shirt, no foundation, drapey sweater over stretchy jeans. I don't think I could live in a world without stretchy jeans.
I do need new shoes though. I love my New Balance, but I think I've worn them out.
The oldest sweater I own. It's so old my mom bought it for me, since I wasn't yet old enough to buy my own clothes. Still get compliments on it too, for some reason.
Rayon-blend rose colored top, black slacks, white socks (not cocks!), black Aerosoles pumps I bought before Christmas which need to resoled now (now?) because apparently, my feet still turn out and the heels are worn down at an angle.
But really, these started wearing down less than a month after I got them! WTF, Aerosoles?
A pair of pants that I'm not sure what their intentional use was (I treat them like sweatpants, home-wear only). They are dark grey, stretchy, tie at the waist, over-sized, wide-legged, kind of triple t-shirt weight and comfy as shit. Also a striped v-neck t-shirt that I bought when I still lived in California and slippers.
sil. . .ahhh. . .we get off I-5 N. go over the bridge and go out Powell as far as the high school then cut over to Division and hit Stumptown on the way in to Portland, most times. . .I'll have to look for this place.
Light blue jeans, dark grey long-sleeved knit shirt under a dark blue V-neck sweater, an ankle brace, black knee socks with polka dots, and grey Chucks.
Pretty boring.
My favorite outfit from last week was black leggings, a light grey tank top, a tunic-y length long-sleeved royal purple v-neck knit shirt, a dark grey cardigan, a salmon and navy scarf, and purple fake mocs.
Schlumphy at-home gear: black pants, fitted black long-sleeved ballet top, way-too-big aqua cardigan my mom gave me, black socklets (bought a packet'em today at a salvage shop for fifty cents, to wear instead of slippers), and a very silly hat I whipped up from some spare black chenille a few weeks ago. I stashed it in my sewing box and forgot about it until I unearthed it tonight, tried it on, and left it on.
It is a ridiculous hat. I could either toy with it some and make it a very simple wearable everyday hat, or add some beads or buttons or trim and go from "ridiculous" to "absurd." I am on the fence.
Well, right now, sitting in front of the TV with my laptop, I'm wearing nothing but a pair of board-shorts.
Before I got home from work, I was wearing black leather slip-on shoes, black socks, navy pants, black leather belt, navy shirt, grey tie with subtle blue square pattern. Plus, of course, titanium framed 'frameless' glasses, stainless steel watch on right wrist, iPhone in leather holder on belt, ID/access/Go cards on lanyard (blue).
My son told me I look the same ALL the time. So I need to mix it up, but I'm too lazy to care. In the winter it's a leggings/boots/long top or dress type deal, and in the summer it's skirts/sandals/t-shirts. I'm in a fashion rut.
Yeah, I really need to put some colour and/or variation in my wardrobe, but I'm too lazy to buy clothes until they are actually falling to pieces as I wear them.
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