Showing posts with label BNOX. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BNOX. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

March is a Fickle Friend


Today was a beautiful day and I did my best to honor it with my outfit. Here's to no socks, light layers, and sunshiny yellow!
The shoes I'm wearing are exactly like a pair of moccasins I had when I was a little girl. The pair I'm wearing now are a few sizes larger and a few shades whiter, but they're pretty much the same.

proof that I was once a little girl and that I had tiny shoes
I think I rocked these mocs everyday for at least one summer

Remember yesterday? Well, today is nothing like that. 
It's cold and it probably snowed or wintry mixed or something. 
I made myself feel better by wearing this lovely wool jacket and a hat all day. I felt a bit like a 1970s reporter and that's fun.

I wore this beautiful turquoise necklace today and yesterday and when I did these drawings, I couldn't remember where it had come from. Once I remembered, I got sad because it came from a beautiful boutique that is no longer open. BNOX was located on the Mississippi river in Pepin, WI about a block down from the Harbor View Cafe. If you've never been to the the Harbor View, make it a point to get there some weekend this summer. Trust me, it's worth an hour+ drive down the river from the cities. Anyway, I used to meander over to this jewelry shop after dinner and ogle the things I couldn't afford, sometimes buy something I could and almost always pick up a new soap rock. Now all I do when I'm through with dinner is cry into my wine...I mean relax in an adirondack chair overlooking the Mississippi.


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Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Blonde hair makes me look better in Summer clothes.

Monday

 This dress, these glasses.  What else could you want?

Tuesday

 This skirt is 100% linen and the care instruction tag says "guaranteed to wrinkle."  I love that.  Obviously it's going to wrinkle, that's what linen does.
Also, this shell is pretty spectacular.  I have a hard time drawing it so you'll have to just trust me.  
Did I mention the shoes?  Maybe I didn't have to.

Wednesday

 So, this headband is actually a belt from the dress that I wore on Friday.  Strangely, the dress fits me just right, while the belt is only long enough to fit around my head.  How does that work?

Thursday

 Dale's Dale's Dale's

Friday
Similar belt - Savers

Here's the aforementioned dress.  I wore this to a wedding of a childhood friend.  The wedding was in SD and I brought three different dress options with me because I wasn't sure how fancy to dress.  I chose this one because it was the most casual out of all three.  Thank goodness I went for this over sequins.  Let's just say that I probably could have worn jean shorts and that would have been fine.

Monday
Similar shirt - I Like You
Similar pants - Forever 21
Similar flip flops - Target
Similar earrings

This shirt is really quite fluorescent.  I almost feel bad for other people's eyes when I wear it.
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Friday, May 30, 2014

When Sketchy Attire was truly sketchy

Since I've been a little lax on doing outfit drawings these past few weeks, I thought I'd show you some drawings from 1 year ago when this all started.  

Saturday
This was like my uniform last spring.

Sunday
Brrr.  I get cold just looking at this.  I can see how much I wanted it to be spring, but the temps were still too low to not wear all of these layers.

Tuesday
Ah ha! Eyebrows!  I knew I was missing something. 

 Wednesday
Basically the same outfit from Saturday.  Like I said, my uniform.

Thursday
This is when part of my hair was blonde for a minute.

Friday
That is the worst houndstooth I have ever attempted to draw.

Saturday
Ok, so I took the earrings off to interact with a 1 year old too because I'm not stupid.  They're just too cool not to include in my drawing.

 Sunday
Ahh, sunshine, music, food trucks, vodka camelback, Sunday evening hangover.  Grand Old Day!
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Sunday, October 13, 2013

Orange Pants Saga

Monday
Similar bracelet - My Sister's Closet

I got this top at a clothing exchange and I wear it backwards.  It's supposed to be a cardigan that ties under the bust.  It looks awkward when I wear it that way and I can't find anything in my wardrobe that looks good with it.  When I turn it around it becomes a sheer blouse with a sexy open back and it looks much better.  I have to wear it with pants or a skirt with a high rise, but that's not really a problem for me.

Tuesday
Similar earrings - Urban Outfitters

I know what you're thinking, "How many pairs of orange pants can one person own?"  The answer to that question is a bajillion.  "How many pairs of orange pants SHOULD one person own?  Maybe one.  Here's what happened.  About 6 years ago, I happened upon a sale at the Gap where I purchased these amazing pants (only in an adult size).  At the time, I was looking for a pair of red pants and thought that these would do.  They fit really well (good length, good rise) and they were inexpensive (~$20).  Believe me, people, these pants were incredible.  I wore them at least once a week because they worked beautifully with my existing wardrobe and they only got better with age...until they didn't.  I started to notice how thin they had become in certain areas and then all of the sudden they seemed too short.  My grieving process started with trying to replace them, but I couldn't.  I still can't find them.  Luckily, around this time, orange and coral became all the rage.  There were orange pants everywhere.  I found some rust colored cords at Old Navy, but they weren't quite right and were soon sold at a garage sale.  Then I found these at PacSun.  They're ok, but they're not cords and they get saggy right away.  I definitely can't wear them twice without washing in between.  And then one day Anthropologie opened up on Grand Avenue.  This was the first day of the rest of my life.  I got the catalog in the mail and inside were what appeared to be exact replicas of my Gap cords, only they cost $169!  What's wrong with you Anthropologie?  How can you sleep at night?!?  The next thing I knew, I found myself in the store trying them on and you know what? They were perfect.  Even better than my stupid old Gap pants.  They're softer and longer.  I bought them because they were on sale, but still for a higher price than I would normally spend on pants.  I justified this because I knew that I would wear them all the time and get my money's worth.  And I do, but I still wear the old Gap one's once in awhile.  That was a long rant about orange pants. Here's to hoping that they don't soon become passé.

Wednesday
Similar skirt - Saver's
Similar jacket - Lula
Similar shirt - Old Navy
Similar socks - Target
Similar belt - Savers
Similar boots
Similar brooch
Similar earrings - Up Six

I bought this skirt many years ago and altered it to make it a pencil skirt.  I always liked it but didn't wear it that often.  I bought this jacket at Lula last winter and it matches the skirt perfectly.  Same color, fabric and style.  It's like they were meant to be together.  This is why I hold onto clothes for so long.  Sometimes, I'll love a single item, but I can't figure out what to wear with it or how to style it.  Then something comes along, making it fit perfectly in my wardrobe.  This actually happens a lot and it makes it worth it to hold onto my closet orphans

Thursday
Dress
Similar skirt
Boots
Stockings - Urban Outfitters
Earrings
Similar cuff

I overslept, but luckily, I dreamed about this outfit.  Not bad.

Saturday
Similar blazer
Shirt
Similar skirt
Boots
Similar tights - Target
Similar earrings - BNOX

Hmm, I kind of look like Eddie Izzard in this drawing.
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Saturday, September 21, 2013

Introductions

Thursday
 Similar vintage dress - My Sister's Closet
Similar boots
Similar socks - Target
Similar earrings

I ripped the shit out of the armpit of this dress.  Just fixed it up and I'm trying not to rip it again.  This happens a lot with my vintage dresses. 

Friday
Similar blouse - My Sister's Closet
Cords - Anthropologie
Similar earrings - BNOX
Boots - Delia's

This blouse does not fit me.  It's about 2 sizes too big, but I can't help but love it and I can't help but wear it.  I have a thing for tan silk garments with white polka dots a la Pretty Woman. 
It actually looks pretty great with a fitted jacket.

Saturday
Similar hat - Urban Outfitters
Similar shirt - H&M
Similar Jeans - The Limited
Similar earring - I Like You
Shoes

I wear this hat almost everyday in the Fall and Spring.  I probably won't draw it every time.  I also wear my glasses a lot and I don't draw  them because it sucks to draw glasses.

Also, the opposite page in my sketchbook has a note that says "Anti psychotic drug that causes boys to grow breasts".  While drawing my daily outfit, I was also watching some late night television.  It seemed like every other ad was for Relion Group lawsuits.  It was getting pretty old until this hilarious ad appeared.  "If you are a male and took Risperdal as a minor or you have a son that took Risperdal as a minor and developed breasts, contact The Relion Group today."  I laughed for about 10 minutes and then began to suspect that I had dreamed it or made it up.

Sunday
Dress
Leggings
Boots
Earrings

Mostly focused on being comfy cozy here.  I need to take this sack-like dress in.  Something from Forever 21 is too big for me.  Has the world turned upside down?
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