Showing posts with label Dale's. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dale's. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Lipstick Obsession

I've been super into lipstick lately, so much so that I've been avoiding the drug store because I can't seem to leave Walgreens without buying a tube. This week's drawings all include a face (a rarity) because I thought it was significant what shade I was wearing with my outfit.

Maybelline Superstay Matte Ink - Voyager

I've been loving classic colors this fall. School or team colors like red, green, navy, yellow, etc. This outfit is a great example of my current fall style. I love wearing this 70s jacket with these navy blue bell bottoms. The jacket is red, green, white and navy plaid, which could scream Christmas, but I think that when I highlight the blue with the rest of my outfit, the color combo works. 

Revlon Pearl Lipstick - Violet Frenzy

I LOVE this outfit! I have no need to dress like this at work, but sometimes it just makes me feel good to look professional.

Maybelline Superstay Matte Ink - Voyager

This sweater is something that I got at a clothing exchange and I'm still trying to decide if I like it. It's a tad small, but I love the color and the mock turtle neck. Unfortunately, it only works when tucked in. 
I wore this skirt backwards because it looks sleeker that way. That means that the pockets and fly are in the back, but no one seemed to notice anything amiss. Unless it's all happening behind my back.

Lalunette
Revlon Creme Lipstick - Va Va Violet

I'm loving on this color combo. This outfit was a hit, but it was like 20 degrees that day and I wore sandals.
Idiot.

Dottir
Maybelline Superstay Matte Ink - Voyager

This crop top is new. I've worn it twice since I got it and I think it's going to become a versatile piece in my wardrobe.
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Tuesday, December 29, 2015

My Style

I tend to wear many different styles and I like to dress differently based on my mood or circumstances. However, I would say that when it comes down to it, I have a distinctive personal style. The next two outfits are very representative of this style.


Black with a punch of color (puce), vintage mini skirt, friend-made earrings, sassy boots, a touch of comfort and warmth with a Henley and sweater tights. This is perfect.


Black and camel, my signature jacket, something from Poppy, big friend-made earrings, badass boots and a hat. This is me.

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Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Incorporating My New Duds

After my clothing exchange, I was so excited about all of my new clothes, that I immediately found them homes in my closet. Then I thought, these clothes have been incorporated into my closet, but I need to incorporate them into my daily wardrobe before I forget that I have them. I decided that everyday I will wear a different clothing exchange item or two and make them work with my current wardrobe. So, here it is, three weeks of "new" clothes.









You may have noticed that Sundays are missing. That's because Sunday (and sometimes Saturday) is my lazy day and I spend most of the day in my pajamas.

There are some items that haven't gotten worn yet because they're not of this season and there are some items that have been worn frequently. I think my favorites from the exchange are the western  sweater, the ombre chambray shirt and the skinny jeans. This is very surprising because these are items that have never been a part of my personal style. Again, this is why I endorse the clothing exchange.
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Monday, January 19, 2015

Winona Style

Back in October, I was in a play in Winona, MN.  It was a prohibition play set in 1922 and I played the singer in the speakeasy.  No lines, thank god.  It was a great experience and my costume was fabulous.
I spent the week at my in-law's house and while I was there I took the time to draw my outfits.  After the play, I was too busy with whatever it was that I was busy with and never got around to posting these drawings.  So, here they are now.

Wednesday

This sweater dress is too small for me, but it does not stop me from wearing it because despite being too small, it's absolutely perfect.  I wear it as a tunic and usually pair it with a jacket so you can't tell how short the sleeves are.

Thursday

Love this tank top.  I enjoy buying t-shirts at rock concerts, but it's rare that they become a staple in my wardrobe.  This one is in very heavy rotation.
That sweater has seen better days.  It's a vintage letter sweater that belonged to my best friend in high school.  She ended up giving it to me and since then I've replaced all of the buttons (mis-matched, of course) and sewn up the armpits several times.  If I want it to be around much longer, I've got to learn how to patch pits.

Friday

Opening night of my play.

Saturday

The colors in this dress are, in reality, a lot more subdued than they are in this drawing.  Even though I pointed that out, I still think that this outfit is a bit much.

The Bootleg Blues

Here is my costume for the play, The Bootleg Blues.  Instead of utilizing the costume designer for the play, I found this dress by utilizing a costume designer here in the cities.  It's a sheer dress covered in black and gold beading that you wear over a white slip.  While the dress is drool-worthy, it's completely annoying to wear.  It hung too low and the straps kept falling off my shoulders.  I fixed this by wearing this shawl and a gigantic and uber-heavy beaded necklace.  I was also constantly afraid of snagging it on something and covering the floor with beads.  I love the look of 1920s fashion, but find it too fussy in practice.

And here, for the first time on this blog, an actual picture of myself...on the set of The Bootleg Blues.
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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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Thursday, May 8, 2014

Has an orange leather jacket no limits?

Monday
Similar earrings - Savers

On Sunday, I imagined myself in this outfit, strolling through the Art Crawl in Lowertown St Paul. Too bad it rained all day and I never changed out of my pajamas...or even got out of bed.  It rained again on Monday, but I had to wear clothes and go to work so here it is.  It's a perfect outfit for a rainy Spring day.  If only I had drawn an umbrella.  What was I thinking, not drawing an umbrella?!

Tuesday

 I started out with a completely different outfit.  I was going to wear a new to me vintage dress that I was busting at the seams to wear.  Literally.  Late for work, I got in my car and the side seam ripped all the way down from my armpit to my waist.  I ran inside, flung my ripped dress off and threw this trusty old jumper on.  Never has this jumper failed me.  If my house caught on fire, I would grab this and run.

Thursday
Similar earrings - I Like You

Surprise! I have yellow corduroys!  You weren't surprised were you?

Saturday
Similar earrings

I bought this sweet orange leather jacket almost 2 years ago because I thought that I needed it in my life.  Since then, I have been intimidated by it.  I tried wearing it a couple of times and just felt foolish and over the top, which is ridiculous.  I've worn way more over the top garments than an orange leather jacket.  So now, I've made it a point to try to include this jacket in as many outfits as possible until I feel comfortable wearing it.  Here is my first attempt.

Sunday
Similar belt - Savers
Similar earrings - My Sister's Closet

 Sweet dress, right?  The best part is, it's reversible.  This is the what it looks like inside out.  

 P.S. I wore the orange leather jacket today and felt a little weird about it, but I did receive a couple of compliments.

 P.P.S. As it turns out, the orange leather jacket is working.  While catching up on reading a few blogs, I spotted myself like a celebrity in US Weekly.  The woman who took my picture for her blog a few weeks ago, unknowingly blogged about me again.  Clearly, she likes my style and again, I am very flattered.
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Saturday, April 19, 2014

I've got the transitional weather blues.

This past month, I was pretty lax about drawing my outfit everyday, which lead to wearing a bunch of really boring t-shirt and jeans ensembles.  Really, I'm just sick of my winter clothes and don't care about what I wear until it starts to warm up around here.  Come on Spring, let's kick it into gear, already.  

Here's a week's worth of outfits from the past month that I decided to capture.


Finally, an outfit with these pants that doesn't make me look like a clown.  Unfortunately, I did not go out to enjoy an Irish Car Bomb in this chic Saint Patrick's Day outfit.  Actually, I don't think that's a thing.  It's probably better that I didn't go out.  This look would have gone unappreciated.


The shirt I drew and claim to have worn is not actually not what I wore.  It doesn't really matter, but I didn't want anyone to think that I wore the same shirt two days in a row.  It's very important that I point this out for some reason.


I don't know what's happening here.  It must have snowed today.


These are my new favorite shoes.  They look great with everything and are super comfortable.  They're going to get a lot of wear this spring.  I cannot express how versatile a pair of yellow heels can be.  Wait, I can.  They're very versatile.


It snowed today.  The weather has been unseasonably cold all week, so I've been wrapping myself in cashmere and down coats.  It's warm and cozy, but I hate it.


New. Favorite. Outfit.


I love this fun 60s look.  While the weather is still a little chilly, I was able to coax a little Spring into my spirit with this bright orange vintage dress and not feel so miserable.  How much do I love this dress?  The answer is: A lot.
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