OOTD: apple-picking in plaid (but not the lumberjack kind)

Apple-picking is my all-time favorite fall activity. Every fall, I get together with a group of friends to do it at least once. This year, we went twice–first to a new place we’d never tried before, and then to our regular apple orchard.

The new orchard was smaller and overall less exciting than our regular spot–which has a petting zoo, a friendly kitty, hay rides, delicious food, and great people-watching–but it was still a lot of fun. (And yes, this was about two months ago. I meant to get the pictures up earlier, but oh well! As the weather gets colder, it’s nice to look back on the early fall days when I could go out in a sleeveless dress.)

Dress: Domino Dollhouse, belt: ASOS Curve, crown: Crown & Glory, studded wristband: PacSun, tattoo wristband: eBay, cameo necklace and earrings: Lithia’s Creations, other necklace: I Am Joolienn, sneakers: Brooks via Zappos, folder: Tulipop

The folder is from Iceland, where I discovered Tulipop and fell in love. It’s a brand of adorable characters who live in a forest, and it’s ubiquitous among the quirky gift shops of Reykjavik. I bought this folder, a few cards to put on my wall, and a small magnet–and was seriously tempted by the Mr. Tree lamp, but couldn’t bring myself to spend that much money. I happened to be carrying some paperwork in the folder on the day we went apple-picking, so I figured why not include it in a picture?

Wednesday Fa(t)shion Inspirations, 11/19/14

The Cheapskateers

With Wonder and Whimsy

OOTD: Cruella DeVille-ish

Inspired by the many awesome black-and-white outfits I’ve seen around the fatshion-o-sphere, I decided to try my hand at my own.

Tunic: Aster via Zulily, bellydance top worn underneath tunic: from a clothing swap, skirt: Deb, leggings: Re/Dress, shoes: Naot, necklace: clothing swap, earrings: not sure, headband: Brykalski

I really wish this tunic were better quality. I’m so into the asymmetric hem and the contrasting prints; I’d love for it to be a long-term wardrobe staple, but I’ve only worn it a few times and it’s already pilling and fading. Uggh, pilling is the bane of my existence. And those random fuzzy spots that show up for no discernible reason, which happened to the back of these leggings.

OOTD: girly punk with a Parisian twist

Some days I just feel really, really pink.

Dress: Reborn Collection via Zulily, cardigan: SimplyBe, belt: ASOS Curve, necklace: Betsey Johnson via eBay, earrings: Forever 21, leggings: Domino Dollhouse, shoes: Naot, coat: Nicolette Mason for ModCloth, hat: Brykalski, tote bag: gift from a friend

I love, love, love this Paris-themed Betsey Johnson necklace. When I got it, Steve said it looked like a necklace that had eaten a bunch of other necklaces, and it’s so true. I love all the tiny details, from the little Eiffel Tower to the tiny dress form, spool of thread, and shears.

And the hat is from actual Paris! It’s one of the three gorgeous headpieces I got at a tiny hat shop that one of my friends recommended. You can see one here, and I’ll be posting an outfit with the third one soon. (Also, yes, I promise I will post about my trip to Paris and Iceland soon! I’ve got a bunch of posts mostly written, and at this point I just have to deal with picking out and uploading pictures–which is no small feat, since I took nearly 2,000 of them.) I normally like to wear the hat a little further forward, but it had shifted back a bit and unfortunately I didn’t look in a mirror before taking these pictures. Oh well!

Sunday links, 11/16/14: now with more fall foliage

Fa(t)shion
-I LOVE Domino Dollhouse’s new Science/Visions collection. It’s perfect for the witchy, gothy looks I’ve been so into lately.
–A Delia’s model on the fall of Delia’s.
-Sally rounds up elastic-waist jeans, all of which come in plus sizes.
–Janska Clothing is a line of stylish, disability-friendly clothing.
–The Brooklyn Fashion and Design Accelerator welcomes its first entrepreneurs.
-Eloquii is expanding their size range to include sizes 26 and 28.
-These plus size bridesmaid dresses are gorgeous.
-Ali compares the prices of plus and straight size clothes at stores that carry both.
–Rent the Runway’s plus size holiday lookbook is so festive!
–12 plus size holiday pieces you can wear all year long.
-Pure eye candy: Monapali by Mona Lamba at Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week-2012.
-I really like the watercolor designs of Lela Rose x Lane Bryant, which will be coming out in April.
-Gorgeous photos of a plus size model in Marie Claire Korea.

Fat Acceptance
–Fat crash test dummy drama.
–Support non-binary fat people.
-I don’t love the title, but this piece makes a good point that while butts and breasts are often celebrated, bellies rarely are, and they should be.
-A thirteen-year old girl refuses to weigh in at school.
–Advice: how to shut up a fat-shamer.
-Tickets for the Body Love Conference 2015 are now on sale.
-Lesley talks about the new study on weight discrimination in the workplace and her personal experiences with this kind of bias.
-Call for submissions: This Is Thin Privilege’s push back against fat discrimination holiday extravaganza.

Wednesday Fa(t)shion Inspirations, 11/12/14: Halloween edition

Ashley Nell Tipton

Fat, Brown, and Down (for the cause)

Sunday links, 11/9/14

A peacock at the Grounds for Sculpture in Trenton, NJ

Fa(t)shion
–When sweatpants become a form of protest: “There’s a reason that women dressing casually threatens the status quo — it’s subversive and the ultimate sign of not caring.” Fat women often suffer additional judgment when we dress casually, since an outfit that may be perceived as casually stylish on a thin women is seen as sloppy on a fat woman.
–Future beauty: 30 years of Japanese fashion at QAGOMA.
–Up close and personal with plus size cosplay shero, Brichibi Cosplays.
-Disappointingly, New Look is removing its plus size line from many stores in the UK. It’s the same old bullshit and it’s frustrating that this just keeps happening despite fat women loudly and regularly professing our interest in fashion.
-Sarah gives tips for finding your personal style, and Sally has advice on going through a style transition.
–The Daily Mail fabricated a controversy over t-shirts to sully a women’s rights organization, and it worked.
–18 months after the Rana Plaza factory collapse, conditions are improving, but we still have a long way to go.
-Sheri rounds up 50 plus size holiday dresses, and Kellie finds 12 not-so-basic black pieces.
–How dressing “ugly” helped me through a breakup.
–Delia’s is dying, will live forever in our hearts. You can see more old Delia’s pages here (and of course, the catalog scans I put up a while ago. I keep meaning to get around to scanning and posting more pages…)
-Speaking of things I loved in high school, Marianne went to Hot Topic and got all nostalgic.

Fat Acceptance
–Why I can’t wait to be a fat bride.
–The CDC encourages workplace discrimination. Boooo.
-“People using the possibility of disability as a way to try to threaten/manipulate the behavior of fat people is ableist, it’s totally fucked up, and it needs to stop.”

Halloween OOTD, part 2: the daytime look

What I love about Halloween: it’s the one day of the year when I go to work dressed like this.

Dress: Ashley Nell Tipton, cardigan: Torrid via eBay, leggings: Domino Dollhouse, shoes: L.L. Bean, devil horns: Crown & Glory, necklace: Tarina Tarantino at Amazon, ring: Torrid, bracelet: eBay, earrings: a shop in Paris

Leave it to Crown & Glory to put hot pink sparkly devil horns in their October Glitterati box! 😀

The picture of my ring came out a bit blurry, but I had to include it because I’m so in love with this ring. My earrings were also skulls, but I didn’t get a good picture of them.

Halloween OOTD: the Queen of Darkness

I’ve been feeling particularly goth-y lately, so I decided to dress up as a witch for Halloween. While looking for my velvet burnout shawl, I found a mesh poncho that worked really well as a veil–which turned the costume into more of a goth bride or a queen of darkness.

Dress: Torrid, skirt: ASOS, shawl: ??, veil/poncho: clothing swap, boots: Hot Topic literally 14 years ago, necklace: Boohoo, flower crown: Crown & Glory, socks: Domino Dollhouse

Dressing up for Halloween reminds me that I feel so much more myself when I’m wearing what most people would consider a costume. I loved walking around in this get-up; the only problem was that the shawl kept slipping off my shoulders, and pulling it back on without messing up the veil was tricky.

Wednesday Fa(t)shion Inspirations, 11/5/14

Inspired By This

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