Recently I saw both Sal of Already Pretty and Alison of Wardrobe Oxygen wearing lovely tutus.
I love Sal’s slightly goth take on the tutu. And check out the kitty pictures in her post!
Alison, mixing stripes and leopard like a boss.
Alison linked to the eBay posting where she found her tutu. Sal just wrote that she got hers on eBay, but considering how similar it looks, I’m guessing it might be from the same seller.
And that tutu? Absolute love.
Leopard ears make everything better.
I strongly believe that fa(t)shion should not be exclusively the province of women. Fa(t)shion should be for everyone.
Most of this blog reflects my fairly femme fashion sense, but I want to give a shoutout to men and people who enjoy a masculine style. Here are a few men wearing clothing that I like, and some clothing and accessories aimed at men.
Junya’s outfit is all-around awesome:
This top is steampunktacular. It only goes up to 1X(18-20), and I’m not sure whether that would fit me, but I hope it would. I need more steampunk in my life.
In eleventh grade, my high school Latin class took a trip to the Museum of Fine Arts.
What I remember now isn’t the art or ancient artifacts, but a book I saw in the gift shop: Shiochi Aoki’s Fruits, a compilation of fashion photos from the streets of Tokyo.
Pink tutus! Colorful plastic jewelry! Plaid mixed with leopard print! Parasols! Brightly colored hair! Tiaras! Platform Mary Janes! My punkish teenage self was enraptured.
I loved the over-the-top mixing of styles and cultures. The deconstructing of fashion and putting it back together with a bow on top, a Hello Kitty purse, and ripped fishnets. The glorious, riotous color.
FUZZY PINK LEGWARMERS. That is all.
Years later, I still count Fruits (and its sequel, Fresh Fruits) among my biggest style influences.
Here are a few pictures I’ve taken of the books’ pages; I would have scanned them, but my scanner was in a bad mood. They are just the tip of the fruity iceberg, so if you want more fabulous kawaii and punk and Lolita inspirations, be sure to check out the books.
Back in middle school and high school, I loved catalogs. I spent hours pouring over Delia*s and Alloy, but sadly, none of their clothing came in my size.
Enter Girlfriends L.A., which made clothing up to a juniors 25/3XL. And even had plus-size models (and a more diverse group of models in general).
I bought a bunch of shirts, including the Tinkerbell shirt that you can see in this post, and wore the crap out of them.
Unfortunately, GFLA no longer exists. But I’m still thankful to them for making early ’00s funky fashion available to (at least some) fat girls.
Flipping through the catalogs today is an exercise in major fashion-stalgia. I’ve scanned a few pages so you can share that experience:
Getting this in the mail? Always exciting.
These Irregular Choice shoes are gorgeous.
Like a flower crown for your feet.
I don’t know how anyone can walk in them, though. I really don’t get this super-high-shoes-with-no-heel trend. Continue reading
…There were collages.
Actual paper collages. Literal cutting and pasting.
I made a bunch of fashion collages years ago, and I still think they sum up my style better than any Pinterest board could.
When I grow up, I want to live in a leopard house.
In other Cool Buildings news, check out this French school.
A great post about celebrating life achievements other than weddings and babies: I Get Presents for Being Single and You Should Too
Also from XoJane, fun fashion advice from both Emily and Lesley.
Last but not least, some inspiration: Crazy Talk: The Do-What-You-Love Guide
Happy weekend!
