† Good Girls Wear Cardigans with Spikes

I kind of live for these shoes + blouse. And oversized cardigans. All of it, really. 

Tired tired tired days. Too bad I can't make a career out of reading fiction in my bedroom. I'm really good at that.

• chiffon secretary blouse in CAT PRINT, american apparel
• oversized white cardi, h&m
• denim jeggings??? jeans?, f21
• spiked litas & spiked bracelet, nasty gal

Is the ground slanted, or am I slanted? You decide.

† Weekend Sale Roundup

Here are some of my favorite things I snagged during the sale madness that happened in the last few days. Can't wait for these to start showing up in boxes at my door. Go ahead and judge me, neighbors. Be jealous of my Black Milk x Jeffrey Campbell comic MOON BOOTS, AWWW YEAAAH.

Apparently the theme here is spikes. ... And some more spikes. What did you guys snag?

what i'm wearing † state fair

the state fair!: a time to come together as a community and look at cows! a time to put your children on questionable spinny rides and hope for the best! a time to watch old people with oxygen tanks square dance! above all, a grand opportunity to spend the rest of the day sneezing and rubbing your eyes from all the straw and the things it hides underneath itself.

not one to miss this (never!) i prepared a special state fair outfit to serve up some realness.

 

not pictured: the speed with which i walked away.

here we have the army surplus bag with necessities, giant sunglasses to keep nature away from as much of my face as possible, and the maybe one opportunity i get per year to break out cowboy boots with no irony whatsoever. 

i unexpectedly caught myself loving the americana trend. two things won me over: charlene kaye in these killer leggings (giant photo warning), and the flag print JC's.

• americana vest (similar), Material Girl
• spike headband, Urban Outfitters
• shirt, shorts, F21
• belt, vintage
• shoes, old
  
  
  
  
  
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what i'm wearing † think of me as programmable soda

i was in dire need of a haircut so i sat down with a pair of kitchen scissors and took a few inches off my hair. no regrets, and $20+ saved. if i was to have a style maxims, they'd be something like: 1) when in doubt, overdress. 2) diy before you pay to have someone else do it. 3) never ever sleep in makeup oh my gosh do not do it ever do you understand ok NEVERRRRR. 

it's the kind of hot outside right now where you can see the heat rising from the pavement. long days, lots of sunlight, sleep as a series of cat naps. time slows down and gives you all the reason you need to take long walks just because.

since we haven't figured out how to encapsulate that feeling, i'll just listen to "call me maybe" a lot so i can play it later in winter and trick myself into thinking that it's warm outside. i'm totally programmable like that.

•  geo print bodysuit, Motel
•  boots, Franco Sarto
• spiked tan headband, Urban Outfitters
• fringe purse, H&M

the lovely Kimber Rose snapped these shots for me. click on her name to check out her insanely gorgeous art.

daily steals † metallic & studs & a bit of casual

all of my favorite things are in this post: fringe, studs, leather, sequins, metallics, spikes. just bury my body in a box of those, k. cut up madonna's early 80's wardrobe and put my corpse on it when i die. none of that "bury me in saaaatin, lay me down on a bed of roooseesss" no. fringey studded leather or i'm coming back to haunt you guys. 


pro-tip: if you're trying to stand out in a classy way, go with a silver or gold shoe. it's fun and bold and almost always looks expensive. i just picked up a pair of silver slip-ons for $3 at a thrift store, but if i hadn't i would be all over these:

$15 † GET IT

i suspect the reason this dress is on sale is because it doesn't photograph that well. the back is adorable, and on close-up view, the sequin pattern is very intricate. (it would look cute with the pewter shoes, just sayin' y'all.)

$15 † GET IT (Available in small only.)

 spiky gold dangly ear hooks? yeeesss, it's like they know all of my weaknesses. these come as a pair, and truth be told, i think it's overkill to wear both at the same time. i'd rock just one at a time. despite being "ear hooks," there's probably a lot you can do with them -- tuck them in a clip for a hair accessory, hook it from a belt loop or handbag... (SIIIGGH i really want these.)

$9 † GET IT

studs are in right now, but what's also true is that studs and leather are never going to be out of fashion. ask the ghost of sid vicious. studded leather is iconic. it's always going to be stylishly edgy. what makes this find even more rad (besides being less than $25) is that no cute cows were skinned in the making of this handbag. vegan leather for the win!

$24 † GET IT

bonus find:
this is so versatile and comfy-looking. you could wear it with tights and a blazer for a dressier look, with sandals and a hobo bag for beach-casual, or ... any number of ways, really.

$27 †  GET IT (Available in large only.)