It’s a great feeling knowing that you’ve moved past the point where other people’s opinions and judgments affect your decisions.  It feels like freedom; blissful, pleasant freedom…

…it also feels a lot colder than you’re used to.  You’d be surprised at how much insulation hair provides.

I find myself more and more attracted to rectangular knee-length dresses.  Pretty soon, I’ll have one in every color in my preferred palette (I shouldn’t be typing that, but there is something on ebay that needs to become one with my closet).  I’m grateful to have finally figured out the silhouette that suits me because my jeans are getting tired.  T-I-R-E-D.

wearing:  thrifted vintage dress, F21 cardi, hat from Target, Talonalia & Instant Vintage necklaces, vintage shoes

This lil’ green vintage number (which makes me feel like a rouge Girl Scout) was found in Goodwill (of course).  I maintain that it is THE best place to find decently and predictably priced vintage clothing.  Sure, you have to dig, but it’s there.  It’s always there.

The shoes I found on etsy a couple of months ago.  James Rowland has some great shoes in that shop.  I was looking for a non-heel in a universal color (brown) and more “dressed up” than my Chucks.  The topstitching was a bonus.

The mini grenade necklace and hawk talon necklace are my own and can be purchased here and here, respectively.

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In other news, I’ve been seriously thinking about cutting my hair.  You guys know I can’t stay with one thing for too long.  I get antsy.  I crave change.  Right now, I’m getting up the gumption thanks to Solange Knowles who is rocking the hell out of her TWA…and I still want this head decoration…which would look fantastic on top of my closely cropped head.

I have no idea when I’m going to do it, so try to act surprised when I do.  

I admit that I didn’t really do this dress justice when it first showed up on the blog.  I also admit that I have a problem when it comes to wearing dresses in general.  For some reason, I know they’re easier and faster to put on when I’m pressed for time, but force of habit has me reaching for a pair of jeans almost every morning.  This has to change.

wearing: DIY dress & harness, Kill City jacket, F21 scarf, Emporio Armani shoes

I made a point to make my ideal dress; a one-piece wonder I could throw on in seconds that made me feel confident, comfortable, and fully clothed.  Now that I’ve made it, the least I can do is wear it.  Actually, wear them.  I cranked out another one in a thick jersey the color of chocolate milk (they grey wool one I’d initially planned on got put on the back burner).  Hopefully, since it feels more like a long t-shirt, it’ll get more mileage than this one.  Hopefully.

The balance of the outfit (save for the jacket and scarf) is a testament to my neglectful ways:

The harness I made AGES ago.  I would like to see this get more wear too, but you can imagine the odd remarks and stares I get at work.  It’s a pretty liberal place when it comes to dress code (read: don’t come naked), but the leather-daddy look doesn’t exactly scream “day job.”

As for the nude (as soon as I get back out in the sun) mary janes…*sigh*  I don’t even know what to say.  How does someone not wear a pair of nude shoes?  The leg lengthening aspect alone should place these in heavy rotation.  Instead, they sit in the back of the brown shoe shelf until I remember that they’re adorable and need to see daylight every once in a while.

It’s a damn shame.

Is there anything you have that you both love and neglect? SPILL IT!!