Just ignore Frobisher.

 Picking out five skirts and sweaters at once pleased me so much that I'm off and doing it again.


This penguin is going to be hard to explain.

Off to the museum!

So this morning, I picked out a skirt, cardigan, and stockings and decided it was a good outfit but I didn't want to wear it today. So I bundled it up, set it aside to wear later, and picked out another set of skirt, stockings, cardigan, buttondown. Again, it was good outfit but I didn't feel like wearing it so I bundled it up and set it aside.
Long story short, I know what I'm going to be wearing for the next eight days.

Happy New Year

The smart and causual outfits worn on New Year's Eve and day.

Lace, Skulls, and it's not Hallowe'en, it's momento mori.

 Hairclips- Micheal's
Cameo- I bought it at a Pagan Pride, but the lace and pedant are sold in most craft stores.
Vest-Royal Bones
Shirt- WalMart's Hallowe'en section
Skirt- Hommert
Bloomers- Lolikats
Tights- I'm not sure, but similar ones can be bought at Guess
Boots- Mossimo

I am wearing two items that were being sold for Hallowe'en.
The hair clips have stripes and skulls on them, which clearly means that they are only suitable for Hallowe'en. When is weird, because I can't really imagine anyone buying these hairclips or this shirt and then only wearing it once a year. For one thing, you would want to actually wear a costume on Hallowe'en. Maybe people intend to wear them in the month leading up to Hallowe'en.
The shirt has Day of the Dead style skeletons and lace on them, which although it directly follows Hallowe'en is a totally unrelated holiday. I mean, you can celebrate and enjoy both, but that requires that you acknowledge that they are in fact two different holidays.
It's a bit like saying that Sainta Lucia day is an extension of Christmas. They're celebrated in the same season and I suppose there's nothing inherently wrong about enjoying two slightly different flavours of festivity one after the other.
(Although the Swedish don't generally have to worry as much about their culture being poorly represented)
I suppose that's it, though. The problem is that they're being treated as the same holiday, when they're not.

Perhaps it's just my own ignorance of the subject that makes me think the shirt's intended to be a Day of the Dead thing. It could just be skeletons in fancy clothes. I like to think that. I like skeletons in fancy clothes. Insert joke about the fashion industry liking skeletons in fancy clothes, too.

The vest also has a bones motif, in that there are crossed bones on the buttons. That's just the brand logo, and I'm fairly sure all that it's intended to represent is bones. I like it, it's sort of a modern interpretation of Momento Mori. Not to be confused with Mori Girl fashion. Oh, sweet lady in the earth. That's a brilliant idea for an outfit. I'll have to try that sometime.

I don't get it, maybe because I always dress a little flamboyantly, but this is not a costume, it's just an outfit with a lace and skulls theme. That can be worn anywhere, it's not a Hallowe'en thing, it's a style and not growing out of being a bit gothy thing.

I'm rambling. I guess the only point I have is that I like skulls, I like lace, try not to piss anyone off.

(Also, let's talk about the fact that this skirt does not techinically exist but I got bloomers under it so I guess it's okay.)

Off to donate blood again.

Tie- Tagless
Undershirt-Faded Glory
Shirt-Van Heusen
 Armbands-lolikats
Vest- Passports
Skirt-Harvé Benard
Leggings-Faded Glory
Boots- Dolce Vita

Maybe I should start wearing short-sleeved undershirts on Red Cross days.

Headphones and matching fishnets

 Zipper shirt-Pussycat U.K.
Zipper Dress-Lolikats

Still cute.

Shirt-Van Heusen
Shirt studs-Lolikats

Cufflinks-Lolikats
 Vest-Tripp
Skirt-Lolikats
Stockings-Target

Shoes- Mossino

Dishabille

Shirt-Van Heusen
Shirt studs-Lolikats
Cufflinks-Lolikats
Tie-Westwater
Vest- Passports
ARmbands-Lolikats
Suspenders-Hot Topic
Jeans-Old Navy
Shoes-Converse

Dammit, Freya.

I thought it was bad when she was just sitting on my shoulders. But now she's upped the ante. Nice work, Freya, but where are you going to go from there?

Hat- Hot Topic
Badge- Nancy Buttons
Collar-Agway
Vest-Tripp 
Undershirt-Target
  Black dress- Faded Glory
Leggings- OP
Boots-Demonia

Two days, or two centuries.

Why don't I wear pigtails with that hat more often? It's much more comfortable that way.

Time to Bake

Headphones-Discount store, decoupaged with Kitty Deathhead mark
Tie-Westwater
Vest- Passports
Shirt- George
Skirt-Handmade
Bloomers-Handmade
Boots-Dolce Vita


Despite the expression on my face, I would like to assure you that I had a lovely day. I baked some cookies,  updated my comic, watched part of my favorite Christmas movie... good times.

The Singular Adventure of Seamstress.

Key-TARDIS
Shirt-Converse
Watch- I can't find who makes it, but you can buy a similar one here.
Skirt-Lolikats
Stockings-Basketman
Boots-Dolce Vita

How to freeze your shoulders

Turtleneck- Bonjour

Armsocks-Hot Topic (They started life as socks)

Jeans-Faded Glory

Boots-Demonica

Leave them bare in November. Gah, that was stupid.

Happy Guy Fawkes Day

Hat- Hot Topic
Badge- Nancy Buttons 
Headphones-Discount store, decoupaged with Kitty Deathhead mark
Undershirt-Target
Vest-Tripp
Skirt-Sisrgis Sari Angelo
Leggings- OP
Boots-Demonia

Donated blood

Also, dyed my roots purple.
Whistle-Gift, similar ones can be bought in sporting goods
Turtleneck- Bonjour
Vest-Tripp
Jeans-Faded Glory
Boots-Demonica
Armsocks-Basketman

Eighties-I'm doing it wrong.

Shirt-Walmart
Skirt-lolikats
legwarmers-Wal mart
Heels- Earth Spirit

Serious business.

In the past few weeks I've been paying more attention to my productivity and less to my blog, which is why I am lunging toward the camera in a pose only explained by the need for a reference picture.


Which makes the fact I'd redraw that bottom if I drew it all the stranger.

Pagan Pride

 Hat- Hot Topic
Badge- Nancy Buttons
Sweatshirt-Mossimo
Turtleneck-Lolikats
Vest-Tripp
Skirt-Sisrgis Sari Angelo
Garter Belt- Target
Tights-Target
Fishnets-Hot Topic
Boots-Demonica


I'm so glad it's cool enough I can wear my wool skirt again.