So this has been a dichotomy day... I woke up this morning and stumbled upon this blog post from Advanced Style...
I love it! I feel a certain affinity for these ladies eventhough I don't share their fashion taste. Great for them. I wouldn't wear some of it myself, though I am intrigued by the black lace and bead string shirt in the third photo & would be tempted to try the black and grey outfit in the second (it wouldn't work. I'm kinda abysmal at layering even if I try). I approach everyday as a dress up session. This is why I love working somewhere with semi-lax dress code. That's why I'm a little bummed about working at home - no runway & nobody to discuss choices with (yes, one of my male coworkers would comment on my outfits, give opinions, etc, & no he wasn't gay or metro). This is also a reason I'm looking forward to getting older. I figure the older I get, the more comfortable being flamboyant I'll be (already happening as I define my own concept of adulthood...). I'd even like to go off the deep end sometime when I have brilliant grey hair & run around in full Victorian dress for a week randomly - just to entertain myself & other people.
But then later today I ran across this:
And I feel really bad for the girl raised by people who buy into this. I feel really bad for people propogating this. Girls who are raised by that *may * break out of that mindset, but more likely, I doubt they will become a Lady of Advanced Style. : (
Just my 2 cents.
Needless to say, I got inspired by the first, and reacted to the second, and determined to wear flaming red leggings under a black cowl neck tunic sweater with my hair braided & coiffed up, with black & red stone Victorian inspired dangle earrings, with a three strand "pearl" choker - and all that will be paired with a vintage black velvet swing coat and asymmetrical black velvet hat from the early 50s when I venture out today. : )
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