Rockin' the Moustache

After Sunday's break (had to wear a Work Outfit, changed directly into pajamas afterwards), I was back with my 30 for 30, here in outfit number six.

Shirt - Gogol Bordello concert; Skirt - gifted; Tights, Socks, & Boots - Target

The tights, socks, and boots previously mentioned, as seen by me all day.

My brother went to Thailand last year and instead of bringing me with him, I got this skirt. As far as consolation gifts go, it's a pretty good one. It was quite a bit longer with the colorful fabric starting mid thigh, having a darker plain fabric from the waist down. I hemmed it from the top so I could keep the bright fabric intact.I got the t-shirt at a Gogol Bordello show last summer. It says 'This Moustache Kills Fascists." Eugene Hutz, Gogol's frontman, does have a remarkable mustache. Magical moustachio + insane stage antics + thick accent + fantastic guitar skillz = A thoroughly smitten Banana.



~ Bananawacky can't actually play the piano

The List

Here they are. The only articles of clothing I'll be in for 28 days.

Sweater and long-sleeve tops

Top row, l-r: Cardigan - Charlotte Russe; Sweater - purchased at Native Boutique; Sweatshirt - American Apparel
Bottom row, l-r: Military Jacket - vintage; Cardigan - vintage Lacrosse; Cardigan - gifted

Dresses

l-r: Tri-color dress - vintage; Green dress - H&M; Tube dress - vintage


Skirts and PantsTop row, l-r: Skinny jeans - F21; Capri pants - Anthropologie; Pencil skirt - H&M
Bottom row, l-r: Pencil skirt - vintage; Colorblock skirt - gifted; Denim skirt - vintage

Tops
Top row, l-r: Embroidered blouse - vintage; Knit top - F21; T-shirt - American Apparel; Print tee - Gogol Bordello concert tee
Bottom row, l-r: Flounce top - Stop Staring; Knit top - thrifted; Ruched top - gifted; Embroidered top - Zara

Shoes
I got tired of the picture taking at this point and put them all in a pile.

Tall boots - modcloth; Riding boots - vintage; moto boots - Target; Oxfords - gifted; Espadrilles - Tommy Hilfiger; Black flats (in bag) - thrifted

That's it. The items I will probably grow to hate in the next 24 days.
Just kidding. I chose a few of these things because I rarely wear them and I'm hoping I'll figure out ways to work them into my wardrobe more frequently. One of them, the blue and white embroidered blouse, was in the Pile of Things to Get Rid of and when I saw it there, I fell in love all over again, fished it out of the Pile, and made it part of the 30. Hoping it works out this time around. ;)

Starting all over again.

So the 30 For 30 challenge started today and while I'm sort of unprepared, I accidentally wore a dress I'd planned to include in my 30 (it was in the last 30 For 30, too. It's my Stand-by AutoPretty dress). In an act of ultimate remixing, I'm going to remix the photo from last time, too. Yep. Same shoes, same belt, same dress. What? I had to get up early and "look nice". This outfit is fall-back "look nice". I don't need to be creative because it works. It's dressy without being too dressy and the boots make it seasonally appropriate. And I'm not capable of wardrobe creativity before ten in the morning.
I'll have the rest of my30 for 30 list finished in the next couple of days.

EXCITING NEWS!!
I'm going to be part of yet another challenge! This one, The Shoeper Shoe Challenge, asks me to actually wear the shoes I own. Intriguing.....

~Bananawacky recycles, reuses, reduces

Nineninenineninenine

I'm all the way to nine! I'm even posting before the day is done!! It's a whole new me!!

I've got my brown velvet jacket (22 [day 5]), red t-shirt (12 [day4]), brown shorts ( 10 [day 2]) and brown knee-high boots (30)

Added black tights and earrings I would never have purchased. Modcloth sent them as a free gift with a purchase and I'm so glad they did - it turns out that I kind of love them.



A very sweet boy I met at lunch today told me he loved my outfit as we air-kissed, L.A. style, goodbye. He's a stylist on photoshoots. OUTFIT WIN!!!!

Day 5

Today was a long day, work, drinks with some girlfriends, grocery shopping, and making a tasty dinner for me and the guy. By the time I got home with the groceries, it was too dark to take pictures outside and my apartment is too small to use my favorite lens and get a full-body shot. Instead, I've got these grainy, discolored and slightly-out-of-focus pictures featuring my Wall Of Art and the computer monitor I need to replace. Hooray!

I've got on my red tube dress (19), brown velvet military-style jacket (22), and brown riding boots (29). I love those riding boots. I found them on Ebay for a cool 75 dollars and I've worn them constantly since they arrived. They're the perfect go-with-anything boot but my affection for them is starting to tell: They need to be resoled and I'm not sure what to do about the peeling on the toes. Anybody have any suggestions?
I wore a wide brown belt I found in a bag full of giveaways and because the top of the dress is fairly complex, what with the buttons and the pleats, a simple pendant. A necklace any more ornate would have been a Whole Lot Of Look Up Top, I think.
That being said, I'm jealous of the girls who can pile on fifty necklaces or a hundred bracelets and look fantastic. I never quite figured out the trick to that. Every time I try, I look like an escaped Christmas tree.

Day 4

The pictures are not so good, but here's yesterday's outfit, day 4:
I wore my skinny jeans (7), a red v-neck top (12), a black blazer (23), and black moto boots (26). Those boots are from Target and were less than fifty dollars. They're not my dream moto boots but for the price, they're pretty fantastic.
I also had a red bandanna in my hair, a grommet belt, the necklace I'd worn the day before, and a maltipoo.

Already?

I've fallen behind. It took all of three days - but in my defense, I was super busy yesterday. I did a whole bunch of not much, took my 30 for 30 photos, did some more nothing, then went downtown to take pictures with a friend. We'd both forgotten that the Downtown ArtWalk was happening last night so it was a happy surprise to stumble into it after the shoot. We spent a happy three hours wandering the streets, drinking (wine for her, bourbon for me) and admiring the arts. This is relevant to my style blog because when we decided to visit the ArtWalk after the shoot, I had a minute to be grateful that because I'm taking pictures of the clothes I'm wearing every day and putting those pictures on the internet, I'm putting a little more effort into dressing up and wearing makeup. The ArtWalk is packed with all kinda stylish folk and I would have been a little self-conscious if I'd wandered in looking like poop.
This is Amber, demonstrating what Poop might look like if it were spectacularly gorgeous.There was a little stall selling those hoods and patches and they were irresistible.

On to the outfit:I've got my Purple Plaid Ruffle Dress (18 - it says 'brown' on my list and in my defense, I honestly thought was brown, even after multiple wearing and have only realized it was purple after seeing these photos [This is, maybe, the sort of thing I should not admit]) and black motorcycle boots (26). I added the black tights and my Guy's studded belt with the Red Sox belt buckle. I will pretend that I had it upside down on purpose, so as to be ironic.The jewelry I'm wearing is pretty basic: Some bangles, a few of which were gifted to me by my mother,and a necklace with a couple of pendants. The heart locket was a gift from an ex and I still haven't found what I want to put inside it and the penguin is from a souvenir shop in Australia. I'd gone to see the fairy penguins do their waddle from the beach to the nests on Philip Island but wasn't allowed to photograph their adorableness. I made up for it with cheap but adorable jewelry.

Day 2! I win at things!!

I've made it to day 2 of the Thirty for Thirty! I am so proud of myself because during this morning's shower, I tried to talk myself out of sticking to it - the second day of the challenge, I was wimping out. I'd convinced myself that I didn't actually need to follow any dumb rules, I could just not buy stuff for thirty days and that would be practically the same thing. Five minutes later, I'm staring into my closet, thinking that I want to wear the shorts that happened to be on The List but I have no top that matches them. I needed to go shopping RIGHT NOW.. Then I punched myself in the brain and decided to stick to the challenge, after all.My Guy took the picture and given that he's much more into punk rock than fashion, I was surprised at how willing he was to play along. Then again, this is day 2. I'll see how happy he is to be my cameraman in two weeks.

I'm wearing the brown shorts (10), green sweater (13), and my big boots (30). I kept it pretty simple, no accessories except for the stuff I usually wear: The bangles my mom gave me,and the ring and pendant that were gifted to me years ago by an ex-boyfriend.
Action shot!We are dancers.