Dress the Blogger Part 5 - Conclusion!

First off, this has been really fun, guys.  A huge thank you to Sayward, Natalie, Sian, and Violet for participating and allowing me to potentially wreck their style and embarrass myself in the process!   We went from city-girl-vegan-bohemian-mom-on-the-go, to girly with an edge, to super edgy, to uber kawaii girly!

For those of you who have been wondering how on earth all those styles are similar to my own, I did state in the old about me post, "If I had to describe my style, I'd say its roughly what would happen if a bohemian chick ran into a J-pop girl, then bounced off a drag queen.", and, well, I wasn't joking.  Here's some collages of a few outfits I wear/have worn.  I was, thankfully, able to find some items on Polyvore that are remarkably similar to some of the stuff in my closet, so enjoy!

*You may notice I still haven't gotten the font problems and shit fixed yet, still working on it.  Sorry!

set1

This is something I'd be caught in on any given day in the summer around the house or town.  In fact, *looks down*, this is crazy similar to what I'm wearing today!  I have a hobo bag similar to that one I've carried the ever-loving hell out of, shorts almost identical to those, and several broomstick and gypsy-like skirts, either one of which I pair with t-shirts that I've turned into shredded tanks because it gets fucking hot here, yo.

I also have those engineer boots (different brand, mine are Herman Survivor steel-toed boots) and wear them probably more than just about anything else, but I sometimes pair this look with my black studded gladiator sandals.  I don't usually wear makeup with stuff this casual, but if I do it is a simple retro cat eye with red lipstick.  For accessories, I just grab whatever I have that sparkles the most and matches the print on the broomstick skirt or shredded tank of the day and usually go way overboard on accessories, I'll admit that.

Useless fact:  I HATE to style my hair so usually allow it to let its freak flag fly.  When I do mess with it, my standard go-to look is a small pomp or pouf with the front section and then all the rest pulled back into a ponytail.  (Something else Sayward and I have in common, come to think of it.  I've seen that look appear on her blog several times, lol.)

set2

This is a much girlier set, one I'd wear if we were out at the flea market or lunch or whatnot.  I have a dress very similar to that except mine is a bit dressier has more lace on the bottom and around the bottom of the bust.  I usually pair it with either gladiator sandals, or some brown wedges similar to the ones above, pearls, and a painted bangle, though mine is antique and white with roses.  I have a clutch similar to that one I carry that I hope isn't worth THAT much.  Mine looks like an old copy of Italian Vogue and I grabbed it at a flea market for a dollar!  *.*  For makeup for this look, I'd do doll eyes and lipstick with pink on the outside and a nude in the middle...Not the typical gradient you usually see, but more of a striped gradient blended only on the edges...It does a really cool effect I just love.  This is one of the looks I'd style my hair for, probably a messy, curly updo.

These last two are so similar, I plunked them in together.  These are things I'd wear in the winter.  I collect military coats, so I have no shortage.  The one on the right an older set I made based off something I was wearing that day.  The jacket is similar to a vintage French one I have.  A typical casual outfit for me would be a Vera Wang skirt I found at a thrift store for 50 cents (!!!) paired with a black tee and denim-look leggings, and either knee socks with boots or some red shoes I have that are almost identical to the ones pictured!  I have a red plaid bag almost just like that one I carry fairly often, and I'd pair this look with the retro makeup and pink nails if I wasn't feeling too lazy!

On the left is another outfit crazy close to one I own.  My coat is very old, though, and is...Swedish?  Russian?  I don't remember.  Either way, it is a big love of mine in winter.  The bag I'm currently carrying is a mini version of that one, though I most often carry a vintage military gas mask bag you'll see in my what's in my bag post soon.  I have a dress just like that one I frequently pair with black leggings, argyle knee socks, my chunkiest silver jewelry, 12 pounds of eye liner (give or take), and boots close to those, though mine are the black version of these and I think are Civil War reproductions or something.

So there's my style in a nutshell.  I guess I sort of go from hippie-girly in the summer to military-goth in the winter, all over-accessorized and with a ton of eyeliner?!  A shock even to me, I've never seen it broken down like that!  >.<  Oh well, at least I can find solace in the consistency of the accessories and eyeliner.  And the boots.

Anyway, hope you guys had fun with the series!  Maybe I'll do another one someday!

<3

WookieWifey

Dress the Blogger Part 4 - Violet

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Welcome to my new little mini-series, Dress the Blogger!  I love fashion, but since my blog is anonymous, I figured I'd challenge myself and see how I'd do dressing other bloggers!  I hit up my 4 favorite bloggers who have styles similar to my own, (which varies, let me tell you), and am going to create 3 looks for each one and we'll see if I can even get remotely close to anything they'd actually wear.  Big thanks to these awesome women for participating and I hope they like what I've picked!  Since this is all in fun it is budget smudget....If I see something on polyvore I find fitting, it goes on the list even if it is thousands of dollars because everyone can dream, right?

*Note:  I couldn't, for the life of me, figure out how to post from polyvore to here and may or may not have spammed shit like 12 times trying to get it to work, so in the end I just saved then uploaded like pictures and if you'd like to view them on polyvore, there are links provided below each set and there is also, alll the way at the bottom, my polyvore information!  :)

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*additional note - you may notice the text color has changed.  It SHOULD have changed through the whole blog, but it refused, so I will be working on that!  I'M SO BAD AT THIS!!

Last, but not least, we have the final blogger, Violet from Violet LeBeaux.  Her blog is packed with adorable craft and beauty tutorials that have given me no end of ideas, I swear half the stuff I make is from, or inspired by her crafts.  She also has some of the cutest clothes I've ever seen and she makes a lot of them.  Stop by her blog if you haven't checked it out, she's started doing sewing tutorials recently so we can all dress like royalty!  (I'll be the one dressed like crookedly-stitched royalty, I'm sure.)  Her blog and Sayward from part 1 are the ones I've stalked for the longest out of the 4, but I can't tell you which came first as I've been following them both for years and found them both around the same time!  (Ah, good 'ol stumbleupon...)  In fact, if I'm not mistaken, I found Natalie from part 3 via Violet's blog and Sian from part 2 from Natalie's blog...Funny how that works!  

*note to self - more coffee before working on posts probably = less bunny trails...

Our style is similar in that I have a love for girly sundress, over-the top heels, tons of makeup, retro style, and anything I can lay my grubby little mitts on that is encrusted in pearls or jewels.  Here's hoping that's enough in common for me to be able to get her style right!  Her descriptions are a tad longer than the others as her look is accessories, Accessories, ACCESSORIES!  And when you think you're done, MOAR ACCESSORIES!!  :)  You may have noticed that EVERY blogger I chose has a love of layering and bright hair - We all have that in common!  :)

On with the song and dance, no?

Set1

This first set is based off her ongoing subtle motif of all things nautical which has gotten not so subtle here of late!  When I first found her blog, it was just a nautical-themed nail tutorial once in a blue moon, but lately it is starting to infiltrate her life more and more it seems, so I figured I'd run with it to challenge myself as the closest to nautical style I get, personally, are few vintage military items I've collected, lol.

For this look, I used the same amazing skirt and jacket paired with two different tops - a white tank with more of a classic, retro nautical look and a billowy pirate top for an AARGH! nautical look, so I suppose the choice would depend on how much pillaging Violet plans to do on said day.  Either way, the look is paired with some super cute heels, a blue and white clutch, matching stacked bracelets and rings, an awesome compass necklace, lace socks, nautical hair bows, and some adorable nails...And, of course, I don't think a Violet outfit would be complete without a scarf!  Not sure I've ever seen her without one!  It is like a mini Violet security blankie!  :)

Set 2

For this outfit, I wanted to mix pastels, but have them all just a bit off from one another to achieve sort of an almost thrifted, shabby-chic look to make it dressy, but casual at the same time.  Think French Country design for people.  I paired some awesome lilac (or is that lavender?) skinny jeans with a pink lace peplum top and added a floral belt and rose brooch.  I included an elaborately beaded peach cardi to match the peach ruffle socks and because - well, it is fabulous!  Also it is like 3 thousand dollars, which goes a long way to explain why Violet makes so many of her own clothes.  I threw in some pink and black saddle shoes for long days of walking and some cute floral heels just in case.  Topped off with the ever-present scarf, tons of floral accessories, and holy shit did you get a load of that bag?!

Set 3

Outfit #3 is another super-girly one.  You may notice no specific date night outfit here, that is because everything Violet wears looks fitting for tea with royalty!  While I adore her style, just the thought of putting that much into an outfit every.  day.  is sort of exhausting!  For this one, I chose an amazing grey and pink lace dress with a lavender (or is it lilac?) lace shrug, lace stockings, and light blue shoes and bag.  I kept the accessories fairly simple with pearls and bows and cute nails and added lots of sparkly hair combs for being tucked into crazy huge hair!  There is a distinct absence of scarf, though!

Well, I hope you enjoyed the series everyone, and I hope Violet (and everyone else) doesn't think I annihilated their styles too much.  I'll do a wrap-up post tomorrow maybe with a few outfits in my own style included.  Be sure to check out all 4 bloggers if you've missed any and check out their blogs because they are all awesome!

<3

WookieWifey

Dress the Blogger Part 3 - Sian!

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Welcome to my new little mini-series, Dress the Blogger!  I love fashion, but since my blog is anonymous, I figured I'd challenge myself and see how I'd do dressing other bloggers!  I hit up my 4 favorite bloggers who have styles similar to my own, (which varies, let me tell you), and am going to create 3 looks for each one and we'll see if I can even get remotely close to anything they'd actually wear.  Big thanks to these awesome women for participating and I hope they like what I've picked!  Since this is all in fun it is budget smudget....If I see something on polyvore I find fitting, it goes on the list even if it is thousands of dollars because everyone can dream, right?

*Note:  I couldn't, for the life of me, figure out how to post from polyvore to here and may or may not have spammed shit like 12 times trying to get it to work, so in the end I just saved then uploaded like pictures and if you'd like to view them on polyvore, there are links provided below each set and there is also, alll the way at the bottom, my polyvore information!  :)

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As we're going in alphabetical order by blog, victim number 3 is Sian from Sort Life Out; Buy Milk, and how awesome is that blog name?  Sian runs a plus-size, size-positive fashion blog and has this incredibly unconventional style and isn't afraid to wear what she wants regardless of social standards - which is YAY! - and she rocks the hell out of every shade of lipstick...EVERY SHADE!  :)  Her style is similar to mine, because we both tend to wear unconventional outfits, pair things most people wouldn't dream of sticking in the same outfit, and include a lot of morbid and/or nerdy elements.

Not going to lie, REALLY nervous about this one as I think of the 4, Sian has the hardest style to nail as she is so artistic that I find myself, when reading her blog, saying, "how the HELL did she think to pair THAT?   But...but...it WORKS!"...and that's about the time my brain explodes.  So I hope I did okay, and sorry ahead of time if I didn't, Sian!

Set 1

This first set is for a casual day - shopping, class, whatnot.  Since Sian tends to mix prints from time to time and looks as comfortable rocking body con as flowy fabrics, I've layered a galaxy pencil skirt over comic book leggings and added a flowy, shredded skull tank over the top with a red biker jacket thrown over the top.  The shoes...Oh god, those shoes, need I say more?  For accessories, I included a military-inspired bag, vinyl record earrings, a sweet, sculpted cuff, and two necklaces to choose from - I couldn't make up my mind between the abstract diamond necklace and the I <3 Zombies one, so I put both!  Top it off with a glittery skull bow that I think would add a very cute edge popped onto the side of her hair and an awesome navy lipstick.

Set 2

In this set, which is also casual, I decided to layer the fuck-you shorts over the gold leggings.  I think the lounge shorts over a dressier legging would make a really cool contrast, especially when paired with a super casual "normal is boring" tank with the sheer, over-sized black top over it all.  My vision is that the sheer top would be over-sized enough to almost look like a shirt dress with the skeleton hands showing through in the back and text on the shirt just visible in the front, making the bottom layer sort of subtle where at first glace you just notice a rather normal gold jeggings and shirt dress look, but underneath is this hard, edgy fuck-you-ness - Does that make any sense? lol  I topped the whole look off with some amazing boots, a spiky bag, ring, and earrings, and a super incredible Bitch necklace that zomg I need.

Set3

The date night set!  For this one, I chose two dresses that are similar in style but completely different in how they would fit, so this is sort of a double outfit.  Since Sian tends to wear both structured and relaxed clothing, I could really see her in either one of these.  To go with either, I chose the same accessories:  Spiffy camo wedges, a super structured military-inspired jacket, a studded olive drab cross-body bag, a skeleton hand statement necklace, coffin earrings, a skeleton key cuff, and a skeleton double-finger ring.  The lips look out of place because I chose them for effect, not the color...I'd pictured that gradient effect but in black and grey or dark green and grey!  I figured either one of these looks would be perfectly date-appropriate without over-dressing, hopefully nailing her personal style but adding a feminine, sexy, date-night flair.

So how'd I do?  Bracing myself....lol!

Will post the last, but not least, victim tomorrow!  After that, as a finale, I'm thinking of posting some polyvore collages of outfits as similar as I can find to what is in my closet if anyone is interested in my personal style and how in the hell I manage to mix elements from all the bloggers you've seen featured so far - tomorrow's will REALLY throw you for a loop.  Interested at all?  Or should I keep my stinkin' fashion to myself?  lol  :)

<3

WookieWifey

***Sorry if you tried to get to this and it was down, Blogger is giving me fits if you can't tell by the million sizes of different text and fonts!  Consider it...artsy.  Yeah, that's it!

Dress the Blogger Part 2 - Natalie!

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Welcome to my new little mini-series, Dress the Blogger!  I love fashion, but since my blog is anonymous, I figured I'd challenge myself and see how I'd do dressing other bloggers!  I hit up my 4 favorite bloggers who have styles similar to my own, (which varies, let me tell you), and am going to create 3 looks for each one and we'll see if I can even get remotely close to anything they'd actually wear.  Big thanks to these awesome women for participating and I hope they like what I've picked!  Since this is all in fun it is budget smudget....If I see something on polyvore I find fitting, it goes on the list even if it is thousands of dollars because everyone can dream, right?

*Note:  I couldn't, for the life of me, figure out how to post from polyvore to here and may or may not have spammed shit like 12 times trying to get it to work, so in the end I just saved then uploaded like pictures and if you'd like to view them on polyvore, there are links provided below each set and there is also, alll the way at the bottom, my polyvore information!  :)

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Round 2 is Natalie from Extra Large as Life.  She runs a super adorable size-positive plus-size fashion blog plus whatever other randomness is going on with her at the moment!  Sometimes heartfelt, sometimes crazy antics and gorgeous vacations, her blog has kept me entertained for hours on end and I've been following it for quite some time now, so definitely check it out!  

Her style is similar to mine in that I tend to wear a ton of dresses and skirts with bright, loud patterns and accessories mixed with super nerdy elements, plus we both seem to have a love for wedges.  I love all shoes, but boots and wedges just make my heart sing.  She is also closer to my size, though proportioned differently, (this series is celebrating ALL shapes and sizes because we all rock), so while these are skinny-people sizes on the board, I chose cuts and patterns that would flatter her shape and be fairly simple to locate in plus-sized shops or thrift shops or maybe even sew if your'e good!

Set1

This set I thought would look great on her for a girls' night out.  The sheer panels would show off her calves, while the trim waist with the thin yellow belt would show off her waist.  Since she's not totally all groovy with her arms yet, I included a pink cropped bolero that matches the pink stripe in the awesome wedges.  I also threw in the large, girly print tote bag, (because I've seen her What's in my Bag posts and her bag rivals mine!), and some cute, chunky earrings and a comic book-inspired necklace for a bit of a nerdy touch!

Set2

This set I chose for Natalie because that girl can rock the hell out of a peplum skirt.  I kept finding shoes and jackets that I thought would look great with the sheer top, skirt, and studded bag, so I decided, what the hell, I'll just make this one of those several-in-one outfits.  I kept the shoes flats or wedges since she has trouble with heels and kept the jackets cropped to show off her waist and the peplum.  For the first option, there's a denim jacket and pale yellow tennis shoes that match the trim on the top with bright pink accessories to add more color.  The second option is a leather biker jacket with studded yellow flats and chunky black jewelry, while the third is a it softer with a neutral jacket, yellow wedges, and wooden bangles.

Set3

Set 3 is what I thought would be a great date set for her.  The asymmetrical skirt is cute and sexy as hell.  I chose a corset top because, in my experience, most women who can pull off a peplum can kill a fucking corset. Seriously.  I added the blue bolero and the whole thing is offset a bit by the chunky black wedges, since while Natalie's style is pretty girly, there is usually at least a hint of an edge thrown in there somewhere, even on her girliest outfits I've seen!  I topped this one off with some cute pale blue shades, turquoise-colored chunky gemstone jewelry, and a funky orange clutch to pull the orange out of the corset a bit.

So, Natalie, how'd I do?  Would you wear any of this or are you running away from the screen?  >.<

Two more bloggers to dress on the way, guys, hope you are enjoying the series so far!  <3

<3

WookieWifey

Dress The Blogger Part 1 - Sayward!

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Welcome to my new little mini-series, Dress the Blogger!  I love fashion, but since my blog is anonymous, I figured I'd challenge myself and see how I'd do dressing other bloggers!  I hit up my 4 favorite bloggers who have styles similar to my own, (which varies, let me tell you), and am going to create 3 looks for each one and we'll see if I can even get remotely close to anything they'd actually wear.  Big thanks to these awesome women for participating and I hope they like what I've picked!  Since this is all in fun it is budget smudget....If I see something on polyvore I find fitting, it goes on the list even if it is thousands of dollars because everyone can dream, right?

*Note:  I couldn't, for the life of me, figure out how to post from polyvore to here and may or may not have spammed shit like 12 times trying to get it to work, so in the end I just saved then uploaded like pictures and if you'd like to view them on polyvore, there are links provided below each set and there is also, alll the way at the bottom, my polyvore information!  :)

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I'll be going in order by blog name, so let's get started!  First up is Sayward from Bonzai Aphrodite.  If you don't know who she is, you should definitely clicky the link and check out her blog.  I've been following her for a very long time now and she has some truly incredible recipes and tips that are fun and easy to integrate into your lifestyle even if you're not vegan!  Our eating habits are probably at least 15% healthier because of her, so thanks and keep up the awesome work, Sayward!

From what I've seen of Sayward's style on her blog, she's is big into layers and not super into uber-girly stuff.    Her style is similar to mine as I also love to layer and have a huge love for bohemian-type looks and boots Boots BOOTS!

Set 1

This is something I envisioned for her on a casual day because since she is fairly freshly single, the lace panels on the shorts paired with the garter leggings give it a sexy vibe without making it overly-girly.  Also, having stupidly long legs myself, I know that what are 'normal' shorts on most people tend to be 'hooker' shorts on a long-legged chick, so leggings can be essential sometimes.  The rust bag is vegan and appears roomy enough to carry plenty of toddler snacks and supplies and it wouldn't be complete without the studded black boots (also vegan).  I added bright accessories for a pop of color and shades since she's a sun-lover!

Set 2

For Sayward I did two casual sets as she's a single mom on the go.  This is rather simple, boyfriend jeans with the 'chill' crop tank layered over the blue one with the lace panel to give it that little bit of feminine touch to the outfit without making it uncomfortable toddler-chasing attire.  To this one, I added a cute, bright duffel bag to carry around toddler stuff, though I don't know how large it is, so possibly Waits could even hitch a ride!  It, of course, matches the super cute vegan tennis I found.  Top it off with the 'VEGAN' studded belt and matching aviators for her and the kiddo and there we go!

Set 3

This is what I pictured for a dressier outfit for her, maybe for a date night!  A cute, floral print vintage dress paired with comfy glitter flats, pearls, and OH GOD I LOVE THAT BOOK CLUTCH, paired with a military-style jacket to give it a bit of edge and personality to offset the lady-like-ness just a bit!

So, there's my ideas for Sayward, who has been an awesome sport in participating so don't forget to check out her blog!  Here's hoping I got somewhere at least relatively close to her style!  >.<

3 more in the series coming up, so keep checking back!

<3

WookieWifey