Repurposed

  I hate mornings.

Prairie hoodie: Prairie Underground (thrifted)

Dress: Liz Lange) maternity for Target (thrifted)

Harness: Audra Jean (Megan Mae)

Jodhpurs-as-leggings: Ariat Pro (thrifted)

Boots: Fitzwell (6pm.com, old)

  Trivia: my mother has a stuffed cat with the same facial expression I am wearing above. She was scooting through an airport in Japan to catch a flight when she saw it in a gift store window and couldn't stop laughing. She brought it home and showed me, and sometimes when I wake up with this expression while I'm visiting, she runs and gets it and holds it up next to my face.

  I'm convinced modern scheduling was invented by psychopaths who ran around changing everything while the rest of us were sleeping until a reasonable hour. I spend the first two hours of each day hating everyone on earth (not personal) and not being able to open my eyes all the way.

  Maternity wear: yes! Pregnant: no! I think it drapes very nicely as a tunic/dress.

  As much as I hate mornings, I like socializing with my friends more, so after a late night of a housewarming party and going to see my friend's band play, I got up early to go to dim sum, another housewarming party, and wushu class. It is more socializing than I've probably done in the rest of 2013.

  These pinstripe Ariat jodhpurs (mentioned in my thrifting post here) are so comfortable. They stretch very well and the pockets are reasonably roomy and accessible.

  As I was going out the door, I added this hat by San Diego hat company, since I seemed to have an overall 'riding' theme going on, with repurposed jodhpurs, riding-style boots, and a Western-inspired hoodie. Sorry I didn't get a photo of it, but I've used my brilliant photoshop skills to bring the full outfit to you:

  I'm still low on sleep, so this is a short post, but when the week slows down, I hope to have more up. Have you ever worn clothes that weren't as intended?

Class Structure

  Trying out the adjustments on the harness from Megan Mae. If I let the back strap all the way out, I can get it to my lower ribs for a different suspender-like look. :D

Harness: AudraJean (etsy, from Megan Mae)

Blouse: contempo (thrifted)

Jeans: UNIQLO (Japan)

Boots: Fitzwell (6pm.com)
Necklace: Foxy Originals Sage Bracelet (foxyoriginals.com)

  This is one of my hybrid school outfits, hopefully combining freedom of movement for labs with some visual interest and structured style.

  ... did you know that black shows *everything*? There are tiny lint hairs everywhere! Augh!

Harnessing Solar Energy

  Today I am celebrating the harness Megan Mae sent to me!

  Welcome to new readers from Already Pretty! I was shocked (and super excited) to get featured as an Inspired Outfit. Whee!

  I am also linking up to Spy Girl's 52 Pick-me-up, a weekly event with different themes to try.

  I had to scrounge around in my wardrobe to get the outline and proportions I wanted, so it looks kind of piecemeal:

Tank top: unknown (thrifted)

Harness: AudraJean (Megan Mae)

Wide tassel belt: River Island (old)

Arm warmers: OzzOn Japan (Japan)
Skirt: cheap juniors shop
Boots: Doc Martens (thrifted)

  I ended up with an outline similar to the character Tifa from the game Final Fantasy VII:

  I'm really glad the harness fits (barely!) People often mistake me for petite, but pullover shirts go in fear of my ribcage and shoulders.

  The gorgeous September weather continues in the Bay Area. I realized today that I have very few warm weather bottoms, since we only get a month to six weeks of sun in September and October. I guess I can't get away with two pairs of ugly denim shorts now that I have a style blog. (:

  Ideally I would like to find black high-waisted shorts to go with the tassel belt. This skirt is too bodycon/thin for the look I want, even after I added a pair of bike shorts underneath. The Internet is only providing me shorts the length of underwear (yeesh), so I'll be on the lookout while thrifting.

  I would also like arm warmers that don't have roses, ribbons, and lace on them for this look. I'll probably have to make those.

  I love the look of shorts or skirts with sturdy boots or sneakers. It's a look Meghan at Cirque du Frock wears often and she's the first person I thought of when I found these Doc Martens at the thrift shop. They're made in England and after a week spent with my fancy shoe stretcher (a large rock) in each one, the fit is decent for my extra wide feet. The backs are weird, though! They grind against my Achilles tendon. I'll find a way to stretch those out, too.

  Lastly, can we think up a better name for a plain ribbed tank top than "wife-beater"? I don't care for the name, for obvious reasons. I don't know if "egg-beater" will work, though. Your thoughts and comments, as always, are appreciated.