Going Coco

Wendy

Wendy: This is a somewhat Chanel inspired outfit. Well, you can't really look at a pink and black tweed without thinking Chanel. Now you might think I'm contradicting myself because of what I said about not wanting to wear recognizable brands. (For the record, nothing in this outfit is Chanel, obviously.) This look is classic and it's been public property since the 20's. 

But I did feel it needed a twist or a kick, so I put on a studed collar we bought at a little goth shop. I loved that the woman behind the counter was a little older than you would expect a goth to be. I love it when people break stereotypes.

The actual designer of the fabric flower necklace is again SalSa Design.

White Stripes

Wendy

Sandy: You look like a cartoon prisoner in that outfit. 

Wendy:This jumper is just long enough to be worn as a dress. I hate tunics that are too short to be skirts and too long to be tops. 

Sandy: and with leggings! Now that is not to say that it somehow bothers me when other people wear them. What bothers me is that stores seem to be full of them. I reach for a nice looking top from the wrack and find its too long. I fall in love with a dress only to find out that they are all too short. 

Wendy: Well often the ones that are meant to be dresses and skirts are also way too short. 

Sandy: Yes, I find myself wearing shorter skirts than I ideally would because I fall in love with the cut or pattern and buy the skirt even though I find it a little too short. 

Wendy: I've seen skirts that are really just belts, they are so short. Not that I do't approve of short skirts, but I just don't want to sit down and not have the skirt between my hiney and the chair.

Halloween Outfit

Wendy

Wendy: I didn't go to any Halloween party this year.

Sandy: Me either. I sort of forgot all about it.

Wendy: I didn't forget but I couldn't go. And it seemed stupid to wear a costume without a party at my age. But I did wear an outfit that was more on the dark side than usual. If you'd throw on a witch hat it could almost be a costume.

Sandy: It would be the kind of costume you look at parties and think "there's someone who didn't make an effort".

Wendy: I think dressing up a little is much nicer that not dressing in costume at all. So you're not in the best costume competition but you don't interfere with the atmosphere.

Anyway, this outfit is my solution to a problem I've had with this shirt. It is so recognizably Marimekko (second hand) that it bothered me. No matter what I tried to wear it with it still looked like Marimekko and not me. But the west teems to take the edge off. I tend to prefer clothes that don't carry a strong brand image. I want people to recognize me in my clothes - not a brand or even a designer.

Speaking of designers the bow is unique hand made by SalSa Design. I ended up not wearing the bow because it was too busy with the sripes and I wanted something more simple this time but it's one of my favorite accessories.

Circue du Ballet

Wendy Step1

Wendy: First I started with a black girly, sort of ballet-esque outfit. It was fine but I was among for something more whimsical.

Step two included a white collar.

Wendy Step2

Sandy: Which I made by taking it off an old shirt and adding a snap. I plan to make another one as soon as the next shirt gets ruined.

Wendy: Now the outfit looks like the girl from the Addams family. So.. I added some colour. Red, black and white is a classic combination.

Wendy Step3

Sandy: It looks colourful though it's mostly black. Sort of clowny.



Wendy Wendy Wendy



Bumble B (Part Two)

Wendy

Sandy: Wendy’s version of the bumble bee is even better than mine.

Wendy: My what? A version of what?

Sandy: The black tulle seems to go with anything.And everything, lately...

SlutWalk

Sandy SlutWalk

Sandy: This is what I wanted to wear to the SlutWalk.

Sandy SlutWalk II

And this is what I actually wore because it was raining.

I wore my sluttiest clothes but it was still something I could very well have been wearing to a bar. But that was kind of the point too. The SlutWalk was a demonstration against putting blame on rape victims ie. for what they were wearing.

Freedom to wear what you want what better reason to march!

Black Swan

Sandy

This huge heart was a gift from someone with a huge heart.

Sandy: I bought this skirt from a flea market with Wendy in mind but first wore it myself on a romantic date.

Wendy: I could describe the style of that skirt a mix of goth Lolita and porn star.

Sandy: What a treasure!