Saint Pants Day

Sandy

The pattern on the shirt

Sandy: My jeans ripped and after an appropriate morning period I figured it was time to get new ones. I found these bright green pants on sale. They match perfectly this old silk scarf handed down to me that might be as old as from the 60's or 70's.

Wendy: Well, I guess that color is back in style.

The Girls Are Back In Town

Wendy: Hello! Did you miss us?

Sandy: We really know how to keep our new years resolutions!
We almost became one of those dead blogs that stop posting just as you are starting to follow it.

Wendy: Yeah and then you keep checking back hoping they are just having a longer pause until you give up hope.

Sandy: I almost gave up hope. After we got the internet connection fixed in about a week I had already filled the time with other things and then suddenly no longer had time to post. It was a mistake to promise to post often that was too much work. So from now on we will post whenever but that's better than not posting at all.
Also I got sick of the dark winter and the bad picture quality of the pictures taken in the dark.

Wendy: The summer light and the summer clothes really inspire to post.

 

Wendy, Belle Of The Dots

Sandy: Actually, it was news of another blog that finally made me decide to restart the blog. It's been in the news that a blog and a book that claims to tell a true story about a teenaged girl that was bullied at school and committed suicide. Apparently the girl or her parents do not exist.

Wendy: Some say it doesn't matter whether it is true or fiction.

Sandy: And if it doesn't matter whether the story is true then why to say it is? Why not write the same stories without the lies?
There is a difference between an honest fiction with an important story and a story that is claimed to be true but is in fact a lie. And to think that people have bought the book thinking it's a true story they are paying for, not a badly written novel. If the writer had not received money and if she wasn't messing with such an important subject.

Wendy: It was horrible to read the article that revealed this hoax where they referred to studies that show that these idealizing reports of suicides increases the amount of new suicides.

Sandy: She should have written a style blog instead.

Wendy: It's unbelievable how the tv and newspaper reporters ate the story up without checking any facts.

Sandy: They forgot to check Wikipedia.

Conan The Librarian

Sandy

Sandy: I think I look like a professor in this bow-tie and pullover combination. 

Wendy: You won't settle for being just a hot librarian.

Sandy: I wore a masculine look in celebration of Mens Week.

The bow is actually a hairpin. I just attached it to my buttonhole. The shirt was originally a bodysuit but I just cut the panty part out and wear it as a regular shirt. Who wear their knickers attached to their shirts?

A Hairpin

Chicken Legs

Sandy

Sandy: I usually don't wear anything with this Pied de Poule pattern because it's a bit too "rich old lady" but in this case the pattern is so small I figured it's just looks grey from more than a pied away, right? 

I love the buttons on the shoulders. They came handy when I needed to make the straps longer. I just took it apart and re-attached it at a different length. I'm not sure weather this was made for someone much shorter or it is meant to be worn with pants. That not being my look I try to get away with it by wearing shorts or skirt underneath.

London Red II

Sandy Still in Red

Sandy: Still in love with variations of this outfit.
The bag says NDS Airways as if I'm taking off...

Moomin Bag (Tutorial)

Sandy with Moomin

Sandy: I found this blue mess that once was an umbrella in the ditch. I took it washed it in the tub and threw away the (broken) metal parts. (In the recycling bin, not the ditch.)

So, in the likely event you encounter a similar tossed-away umbrella, here's a tutorial.

1. The plastic had holes in it so I didn't have as much material to use as the picture would suggest. (I didn't take any actual before pictures since it was before I started this blog.)

Before Before

Simply cut out the sides and the strap.

Hei Muumit!

2. Sow the pieces together. You don't have to worry about threading, it's plastic! 

I used the snap from the umbrella to close the bag.

I still had enough material and an old zipper to make a small clutch / pocket book. (I don't know why it looks so shiny and wrinkly in the photo.)

Sandy's Hand

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...

Twin Set

Sandy, Wendy

Sandy: We decided to be good twins and wear mating clothes.

Wendy: I bought this skirt from a flea market and Sandy found a second hand top with the same pattern, just a little darker stripes.

Sandy: The top and skirt would look so stupid worn together. Like a pyjama.

Wendy: luckily we can mix and match.

Sandy: If you think matching is childlike or uncool check out our favorite designer duo Dan and Dean.

Dan & Dean, which is which?

Shortskirt

Wendy

Wendy: It looks like a skirt, it walks like a skirt but it is not a skirt.

I went to an actual shop that's not second hand which I haven't  done in ages. And I found something that made me forget my Scrooge-like attitude towards spending more than 5 euros - these amazing shorts! They are great for avoiding that Marilyn effect.

Yes, these are shorts!

Grannys Underskirt

Wendy

Sandy: Wendy, you look like there should be a gingerbread house behind you.

Wendy: I ate it.

Sandy: What about your diet?

Wendy: I ate it too.

Sandy: That outfit kind of looks like underwear.

Wendy: It better. It's what I wore at the SlutWalk.

Sandy: You don't look that slutty though. Victorian, more like.

Wendy: I guess. But I do get a lot of whistles and "hey, babys" dressed like this that I would rather not hear.

It felt funny to think "do I look slutty enough?" when usually I do the opposite. I hadn't realized how I sensor my outfits.

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!

Sailor Sandy II

Sandy

Sandy: A small change to the previous outfit. It looks a bit like an anime characters outfit. I'm not an anime or manga fan (except Stuodio Gibli). My outfits sometimes get inspiration from the same sources as some Japanese styles, sailor and school uniforms.

Hello Kitty decapitated and made into a purse

Sandy: This leather Hello Kitty bag would be fabulous with this outfit.

Wendy: It's mine.

Sandy: I said "WOULD be".

Sailor Sandy



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Wendy: You're awfully quiet today, Sandy...
Sandy: Shh, I'm watching the sea.

Bumble Bee

Sandy in a Daniel Clowes comic



Sandy: I'm wearing Wendys yellow top. It matches so perfectly to my fanny bag. Black and yellow are so wonderfully contrasting together. But if I had had a pare of those bee antlers on, you know those halloween headbands, I would have looked like I was wearing a costume. That's exactly what I go for: one accessorie away from a halloween costume!

I have the same top in navy blue. We try not to borrow eachothers clothes too much since it's from our clothes that people tell us apart :)

Wendy: We haven't yet worn those matching tops at the same time (at the same place). I'm not completely sure would it look ridiculous or fantastic. One thing is certain, it would definately turn heads.

Sandy: I'm reading this WONDERFUL book right now titled Wise Children. It's so funny I can't describe it! And it's about twin sisters! And their relatives that are all twins too! It's crazy. Kind of like One Hundred Years of Solitude but not as long and much less confusing (four people called Jose Arcadio plus one Arcadio and 22 people called Aureliano!).

Wise Children

Polka Pig / Old Lady

Wendys accessories

Wendy

Sandy: Do you think you have enough red and white accessories there, sis? You look like Polka Gris or Marianne candy.

Wendy: I have a sweet tooth. I made the 'Polka Gris' necklace myself from those beads.

Sandy: You are imitating Nelliinas style quite well.

Wendy: Isn't getting inspired the whole point of reading style blogs? Besides, there can only be one Nelliina.

Sandy

Wendy: I see you're wearing your old lady skirt.

Sandy: I was surprised to hear you don't like this skirt. I think the colour is amazingly vibrant. Yes, the fabric is completely synthetic but the skirt is loose so it's not uncomfortable. The lenght is rather unflattering, I first thought I would trim the hem but the material might be a challenge for a regular sowing machine. It might strech and curl. It's second hand and propably self-made. Nice to think that someones handywork isn't going to waste after they've stopped wearing it themselves. So I wore really high heels (not in the picture) to balance out the granny hemline.

Fat Camp

Wendy: This is the same outfit as in the previous post but I wanted to show the car in the background. It's yellow <3

Sandy: You wear that dress a lot. I bet you're not wearing it today only because it's in the laundry.

Wendy: And how long have you been wearing those jeans, my dear sister the fashion blogger? That dress is very versatile. It can be completely casual everyday wear but it can also be worn at a party. When I don't have any idea how fancy a dress I should wear I wear this. If everyone else is wearing jeans I don't seem overdressed but if others are in finer attire I'm wearing a party dress, right?

And it's a good thing too 'cause right now this is the only dress that fits me. And before you start telling me I shouldn't worry about my weight, how it's shallow and anti-feminist, I don't. (Sandy: You shouldn't, your boobs are getting bigger too.) I only worry about my clothes. My favourite clothes that I've had for years! Or my new clothes, only worn a couple of times pre-fat arse.

Sandy: But you look exactly as you did before!

Wendy: I know! At first I thought that my clothes have shrunk but they haven't, it's me! So I look fine but soon naked for I will run out of clothes to wear! And You know what, this is ironic because when I was a teen a wished so hard I had had more curves.

Sandy: Nothing worse than a wish come true.

Wendy: In fact, I could not fit into this dress if Sandy hadn't made it bigger for me. She has made some other clothes bigger too. Maybe we should write a tutorial about it. It's not possible with all clothes but many older clothes have plenty of extra in the seams and when you buy second hand they're often not the right size.

Everyone Will Be Famous For Fifteen Minutes

Wendy

Sandy:Hi, I'm Sandy. I've been reading some fabulous personal style blogs and now gathered enough courrage to start writing one of my own. The first picture though is of my sister Wendy.

Wendy: Why did you give it that title? Do you think you're going to be famous now?

Sandy: Not FAMOUS famous. I was just trying to say that trough blogs everyone can now express their 'artist persona' even if they are not artists. Or movie stars.

Wendy: Oh. Well then you should have written that. Otherwise people might think you're an egomaniac.

Sandy: I'm typing, I'm typing... And so what if people think that? This is my special place. My domain.

Wendy: They will think you are egoistic with that banner. Why doesn't it have my name on it? I'm in the picture...

Sandy: well, it was taken by me.

Wendy: So? "What Katy Wore" is named after Katy.

Sandy: Do you want your name on the banner?

Wendy: No, I was just making a point...

Wendy