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.

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.

Back in Sinoper

Wendy

Wendy: I put on the little yellow fanny  bag so it wouldn't be all red and to make it more casual, less matchy. 

Sandy: I like it better without the bag.

Simply Red

The Party West

Wendy in Her Finest

Wendy: Back in black and white. This is the same skirt and west as in the "Halloween" outfit but it looks quite different with another top.

First I couldn't think of anything appropriate to wear to this party. Everything was too formal or too casual. The skirt with just the white the top wasn't festive enough. Then I remembered the west and it gave the outfit the lift it needed.

Sandy: That might be my favorite outfit out of anything you've ever worn.

Wendy: I had worn the west with this top before I just didn't remember it right away. It's good to save all the good outfits in this blog so I can look through them when "I have nothing to wear".

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A Brown Cocktail

Wendy

Wendy: If Sandy's style tip was to wear layers on top of dresses, mine is to wear stuff under a dress. This dress is a shade of brown that's almost purple. It's not the prettiest color but it is very flattering to my skin tone. One of those clothes that look like nothing on the hanger but look better when you put them on. I bought it at a flea market but it still had the tags on. It actually looked quite different before I revamped it. It had short sleeves which I cut of because they where a bit too large and over powering and I wanted it to bee all about the cute collar. Also the hem was originally A-line but I thought it was a bit too girly and childish and thought a more fitted silhouette would make it more mature. So it turned out very different. The dress only cost one euro so I didn't mind the risk of ruining it with my modifications.

Nothing teaches you better to sow than buying cheap clothes from the flea market that don't fit you or are broken or have parts you hate.

Sandy: You can sow?

Wendy: A little. Better that I did before. I never liked any of the craft teachers at school. They were almost as annoying as gym teachers.

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...

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!

A Bright Blond

Wendy

Wendy: I don't like this dress as much as the majority of my clothes. I just bought it because I quickly needed something easy and comfortable to wear in the summer heat.

Despite the bright color it lacks that umph. I discovered that turquoise is not the easiest color to accessorize. I came up with a red solution.

Sandy: Naturally, since all your accessories are red.

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.

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