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Orange Marmalade

4/22/2014

Oh you know. I'm just getting in touch with my inner Englishman, today. Haha. :D I'm also showing some bare leg! o_O O_o I was going to wear my faux over-the-knee sock tights and black flats, but I thought that would be playing it safe. I've never worn socks and sandal together. I didn't really know that there was a thing until I had discovered some bloggers who had worn them with varied success.

I thought that combination would give the look a vintage charm, so I decided to try it out. I felt awkward having so much of my skin exposed, but as you probably already know, I'm not that fond of wearing shorts without tights or something underneath. People say I've got nice gams or whatever, but I'm still self-conscious about them. *shrug* We all have something about ourselves that we don't like, right?

I'm pretty sure socks with sandals is OK, if you're a girl. A dude wearing socks with sandals just looks like a complete idiot. Hehe. So, at least that bit of gender bias works out in our favor, yeah? :D

Anyway, check out my new scarf, brah! It was designed in Spain and it has various game pieces printed all over it. It's so cute and I love the colors. ^_^ I received it through my clothing swap group, but the scarf was for sale on ModCloth. You can see the product photos here and get better views of the print.

The only other new thing I'm sporting are these slotted sandal flats. I had been looking for a staple pair of brown flats and these are perfect. They're casual, but chic at the same time. I like the almond color and the gills on either side of the shoe. The soles are padded, too. So, they're very comfortable!

The other bits of my outfit have been worn previously. You last saw the orange sweater here, the high waisted corduroy shorts here and the almond herringbone blazer here, among other posts. :P

You know, it was totally supposed to rain the day these photos were taken. It was overcast and there were drizzles here and there. So, that's why I brought the umbrella. However, as soon as the photo shoot ended, I swear to Zeus, the clouds parted. All of a sudden there was an abundance of sunshine and the sky was a bright blue. The rest of the day turned out to be just wonderful weather-wise.

So, after grabbing a quick bite, we rushed home to put up our solar powered deck lights. Hehe. I had taken them down and put them in a box since last Fall. Now that it's actually starting to warm up, I'm looking forward to sitting outside on the weekends and waiting for it to get dark so I can see those twinkling star lights. They make me so happy. I don't know, man. It's the little things, right? <3

Thrifted - Almond Herringbone Blazer (Swap Group), Black Fedora (Buffalo Exchange
- Austin), Raincloud Print Umbrella, ModCloth Scarf (Swap Group), ModCloth
Corduroy Shorts (Swap Group), Oatmeal Socks (Cotton On), ModCloth Sandals
(Gift), ModCloth Bicycle Necklace (Gift) & ModCloth Braided Satchel (Sale)
c/o Jollychic - Orange Sweater w/ Crochet Collar
Chicwish - Gold Gilded Belt Bracelet in Cream
TIL Darling - Braided Wrap Watch in Cream

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Grunge To The Last Drop

4/17/2014

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It's not grunge without layers and apparently, layering is what I do best. :D So, let me explain the method to my madness. I basically created four looks in one. It's kind of my favorite thing to do and stuff. :P So, right now you're seeing Look #1 which is marked by my totally rad olive parka.

I've also got my studded backpack from Sammydress which you probably recognized from this past post. I had my laptop, head phones, cell phone, novel and other stuff in there. Held up like a champ!

Here you can see the layers of the onion, so to speak. Haha. There's a lot going on, but none of this is all that complicated. I'll break everything down further, below. Oh and you're probably thinking: 'Hey, man. I can totally see where your tights start and end. You might wanna pull those shorts down.' Well, I thought about doing that and I did do that in this previous post. However, since this is a grunge look, I decided to leave it that way to add to the haphazard/don't-give-a-f*ck feel I was going for. ;D

OK, so here is Look #2. I've taken away the olive parka and now we're left with my rad zipper hoodie In hindsight, I think each look harbors a different feel, while still being grungy, if that makes sense? I dunno. I guess we need to get to the last two looks and then you can decide for yourself. Heh.

This is Look #3. Let's imagine the parka and hoodie are on a hook at a coffee shop (though on this day they were hung up at a brunch spot not far from where I live :D) and now we're left with my over-sized heather grey cardigan. If layers are a necessity for a grunge style, then I would place over-sized and elongated pieces as the next most important element (in my opinion). Despite these layers, I was quite comfortable, by the way. This happened to be a perfect Spring outfit, as it is still a bit chilly out here!

This time of year is a welcome respite from Winter, but it also marks an annoying transition into Summer. This is because it is often cold in the morning, nice in the afternoon, but chilly in the evening and cold at night. So, you might not need a coat in the afternoon, but you'll be glad you brought it when it gets dark. Hehe. ;D So, wearing layers and being able to add or subtract throughout the day helped!

Ahh finally! Now we've arrived at Look #4! ^__^ I took away the cardigan to reveal the base look which consists of a plaid high-low top, suspenders and spiked high waisted shorts. :D Apparently, my cardigan shed all over my shorts, so that's why they look all dusty. I don't normally carry around a lint roller...Haha. And I guess I could have edited that out, but I don't know how to use Photoshop. >_< Oh who cares? This is real life. When you wear certain clothing together, you get fuzzies on them. Hehe.

And there you have it! Studs, spikes and layers upon layers. I hope you like it! ^_^ <3

Thrifted - Black Touque (Seoul), ModCloth Black Boots (Gift), Black Socks,
Chevron Tights, ModCloth Grey Cardigan (Sale) & Suspenders.
Forever 21 - Black High Waisted Shorts w/ Gold Spikes
c/o Sammydress - Silver Studded Black Backpack
c/o Jollychic - Olive Green Oversized Parka
Nasty Gal - Red & Black Plaid High Low Top
TIL Darling - Gold Studded Wrap Watch
ModCloth - Zipper Detail Hoodie

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Hi! I'm Anna <3

I'm fond of artistic fashion, esoteric music, retro games (the older the platform, the better), delectable noms, good libations, my Maine Coon, Bonaparte, and my Tabby, Winsome.

Also, I attended university in Hyogo Prefecture and I am proficient in Japanese.

もし、あなたは日本語が話せる、あたしに日本語で話て下さい！練習が必要だ！*^_^*

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