Sunday, October 31, 2010

I'm a bad ass chick, yo my black magic

Before I dive into my Google Reader for all the Halloween posts I'm about to read, I thought I should quickly post mine... if I didn't I probably would never get around to it, tbh...
First off: my Goth Tea Party! I had a little shindig at my house on October 16th, telling all my friends on the invitation (which I made, and looked like this fyi) to "dress in your Gothic best.. no excuses!". I was glad to see everyone show up in proper attire. Even if that meant just throwing on an all-black outfit, then hey, I'm happy.
If there's one thing you should know about me is that when I do something, I go ALL THE WAY. Exhibit A: The setting
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Complete with dozens of lit candles, a pentagram below our feet, roses with their heads cut-off (À la The Adamms Family), and plenty of lace on every surface.
Exhibit B: The food
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Everything had to be black, white, or red. This included voodoo doll and black cross cookies, homemade rasberry chocolate macarons, white chocolate dipped strawberries, and of course red velvet cupcakes (via THE GODESS that is Paula Deen).

Exhitit C: My outfit, y'all!
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Okay okay, so I swear this didn't all start out as just another excuse to dress as Gaga. In my mind the concept was "Queen of the Goths", which I just happened to think of Gaga in the Alejandro video. Under the cloak I was pretty much just wearing underwear with lace tight overtop, and finally get a chance to wear my thrifted stripper boots! I made both the crown and the special made black version of this Alexander McQueen cloak, which she wears in the video.
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So this costume was special not only as I dressed as my favourite woman of all time, but as I got to do my own kind of tribute McQueen, who also stands as one of the most influential people to me, as well as an incredible artist who will never be forgotten.
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The coat was so special that I just HAD to wear it again on Halloween. It wasn't actually finished at the time of the party, as I didn't have enough time to do the gathering at the train. I did get it done though, unsurprisingly ON the day I needed it again.
I had a last minute change of heart before going out on Saturday. I was planning on wearing the same Alejandro Gaga outfit I wore to my tea party, but then changed my mind THAT DAY and decided to do something a bit different. Still Gaga, just something a bit more comfortable than hauling around a 5 pound headpiece the whole night.
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Graphic from Pull Teeth
As you can see, I skipped the wig and just used my own hair for this look. Again, I pretty much just wore underwear under the cloak, haha! Whatevs, in my defense I kept the cloak on the whole night and the most anyone would have see of me was a flash of granny panties... scandalous. The stripper boots got cut off because, well, I just really wanted ankle booties. And the eyepatches? I feel like I want to rock them on the regs.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Won't go without my fix tonight

It might be kind of self-evident at this point, but I've been taking a break from computers for a while and it feels pretty good.... that's why I haven't been forcing myself to post and my twitter account has been pretty dead as well. Nevertheless, I've got a few pictures to share today, and more importantly a few from my Goth Tea Party this past Saturday. I'll post those soon. The party went well, but my costume wasn't quite complete at the time, and being the perfectionist that I am I might need to just take all new pictures of myself once it is done (as I'll be wearing it to a few Halloween things I have lined up).
If you're curious as to what I've been wearing the past few weeks, these pictures pretty well represent my current outfit moodboard: lazy, dark, and simple (although I've kind of been like this for a while, hey?).
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I dried this tank maxi dress on a hanger, so when I put it on the straps stretched out the tiniest bit and to my (somewhat pathetic?) delight the dress now grazed the floor on me WITH wearing heels. I'm happy, you're happy, we're all happy.
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This jacket I thrifted before I went to England but didn't pack it on my trip because of the questionable bat wing-esque shape of the sleeves. Seeing these pictures confirms that I really do need to take the sleeves in, but other than that it's a pretty rad jacket, no? The mesh leggings are from Aritzia, and the lace booties are from Topshop.
Unfortunately that's all I've got for you today... wish I could come up with a more creative post. How about I avoid waiting 2 weeks between posts, and we'll call it even ;)

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Hot damn make me scream like summer jam

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I wasn't really going for some "autum themed" pictures, but when I look at these I can't help but think of FALL. All the leaves, the cozy knitted sweater, etc. I thrifted this sweater the other day, and like most things I buy it looks cuter in my head than it does in real life. It's still kind of cute in a "my Gramma madez it" kind of way. What I was really on the hunt for was the perfect cable knit, oatmeal coloured sweater (I keep being tempted to say "jumper", but then remind myself "you're not in England anymore, gurl!") and bought this cream one cos I hate leaving a store empty handed... how's that for a shopping philosophy! Maybe that's why I'm broke all the time....
Today I quickly popped into Value Village, although another price hike means I feel like I'm being robbed every time I leave that store. Seriously, the prices are ridic. I'm going to really try and stick to Goodwill and Salvation Army from now on. Anyways, I bought this long-sleeved wrap dress and plan to wear it open like a long cardigan type deal. I think it looks pretty ferosh.
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Image and video hosting by TinyPic A perfect example of VV's ginormous price increase: these boots. I was browsing through the shoes section when I saw possibly the most interesting pair of shoes I've ever come across at Value Village: a pair of thigh-high, black patent leather stripper boots. Ooooooh yes my friends, I went there.
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Immediately I went to the price tag and my heart sank. 40 DOLLARS FOR A PAIR OF SECONDHAND BOOTS!! I'm not lying, 39.99! I slipped one and almost started crying as the boot perfectly molded to my foot. I looked over the boots again, and realized the back of them were all torn up. I miracle in disguise! I figured I'd try to get a price discount as these were clearly very damaged and the price was ridiculous enough even if they were in good shape. At first the girl at the till said 10% off was the best she could do, so I said I wouldn't take them. Then as she was ringing me up for the wrap dress, she looked over them again and offered 20% off. I didn't want to push my luck, and couldn't stand to leave them there so I bought them. Still horribly overpriced, but you guys JUST LOOK HOW AMAZING
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I didn't just buy them to prance around my house in, I actually plan to wear them to my Goth Tea Party that I'm having two Saturdays from now. Such a good idea, right? I've wanted to have one for ages, and even made a design on photoshop for the invitations months ago. I figured Halloween is as good a time as any to dress up in all black and eat massive amounts of cupcakes and sweets.
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