Little Meesh Muffet: March 2011

1985 called

>> Sunday, March 27, 2011 – outfits

Why yes, those are socks with my flats.

Urban Behavior tunic

New York & Company sweater

Black jacket from Target (I think)

Charlotte Russe leggings

American Eagle flats

Bit of a sloppy look today, but I was late out the door and just sort of threw it all on. At least I was only visiting grandparents! Well, except for that whole posting it on the internet thing. Whoops.

cinematographic: the ghost with the most

>> Saturday, March 26, 2011 – cinematographic, polyvore

Thought I'd round out the Lydia set by adding a bit of her partner-in-crime. Beetlejuice is a little challenging, though. Where Lydia's color scheme is mainly muted purples with a pop of bright red, all of BJ's colors are bright! I'm still not sure I'm happy with that second one.

Or maybe you prefer the (relatively) friendlier pink shirt version?

Beetlejuice movie screencap from film_stills.

Not sure who made the animated series cap.

If only they'd put it out on DVD already!

browsing the shopruche garden dreams lookbook

Open publication - Free publishing - More catalog

Ruche is one of my favorite online stores, and I always love flipping through their lookbooks. I mean, seriously--are you seeing those dresses in the trees? My wanting face, this is it.

pretty in peach

>> Thursday, March 24, 2011 – outfits

Charlotte Russe peach skirt

New York & Company scarf & top

Target cardigan

Lord & Taylor's tights

Kohls driving gloves

orange purse (gift)
not sure about the falling apart platform sandals

red sunglasses that I'm pretty sure belonged to my boyfriend...about 5 years ago!

Ah, warm spring weather, how I have longed for it...and how disappointed I was today! Curse you, deceptive sunlight. Warm, no. Utterly freezing? Oh yes. I prefer this outfit without the cardie or tights, but it wasn't going to happen.

My sister cooked up some amazing pan-Asian food for us yesterday, and I thought I'd share my favorite part. Homemade spring rolls ahoy:

This is the kind of meal that, once you finish it, you keep looking hopefully into the empty pots as though more will magically appear.

cinematographic: lydia deetz

>> Monday, March 21, 2011 – cinematographic, polyvore

A favorite of mine growing up. Was there any girl who wasn't a little bit in love with cartoon!Beetlejuice?

Beetlejuice film screencap from film_stills.

Not sure who made the animated series cap.

shaka, when the walls fell

>> Saturday, March 19, 2011 – outfits, photoshop how does it work

Waited a little too long to start shooting this time, and then tried to take pictures in glaring late afternoon sun on the first beautiful day we've had this month. The viewscreen, how it lied to me about the colors! Oh, to be doing traditional b&w photography again. Or even alternative processes. At least there's no fiddling around in Photoshop (well, it'll be GIMP for me since I'm poor).

At this point I realized I had fallen into some inescapable pit of overprocessing. Just one more tweak, I told myself...

Clearly, I do not have the editing skills to make a bad photo look good! I had to walk away. Until another day, DSLR.

Outfit, in case you were wondering:

Brown bomber from Target

Volcom black dress

Charlotte Russe top and leggings

New York & Co. purse

White Stag boots

no magic mirrors

>> Tuesday, March 15, 2011 – outfits

F21 cranberry dress

Charlotte Russe leggings

White Stag boots

cream twill coat from Weathervane

scarf gifted by a Secret Santa

This is my go-to ensemble for when I don't want to worry about comfort, but would really rather not wear sweats either! Aside from the cut and the $5 sale price, the best thing about this day dress is the color. It reminds me of the late 90s when everyone was wearing these super flattering wine-colored reds and deep greens (in crushed velvet with an overlay of black lace, but I think we can collectively pretend to not remember that part.)

These pics, though! With another (more talented) student photographer in the house, I haven't really taken my own photos in a while. Getting back into the swing of it is a little more challenging than I expected...especially when I start making mistakes straight off! What, I should have remembered to change the ISO settings? That's shooting high, my friend.

i prick my fingers on spinning wheels and never go to sleep

My personal taste is a little girly, a little dramatic, and maybe a little discordant. I am drawn to all things cinematic and bold, but also to feminine fairytale designs. These things, I have learned, do not always make a good combination. With clothes, it means I end up with a whole closet full of actual costumes and a day-to-day wardrobe that either doesn't speak to me or has very little practical use.

Luckily, I love projects. Is there a happy medium where film noir, storybook frills and street fashion can come together harmoniously? Let's see how well I can fill the style holes in all aspects of my life without going broke...and maybe have a little fun along the way.