“A lot of people like snow. I find it to be an unnecessary freezing of water.”

I ventured outside to take some pictures of my outfit today since today will apparently be the last day I'll ever get to GO OUTSIDE. It would seem that everyone in the northern midwest is preparing for the apocalypse that is this disastrous ice storm we're supposed to get in a few hours. Seriously, Darrell's teachers canceled class in anticipation of it. NOTHING HAS HAPPENED YET PEOPLE. Good thing I work from home, because as I was writing this it started to sleet and they predict no stopping for 48 hours. I'm all stocked up on candles, food, & hot chocolate, and pretty much anything else you need to be snowed in. Bonus: our new record player arrives today and we have a plethora of albums we haven't even listened to yet!

I just hope the power doesn't go out...

wearing: cape-asos, jeans-gap1969, boots-stevemadden, beanie-f21

"Maybe if they all could be combined - art, rock and fashion. Those were always my favorite things."-Stephen Sprouse

effortless: calling for, requiring, or showing little to no effort

You know what irritates me? I am not one of those spontaneously stylish people who wears piles of jewelry just because they feel like it. I buy it, love it, hang it up in a pretty places and admire it, but almost never wear it. No jewelry in these pictures. Zilch. Probably hasn't been for the last 10 posts. And because I absolutely can't stand to sleep in jewelry I don't really have any "signature" pieces or anything that I never take off. Apparently effortlessness isn't very me.

Another non-effortless thing I do: I totally lay out my outfits the night before, because if I don't I'm almost ALWAYS late. Maybe I should start laying out the jewelry too hmmmm...

Basically, I put a lot of work into looking like I didn't try very hard, which is a ridiculous oxymoron. Soon I'll be having to PRACTICE doing that ultra-cool thing where you just wear your jacket sitting on your shoulders...

wearing: cape-asos, dress&sweater-forever21, tights-commando, boots-gojane

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"Maybe if they all could be combined - art, rock and fashion. Those were always my favorite things."-Stephen Sprouse

Allure & Warmth

Was there ever a more alluring piece of outerwear than a cape? Sure, coats are lovely, but capes are so elegant. Coats make me think of nothing but cold, while capes inspire images of Russian spies a la Bond girls, their intentions hidden behind their dark hoods, a satchel hanging from a leather gloved hand.

My favorite affirmation from the day I wore it? An older (well...much older) co-worker of mine said as I passed by "I love a cape. I had a cape when I was a girl.." in a wistful, reminiscent way, as though she was picturing herself in the early 50s, probably in something quite similar to the one I had on. I had to suppress a giggle, but not a smile.

wearing: cape-asos, jeans-gap1969, boots-gojane, bag-chinese night market

"Maybe if they all could be combined - art, rock and fashion. Those were always my favorite things."-Stephen Sprouse

Concert in My Living Room

I seriously can't stop wearing these bell bottoms - every single pair of platforms I own (and that's kind of a lot...) looks about the thousand times better with them. It know it's a little over-the-top seventies, but that's very ME.

I'm still not very happy about the weather here - it's yet to get cold enough for me to wear my cape, and with Jim James sporting one on Letterman tonight, it's really starting to annoy me. He's possibly the only man alive who could get away with that...

We're currently postponing Glee to watch My Morning Jacket's Live on Letterman concert, and it's making me think it's time I find a way to get to a show of theirs soon.

wearing: bell-bottom jeans-gap, floral top-walmart, fedora-asos, bag-fossil, platforms-steve madden

"Maybe if they all could be combined - art, rock and fashion. Those were always my favorite things."-Stephen Sprouse