Black Wood Leggings / Platforms

Wearing:

Leggings: Black Milk Wood Leggings

Wood Earrings: Tewel wood Maxa design 4g from Bodyartforms.com

Platforms: Luchiny, bought in 2000 from Belmont & Clark area in Chicago 

Tunic: bought at Century 21... some Italian off-brand, can't tell from the label

Hair clip: street vendor @ Union Square

Fashion Night Out 2011: Soho, NYC

 (live models @ guess)

 (no one survived)

 (crowd waiting for the kardasians... or opening of the Dash store.. who knows)

 (ceiling thing at the Frye store)

 (I don't think this is Bansky)

 (The Marc Jacobs accessory truck)

(lights from the World Trade Center site)

Wood Fabric

I can't really explain it, but I'm very into wood fabric these days. It started with
these Black Milk wood leggings, which, as of this writing, are still on their way:

Maple..pretty neat. I'd like to get some wood fabric (walnut!) and try to make something out of it... but 

what? Celine has a wood look for Winter 2011, as I discovered in an advertising spread in the 

GIGANTIC Vogue September 2011 issue:

(Celine's winter 2011 collection) Cool ad campaign btw.

But what to make? I am thinking something structured looking, much like Celine's, though I feel this

 could potentially be a too-literal interpretation of the fabric. Maybe not, as in the case above: the t-shirt 

and pants look pretty awesome, especially with the different "grain" directions. My sister jokingly said a 

kaftan, which would probably overdo it with head-to-toe wood fabric. 

I'll update this post when I get my leggings, and if I see more wood sightings!

Heaven Beside You

My mom bought me this flannel shirt in 1994.

Wore it throughout junior high and high school.

Flannel: Levi's 

DIY cutoffs

Old Navy flip flops

Dollar store tank

Hat from Florida gift shop

t-shirts and corsets

American Apparel Unisex Oversized Ringer See Thru T-Shirt; Lip Service Burning Fur You corset, Urban Outfitters pleated skirt; Urban Outfitters hat; DIY Choker, 10 years old.

Trying to rethink corsets so they don't look so damn ren-fair, hence AA t-shirt. Awesome T-shirt, by the way. Thin, kind-of-sheer, really soft. This look definitely wouldn't work with a standard oversized t-shirt. Those pleated skirts are in style right now... like the whole 'professional' or perhaps 'school-girl' look to them. Spiked collars look really dated and costumey, but I thought it went well with the spikes on the corset, which I got on sale! Hurrah

Amish

Urban Outfitters hat, Urban Outfitters pleated skirt, H&M white w/lace button up, upside-down cross from http://www.etsy.com/shop/PandaEyesPendants (great shop btw).

Yes, I know the upside cross isn't Satanic. Doesn't mean we can't pretend... No fancy pants designer labels here, just good old fashioned rural mall stuff. 

Birthday Party

Tripp pants, Forever 21 vest with patches, New Rock Boots, Akai Mini