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

Medieval Dungeon

Loved this medieval-inspired collection from all-saints. I had been eyeing this 200+ sweater forever, and then it was on sale + plus birthday money. Then hooray--mine. despite how holey it is, it's very warm.

detail on the clips. the clips are patinated so it looks like they are rusted. HOW COOL

Wearing:

All Saints sweater, All Saints Soho, $215

Frye boots, Urban Outfitters Union Square $299

Forever 21 leggings, Forever 21 Union Square $15

Also, odd thing about the fashion look sites... while this has only 17 hypes on LB, it has 130 votes on chictopia. Strange. Kind of. Chictopia is easier to game, I think.

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preppy

Wearing:
Frye Erin Oxfords
Top Shop riding pants
American Apparel leisure dress
straight eyebrows
The Black Spot Books necklace

Bralets are pretty awesome

These are really comfortable and look really cool, and I got a cheapo one from H&M. It's like half of a corset. You can actually breathe. I'm picky about bras and I love this kinda-granny style. I'm on the hunt for more though: they are impossible to find. I was optimistic when I found Top Shop carried them online:

But no luck at the store. Plus, while Top Shop always looks cool in photos, their clothes are actually pretty cheaply made. I took a look at their lingerie section, and the bras were flat and cardboardy.

I don't know how I'd feel about wearing a bra as a top, but waistlines getting higher, who knows!