Showing posts with label clothes: Vince Camuto. Show all posts
Showing posts with label clothes: Vince Camuto. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Bad Outfit #25: Fall Drag Show


Are we all aware that I haven't done an actual "bad outfit" post since I created the new header image last year? Look, I can explain myself: I wear a lot of cheap thrifted stuff (so if you liked it, you wouldn't really be able to find it for yourself in a store), and I am not that fashionable. I haven't worn jewelry in years, I will likely wear the same three pairs of boots until I'm in my grave, and if I'm not going to work or heading out on a rare excursion, I tend to laze about in my pajamas or some leggings. It renders most breakdowns damn near pointless.

But, y'know, I was going to a drag show, so I got dressed. And I love this hideous turtleneck, I love these boots, and I haven't worn velvet in a while. So here we go.


The tacky turtleneck (which I lurv) and the full-length velvet skirt were both purchased at thrift stores for less than $5 each. Ridiculous turtle necks like that are a rare find, in my opinion, but I find velvet skirts a-plenty every time I thrift.

The boots are my favorites by Vince Camuto, and while this specific style (Bollo) is no longer available, I can recommend Camuto boots in general. The only problem with them is that if you have wide feet like me, you will want to take them to a cobbler to get them widened in the toe box.

Going out to a drag show, by the way, is my time to wear two things: House of Matriarch Blackbird and Chanel Illusion d'Ombre shadows. I went for Epatant on this night, because why not? And the lipstick is the Dior Fluid Stick in Kiss Me.

Saturday, August 2, 2014

Bad Outfit #24: New Header Image

Sometimes, I see something so weird, so ugly, so delightfully tickery-tackery that I just can't resist it. That's the definitely the case with this stretch skirt: it was hanging on the side of a rack at Goodwill and cost a mere $5. My sister and her best friend were aghast when I insisted on trying it on, then rushed to buy it; they couldn't get over how cheap-looking it was.

Yeeeeeah, that's the skirt for me.

I should probably clarify that this isn't as "special occasion" as it might seem. I know that a lot of people wear skirts to feel feminine and look nice, but, uh...I wear them when I'm at home because they're comfortable and they don't have buttons. Same story with most of my dresses and leggings: I want to get dressed so I don't feel like a total scrub, but if I'm not going anywhere, I'm not going to put on jeans. Hey, I never claimed to be ambitious!


TOP: Old Navy button-up

SKIRT: We Too Sportswear; thrifted

BOOTS: Vince Camuto Bollo

LIPSTICK: MAC Lady Danger

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Bad Outfit #21: Back to Black

The sun was shining, the birds were chirping...and I was back in mostly-black. You can't really blame me, though; that new shirt gives me life, I haven't worn a headscarf in forever, and I'm always looking for an excuse to rock out my Vince Camuto Bollo boots! Perfect for a leisurely walk on a rare 70-degree, breezy, bright Pennsylvania day.


TOP: Rue 21, thrifted

LEGGINGS: Steve Madden, from Kohl's

BOOTS: Vince Camuto Bollo

HEAD SCARF: hand-me-down Alexander McQueen knock-off; you can find similar scarves on eBay

LIPSTICK: MAC Viva Glam VI Special Edition lipstick + MAC Viva Glam Gaga I lipglass, both LE

BLUSH: Lancome Blush Subtil in Cosmopolitan Pink topped with Rouge Bunny Rouge Sea of Clouds illuminator

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Bad Outfit #17: LCWBD

For those of you not in the know (ie, those of you didn't grow up listening to the exact same music I listened to as a kid), LCWBD = "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress," by The Hollies. This really isn't a great example of a LCWBD, because I'm wearing a skirt, not a dress, I'm very short, and I ain't that cool. But whatever, it's a long black skirt and I love that song. IT'S MY BLOG AND I'LL TITLE IT WHAT I WANT TO!


CROP TOP: "God save the villain!", Threadless (cut up)

VELVET SKIRT: thrifted

BOOTS: Bollo, Vince Camuto

BRACELET: Forever 21

Sunday, January 27, 2013

Bad Outfit #16: Big, Bad, Acetone-Scented Wolf

You'll probably notice that the pictures for this particular bad outfit aren't quite as clear or as detailed as I like them to be. You'll also probably notice that my face is not-too-happy. Unfortunately, right before I took these pictures, I tripped over a pile of glass nail polish bottles that a loving family member had left in the middle of my floor, resulting in a nice big stain on my carpet that I could only half get rid of.


45 minutes and a whole lotta acetone, Windex, and carpet cleaner, and this is what I'm left with, plus the rank smell of chemicals in the air. Ah, family!


SHIRT: Red, from Threadless

SKIRT: thrifty find

BOOTS: Vince Camuto Bollo