Another grey and gloomy day that doesn't resemble spring in the slightest... and a neutral palette to match! Truth be told, this outfit immediately flashed before my eyes when I received this Modcloth dress (hooray Cabin Fever Sale!) in the mail, but I have this complex about wearing a new dress in its natural state (read: sans cardigans and other cover-ups) before remixing it with other articles of clothing. I was especially hoping to wear this pretty feather dress in a simple way because the back is the best part... but alas, it is still too cold to go bare-backed. You can bet I'll be wearing it again very soon!
I also had to include the last photo (above) because I was actually stumbling at the moment the photo was taken, and yet I look rather graceful! That never happens! My twisted feet are the only indication that anything is awry :)
K took this photo for me in Burlington this morning, when we dropped his car off for the snow-to-summer tire switch. I had originally wanted him to take all the photos here, but as you can see they are rather dark and not blog worthy (after all, this is a style blog, not an adorable-lighthouse-in-the-background blog).
K took this photo for me in Burlington this morning, when we dropped his car off for the snow-to-summer tire switch. I had originally wanted him to take all the photos here, but as you can see they are rather dark and not blog worthy (after all, this is a style blog, not an adorable-lighthouse-in-the-background blog).
Whenever I wear bird-related paraphernalia on my body now (dress, headdress... you might even mistake me for a seagull in that last photo) I can't help but think of Portlandia (which I've never seen, but like any self-respecting once-resident of the city, have heard much about) and the "put a bird on it" phenomenon in hipster art. Birds and moustaches are big. And bicycles (actual bicycles or bicycle prints and accessories). If anyone has been to/lived in Portland, you surely couldn't help but recognize that it is a mecca for pretentious hipster-meets-hippie art-meets-environment culture. Since I grew up in a genuinely crunchy granola community, with all kinds of artists and musicians (people who play instruments or paint or sculpt just because they enjoy it, not to make a living doing it) emerging from the forest every now and then, I am rather amused by the urbanization of that culture in general (but I think it's also really great). I am also incredible intimidated by it because I'm really pretty ignorant about art and music in a technical sense and I have been shockingly sheltered from the world of "cool"--and because my relationship with the creative sphere is a very primal experience. I like what I like, usually because of the way that it makes me feel, and maybe I can't define or describe it to someone else in a way that makes any sort of sense. So I don't try. But today I put a bird on, so I'm cool. Well, parts of a bird. That counts, right?
I love this print, the feathers are so pretty (in your hair and on the dress), and it looks great with the cardigan. When I get a new dress I usually just wear it on it's own before I can think of interesting ways to remix it!
ReplyDeleteAnd I agree with your comment about shopping on my blog, thrifting is a great way to get rid of consumer energy while not really consuming, recycling! And its so fun to find buried treasures in thrift stores.
xJennaD
Love the feathers in the hair to do with the dress. I like to debut dresses on the blog in their original form too, but weather doesn't always permit.
ReplyDeleteDon't even get me started on pretentious hipsters. I had no problem with them before this year, and kind of grudgingly supposed that I must fit into that bracket. But the London hipsters with their round sunglasses, ridiculously layered fur coats, vintage bicycles and red lipstick moving like an army through a host of nice places all weekend are driving me crazy. Another thing I hate: when they all go around with ripped tights, not in a punk way, but in a "I can't afford new tights way."
Sorry, rant over. I'm sure the Portland crew are more like the Vancouver crew, and a bit more sane!
I always feel like a need to have some sort of 'occasion' to debut a new dress, which is silly i know. I love the feather print on this. Also your comments about out a bird on it style hipsters are really funny. I know exactly the kind of people you mean.
ReplyDeleteI love that shade of blue on you.
ReplyDeletePortlandia is hilarious. I've never even been to OR, but if you know a hipster or are one, its great.
Yeah, WTF spring?? I thought you were supposed to be warm and awesome, not cold and shitty.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, you look phenomenal. This bird dress is the coolest thing ever, and looks fantastic on you! :)
I love this dress, I don't think it's too hipster-y at all!
ReplyDelete"Since I grew up in a genuinely crunchy granola community, with all kinds of artists and musicians (people who play instruments or paint or sculpt just because they enjoy it, not to make a living doing it) emerging from the forest every now and then..."
ReplyDeleteSeriously! I love where we're from. You have no idea how thankful I am, every single day, for having grown up in a tiny little Vermont town, in a tiny little creative community.
This might be my favorite outfit I've ever seen from you! I just love these colors together.
ReplyDeleteSales are the BEST! And what a find with that dress - is beautiful!
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