Most of life is so dull that there is nothing to be said about it, and the books and talk that would describe it as interesting are obliged to exaggerate, in the hope of justifying their own existence.
-A Passage to India-
(jumper: thrifted; shirt: old navy; tights: ralph lauren; shoes: payless)
I bought this jumper at Goodwill and hemmed it to a reasonably charming length. I tried to make it look a little bit less juvenile with the very grown-up combination of lipstick/bouffant... not sure if that was success (not sure I care, The rest of my life has been so dull lately there is nothing much to be said about it. I find the (above) quote quite relevant, since so often I have nothing of note to say to the world, which makes for rather rambly style blogging. I often feel that so much of the lifestyle blogosphere has to be prone to exaggeration, in the same way most people naturally recount events that have transpired in their lives (to make them funnier, or more tragic, or more transcendent). I don't necessarily have a problem with this--I think it encourages us to exaggerate our real lives, which usually = more fun and excitement, which in turn = positive. Anyway, it just struck a chord when I was reading last night, since I've been at a bit of a loss about what to write all week.
Tonight K and I are going Christmas shopping and I'm pretty excited, even though I really haven't the slightest clue what I'll be buying. (To be honest, I'm most excited about the eggnog latte I intend to consume.) I love the lights on Church Street at this time of year, and the buskers playing holiday classics while we windowshop. Silver bells, silver bells...
Mostly I post outfits when I don't have anything to say. Its sad, but true. Its easier to express myself visually on those days through what I'm wearing. Like your "charming length" jumper makes me think you're enjoying the holiday season and in a good mood. I do really like this outfit a lot. Especially the jumper!
ReplyDeleteThese photos are wonderful!! I absolutely love your dress, such a fun pattern on it and looks great with those white tights.
ReplyDeleteI am prone to just talk about the weather/what I'm wearing. Its probably pretty boring haha
xJennaD
I love A Passage to India! And yesh, somedays it's an effort to know what to say... hope you don't think I'm one of the exaggerators though! ; ) I'm always vaguely disappointed with myself on my blog, since I want to be a writer but spend large amounts of text online driveling on about nothing.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy that eggnog latte, and I love your charming jumper. : )
Very pretty outfit... your outfits seem to speak for themselves : ) but you can always find words while pondering a philosophical notion!
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you look adorable, very Cindy Brady and we all know Cindy was the cutest of the Brady clan. I often have a hard time trying to decide what to write about as well. There are days when nothing really exciting happens. Luckily I only blog three times or so a week so its a little less daunting.
ReplyDeleteHow absolutely sweet you look in this little plaid jumper! As always, you rock the bouffant and the red lip stick like a true 60's gal. xx
ReplyDeleteI LOVE YOUR JUMPER. Its cute! I have a jumper which is pretty much my favourite dress, but somehow she's gone missing and I can't find her.
ReplyDeleteAnyways, I never have anything to write about, either. Don't worry. My life is so boring.
Yeah, generally I write about what I'm thinking on my blog, as generally not too much happens, and I generally don't think that my daily trips to school and stores are that interesting.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, this is a wonderful Christmassy outfit. That jumper is lovely!
Hope you had fun shopping downtown. I work at two stores downtown (both owned by the same lady) and it was so busy today. The lights are so pretty this time of year.
ReplyDeleteAwww I love this, so pretty! XOXO, www.NatalyasCloset.com
ReplyDeleteWell I think you look absolutely adorable in that colorful jumper dress. The red shirt is perfect underneath it and I love the white tights with it too.
ReplyDeleteCute Christmassy look, love it!
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