Concrete Jungle

On a delightful little trip to see the Merry Wives of Windsor. Hopefully I can mend the gaping rips in these tights, or else I may have to engineer them into thigh highs...or something of the like. I wear this disheveled sweater far too much for my own good. And these rubbery marching band shoes are in need of a good washing.
*Face obscured to protect my dignity.

outfit details: ratty sweater, mom's discarded clothes; cardboard bag, surplus store; skirt, target (4$!!); tights, AA(BOO, they're ripped); marching band shoes, Dinkles.

Wizard Pageboy

Lookin' magical with a levitating tennis ball

No matter how hard I try to take mysterious and alluring photos, I always end up looking frantic and overly cheerful. Oh well, someday...

Purple velvet dress (Banana Republic/yardsale); fossilized walrus tusk scrimshaw (Alaska); black and white tights (AA); obscured cheapy white belt (yard sale);middle school marching band shoes

Theme of the day is "wizard pageboy", dubbed by my ever-perceptive sister.
Should have broken out her Harry Potter wand for the little photo shoot going on here.

I finally broke out the two-toned tights which have been fermenting in my sock drawer since October of last year, which had been waiting to be bought for many months prior to that October in an attempt to make a foray into more, how you say, unconventional dressing.

And on the first day of wearage they ripped.
BOOO.
At this point I am getting extremely fed up with these AA tights because they have consistently ripped on me! My maroon thigh-highs lasted a couple wearings before getting a few holes, but my periwinkle tights majorly leg-crotch ripped on day one of wearing, ever. I thought I would have better luck with these bubbies, but! It was not to be! I discovered with horror a run on my black leg...Is it American Apparel tights, or am I just fat-legged and rough on tights? I want to like American Apparel tights because so many other peeps do, but! ACK. AACK. AACK.

Comments received today:
Mom: "*with a disdainful look at my legs* You look almost respectable today"
Quite a few classmates: "Your tights are two colors" followed by confused look
"...nice tights..." Obviously, they did not think they were nice tights.
*edit: need some black lipstick to further confuse people about my color sensibilities

The Wonders of Modern Technology/I Really Need to Get Back to Homework...

fleece houndstooth jacket (Uniqlo); striped turtleneck (Uniqlo); weater dress (Nordstrom's);
blue tights (f21); loafers (Nordstrom's)

The Wonders of Modern Technology indeed...why, with just the click of a few buttons I* have been transformed into a masterpiece the likes of which have never before been witnessed, saved for in the dreams of Michaelangelo!

*accidentally a walking billboard for Uniqlo and Nordstrom...