Monday, January 17, 2011

dash of a club collar

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[wearing]
dress-ish: pins&needles (similar)
sweater tights: target
ice boots: forever21 (exactly)

[going]
cafe-sitting for some photo-editing, croissant-eating, and article-reading with the boy.  then out to the 'burbs for some pizza-making, record-listening, and balderdash-playing. 

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Friday, January 14, 2011

dotty gets attacked by winter

[wearing]
jacket: gap (similar)
dress: joie, from boy (exactly)
skinnies: forever21
tundra boots: forever21 (exactly)
scarf, but really a skirt: thrifted (similar, as a skirt)
disk earrings: ny&co
hair: in a knot right on top of my head

p.s.
i had the need, the need for tweed.  






dotty answers some questions

i'm doing a little bit of FBFFing this week. apparently, that could also mean facebook friends forever.  anywho....



1. how do you determine what you will wear that day?
a lot of it is determined by my plans for the day.  for instance, if i am walking anywhere in the snow, there are going to be boots with rubber soles involved.  if i'm working on a project that involves a cnc router, a waterjet cutter, or a bandsaw i best be wearing pants.  other than that, i'll usually start with one thing that i want to wear and build an outfit around it.

2. do you plan outfits out in advance for a whole week, month, weekend?
nope, i am incapable of it.  i used to try and plan out a whole week of work outfits by setting them all out in my closet, but i don't think i ever made it past tuesday's planned outfit.

3. do you have any specific way of tracking outfits and items already worn so you don't repeat?
um, i have a blog!  in high school i kept a calendar of what i wore.  which is hilarious because no one would have noticed then (or now) if i wore the same thing every thursday or something like that.  

4. how do you discover new combinations of items in your closet? (trial try-ons?  hanging items together?)
for the thirty for thirty challenge, i reorganized my closet.  quite a few of my combinations arose from closet proximity. but really, i just try on pieces until an outfit comes to together that works for the day. 

5. to streamline the process for 2011 what is one new thing you can do to cut down your dressing time? 
i should pare down my closet to only things that i love.  that way it would (theoretically) take me less time to decide what to wear.

Thursday, January 13, 2011

dotty ruffles up

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[wearing]
black cardigan: old navy (exactly)
black ruffles: target (similar)
speckled shirt: club monaco (similar)
sweater tights: target (similar)
boots: ebay

[going]
to more classes.  in an attempt to take two decent cognates, i've been spending a ridiculous number of hours sitting through syllabus classes.  at least i've got some ruffles to keep me company. 

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[previously on] gray knit cowl
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Wednesday, January 12, 2011

dotty, similar.

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[wearing]
lace skirt: target (similar)
chambray: thrifted (similar)
cardigan: target (similar)
sweater tights: target
midwest boots: forever21 (exactly)


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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

dotty wears a boy's blazer

[wearing]
boy's size 10 blazer: thrifted, obvs. (similar)
red-speckled top: club monaco, gift from boy
mustard scarf: forever21 (similar)
purple jeans: forever21 (similar)
boots: old navy


p.s.
dear ten-year-old boy who previously owned this blazer, 
i had a great time at rebekah's bat mitzvah and at cousin polly's wedding with you.  
i didn't know that anyone wearing a tiny double-breasted blazer could tear up the dance floor like that.  mazel tov!
love and kisses,
dotty's new blazer





Monday, January 10, 2011

dotty goes to the river


dot_river[wearing]
grandma sweater: thrifted, obviously (similar)
dude shirt: thrifted
gray jeans: forever21 (similar)
metallic oxfords: forever21 (similar)
[going]
to school to pack up and move desks.

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