130. birthday dreams
June 9th, 2009 § 3 Comments
dress from streetside store in Taiwan, my favorite necklace from a vintage store in Oakland, heels from SOGO (famous department store in Taiwan)
I decided to go mostly simple for my 26th birthday ensemble — this particular dress recalls a much louder, 70s vintage dress that I bought from a consignment shop where I used to live, with the same flared, fun sleeves and shift torso. I’ve been wearing miniskirts and dresses a lot lately because I somehow just discovered that I think I like my legs, and I won’t be able to wear miniskirts and dresses for much longer, professionally speaking; so these heels, which are plain and black and have absolutely nothing exciting about them, are a new staple to my wardrobe.
Yesterday I spent most of the day alone, because I’m a paid graduate student on holiday and my family and fiance are working stiffs. I went for brunch; browsed the only decent clothing store in my hometown, where everything is astronomically priced because it’s all stuff like Preen and Rick Owens and gorgeous investment pieces; chatted with the charming salesgirl and spoke abstractly of future coffee plans; wrote and drank tea and coffee at a cafe; walked forty-five minutes to get home in pleasant weather. Later in the evening Chris’s co-workers treated us to a wedding dinner, which was aborted because of a fire alarm (free wine!), and I ended up eating chili cheese fries at an upscale burger joint for my birthday dinner.
I only have one statement to make which is “I R WEARINGZ BLAK CLOTHS” but you are like, Baudelaire of fashion statements.
You look beautiful! Happy birthday!!!
Y’all are amazin’.