the truth is out there

I'd like to say that now that it's summer I have time to blog and watch things and be inspired and creative and lalala but being that I hadn't been to school for a month prior to summer vacation and nothing has changed, saying the former would be untrue. Deadly procrastination and commitment to other silly things makes me have zero motive to blog and watch things and lalala. See! I couldn't even repeat that sentence! Anyway. Now that I'm here I might as well ramble about things I enjoy.

What do I enjoy? I'm glad you asked. I enjoy clothes. And also movies. And not to mention mid to late 90s teen soaps and scifi series. On my summer to do list is to watch the entire The X Files series since it's on Netflix instant and I have no life. (think that's sad and dull you should see the rest of that list.) For the month that I wasn't in school I was watching that show religiously. It wasn't until the fourth season that I realized Agent Dana Scully's extensive attire of blazers and beautifully collared shirts were only exclusive to season one. So the show has been dubbed my background noise whilst doing DIY projects. But I've been dreaming about these collared shirts and since I literally only talk about them here I might as well keep it up.

Ugh that pinstripe up there makes me cry tears of fashion envy blood. What? And plaid matched with what I assume (hope) is a blue velvet blazer collar with a cream collared shirt and gold cross? You guys?? Why did this stop? Why.

Now that I'm positive that spunky bobbed redheads with one expression are the only ones who can pull this off I'm going to keep on cutting up my great grandmother's dresses and throwing grungey shirts over them. But more on that later.

With A Side Of Cheese

Remember that last post? The one that was pretty much a subtexted ode to chiffon? Yeah, me neither, but today as I was dwindling my #2 pencil, postponing the inevitable attention I'd have to give to the geometry CST in front of me, I began to daydream about the material in question. For a couple months now chiffon has been an object of my amateur fashion junkie affection, it really didn't even occur to me to care whether my clothes were genuine chiffon or - as the case may be - semi-nice looking polyester blend simply mimicking chiffon. As my train of thought continued on it's path it eventually stopped at Givenchy.

If you're one of those people who actually pay attention to high-fashion designers, waiting for the exact date - which you've obviously memorized - that the collection is showcased, analyzing every piece and deciding according to the fashion bloggers secret list of rules which piece is trashy, cheesy, wonderful, or groundbreaking (i am not one of these people, let me tell you this right now), you know exactly what I'm talking about and why I might be absolutely in love with Givenchy's winter/fall collection - hell, even a few pieces in the spring line. If you aren't, well, listen and learn about the magic that is sheer material. And - look! My yellow.

Admittedly, I'm on the fence about the panthers, the yellow accents are always great by me, but I feel like it might be a little to icon-ish and therefore tacky. However, what was really important to me on this one was the sheer top with the collar. Anything with a collar is immediately something I'm in love with.

I don't know what it is, but this gorgeous collared top reminds me of another piece. At first thought Cate Blanchett's 2011 Oscar's dress came to mind, when I decided I couldn't remember her dress to the tee I googled it and realized that they were nothing alike. Maybe it's the beading? I don't know. Maybe the collar has me in an adoration coma or something. Whatever. And are those velvet bottoms?

s w o o n.

I know I'm way way way late to the party, but I don't care. Sheer material is not something to put in a corner depending on the season and/or weather. At least, it never stopped me. And cheesy or not, I love chiffon.