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Almost Too Dark

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My dear friends,

I almost didn’t get photos of the outfit I wore to the dinner party because it was going on six o’clock when I finished dressing.  The exposure value is pushed all the way up and the flash is on as well in these photos.  So the color/lighting is a little odd- the farther I stand from the camera the more the photos look darker and less focused (sorry).  I shot this look before a long time ago but forgot about it, I skipped photos because I was so behind.  I didn’t wear it anywhere good anyway, so definitely no harm in repeating!  I do occasionally repeat entire outfits that I’m really fond of.

The dinner party was excellent!  Dinner parties at that household are never to be missed.  If you’re out of state then come back, seriously.  I ate so much.  I never can say no to corned beef and the home made banana chocolate cake with icing made entirely out of chocolate.  I can hardly ever eat cake any more due to too much milk in the icing so of course I ate two pieces (they were thin, I swear)!

Love,

Alex

Gap blazer, scarf from Turkey (gift from cousin), J.Crew cardigan and belt (not pictured), H&M dress, Forever 21 velvet leggings, Frye boots.

Something WEIRD is Going On

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Stand by while I try not to make it any worse… and sorry, I feel like this site is always half broken.

Update:  I think I fixed it but please let me know if weird things keep happening.

Friends in the Snow, dated 29 Jan

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One of the very first photos of the day, before I had a chance to stomp some of the snow down a bit.  If I’m not careful the snow will go down the top of my boots.

Saturday 29 Jan 2011

It was really snowing when these photos were taken.  My friend came over so I could play personal shopper.  We had an impromptu photo shoot because I was only half dressed when she got there and I still had to take photos.  Yeah, she thought I was pretty crazy for going out for photos in the snow.

This is Jen.  I’ve known her from the pre-school (age three).  I gave her a crash course in DSLR photography and she took that first photo of me in black and white.  We both prefer ourselves in black and white, and once I even toyed with the idea of making this a black and white only blog.

Later we went shopping (to the partially outdoor mall) and of course I forgot the umbrella.

Love,

Alex

American Apparel shirt, LOFT belt, Anthropologie skirt, Assets tights, Target boots.

Not a Snow Day

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Thursday 3 Feb 2011

I’m not really wearing yellow, but I am carrying yellow.  I hardly use this bag any more so I decided to bring it out for yellow week.  I used to carry it all the time in school, but it’s really big so now I mostly use it when I’m traveling.  I also decided that I needed to wear grey and brown today.  I’m not sure if it works, I definitely would have preferred different shoes.

I usually take photos around sunset, but these I took in the morning.  I’m so much paler-looking earlier in the day.  That’s my actual skin tone right now in the dead of winter.  I think I prefer the light in the afternoon because I look a little less vampire at that time of the day.  And what’s up with my lipstick?  Yikes, I guess I need some with warmer tones.  Either that or my lips are actually blue under there from the cold!

Love,

Alex

Old Navy shirt, Anthropologie belt, LOFT skirt, HUE tights, Target boots, Antik Batik, Longchamp bag.

Today I’m Wearing Red

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You might have already been able to tell, but I’m like the poster child for raising awareness about heart disease.  I think most of my outfits tend toward balanced/bottom-heavy, but it’s a fancy bit of trickery.  In reality my figure is really straight.  I carry the vast majority of my weight in my stomach and my waist-to-hip ratio puts me in the high-risk category.  I’ve actually known for years, my doctor’s even told me to cut down on the stomach fat while I’m still young(-ish) and it’s still (relatively) easy.  I have a really difficult time losing weight from my stomach though.  If anyone’s ever successfully done it and kept it away, seriously, shoot me an email.

So today I’m wearing red because I’m a woman at risk for heart disease, and as reminder to myself to get started on trying to shed a few of those unhealthy extra inches from my waist.

Join us?

Sorry for the bad iPhone photo, I’m shooting my outfit later today so I’ll either update this post to include photos or add a new one.

Update: some photos are up!

Edit the third: I’m not looking tense because it’s cold or someone’s watching me.  I barely made it through yoga last night and my shoulders are sort of stuck in this awkward position today.

Love,

Alex

Forever 21 cardigan, Ann Taylor shirt, BDG/Urban Outfitters skirt, Assets tights, Target shoes (Salvatore Ferragamo inside).

Even the snow is treacherous now, the crust of ice is thick enough for me to walk on without falling through.  Unless I stomp, which I did do for fun.

P.S. I Don’t Like This Outfit

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Tuesday 25 Jan 2011

Okay: first, two questions.

  1. Is my page loading annoyingly slow?
  2. Is my favicon working for you?

I think my theme is too fussy as well, I’m going to try to streamline so again, beware the possible CSS throwing up all over the page.

Also, Lyddie from Chic on the Cheap has declared it yellow week.  (But I’m wearing red on Friday to raise awareness for heart disease for a style blogger Go Red For Women, organized by Andie.)  I’m totally wearing yellow tomorrow, I would have today except I never actually got dressed.  Ice storms and all, you know.  If we get enough ice tonight I might really skate on the street tomorrow, I haven’t done that in years.

So I really really don’t like this outfit, I almost didn’t post it.  I just… don’t like it.  I don’t know if the proportions are off, or I don’t really like the colors… it’s just… eh.  Okay, not great, not even really styled, just…  I don’t even know why I don’t like it, just that I really really really don’t.  They liked it at the endodontist though, told me I should go into fashion.  I wish I was still living in Japan, dental work is so much more affordable there.    I kind of want to fly back to get a crown, it would only be marginally more expensive and I would get a trip out of it.  If I didn’t go shopping I would just about break even, maybe $100 more.  Or I could just forego the crown and never use my left teeth again?

If you haven’t noticed I’ve been in a bit of a style slump lately (at least I feel like it) for practically all of January.  Inspire me?  What has been inspiring you lately?

I wish you more inspiration than I have as you finish out the week!

Love,

Alex

Moth (Anthropologie) open cardigan, Free People dress (super cheapie from Rue La La, the FP sales are amazing when the good stuff isn’t already sold out), HUE tights, Jeffrey Campbell boots.