Tuesday, November 20, 2012

the time I pretended to be a fashion blogger.

So, remember how I mentioned that I spent an entire day (well, almost) by myself last Sunday? It's a good thing, because the next 7 days were pretty much the worst ever. But more on that later. Instead, let's focus on the awesome part: the no-husband-no-kid-leisurely-lunch-hours-in-fitting-rooms-and-blasting-whatever-I-wanted-on-the-car-stereo part.

In fact, I'm feeling so good about that whole day that I'm going to show you all the silly pictures of myself I took in those fitting rooms, trying on clothes I knew I wouldn't buy (remember this?) and therefore not caring too much how they looked. I only regretted ordering the milkshake and the fries with my lunch a few times.


Going left to right, top to bottom, the first pic is me in my own clothes, Anthropologie in shots 2-9, Loft shots 10-11, Gap shot 12, and H&M the final three. If I were spending money on clothes right now, I would have bought the tops/sweaters in 2, 3, 5, and 15 in a heartbeat. It's fun to pretend.

In order to help ease the pain of leaving without any bags of clothes, I did buy myself a mug from a set of dishes at Anthro that I've been eyeing for a while now. I showed it in a picture last week, and it's been my constant companion since it arrived at home. $12 of pure happiness right there.

Seriously, though, I do not know how fashion bloggers manage to ever take any decent pictures of themselves. I guess you need a tripod and a remote, but when you're in a fitting room that doesn't work - they must just be a lot more talented than I am at posing gracefully while holding the camera. Don't you love my "artsy" over-the-shoulder shot? Classy.

Once I got tired of trying on clothes, I tried on shoes. I'm sparing you all the details of that adventure, but I do really like these. (I used to wear heels every single day - guess I'm finally resigning myself to being the "cute flats" girl mom.) And that, my friends, was the best afternoon I've had in longer than I care to remember.

13 comments:

  1. Good job with fighting the urge to purchase! You look great!

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  2. 1) You are seriously the cutest. 2) I do this, too, though I only have my iphone to take pics with so I feel like kind of a teenager :P 3) Those outfits are fantastic, especially the pants in the last pic!

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  3. It's fun to just go and try on stuff, knowing that you aren't buying. I feel like even if you break down and buy something that it has to be over a piece that is REALLY great. As opposed to when you go shopping for something specific and try on tons of things and nothing is great but you end up buying something because it is the least offensive. That sucks. Everything is absolutely adorable on you and I especially would have found it hard to pass up the polkadot jeans, the denim gap shirt dress and the striped dress.

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  4. You did a great job! And you look great too!

    I tried to take an outfit picture one time, and it never made it on my blog. I haven't ever tried again. I looked like a total goofball.

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  5. That green plaid coat! And those ochre pants! Swoon.

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  6. I love those outfits! Great job! I think you make a great fashion blogger! :-)
    ♥ Kyna

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  7. You are adorable! I would be a terrible fashion blogger, but I'd say you play one pretty well.

    I'm bummed to hear you had a crappy week following your special day. I hope things are looking up!

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  8. You look beautiful and did a great job photographing each outfit! I think you'd make a great fashion blogger!

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  9. I totally tried on that shirt dress at the Gap...but you pull it off much better than it looked on me! Also, in envy of the coats - the one you actually own, and the Anthropologie one in #9. I don't have the same self-proclaimed shopping hiatus so maybe I'll go searching for a good plaid coat for myself!

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  10. So cute. I'm smiling while reading this :-)

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  11. FYI: I have the summer version of that Gap dress and I LOOOOOVE it! :)

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  12. I have to agree with Jennifer. :) All the clothes look amazing, but my favorites are bottom right and top middle. :)

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  13. You look amazing, but you usually do. I am catching up on your blog and I love it! You are a natural!

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