It may be terrible that the first thing I think of is Chiquita Harajuku, but the look is charming, isn’t it?
Hoops: Claire’s ($8.50)
Necklace: Ollie’s Woolies ($21-$30)
Bangles: Claire’s ($2.50) Garbage of Eden ($16-$30), Poppy Raye ($12-$15) Rhinobones ($15-$40)
Love the layered mono-chromatics, despite the heavy pastel use. The necklaces are curb chain, but the bracelet was ring.
Ready to go: Vintage White Lucite Chain Link Necklace ($5.00)
Bulk chain one: Mr. Chain, the original plastic chain ($0.48-$3.57 per foot)
Bulk chain two: MimiLoLo ($2.80 for five feet)
Not even going into the totally killer headwear, I (as usual) liked the accessories in Chanel’s spring 2009 couture. Kinda reminiscent of something, but that’s the style.
Gloves: Lace-Up Fingerless Fishnet Gloves, in white ($8.00)
Nail Polish: Sinful Colours, in Snow Me White ($1.99)
I’m going to be a dick and say we all remember those laddered, loose-knit leggings from Rodarte’s F2008 line.
Anyhow, unlike other much-loved legwear, this stuff never grew up to be a department store knock-off—though some industrious folks are filling that niche and others are building their own. I’m a huge fan of altering clothing and legwear to extend an item’s life and generally get more out of the damn thing. The beauty is the ability to fit something to your needs. So my stubby legs? I can cut up stockings in a way that the snags will show, instead of them ending up somewhere under my skirt.
Why exert effort doing something most try to avoid? Beyond “because I can”, there is always something beautiful about looks that take far more dedication than you’d realised. From the standpoint of someone who makes things: objects like artfully torn stockings and perfectly balanced loose knits can look like such ass if you think you can just slop that shit together any-which-way. Asymmetry is the most difficult to balance, natch.
