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Outfit of the Day: Today I Look Like Annie Oakley

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8/13/12 Outfit: Today I Look Like Annie Oakley

I specifically asked my sister if I looked like a cowgirl. She said no.

I got home and the first words out of my mom’s were “yee-haw, Annie Oakley!”

Conclusion: I did indeed look like a cowgirl today.

I wore this for the first day of the creativity and concentration focus week. I want my theatre arts students to be comfortable around each other and comfortable with being over-the-top creative before we start working on improv, so we played telephone pictionary. It went so well! The kids all really liked it. I forsee it being a popular choice on free days.

Tee: Ross
Dress: Target
Belt: Forever 21
Boots: Xappeal via Rack Room

Nail Polish: OPI Katy Perry Not Like the Movies
Perfume of the Day: Harakuju Lovers Baby

Outfit of the Day: The Hiccup Necklace No One Can See

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8/10/12 Outfit: The Hiccup Necklace that No One Can See

I was so excited because I finally got to wear my adorable kitten necklace AND YOU CAN’T EVEN SEE IT. It’s twisted around. GAH. This is me being frustrated. The necklace is precious- I bought it primarily because it looks like my little cat, Hiccup.

 

Oh, well. I’ll just have to wear it again. Such a hardship.

 

This outfit is super comfy, which is good because I had to bounce around a lot orchestrating a game of theatre history jeopardy. I also learned today that it’s a good idea that I never became a math teacher.

I also did a Bad Thing. I peeled off my nail polish instead of removing it properly. It’s not…it’s not that bad, right?

Tee: Old Navy
Skirt: Old Navy, thrifted
Shoes: Keds, thrifted
Necklace: Betsey Johnson, thrifted

Perfume of the Day: Vera Wang Glam Princess

Outfit of the Day: I Look Like a Student

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Outfit of the Day 8/9/12: Oops, I Look Like a Student

I keep trying to dress like a grown up and FAILING MISERABLY. I felt so mature when I got to work, and one of my students said “aw, Mrs. T, you look like a Catholic schoolgirl!” SEE? EPIC FAILURE.

 

But I really like this outfit, so oh well. Besides, between my diminutive stature and my round hamster cheeks, I will perpetually look like a fifteen-year-old. I might as well just give up trying to look older and just try to look nice.

 

These boots are probably my favorite things I’ve found on eBay- brand new Blowfish Aerins, in my size, for only $9.90 and free shipping. NO REGRETS, JUST AWESOME BOOTS. They’re my first pair of Blowfishes, and I adore them. I might be a lifelong convert.

 

I wore this to teach the last day of my introductory crash course in theatre history- musical theatre! I opened with an activity where they had to decide by the written one-sentence synopsis if it was a musical or not. They were all musicals! Their reaction to The Producers was especially hilarious. “There’s a musical about Hitler?!”

 

Yes, my children. Yes, indeed.

I also used the Staniac lip and cheek stain from my July Birchbox. Blush always makes me uneasy- 22 years in theater has conditioned me to apply way too much. I think this worked, though! I had just enough of a rosy flush, and it was pretty easy to apply, albeit a little messy. Any more, though, and I would have looked like an escapee china doll.

Also, I really wish I had been told to fix my cardigan. I have a bad case of awkward boob.

 

Blouse: Forever 21
Skirt: Forever 21, thrifted
Cardigan: American Eagle
Boots: Blowfish, thrifted
Necklace: Gift

 

Nail Polish: OPI Katy Perry Last Friday Night
Perfume of the Day: Harajuku Lovers Super G

Outfit of the Day: Wherein I Am Lazy

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8/8/12 Outfit: I am Lazy

I started off this school year thinking I was going to dress myself like a grown up. I was so excited! My chance to be an adult! New grown up clothes and heels and fancy makeup!

 

What do I wear after a week of school? A three-year-old dress and hot pink flats. Oh, well. I didn’t really feel like trying hard to day. I at least put my hair up in a fancy bun in an attempt to look older. I don’t think it worked. Bubblegum pink isn’t exactly a grown-up color. And wearing flats when you’re 4’11 3/4″ only makes you look shorter.

 

But oh well!

 

Dress: American Eagle
Tee: Old Navy
Belt: Forever 21
Shoes: Skechers, thrifted

 

Nail Polish: OPI Katy Perry Last Friday Night
Perfume of the Day: Vera Wang Glam Princess

Hearts and Rainbows

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8/7/12 Outfit: Hearts and Rainbows

I bought this dress a year ago when I first started working at my school! Today I wore it to teach about Shakespeare. Probably too much levity for the great Bard, but maybe he’d appreciate the fact that I accidentally matched the heart on my belt with the hearts on my sunglasses.

 

Or maybe not. He would probably declare me a brass-as-buttons wench for showing my bare gams. Or something like that.

Also, my hair is a hot mess. My bangs need trimmed, the length needs layers, and I really hate how the color turned out. It’s Garnier Nutrisse Pomegranate (True Red). It turned out more like…maroon on me. It’s been a week and the color has settled a bit, but it’s still just…way too…I don’t know.

I just want glorious copper locks. What dye will give me glorious copper locks?

Dress: Nicole Miller
Belt: Modcloth
Shoes: Keds, thrifted
Sunglasses: thrifted

 

Nail Polish: OPI Katy Perry Last Friday Night
Perfume of the Day: Harajuku Lovers Baby

The Beetlejuice Dress

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8/6/12 Outfit: The Beetlejuice Dress

My sister saw this outfit and immediately christened it the Beetlejuice dress. She’s insisting that I dress it up for Halloween. The jury’s still out on that- I kind of have my heart set on being Merida from Brave this year.

 

I tried this dress on in Forever 21, waffled about it, put it back, and came back a few weeks later to get it. Lo and behold, it was sold out. And then I found it again on eBay, new with tags, for about half price! I was on that.

 

I wore this outfit to teach my first official theatre arts class- we’re doing a crash course in theatre history this week. I felt so important and grown up in my makeup and fancy shoes…and was immediately mistaken for a high schooler.

 

Such is my life.

Dress: Forever 21, thrifted
Shoes: Lifestyles via Ross
Headband: Forever 21

Nail Polish: OPI Katy Perry Last Friday Night
Perfume of the Day: Harajuku Lovers Super G

I just read your post on dresses and I have to agree, you look amazingin them. I used to feel uncomfortable in them because I dislike mypasty legs, but this year, I’ve really begun to warm up to them andhave been searching for some cute things to get me through the springand summer. Any advice on where to find cute, affordable dresses? (AndI’m exactly an inch shorter than you, but my license says 4 footeleven, so that it shall be!)

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WELCOME TO THE DRESS SIDE!! IT’S FUN HERE!!

I get my dresses all over the place. Forever 21 is hit or miss for me- I am rather large of boob, and a lot of their wovens don’t fit me right. Charlotte Russe used to be a go-to place, but lately they have all clubwear and…um, I’m not so much a club lady. Old Navy is good sometimes, mostly for basic knit maxi dresses.

Honestly, my favorite place to get dresses is Modcloth.com. They have a lot of dresses in the $40-$50 range, which isn’t too bad for a decent dress, and while they sometimes aren’t as perfect as they are online (the perils of ordering without seeing), you can at least read reviews beforehand, and they have a great return policy. I have about ten of their dresses and I adore them!

I also sew a lot of my own clothes, which comes in handy. I sew them from scratch, and I can take a dress that’s too big or too long and take it in to the proper size.

This has been a post about dresses for short people.

dfadfksdjf that dress is adorable! you’re adorable! I know you’veprobably answered this a hundred times but how tall are you? I’m 5’0”and it’s so hard to make dresses look good but you really pull thatoff :)

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ADLSKFJKLD LET ME CUDDLE YOU.

I am precisely 4’ 11 3/4” tall, but I usually say 5’ just for simplicity’s sake.

And I LOVE dresses. I don’t know what it is, but with my height and my body type I just feel more comfortable in a dress. Add a pair of leggings and some boots or ballet flats, and that’s basically my sartorial life. In 2010, I only wore pants twice. I wear them more often now because they’re often more practical at work, but when I’m the American J.K. Rowling I’m going to have a wardrobe full of Modcloth and Anthropologie and Betsey Johnson dresses and then WEAR THE SHIT OUT OF THEM.

online shopping, how do I love thee? let me count the ways.

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I love thy ease of selection.

I love thy lack of pushy salespeople.

I love thy gift of parking it on my couch instead of driving all over town.

I love wearing mine pajamas whilst perusing.

I love thy Labor Day promo codes.

I just bought three pairs of pants, three skirts, three tops, five skivvies, and a pair of shoes for roughly $200.

Part of me is mad that I have to spend so much money on nice sensible teachery clothes instead of fun exciting clothes.

But part of me is still going “WHEE I LOVE SHOPPING THIS IS FUN!!!1!1!!”