One of the things that I always find myself doing when I get dressed is thinking about how to avoid looking “American”… and whether or not my outfit looks British. You see… I sort of might just want to fool people into thinking I am British. Let’s face it. Americans don’t really have a very good…
Tag: thrifted
In which I feel very patriotic
Awkward moment of the day: wearing a fake engagement ring to work to ward off the creepy men, only to have one of the nicer regular guys see it and– since he’d wanted to Facebook friend you and it didn’t seem to be working– have him wave off your “I’m sorry it’s not working” comment with a…
… and that’s when I decided to pretend harder.
Today has been a day full of interesting things. And when I say “interesting,” what I really mean is “weird.” And also “irritating.” And also “slightly creepy.” I have decided that from now on, I am going to wear a wedding ring to work. Because apparently, a customer that I have only seen twice has…
Let’s pretend.
Let’s pretend that I’ve hemmed this skirt to a more flattering length, that I’m not really American (oh, yes, definitely that one), that I’m a secretary from 1943 who has a dashing employer(preferably one that looks like Toby Stephens) that will one day sweep me away to live in an Edwardian-style mansion where we will…
Transformation complete.
Details: Shorts that are now a skirt($3.99), shirt($3.99), camisole($1.99), and brooch($3.99), thrifted; Shoes($12.98), Target. Approximate outfit cost: $26.94 Most of you know me too well. 😉 So forgive me that I didn’t do a full-body outfit picture today. I have bronchitis– my mother insisted on taking me to urgent care this morning– and I…