Purple and Brown

Owl Man shines on...

Our outfits today... Josh wore a fancy tie and Jena dressed in purple for a job interview. 

josh's outfit:

hyden-yoo cashmere cardiagn- gift from work ($.0)

s/s button-down shirt- thrift store ($1.5)

horsey tie- thrift store in nola ($.99)

polyester trousers- clothes optional ($12)

faux snake belt- kiwnais sale ($.5)

patent shoes- thrift store ($1.)

($15.99)

Jena's Outfit:

home made purple polyester double knit dress $6 (purchased at a Kansas City thrift store)
black polyester slip with black trim $2 (purchased at a Kansas City thrift store)

black Betsy Johnson tights (gift from mom)

periwinkle Nina pumps $3 (purchased at a Kansas City thrift store)

i love new york

it actually says new york, not new yorn.

hand knit sweater- unique thrift store ($1)

black jersey turtleneck- thrift store ($.45)

skinny black jeans- gift from work ($0)

wingtip shoes- thrift store ($3.6)

($5.05)

wearing this big sweater made me feel like i had tons of extra skin under my arms all day, it was really weird.

at least it makes my legs look like little matchsticks.

hair makeover part 2

part 2 of my amazing hair makeover is shaving.

before:

and after:

jena said i was getting too schritchy.

pros- i look younger, thinner, and less mountian-manish, and i don't get moustache in my mouth!

cons- my face is cold. very cold.

jena in 10 years

cute!  

well, maybe it'll be more like 15 years until she looks this good.

-josh

blue glitter.

this is my outfit for today.
it was inspired by the sweater.

blue glitter sweater- thrift store ($1.4)
tuxedo pants- thrift store ($2.9)
bow tie- thrift store ($.9)
black button down shirt- thrift store ($1.9)
wingtip shoes- thrift store ($3.6)
($10.7)

i tried to take these pictures when i was jumping, like in the magazines, but it didn't work out.

hair makeover part 1

so, last night i had jena cut my hair.


before.

after.

i think i may have jena cut the other side, i'm not sure if i like the whole asymmetric thing.
we'll see how it works out.

after the lumberjack party i'm going to shave my beard.
so long, beardy face! hello, cuter face.

Since my room mates took the liberty to talk about their outfits, I decided to take the same liberty and talk about my ensemble. Today on January 28th I decided on a long sleeve thermal in grey (free! (stolen from Hilary Duerksen)) a green military shirt (free! compliments of my brother) a pair of grey thermal underwear (free, thanks mom) a pair of skivies  (9$, undergear.com) a pair of black slacks (6$ buffalo exchage) and two pairs of black socks (free! thanks again Mommy) and one fine leather black belt (free! thanks Jim), one pair of fine leather Cocoran combat boots (139$ Mr.Leather.com) everyone needs good foot wear. 

 I choose to keep it simple and functional since I enjoy biking year round, yes even in the snow.  One might wonder how such simplicity is attained and I would reply "simple," solid colors, muted tones, little detailing, natural fibers and fine textures will give anyone an anticlimactic look. If you enjoy looking drab, try and get most things you wear for free or for very little this will help keep your closet from getting too cluttered and will help you find that perfect outfit. Its hard to be choosy when you don't have anything.  Buying used is a sure fire way to save you big dollars and you don't have to assume the responsibility of buying clothing that may have been made in unfair markets by children with guns to their heads, if its used only the original purchaser can assume that guilt. Thrifting is not only good for you wallet, its good for society, its the equivalent of recycling. 

Today Is A Good Day!

Today is good for a few reasons.

1: I got a package from my mother

a: my new (hand-me-down) mink fur coat

b: a piece of art I received from my Aunt

c: long underwear

d: my new Sony CyberShot!

2: I have a job interview in a week with a creative tutoring service

3: brnt is coming over!

About my outfit:  

- mink fur coat (free)

-navy hair bow (free... I found it at my mom's over the holidays)

-red knit long vest ($6 from Re-Runs Warehouse)

-navy knit dress with white polka dots ($8 from Re-Runs Warehouse)

- primary color silk paisley print scarf (free... given as a gift)

- grey tights ($5 from Target)

- white 80's vinyl purse ($2 from the thrift store)

this is my first post.

i don't really know what to say...  this is what i wore today.

everything is from the thrift store.  

the boots ($10) were spray painted ($3). 

the pants ($2.5) i've had for 4 years, but could never figure out what to wear them with.  

the turtleneck ($.9) is from the women's section.

($16.4)

i took this picture at work, and i was really nervous about someone finding me.  but nobody saw me.

i sure do look queer in this picture.  i think it's the hand on my hip.