the tale of the ombre tight disaster

It all started out according to plan: Rit dye, salt, measuring cup, oven mit.

I went with the off white version. 

My little cup of black dye. 

Here is the 'ombre' version hanging in my garage to drip dry.

Here is the 'tie dye' version crumpled in a ball.

The ombre version later on that night. 

You may be thinking to yourself, well fashionhead, these certainly do not look ombre to me. No need to get a dictionary to check the definition people. Cause these tights were a straight up disaster.

Well maybe disaster is putting it a bit harshly. When purplish-grey tights that make your legs look really bruised come into fashion, I'll be the first one ready...

Sigh, they had such potential too. 

Shirt - Express

Skirt - AA

Shoes - Steve Madden

Dress - Lux from UO

Shoes - Kate & Kelly or Kelly & Kate or something from DSW

Shirt - Jagermiester compliments of my dad the bartender

Flannel - Triple Five Soul

Skirt - AA

Boots - Blowfish

I know they're not like awful or anything, just pretty far from what I had set out to accomplish. I don't know, maybe they're still wearable? Thoughts? Opinions? I'm not giving up on this concept though. I fully plan on trying it again. The dye box said to add detergent and I feel that's what made the tights all spotty so next time I'm skipping that part.

I tried to find a more picture friendly background, so I took the pictures this time in front of my closet with my mom's old vanity chair, you know to spice things up. I forgot to clean up all the crap around my feet though. But I think the spot has potential...

Peace and DIY setbacks,

TheFashionHead

more pictures of me

Jeans - Citizens, T-Shirt - Urban, Blouse - JCrew, Blazer - Gap, Wedges - Seychelles, Necklace - South Moon Under

To do: get better at freaking posing for a picture, get a new camera that doesn't make everything weird and blurry, hire a fancy new photographer. It's gonna be a long week...

So this was the night we went to see my cousin perform in Grease. She was the high school principal, so she wasn't on stage a ton but when she was, it was front and center. The play was good. I found certain parts kinda strange for a children's play like the cursing, the violent pelvic thrusting, the middle fingers, and the talking about boobs, sex, and pregnancy. I mean, I know all those things were in the original Grease but they are usually left out of the child performances...

Anyway, I had just worn the pants and jacket to dinner at the Melting Pot (still full from that meal, by the way) and when I find something in my closet I like, I tend to wear it for a few days (For example, I wore the t-shirt and blouse to work the next day with jeans and flip flops...). I would say it's because I like to rework my old clothes and wear them different ways, but it's really just laziness. I wanted to wear the blouse, and since I have an unhealthy need to layer absolutely everything, I put the t-shirt underneath. It was VERY hot outside but I knew they play would be freezing so I packed the white jacket. The necklace was a birthday present (yay presents!). It's a letter K and a star, you can actually see the K in the pictures.

I washed my car tonight for the first time... ever. I've had it for about a year. So that was pretty fun and exciting. Now I'm doing laundry. Looks like there might even be a little room cleaning on the horizon. Wild times.

PS - I spent about $150 at Ulta (it's like a Sephora, but not as big and intimidating. But it still manages to have all the same things. It's magical.) on Saturday so I'm busy putting everything to the test so expect a beauty post.. eventually.

Peace and organizational Mondays,

TheFashionHead

the white blazer

Shirt - Free People 'dress'

Jeans - Citizen's flares (with anchors on the pockets!)

Bag - Fringy goodness from Urban

Shoes - DKNY from Loehmann's (holler)

Like I said, some of my friends and I went to Melting Pot last night for dinner. It was 'Ladies Night' so we got all four courses for only $30, which may still seem like a lot but its a pretty good compared to their normal prices. Anyways, it was so good I'm going to talk about it in detail. We got the cheddar cheese and the mexican cheese fondue. That came with chips, bread, apples (surprisingly refreshing in cheese...) and veggies. Then we all got salads. For the main course, we each got raviolis, chicken, shrimp and beef. We chose two different cooking oils. Plus it came with like 18 different sauces, and you know how much I love sauces... Teriyaki, sweet and sour, spicy shrimp cocktail.. and some much more interesting ones I can't remember now. Thennnn came dessert. We got regular milk chocolate and then a smores one, which was milk chocolate with marshmallow and graham cracker stirred in. I stuck with that one. It came with cheesecake, pound-cake, brownies, graham cracker covered marshmallows, oreo covered marshmallows, bananas, rice crispy treats, and strawberries. The amount of food is unbelievable. That place is a freak show. I ate a lot of cheese and chocolate and could have done without the main course to be honest. But it was all delicious. And a very fun atmosphere. We would probably go more if it weren't so crazily expensive. Oh well.

And more importantly, le outfit. It's my interpretation of how to wear the white blazer. The 'shirt' I'm wearing is technically a dress and I've worn it as such down the shore, but back at home (and sober) it seemed like it needed pants. Since we weren't doing much walking, I took the opportunity to wear my DKNY espadrilles that I got from Loehmann's. I actually hadn't worn them yet. The wedge makes them more comfortable but it's realllly thin, and the strap only ties around the ankle so there isn't much support there. But they're great for walking from a car to a restaurant in! Also, I've been leaving all my jewelry down the shore cause I never usually do fun things at night during the week, so that is why there is none in the picture. But then again, I think the dress kinda speaks for itself.

PS - The outfit shots were taken AFTER all that food was eaten. How brave of me, right? But how could I not share this lovely ensemble with all my adoring readers?

Have a lovely evening everyone!

Peace and white blazers,

TheFashionHead

tie dye and flowers

So I know these pictures aren't the best, but this is the best I can do by myself with no photographer (my sister is in a bad mood) or tripod. The first pictures are just what I wore to work today, minus the work boots. I was just bored in my kitchen and I love tie dye so much I decided to play around with the camera.

How could you wear this shirt and be in a bad mood? Impossible!

Feet!

Tie dye close up.

And now you can understand why I can't take daily wardrobe shots - jeans and t shirts (even tie dye ones) ain't that interesting...

Shirt - no idea, I think it's my sisters (maybe that's why she's mad...),

Jeans - Sevens, feet - my own

The next shots are a recreated weekend outfit from last Saturday night down the shore. This is the F21 dress I was talking about but couldn't find a picture of online. The random belt I picked up went surprisingly well with the dress, although it did make it SIGNIFICANTLY shorter. And boy do I love these shoes. Hotness. Of course down the shore I wore it with flip flops so I wouldn't have to worry about silly things like walking or standing upright.

Dress + Belt close up

This is my attempt to get the shoes in the picture...

Dress closeup

And the shoes!

Cool neckline, no?

Another shoe shot.

Dress - Forever21,

Belt - Cynthia Rowley but I got it at Marshall's holler,

Awesome shoes - Steve Madden

Just watched Project Runway. It's kinda strange that I actually called it that Jerry would be the first one out. It was based on nothing other then his picture haha. Maybe I'm psychic... And I also predicted that I would like Kelli, which I do. Her dress was AMAZING. The top was a little strange but it was coffee filters and she used the metal part of a spiral notebook for clasps for the back of her dress! So creative. Oh and let me just clarify, Blane looked ALOT cuter/manlier/less gay in his Bravotv picture then he did on the show, which is why I thought he was possibly cute and straight, but that's obviously not the case because he didn't stop saying 'girlicious' the entire show.

It's way too late for me to still be awake sooo goodnight!

Peace and pictures (finally),

TheFashionHead

fashion shoot

Get pumped!! Fashion pictures!! Here are the shoes I bought last week, the ones that I said I probably wouldn't have tried on before I started blogging and reading other fashion blogs. I probably would have thought they were interesting but not wearable but now that I have expanded my fashion horizons, I can think of a few things to wear them with...



They are actually Steve Madden Madden Girl, which is strange because they look rather grown up, no? Like something a school teacher would wear. A sexy schoolteacher...

They look cute with skinny jeans. I need to find a good shirt. Perhaps a button down to go along with the whole school vibe. I think they will be a good 'transition into fall' shoe.

Here they are with my velvety Free People dress. Ignore the bed without sheets. Pay attention to the shag carpet and the trunk with all my concert tickets.


Peace and too much posting,


TheFashionHead

photoshoot

Get ready for a lot of fairly meaningless pictures....

So tonight I served wine and beer at a kegger in a Catholic grade school gym. I know this sounds strange and hard to believe so I took pictures:

Kegs (Yungling and Coors Light)


Gym ceiling pics (pretty artsy, no?)

Balloons!! Posters!! Blessings!!

My ultra fashionable father. I like to dress him like a 20 year old frat boy.

Before the party started I passed the time by taking pictures of my lovely feet and adorable new sandals!! And my pretty flower skirt!!!

Some cemetery pictures on the way out.

I found my $3.50 F21 sunglasses like this when I got into my car this morning. Tragic. But they do make for some pretty funny pictures.

For example:

My little sister was very sad to find the glasses broken...

And my first attempt at outfit pics...

High waist flower skirt and sleeveless white shirt, Anthropologie. Teal suede fringe bag, Urban Outfitters. Sandals, Marc by MJ.

Clearly I have to work on my self portraits. The camera was being all fuzzy and unfocused no matter what setting I put it on so that was really annoying... Help!

Peace and random pictures,

TheFashionHead