Crazy Legs and Torture Clogs

 It started with a call from Shelbee and Nancy for their Good Buy/Goodbye Book with the theme Easter Egg Colors (link).

This is the photo that I submitted, from 2013

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Here's what I wrote:

This outfit is a 50/50 split.

The bright 60's shirt and shift are definite keepers. And Great Buys -- the shirt was free, from a friend, and the shift was secondhand for $25.

The pastel tights were a disappointment (in 2013). This is my own artwork, and I used a company that required a printing of 6 pairs. They came out WAY too pastel for me. I managed to resell 4 pairs, and the remaining two I will upcycle into "yarn".

The Mary Jane clogs were a super bad buy (in 2012). I call them torture clogs, they are too small and make my feet numb after about an hour. Why do we do this to ourselves?

The clogs are now for sale on Poshmark:

buy them here [US only, must be Poshmark member]

And the tights?

Let the repurposing begin!

I'm cutting on the length grain.

Cross cutting would give me a longer strand, but it curls with the (paler) inside on the outside.

What will I do with the yarn? TBD!

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Giveaway! Two Brown Patchwork Scarves! [CLOSED]

 It's giveaway time!

A friend gave me these two scarves.
I'm simply NOT a lace person.

They are identical, except the position of the patches is reversed.
Taupe lace, and burnout velvet. Brown crushed velvet. Multicolor brocade.

I will pick two winners randomly.

a Rafflecopter giveaway 

[3.31] We have winners!

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Who Am I? An Exploration in Self Portraits

"Who are you? What is your story? Where does your perception of yourself come from? How do you view yourself versus how do you think others see you?

We are living in an age where we curate our public persona. Whether through our profile pictures, what we post on social media and how we dress in public. How does that impact who we really are? Is it a disguise or are we taking ownership of our identity?" 

-- Kristine Schomaker, from a recent call for art

This blog could be considered a self portrait!

I started SpyGirl in 2010, as part of a Journaling Challenge.
At first, I hid behind my SpyGirl persona:

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Gradually, I said screw that, I want to draw fashion sketches again:

2011, for a Sketchbook Project project
(Sketched in Illustrator, painted in Photoshop. Labor intensive. See this) 

My sketching style evolved, digital, analog... I shifted as the mood struck me.

5/31/16, lunch break selfie sketches of the day's outfit

From the same sketchbook, that time I turned 60:

6/3/16

Not my first selfie nude.
That would be a painting that I no longer have. Still looking for the photo of it...

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Songful Style Outfit Inspo Collab

What is Songful Style? 

A fun way to explore your closet, inspired by music.

The brainchild of Suzy and Shelbee,  "Songful Style gives you lyrics, music, video, and album artwork to inspire your fashion creativity. You may even find inspiration in a memory triggered by the selected song. It is all open to your own personal interpretation and just a fun way to discover new music and get a little bit more creative with your wardrobe." [lifted from Shelbee] 
Michelle, Marsha, and I are joining in the co-hosting, it will be a Link-up extravaganza!

This will be a monthly link-up every last Monday of the month with our first post coming on Monday, February 28, 2022. We will announce our song choice for the following month at the end of each Songful Style post. 

For our first Songful Style post, we will be sharing outfits inspired by
“These Boots Are Made for Walkin’” by Nancy Sinatra. 

Visit Shelbee's post for loads of inspiration!

Hope to see your interpretation next week!

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Layer Up

 Baby, it's cold outside!

1958

1962

1964

OK, maybe it's not that cold here in Los Angeles.
I'm still wearing layers though! I am a SoCal wimp!
[I wrote this a week ago. Now we're having a heat wave. I'm wearing a tee shirt].

The 2022 uniform.

This is what I wear INSIDE! 

It's usually colder inside the house than outside, especially when the sun is shining.

The layers:

• Wool Nepalese hat with fleece lining.
• Alpaca wool scarf Ketzali
• Colorblock wool cardigan, Gudrun Sjödén

on top of

• Cotton turtleneck, Lands End, size 3X

on top of

• Wool tank top
• CrAzY leggings, Lularoe
• Chenille cat themed socks
• Leopard slides, Sam Edelman

See how other bloggers are Layering!

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Happy Lunar New Year!

 2022 is Year of the Water Tiger

Water Tiger things available on Redbubble

There was a student-sponsored event at Otis, with dumplings and packets of Lucky Money.

This is the outfit I was intending to wear

But it's all an illusion. We had a water heater disaster and couldn't go to Otis. Sigh.

I took a "Make Space for Grace" decluttering course with Katie Rogers in preparation for Chinese New Year, and I'm very proud of my achievements.

The studio/bedroom became especially improved (after on top)

(A lot of those boxes have relocated to the living room. Going slow and steady and one space at a time).

One's entry is an important space to tidy up. Ours looks great at the moment.

Before:

It's been a lot of work, and well worth it.

Mr Lou agrees:

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