Crazy Pants Debut at Otis

Did you see my Crazy Pants on Instagram yesterday?

I've had these since 1997 and have never worn them.
Unbelievable, right?
They've been hiding in plain sight in one of my closets for a while.

Scarves on the left, a quasi "repair and sell" assortment on the right, fabric stash in the back.

I "saw" them every day, but didn't see them on me, if you know what I mean.

Yesterday, I tried them on (for the first time -- I kid you not!).

Wowza!
Aside from the abhorrent fiber content (OG 60's nylon tricot) they are GROOVY, man.
That print is going places!

Curious about my lovely pendant?
Since I lost a very important thumb drive (had all my latest course handouts from my Digital Design for Fashion class, not backed up, of course), I attached another one to the polkadot lanyard that Sue made for our Vancouver Blogger meetup.

(Sorry for the "exposed" USB plug. Kids, avert your eyes).

I managed to not leave this one behind in the classroom. At least for this week.

After class, the Crazy Pants went to Whittier to see Stan Ridgway in concert.
But that's another post for another blog.
"Seems like a pretty good idea to me".

Linking up with Patti's Visible Monday, Catherine's #iwillwearwhatilike, and Shelbee's On the Edge of the Week.

5 on Summer Standby

Quick: name five things in your closet that Never Let You Down. The indispensables. Your classics.

Here are mine:
1) Huipil
2) Plastic Chinese Sandals
3) Shawl
4) Socks
5) Leggings

I take these five components and can be casual around the house or dress them up and go out on the town or hop in the car and go on a road trip. With them I can get through the summer and feel comfortable in my skin. 

Which is exactly what I did last Thursday. I "needed" to make a pilgrimage to the beach.

I started from the North Valley. Got on the 118...

Santa Susana Pass

Kept going west...

Pit stop at the Somis Nut House to obtain some Divinity

On westward to PCH and Point Mugu

I pitched a piece of Divinity into the Pacific and said a prayer for Jane.

This was partly inspired by the Fashion Beauty Friend Friday topic for this week : Five Essentials, hosted by Katy of Modly Chic. See other responses here.

Web Crawl: Go Chic or Go Home

Want to peek into my closet? Are you sure? 

there it is... over my right shoulder 
[excuse me while I torture the cat] 

Sorry. It's too much of a mess here. 

3 sample heaps (clockwise from left):
hosiery to digitize + random green tee
studio garments, featuring the apple skirt
the "to fix" pile

draped over
cassette tapes (I kid you not)
audio equipment + CDs
the floor
my bed

You CAN, however, visit my VIRTUAL closet at
Go Chic or Go Home.
My garments are all nicely organized by category.

these are skirts, in case you couldn't tell
click on images to see bigger

You can see random outfit shots:

you might recognize some of these shots

or groups of items for, like, my trips and stuff:

note to self:
start building packing list for TxSC conf

There is one road block to your viewing pleasure - you must be a member!
But hey, "membership has its privileges" as they say
Why don't you request an invite?

You'd be amazed what you'll discover when you start digitizing your closet.

have yet to capture this in a post

You'll meet some cool new people too!

I don't yet know these ladies, but they sport cool boots

this is an unsolicited review
all GCoGH images are screen shots and probably ©GCoGH

30 for 30: June/July

Kendi of Kendi Everyday came up with this great challenge:

1. Take 30 items in your closet. 2. Make 30 outfits.

She dubbed it 30 for 30.
My favorite Closet Community, Go Chic or Go Home is hosting a version of this, and I'm going to give it a whirl. At this point, I'm pulling items from my virtual closet onto my 30x30 page.

as you can see, I've got a brown/green/black/white color story developing

Scarves don't count in the tally of garments - at this point, I've got them there as reminders of what'll go with what. I'm thinking I'll take a more relaxed approach of: determining the 30 garments and tracking the 30 outfits BUT not trying to do it in 30 days. (Might not even post the outfits here until after I've finished.) I still need to upload pix of my leggings and such.
Will report back when I've finalized my 30!