52 Pick-me-up: Match Your Scarf

PURCHASED/ GIFTED/

On to a new week! Do you like how I start the week on Wednesday? Or does it confuse you?
If you follow me at all, you know that I will have no problem rising to this week's challenge:
choose a scarf first, then match your outfit to it.

My scarf is a striped vintage silk rectangle that I bought from a boutique on a schoolbus in Portland.
This photo shows 1/2 of it:

Fortuitously, it matches my new plaid boyfriend shirt that I've been wearing a lot.

I tied it ala Diane Keaton-at-the-Golden-Globes:

Even got my outerwear to play along:

Looking forward to seeing your combos!

Prison Stripe Stomp

LINKS/ BORROWED/ PURCHASED/ GIFTED

this look is 4/5 menswear:
hat - borrowed from Severo, from 98¢ Depot
tee - gift from Severo, from gig
stripe dress - Old Navy [the only girl item]
leopard socks - Happy Socks, unisex
sneakers - Converse Jack Purcell

This might actually qualify as a tomboy look -- Severo's hat is making me a bit more gamine than usual. I found the tee while I was looking for the Smithereens tee that opened my week of Boyfriend/Girlfriend. Unfortunately, this was "customized" by one of the cats (I blame Lou, but it could have been dear departed Mambo). I soaked it in diluted vinegar for three days, then hung it on the outside line for two, but it still stinks. Boohoo!

It brings back memories of Cavestomp 97, held at Coney Island High on St Mark's Place. Severo flew me out with him to NYC and we stayed with Pat, at his spooky house in Scotch Plains, NJ. The Smithereens must have been a late add, because they're not on the band list on the back of the tee:

Pix from the gig:

Severo and Pat

Severo and Dennis

"I'm with the band"

Today is the last day to link up with Boyfriend/Girlfriend. You have until tonight, 11:55pm pacific.
GO!

Meanwhile, I'm linking up with Patti's Visible Monday. There's some fun to be had over there too!