M.O.C.A.

Perfect fit 80s dress: Thrifted
Black cross body bag: diegoldenegans.etsy.com
Bowler hat: Target
Black ballet flats: Department store in the mall I can't remember, years ago.

Just a quick post tonight! Bettie, my boyfriend, and a few of her friends and I went to Cleveland's Museum of Contemporary Art today for the opening of their new exhibit, which I believe was called "There goes the neighborhood." We got there at the tail end of it, but I was glad I got to see it, mainly because it was free :P And a good excuse to wear this dress, too! It fits perfectly and is incredibly comfortable, but I just don't think it's suited for day time. The bowler hat was an experiment...thoughts?!




There were soooo many stylish people there, but most of them were leaving as we came in. I did however get up the courage to ask one girl to let me take a shot of her outfit. Probably the best one in the whole gallery! Very friendly too, thank goodness!




She even turned out to be one of the artists! Her name is Amy Casey and you can find her awesome work here, which kind of reminds me of Howl's Moving Castle. Unfortunately the pictures of Bettie didn't turn out, BUT! She's visiting on Monday and we are definitely taking photos ^_^. Anyway, blah, time to hit the hay. I work weekends at a book store (Saturday as a barista and Sunday as a cashier) and I've been spoiled with my weekdays off taking my classes online and working on the store, but it's back to the ole 9 to 5 tomorrow! Yuck.

Blast From the Past - In Technicolor.

So let's talk rainbows! I've been into rainbowy things since high school, and I have to admit that I don't think I've quite outgrown it. Can't say how I first found out about it, but through most of middle school and high school I was obsessed with FRUiTS. While I didn't go all out with my outfits, I definitely wore a lot of character t-shirts, colorful jewelry, and just...rainbow stuff! The only evidence I could find was this one shot. Oh, youth! (Not that it was THAT long ago, but jeez, we all evolve into cooler people when we get older...r-right ; ;?) Before vintage,

this was what I thought of as my "style," I suppose. However, I didn't really go all out (see photos of those who do below). I sported red hair in HS, too. Kinda miss it. Anyway, if you've been living under a rock or something, FRUiTS is Japanese street fashion magazine by photographer Shoichi Aoki. His photos were compiled into a book in 2001. There are several different styles featured in the book, such as Decora (identifiable by the use of toys, bright colors, and anything "kawaii" or cute). Kind of similar to the American raver, which is what I usually tried to emulate. Lolita (a youthful and innocent babydoll look), or even Gothic Lolita (just a darker version of lolita, obviously.) There's also Ganguro, that one's fun! Usually it entails a deep tan, white panda-like eye makeup, and bleached hair. There are plenty other crazy styles, but I'd say those are my favorite ;)!

I was so into it, I made and sold jewelry online a few years ago. Eventually I got bored and stopped, but I definitely tried to drag Bettie into my obsession!









Isn't she adorable!? Hopefully she doesn't kill me for posting this haha. All in the name of fun, my dear! Anyway, I still have my FRUiTS book! I still admire the style, just now...at a distance ^_~. I've scanned in some of my favorite looks, so enjoy!





Oh, and I've also been slowly adding things to Etsy, so check back daily for new stuff! Anyway, I ended up failing those pincurls last night, so my mom's going to help me while we watch a chick flick. Wa-hoo. Let's hope they come out okay!