i will never be a neat and tidy person...

i am sort of a ragamuffin.

this is something i have come to accept about myself.

i usually look more like this:

which is to say, pretty much the same as what i looked like straight out of bed.

in high school i was always aware that my hair never looked right and my outfits always seemed sloppy.

even if i had carefully selected my wardrobe for the day it never seemed to look put together.

if i combed or brush my hair, it looked worse and frizzier than when i started.

if i wore slacks or a preppy shirt it felt like i was trying to be something i was not.

i was painfully aware of appearing unkempt.

luckily it was the 90s.

so i generally came to accept and even like the un-put-together look. because no matter how much i might like the look, i can not pull off clean and simple and organized as a design, style or personal aestetic.

all this is just to explain in a characteristically wordy way why i never really post "outfit" shots. i feel too untidy, too raggedy and unorganized. 

but i actually want to. i love clothes, especially vintage clothes.

i wear something different almost every day unless i'm going through an obsessed phase with one particular item.

also i am proud of the fact that i wear almost 100% thrifted clothes.

that's the only real facet of style i care much for. certainly not the cost or value of some expensive designer item or knock-off, but quite the opposite.

i'm all for the tousled, the chaotic, the strange, eclectic, used and worn and carefree and loved.

that being said, here are some outfits i sort of photographed but never posted.

cause i want to get braver and more confident and grow in my personal style.

this was for mallory's japanese food birthday party. i wanted to look like a miyazaki character.

also it may have been the first time i wore dark tights with brown sandals, a look i love but thought i couldn't pull off.

good for me huh, brave!

this was the day we had our first maragaritas of the year in the backyard.

that's why there's a bathing suit under my dress!

this is a new favorite, a little slinky white drop-waist dress i thrifted last week.

i liked how it looked with these toasted coconut cupcakes i made for becky's birthday party.

anything shiny i generally want to dress down, casualize if you will.

but i do indeed love a square neckline.

and here is what i wore today for errands. these taos moccassins are my go-to shoes of the spring, thrifted in point reyes station for $2.75.

but most of all what i love is this little goldenrod sweater that emily gave me last night. she got it from her mom's thrift store.

i love clothing with sweet texture and the color is exactly what i want in my life right now.

i was in the mood for seashells and driftwood, thus this necklace.

the denim skirt i also thrifted at Treasures last week on half off day. it cost $2.00 and has nice deep pockets.

the little green ruffly tank top is Luxe, also thrifted. i am obviously a sucker for ruffles!

so there we have it.

i supposed this is how i introduce myself to the inspiring ranks of the d.i.y style world that i admire so much.

let me know if you have any ideas for me or tidbits or advice or hair tips!

love,

heather