“I don’t exercise. If God had wanted me to bend over, he would have put diamonds on the floor.” – Joan
In honor of Joan River’s passing, I would like to wear a feather boa to work. I don’t have a feather boa, so I feel I at least feel I owe a post to a woman who has been such an icon of shameless fabulosity.
Thank you, Joan, for the inspiration and the laughs. Rest in peace.
xo
Once again I’ve found myself in pageant land! I may not be destined for the courtroom, but I can still be a judge in the sparkly pageant arena 😉 So I’ve skipped town for a couple days to determine the fates of the ambitious young ladies competing for opportunities to find their inner queen.
This, of course, requires the right wardrobe so I played some dress up to exercise my styling muscles and make sure I was prepared for the weekend’s festivities!
OUTFIT 1:
Orientation, first rounds of interviews, and introductions means it’s business time. A classic black sheath from Bebe was my first pull from my closet. Hotel A/C is usually pumping freezing cold air so I chose to cover up with this tweed jacket I found at J.C. Penney! ($30!!) To ad my own flair, I put it with my favorite go-to cutout black heels, chunky silver jewelry to accent the exposed zipper on the jacket, and my favorite bracelet that reads “FEARLESS”
OUTFIT 2:
Sunday morning is the perfect time to pullout a cheery business wear outfit! Again, A/C pumping means dress for indoor autumn. I brought my own summer in the form of a white, flowy jacket, indigo capris, a bright floral scarf, and my favorite comfy pumps. Don’t let the playfulness fool you, I’m still a tough judge 😉
OUTFIT 3:
Dear whomever it may concern at Fashion Police Department,
I’m repeating an outfit. Na na na boo boo. I don’t care.
Sincerely,
Caroline
For the final night of crowning, they said to pack our best! My pageant gown days are over, so I’m choosing to show my flashy flair through different means of fabulosity! I found this bright turquoise dress on sale from FCUK a couple months ago and wore it to the crowning of Miss Oregon 2013. I love that it is flattering, eye-catching, and comfortable! Great nights are only made better if you feel great in what you wear, and I’ve found that wearing a skin-tight sausage casing definitely gets in the way of being carefree- so I picked this! And I glitzed it up with heaping piles of jewelry.
I firmly believe the best outfits should be worn again! If I ever made it to the big time, I would wear the same outfit a handful of times just so people know it is okay.
Well, that’s that! I will not be accepting any creepy calls this weekend of people asking “what are you wearing??” You already know.
Okay, I’m off! Have a fun summer weekend- I’m sending love from pageant land!
xo
I’ve been busy, busy, busy these past weeks working on projects for my first round of sewing classes at my new design school. It was a fantastic beginning-level series that was a great refresher, and also added some new skills and techniques to my knowledge banks! In this series, we made the classic A-line skirt, pocketed PJ pants, and a collared, short-sleeved shirt. Last time I made a collared blouse was a failure of epic proportions that was anything but proportionate. This time around, I took my time and focused more, even though there were some ripped seams along the way.
Wins:
– used my new machine for buttons and buttonholes
– made a shirt that looks like a real live shirt!! (as opposed to the last one)
– reinforced skills and learned new ones
Notes to future self:
– use better elastic for the pants
– be more gentle with the neck reinforcements.. they look a little rumpled on the inside
– use non-interfaced side for top of the collar… whoops. thank goodness it’s unnoticeable on this project.
THE BIG REVEAL:
For the shirt and pants, I opted to make a casual breakfast ensemble with a lightweight cotton that boasts a coral, over-easy egg print. This “breakfast cas” motif is so fashion forward and so luxurious, that it actually is featured as an editorial spread in this installment of Dorky Chick in Lipstick’s blog!!
(Caroline McGowan couture.. price upon request)
To really capture the essence of that just-woke-up-looking-this-good feeling, the creative director of the shoot decided to go for the windblown look, and pulled out a hairdryer.
You can look for this spread in next month’s Vogue!
I never said you’d find it…
😛
Dorky Chick in Lipstick 
