Accessorizing?

Accessorizing?

For me "accessorizing" has always been something that the "ultras", (the ultra popular, the ultra pretty, and the ultra stuck up). It was rare for my shoes to even match my outfit. I don't care about how I look. And then, my grandmother goes and takes me to go get shoes and clothes (I desperately needed more of both) and I see these... cute things. Like I always do. I mean, cute clothes and shoes are always there. That's normal. But unlike normal times, I decided to get them. I don't know why and I don't think that it has anything to do with the 621 (six items, two weeks, 1 challenge) but it might. All I know, is that when I got back home, my grandma gave me some jewelry and I already know what outfits each piece is going to go with. And I'm a little excited. I don't normally dress up and I kinda like it. I like feeling pretty- it doesn't happen often. I have great self eeteam and I usually try to stay invisible. But it looks like that's not gonna happen for a couple of weeks. I'm excited. I'm nervous. And I'm so ready.


For some reason, I don't think my cat ears will go with my new, fancy outfits. Eh?
But I do have some accessories, after much scrounging and a few much appreciated gifts (some old gifts, some new).

I have new earrings- but I told you about them already. They're beautiful. Dangle-y, sparkly, PURPLE. I'll probably end up wearing them every day. Especially because I love the way they chime and clink when I shake my head. Absolutely love it. So, be on the look out for that.

I also have a set of earrings and a necklace that I love-blue butterflies and little pearls. My grandmother gave it to me for my birthday last year and I completely love it. The only problem is that  the earrings are zetta (remember "zetta"? It means mega, ultra, uber, etc) heavy. They can hurt after a while. They're some stone- beautiful, pure, real, stunning -but, unfortunately, as I said, heavy, and I don't know what kind of stone it is. But it's beautiful.

Then, there's The Ring. My grandmother gave it to me a while ago- for some band concert or school dance or something exciting. It's funky and angular and sparkly. I don't do it justice, of course, and I'm usually rather articulate but it's truly lovely. The gems (a large one on the top and small ones on the sides) are crystal clear and... the color of hope. Sparkly, sparkly hope.

My maternal grandparents love to travel so I also have a wooden bracelet- hand painted and hand carved and decorated with animal prints. It's funky- I'll pair it with my cheetah print shoes.

Speaking of animal prints- a zebra print scarf, light and see though as a faerie's wing, with parts dyed a lovely pink.

I have a blue scarf (the same blue as my pencil skirt) that my brother gave me. It's surprisingly warm, decorated beautifully in darker blue and black, and means a lot to me since my brother gave it to. It reminds me of him, and when I wrap it around my shoulders to stave off the cold, I just pretend that it's him, a big brother hugging his little sister and then (because it's him) throwing a snowball at me because I threw one at him first. It matches my skirt, as I said, and it'll add more color to a darker wardrobe for this challenge. As a side note- when my brother gave it to me, he thought it was purple (he was color blind) and when I told him it was blue, he was devastated. But, as I told him then and still believe, it's a beautiful scarf and the thought behind it made it that much more so.

My brother also gave me a necklace that I really like. It's twisted strands of silver and beauty that fall flat against my skin. It's not shiny or fancy or anything like that but it's pretty and my brother gave it to me.

Last but not least: I got two malachite pieces of jewelry  A necklace of malachite beads-it's absolutely beautiful- and a matching bangle bracelet. The necklace is rather heavy but the bracelet isn't so it might not be real malachite or maybe just plated with malachite. But either way, they're both gorgeous.

Malachite necklace from Ruby Lane

Until next time,

S. Dorsey, 6th period

6 items, 2 weeks, 1 challenge: An intro

 Greetings, Earthlings

Okay- so this is technically for school, right? But  that doesn't mean that it has to be totally slaggerific (bogus). I can have a totally swerval (cool) blog if I want to. And I do. So (DRUM ROLL PLEASE) welcome to my blog. This is for the SIX ITEMS OR LESS CHALLENGE. Basically, I have to choose six items of clothing (not including underwear, shoes, pajamas, accessories, etc) and only wear a combination of those six items for the next two weeks. For sociology, I have to keep a blog to record my experiences while I'm trying this experiment so (TAAA DAAA) this is it. If I use any words that aren't exactly, uh, English, I'll try to remember to put a translation in parentheses.

So What's My Normal Style?

Comfortable. 

Clothing: Jeans or cargo pants, tee-shirts, and kicks that are totally falling apart around my ankles.
Hair: Loose about my shoulders or in a messy ponytail.
Jewelry: The same set of jewelry every day: a thin aluminum bracelet stamped with an inside joke, a ring of two silver faeries and a Celtic knot on my right hand, and a necklace with two charms. One of them is a Nordic symbol for friendship and the other is a piece of rainbow colored plastic with a crude hole chopped through it.
Shoes: I pick a pair of kicks and then I wear them until they die a slow and painful death.


Expectations...
Well, I don't think it'll be too hard for me. I don't care too much for fashion or fads. But I do think that I will get frustrated with the lack of choices. Or perhaps I will rejoice in the worry-free aspect of this challenge.
Also: for some people, this seems to be about will-power because they need to wear the newest sparkling things and keep up with fashions. I'm more inclined to feel comfortable and keep with MY norm, not SOCIETY'S norm. So I don't think this will be an experiment on willpower for me. And I won't be scrambling to "make up" for the lack of keeping up with fads. I'm okay with being fashion-missing. It'll be more of a "let's see if anyone notices" thing than anything else. I'm actually zetta (uber) excited about this. I think I'll be able to keep it up.


What I THOUGHT My Six Items Would Be...
1. A pair of black jeans. They're long (they drag a bit on the floor when I'm barefoot- not that I'll be barefoot at school!) but not very exciting. Just plain black jeans with deep pockets.
2. A pair of white jeans. They have rhinestones on the back pockets but not in a "LOOK AT ME; LOOK AT ME" kind of way, in a more subtle "cute, eh?" kind of way- if that makes any sense at all?
3. A pair of black cargo pants. They have pockets on the front and back, like normal pants, but it also has one on my right leg. The pants don't go all the way to my ankles, more like somewhere between my knee and my ankle. They're a bit of an odd material but I like them well enough.
4.  A dark purple shirt. It's a cheapie tee-shirt from Old Navy with a round neck-line and short sleeves. I have two of them and I'm allowed to use them both-for laundry purposes and all- so I chose this shirt. Besides, I love purple. Even dark, almost gray-ish purple.
5. A dark-ish green shirt. I got this one from Old Navy too, but it has a V-neckline. It's also short sleeved (I'm going to be really cold, huh?).
6. A pink shirt. ALSO from Old Navy (see- I told you I didn't care about fashion!). It's bright pink, with the same V-neck as the green shirt, and also short sleeved. Thankfully, jackets don't count as an item and the school crazy cranks up the heat. So, I'm all good!

What My Six Items Actually Are
1. The same pair of white jeans. They're adorable- white with sparklies on the back pockets- but they're covered up by most of the shirts that I'm wearing, since they're longer.
2. The same pair of black jeans. I've always been a fan of these jeans and I want the ability to dress down at little and be a little more casual, even if it'll still be paired with a cute, new top.
3. A black V neck pull-over. Very cute, new. Something I don't usually wear. It's from Old Navy (what in my wardrobe isn't?) but it doesn't look the tee-shirts I also got there. It's a nice outfit. It's long sleeved but the material is relatively thin and breathable.
4. A purple V neck pull-over. In the same style as the shirt above. Very soft, long sleeved, nothing like my usual casual clothing.
5. A black boat neck top. Also Old Navy but also very nice, not something casual or cheapie or lazy looking, not at all. Has little buttons at shoulders- so cute!
6. A deep blue pencil skirt. Not to knees but far passes dress code- unlike quite a few girls at our school. Will probably be worn with black tights- mostly because it's getting cold.
I know. It doesn't match my self described "normal style", unlike what I thought my items would be. I don't know why. I just fell in love with this skirt and the tops came after and now I don't know what in the world is going to happen. But I'll sure confuse some people, since most of my friends have never seen me in a skirt- and now I'll be wearing one multiple times in two weeks. 


Accessories/Outfits I'm Looking Forward To

Ehh, there's not one that I'm like "OMG- I NEED TO WEAR THIS". I don't make an impact with clothing- for the most part. Well, that's not exactly true. There is one thing I do want to wear with my white jeans... cat ears. They're hand made (BUT NOT BY ME) and I got them on Etsy a few months ago and I've only worn them once to school- even though they are totally fantastically beautifully perfect.

The Cat Ears- made and photographed by FiveLeafClover on Etsy

And while I'm talking about accessories- I just got a pair of dangling earrings with dark purple disks and silver colored hoops and all sort of pretty, shiny things. They're cute; I zetta (really) love purple. And I have a dark blue scarf (my brother gave it to me) that matches my blue pencil skirt perfectly; so I'll probably switch up my black on blue outfit a bit with that.

Also, it was mentioned that some people go all out on make up because they feel plain wearing the same clothing day after day and they want to be able to do something that stands out and looks good and makes them feel confident. I don't do makeup much. I like makeup on my eyes (shadows, liners, mascara) but I rub my eyes a lot and my eyes get watery when I get excited about something, which is a humungo fail when I'm wearing mascara because I end up with raccoon eyes. So I'll probably do funky hairstyles or something. And maybe some lipstick. Maybe.


Shoes Are A Girl's Best Friend
I got some new shoes.
Cheetah print sperrys, black wedges, gray and purple sperrys, and funky shoes with zippers and cute charms and cool sparkly silver stripes. Much better than wearing the same pair of shoes until they die, eh? I actually have choices and I'm going to try to match them with my outfits- or maybe purposely so that they DON'T go with my outfits. I've not decided yet.

Well, until next time-
S. Dorsey. 6th period.