outfit post: Your Teddy Bear

I just Wanna Be Your Teddy Bear: Feeling snuggly in my red glitter maryjanes and fugly sweater.

The elephant in the room is probably this ridiculous sweater. 

I don't know why I bought it, most likely a thrift shopping frenzy YEARS ago. I just recently pulled it out of storage, and laughed my sensible head off. A Teddy Bear, hugging a black kitty? Sporting a Tam O'  Shanter and a scarf? Ridiculous. This sweater could NOT be more unlike me or my style- it is too cutesy, too collegiate and TOO navy. So of course I had to see if I could style it so that it looked like "me."  I think it's probably one of the least sexy things I could possibly wear- it's reeks of "librarian mom."

And that got me thinking about my red glitter platform mary janes. I bought them, probably last Halloween, because I've always wanted a pair of ruby slippers.  You know, so I could be Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz. They are obviously of the "sexy Dorothy" variety, but no matter. They add a little som-som to the saccharine bear hug knitted on my chest.

In the Moment

 

From where I'm sitting, life looks pretty good.

Here's a few pictures taken of me during my delicious shopping adventures with mi amigas, K & K. It's a classic look for me: a mix of black and white prints, in this case polka dots ( I think I could go a week wearing different polka dotted outfits), plaid paired with a pair of spanish red heels. You may recall from a previous post, WE LIKEY THE RED SHOES.

 

 What I Wore: 

• Black & White Polka-dot print Indian Sari Tunic.  Thrifted. (Came with matching pants, and they are crazyharemcool)
• Polka Dotted Scarf (used as sash). Thrifted.
• Dark rinse Skinny Jeans. Target.
• Made in Spain Vintage Red Leather pumps. A million years ago, Thrifted.
• Black/White Wool Plaid Car Jacket, w/ leather trim. Thrifted. 
• Cuff: Vinyl cuff made of an old record. Cuff's Apparel, Sacramento.
• Vintage Red Leather Handbag. Thrifted.

You may recognize the coat and purse from a previous post. Well, I wear them both almost daily. You are most likely to see them again. ; )

 

the Red Shoes

"And all the people inside looked at Karen’s red shoes, and all the figures gazed at them; when Karen knelt before the altar and put the golden goblet to her mouth, she thought only of the red shoes. "

- Hans Christian Andersen, The Red Shoes

 These photos were gathered from various sources in the bloggersphere. Note the common theme: the delicious bright pop of red at their feet. Red shoes add so much to an outfit, and expresses the lively nature of the wearer. Irrepressible, red shoes are. Come, dance with me-

( Sources: The Clothes Horse, Manchester Streets, Stil Berlin, and my new favorite blog: Clothes, Camera and Coffee.)