A Shallow Post About Clothes

[skygiants]

Getting dressed in the morning these days makes me really happy. I think this is because I never really outgrew the loving to dress up in costumes thing, so when I wake up in the morning and put together an outfit, I sort of feel like I am dressing up as a character for the day! So, for example, when I wear a purple tunic sweater-dress and colorful stockings and tall boots, I am in disguise as a Trendy New Yorker; or when I am wearing a black skirt with a tulle overlayer and a short black jacket and the same tall black boots, I am being a Princess Goth Ballerina; or when I am wearing jeans and a giant falling-apart oversized sweater, it is a day when I can be a Casual Writer-Type; or when, as today, I am wearing a jean skirt and a white button-down and a navy sweater-vest, I am temporarily passing for the Preppiest Prep Who Ever Prepped. It helps that I have a job that lets me dress up nicely without feeling silly but does not particularly care about the particulars.

So yes, in other words, I am super-mature about Dressing Like a Grownup. :D

And now, stealing a question from schiarire but with a twist: who are you dressing as today?

Comments

[djcati.livejournal.com]

Sometimes I take fashion tips from comic book characters -- I have dressed in faux Layla Miller (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Layla_Miller) style to be a scene kid once.

But today, like 99% of other days, I am in plain black pants (sometimes it is jeans) and a nerdy t-shirt. Lazy Student Type?

[skygiants]

Comic book characters occasionally provide awesome fashion tips! There are days when I feel like I am dressing as faux!anime characters . . . except with slightly more dignity. Maybe. *eyes the length of most anime character skirts*

Nerdy t-shirt = cool geek type! I do not have enough nerdy t-shirts.

[misslucyjane]

I am dressing as Confident Girl today! Red cardigan. I always feel more here when I wear red.

[skygiants]

Oh, I know exactly what you mean - I love wearing red, it has tons of presence and makes assertive statements! Also, like Jayne, I feel I look better in it. Except without the actual bloodstains. You know.

[thursdays-son.livejournal.com]

Bill Cosby.

[skygiants]

AWESOME.

[newredshoes]

I am Trendsetter Working Hipster today! Black skirt with tuxedo stripes down the side, purple tights (from, gasp, American Apparel!), chunky wooden bracelet and new black heels with ankle-wrap with buttons that looks like I'm wearing spats. It's thrilling!

[skygiants]

Oooh, that is an awesome outfit. (Colorful tights make me so happy! I only recently bought a few pairs so now I am wearing them like every day, which actually led to this conversation:

BOSS: So, Becca, I detect a new man in your life!
BECCA: . . .???
BOSS: All the tights and skirts every day!
BECCA: No no no no no, it is just that I love my tights so much! :D :D :D)

[gramarye1971]

Seeing as how my socks are persisting in sliding down, and I just noticed a bit of a pesto sauce stain (that I thought I'd been able to remove) on my knit shirt, I think that Just Barely Professional gramarye1971 has decided to go into work today. *quiet woes*

[skygiants]

No no, we shall dub you Absent-Minded Genius gramarye1971 today! This is awesome, it means you get to wander about amiably bumping into people and knocking things over and people will just smile fondly because they know that this is a side effect of the Great Wisdom Issuing From You.

[agonistes]

Hahahahaha. With the un-producted hair, the Birkenstocks, and the fleece jacket tossed over unspecial business casual, I'm officially Low-Maintenance Coloradan Desk Jockey Sweeney. It is like a uniform around here, I swear.

[skygiants]

But you have a fuzz! :D I feel that shifts the balance ever so slightly towards Awesome Flying Yak In Cunning Disguise As A Colorodan Desk Jockey Sweeney.

[sandrylene.livejournal.com]

I am well-dressed casual in computers and doesn't need a suit, thank you, attire today - nice jeans and a button down shirt in my favourite colours - blue, green and shiny! Ooh, shiny.

Today is also a hair down day. Win.

[skygiants]

Shiny is an EXCELLENT bonus. (You also have from what I remember a pretty excellent collection of awesome button-down shirts, for the record.)

Hair down days make me happy. My favorite is weekends when I do not even need to make the least little bit of effort at pulling back neatly and can just let it all flop.

[oneechan19.livejournal.com]

I am dressing like College Student, in a t-shirt and jeans. Which is my usual outfit when I'm not at work. I wish I had a job where I could dress all trendy, in a city where there were all sorts of trendy.

[skygiants]

Hey, you can be a trendsetter! :O Nothing wrong with that.

Admittedly I always feel more like I am wearing A Costume when I am dressed trendy than I do at other times, because . . . I am not a trendy person . . . but it's fun!

[areyoumymemmy.livejournal.com]

I'm still in my pyjamas. Fuzzy black pants FTW!

Although, these days I am also dressing as Girl Who Wears Color, So Suck It, Neighborhood Hipsters. I have a bright green fall jacket, and a giant teal bag, and sunglasses with dark blue (but not navy!) rims.

[skygiants]

I believe that officially makes you 'Girl I Am Jealous Of Because I Want To Be In Pajamas Too' Emmy.

Color >>> Neighborhood Hipster-dom BY A MILE. I am hoping to share in this trend by getting myself a bright red winter coat! But this may not be possible, as I have very specific requirements in my winter coat.

[schiarire.livejournal.com]

...

I'm pretty sure no one else in the world would ever combine the same things as me :( Though, one day I did do "Modern version of traditional Alsatian folkwear" ... but nobody noticed!

[skygiants]

That is okay, you can still play! :O You can be different versions of you in your head without having to dress the same as somebody else . . .

And that sounds awesome! What does 'modern version of traditional Alsatian folkwear' consist of, tell tell!

[lunamystic]

As I eye my torn jeans, mismatched socks and faded green fleece hoodie it occurs to me that the most apt answer is 'someone who got dressed in the dark,' but that's not very entertaining. Therefore I will throw in the hiking boots I just got on sale and decree that I am dressing as the casually recreational outdoorsy type. Perhaps it will inspire me to, oh, actually go hiking this weekend! :)

[skygiants]

I approve of this inspirationality! :D (. . . is that even a word? WHATEVER, I approve of it anyways.) Also, mismatched socks is totally an awesome Look. If I had more socks to mismatch I would do it on purpose, but all my socks are white and boring, so this fails.

[genarti]

I usually dress as Girl Trying For Business Casual But Too In Love With Her Jeans And Stompyboots And The Fact That Her Workplace Lets Her Wear Them.

But today I am in corduroys! And... otherwise the same kind of outfit. So: gray corduroys, black stompy-heeled boots (which make me taller than I strictly need to be, but they are so comfortable), black knit shirt, chunky red cabled cardigan. And my standard silver necklace and silver-and-some-red-stone(-or-maybe-glass) earrings, and my hair tied back at the nape of my neck because I'm lazy.

[skygiants]

That is me on lazy days! Because: stompyboots. I try to save my jeans for weekends, but some days I cannot manage . . .

I am very fond of corduroys also. I went through a phase in my early adolescence when I refused to wear anything but! Also: pretty-sounding earrings!

[rymenhild.livejournal.com]

I'm dressing as Lazy Grad Student Rymenhild today.

Even though I am Lazy Grad Student every day, I do not dress as Lazy Grad Student every day. I mean, today I am wearing one of my dingier sweaters with an equally dingy cardigan over it, over nice warm corduroys, huge tall socks and rain/moderate snow boots. The outfit says, "I do not care what my clothing looks like, for I am going to spend the day lost in thought, and it's really cold and damp in Rochester but I want to be warm and cozy so I can think deep dissertation thoughts."

[skygiants]

I firmly believe that such outfits help with the Deep Dissertation Thoughts! Form and function are linked, etc.

[dramawench.livejournal.com]

Heee! I think that's an awesome way to approach it.

Today I'm dressed like 23 year old me, i.e. Dorky Dresser for Comfort - jeans, grey sweater with buttons on the shoulder, my Sketchers and my hair in braids. The lady at the checkout said my braids were "absolutely adorable", which is probably not good considering I'm 28 XD

[skygiants]

There is nothing wrong with being 28 and adorable! In fact I would often describe you as such. :D :D *categorizes this outfit as Adorable Aly, and pinches your cheeks*

[cupenny.livejournal.com]

Jeans, leather sandles, and a white and brown butterfly sleeve top, since its heading up to the 90s today. *makes face*

So, Hippish Casual? Eco-Friendly? Something. (ok, maybe not as much with the leather sandles.)

[skygiants]

Butterfly sleeves! I wish I had more butterfly sleeve tops. Not that I could wear them for another six months, anyways (YAY WINTER <333)

I believe this look can be categorized as "California Girl" *solemn*

[shati.livejournal.com]

Today I am dressed as Needs To Do Laundry Girl! It's a snazzy look. -- Actually in a moment I will be putting on dress pants as they are the only pants I have that don't need washing, so maybe I feel like I am in costume. :O

I'm very sad that it's turning to winter, though! Winter here with my cold tolerance basically means wearing pants every day (and as I am anti-jeans, that means ... yoga/fleece/sweat pants every day) with as many tops as I can get to fit. I want to wear colorful tights instead! But maybe my "I will pretend leggings are tights and wear boots so nobody notices" strategy will still be warm enough in the winter, with sweater skirts/dresses. I gave this question a lot of thought during my first class today. I am a good student.

[skygiants]

Ahaha, part of the reason I am Preppy Girl today is that I am also in the Needs To Do Laundry stage . . . . it is an exciting stage, though, it forces new and creative combinations! So long as there are still some clothes to be had.

I have also been pondering this question recently. But I am so anti-leggings on principle! And yet! Boots are the cure to many things, it is true.

[in-the-blue.livejournal.com]

I'm dressing as Kurt Cobain (http://twoday.net/static/vivi007/images/kurt%20cobain.jpg) today.

[skygiants]

Complete with chic squalling-baby accessorizing? :O

[magwana.livejournal.com]

Today I am 'overslept sloppy grad student Meg."

Hair in a pony tail, with a head wrap to hid my untidy bangs, glasses, silver hoop earrings, a bulky blue zip cardigan, khaki pants, maroon docm martens, navy long sleeve tee.

I also have peanut butter and bike grease on my pants.

Yesterday I was sexy secretary from Mad Men, though. That was a much better look.

[skygiants]

Peanut butter adds character! (Maybe the right word is 'flavor'? Something, anyways.)

Sexy secretary, however, is also an awesome look. I have been too lazy to get my sexy secretary skirt dry cleaned for the past few weeks, or I would be rocking it much more often!

[ceitfianna]

Rather belated but I think today I was being Grown Up Kate, jeans, a lovely black sweater my parents bought me in Paris, lovely necklace that pastrdiety made for me. Oh and also nice comfy ankle boots.

Then when I went out, I put on my elegant yet well loved leather jacket so I felt kind of mature as I walked during the windy day.

[skygiants]

Ooh! That sounds like an awesome grown-up-stylish outfit. (Leather jackets are always elegant. Except when they are badass. Sometimes they are both!)

[vivien]

Ooh, ooh, I was dressed as Teacher At Professional Development Session today, in a fall sweater with colorful leaves, jeans, and my comfy black Merrills. Since I was at a staff retreat (professional development, natch), I did not have to dress as State Department Representative Business-y Type.

[skygiants]

This is just the right time for a fall sweater! Viv, I am so excited about fall. I have not had a proper one in SO LONG. Colorful leaves! <333

[weaverandom.livejournal.com]

THIS POST IS AWESOME. If only because YAY SOMEONE ELSE DOES THAT COSTUME THING :D

I am Sloppy Day-Off Weaves today. I have epileptic-fit-inducing black-with-green-yellow-orange-red-pink-and-white hearts-all-over pyjama pants, a green singlet, and a bright orange-and-yellow head wrap. Tomorrow I will be Last-Day-At-Work Weaves in an actual suit and jacket (I look super cute inna suit, I have discovered) and will be feeling Xtra Professional all day because of it.

I suppooooose I should start being getting-dressed-to-go-out weaves, but i have like an hour before I have to leave the house!

[skygiants]

I am so excited to find out other people do it too and it is not just me being a giant freak ridiculously immature uniquely fanciful!

Dude, I want epileptic-fit-inducing pants. :O AWESOME. Suits: also awesome! I . . . actually don't own any, but I really should. >.> I am wearing a shiny blue blazer though today, so that almost counts!