Look Sharp, Sconnie - Midwestern Fashion Nerd, Chronic Over-thinker

Saga of the Shag


If you follow me on Instagram, you know that for the past few days, I've been on a 
magic carpet ride. 
That's right folks - 
a DIY rug skirt.

 
 ok. Possibly (read: definitely) not. 
Though that would be even more fantastic than the current state of affairs. 
Which actually means a lot - considering that the current state of affairs is pretty damn fantastic.

I in no way jest when I say that I initially believed that this skirt was a bathroom rug.

Nestled cozily in between a stack of candles and rustic notebooks on an old wooden desk, how was I to know otherwise?
 Only after some much-needed fabric fondling did I realize my mistake.
And oh,
What a glorious little lightbulb began to glow.
 
The rising action to this story of shag consists of an incredibly awkward moment; 
that 20 seconds or so after which I initially mentioned to my colleagues that I may or may not be obsessively in love with the strange little skirt in the corner.


Everyone got real quiet, and more than a couple painfully unconvincing smiles were all-too-quickly faked.
Truth be told, I didn’t expect this reaction at all. 

In fact, for all the self-depreciating quips that I make, I never really feel inside that the decisions I make when dressing are actually weird. They feel so natural, that only when I’m checked by the awkward responses of others, do I realize that I've "erred".

And every time I’m forced to ask myself: Do I care?
skirt: Anthropologie, tee: Everlane (seriously, discovered this through another blog and now I'm in love.), boots: Lucky Brand, jacket: from Rome, necklace: UO (rich person version)
In Summation: you’ll be happy to hear that the “no” is slowly drowning out the “yes”.  


Cheers.


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8 comments:

  1. GraceOctober 16, 2012 at 5:24 AM

    You can definitely pull it off! Cheers to you for the good find.

    Grace
    http://gracep-photos.blogspot.com

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  2. sOctober 16, 2012 at 6:25 AM

    you can def pull this off. you look amaze! xO!
    www.thehautecookie.com

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  3. KatherineOctober 16, 2012 at 6:30 AM

    i'm glad you didn't let them affect your decision. this skirt actually has a really neat high fashion appeal to it - it looks like a skirt that was in a vogue or something magazine recently - it was like an equestrian style shoot. the texture is really pretty and you styled it so well. love it.

    <3 katherine

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  4. UnknownOctober 16, 2012 at 6:31 AM

    Don't listen to them you look great. That skirt is the definition of one of a kind and is simply brilliant

    Anna
    stylescreed.blogspot.com

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  5. UnknownOctober 16, 2012 at 7:57 AM

    ahhhh i love the skirt, good decision!
    brooke @ what2wear

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  6. Is It Secret, Is It SafeOctober 16, 2012 at 8:23 AM

    That skirt is awesome!! Definitely a great find! It looks amazing on you!

    Katie

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  7. CravingforbarneysOctober 16, 2012 at 12:07 PM

    Love your whole outfit you look amazing!
    Miami in http://cravingforbarneys.com

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  8. tOctober 17, 2012 at 2:27 AM

    Nice outfit!

    http://initialed.blogspot.com

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