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

How I became a bit more badass:

Remember that one time, when you found something really cool at Abercrombie & Fitch,
but didn't want to buy it because of the giant moose ?

No?

Liar. 

Seriously, though. Brands are always defying our assumptions. 
After all, it's humans behind those brands, and humans are multifaceted - just like their designs. 

In fact, I'd be hard-pressed to find a designer's line with which I was either 100% satisfied or 100% dissatisfied. There is always a redeeming piece, and there's always one I think should have stayed on the drawing board, (save for 3.1 Philip Lim's F/W '13 collection, of course).

Sovrin, a line by Wisconsin-based designer Kayla Garland, is definitely edgy. So edgy, in fact, that I actually contemplated whether or not it really met my strange and slightly geeky style. 

And then I saw this shirt. 
The designer herself

Maroon, my favorite color, with an alluring symmetry that my OCD self found disconcertingly pleasing - it's now one of my favorite new basics. 

Which forces me, once again, to question whether or not maybe it is possible for a brand you don't immediately feel a connection with, to give you something that you immediately do. My nerdy self actually loves a bunch of the hand-designed, screen printed tees/tanks from this line, even if they might be meant for a slightly more badass (and by this I mean that they didn't dress up as Frodo for a full day in 8th grade and attend numerous risk-ay Halloween parties clad in full Elizabeth Bennett attire) clientele. 


I also wonder whether, if you know yourself well enough, you can really take any well-made item and make it your own?

Anddddddd we're back at the 'swag' situation. 
What can I say? It's plaguing me. 

Why, though, I'm not sure - considering that I paid my fair share for this little maroon masterpiece. 
I did, however, get a $5 discount for my modeling skills. 

That's right. ..
I'm, like, a really big deal in Wisconsin now. 
People kind of recognize me on the street.

I just want my privacy back.


Cheers. 

PS: If interested, Sovrin's Etsy page is HERE




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7 comments:

  1. awhiteMarch 12, 2013 at 7:30 AM

    Love the tank and the way you've styled it- cheers on taking something and making it your own; that's the key to style, I think.

    And good luck with the paparazzi/constant media attention- if you need to go off the grid and hide out for a bit, let me know. ;)

    Take care, happy Tuesday!

    -Ashley
    http://lestylorouge.com

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  2. Pardon My FashionMarch 12, 2013 at 8:07 AM

    OMG you are cracking me up. AGAIN. You can pull ANYTHING off. You wear whatever you wanna wear!

    xoxo
    http://www.pardonmyfashion.blogspot.com/2013/03/fashion-high.html

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  3. The GUILTY HYENAMarch 12, 2013 at 8:59 AM

    I beseech hand-designed, screen printed tee's too, just seems more personalised. A tasty maroon color, that masks also looks pretty B.A :)

    To Wisconsin's muse... Cheers and thanks a bunch for visiting! I enjoyed reading the comment you left and very much this post too!

    ▲_▲ HYENA

    xx

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    1. Gabrielle @ LookSharpSconnieMarch 12, 2013 at 3:14 PM

      "Wisconsin's Muse"

      aw, shucks.
      if the 1,000 selfies/day didn't already inflate my sense of narcissism, this certainly would.

      :)

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  4. melissaMarch 12, 2013 at 11:22 AM

    love the sandals heels. "i just want my privacy back" you are hilarious. I think we would have a good time together. Drinks pls!
    xx
    M

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  5. AllisonMarch 12, 2013 at 9:24 PM

    I love your analysis of this...it's so totally true!! It's a great tank, btw!

    :)
    Allison

    A's Fashion Files
    Shop Kawaii Kitsch by A on Etsy, and get free domestic shipping with code FREESHIP

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  6. kcomekarolinaMarch 14, 2013 at 2:40 AM

    great shoes!



    xoxo from rome
    K.
    kcomekarolina.com

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