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

The PERFECT piece.

I feel like this space has become much too meta as of late.

Too much thinking about thinking about blogging about fashion. 

Which is why I think that we're due for a good, generic, everyone-can-relate-to-this post.
Everyone and their brother- 
well, mother, I guess,
can understand the inexplicable pull of the perfect piece. 

You know what?
Scratch that. 
Brothers get it too. 
Because it has nothing to do with jewels or bows or femininity. 
It has to do with finding the material iteration of a particular personality component that speaks both for and about your inner self.

Usually to the extend to which it feels so natural, that it requires no real thought. 

In fact, I'd even argue that the "perfect piece" is so you, that it says things about you that you yourself didn't fully realize to begin with. 



For example. 
On a shallower level, this jacket might convey to passersby that I am: 
1. Weird. 
2. Flamboyant
3. Desperate for attention
But look closer, 
and some inner passions come to light: 
My life-long obsession with dear Princess(?) Pocahontas and a deep-rooted affinity for Fresh Prince of Belair-esque shoulder pads are just two underlying qualities that come to mind. 

Even deeper?

...

Well, the space above in no way illustrates the amount of time that it took me to realize this, but I do believe that, as a child, I had a scrappy sheepskin hide in which I'd curl up and dream of pecan pie and English Setter puppies. 
And despite the fact that I always found it to be just the slightest bit disgusting, that memory is what allows this (faux) sherpa jacket to evoke the same peaceful sentiments.

It is this personal depth, that for people like me, 
succeeds in creating the illusion of normalcy. 

- What I'm drawn to materially is largely instinctual.

There is no disconnect - no uncomfortable level of effort - behind the clothes that I wear - making it nearly impossible for me to judge from an "outside point of view" how my outfits will be received. 



jacket, shoes: Anthro, tank: Zara, skirt: Target, hat: H&M, watch: La Mer
Usually, I give put as much thought into what I wear as I assume the average guy does into his baseball cap. (though I'm probably underestimating the calculating thought processes behind such a decision)
In high school, it was cute. In real life, it comes with a couple of consequences; 
First and foremost : my inability to gauge the sartorial situation of a certain occasion.  

Oh well. At least I (think I) look cool. 

Then again, 
I did here too:
bandana, snowflake sweater, fisherman's hat, orange furry vest...courtesy of my strange 10-year-old mind

Just goes to show that "perfect" pieces change as often as we do. 


Remember any of yours?



Cheers.


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9 comments:

  1. KeitMarch 1, 2013 at 7:26 AM

    Hahaha, you are hilarious :-D Glad you found THE perfect piece, I'm still waiting for it.

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  2. far and wild jewelryMarch 1, 2013 at 7:35 AM

    those pictures of your pre fashion blogging days are amazing. i have so many cringeworthy pictures from my youth but i guess that's what got us here? better to have made those sartorial missteps way back when than to be making them now. which brings me to this jacket, which is just all sorts of beautiful! between the prints and the sherpa and the fact that it keeps getting better when you turn around i'd say you pretty much nailed it on the perfect piece front!

    abigail
    www.farandwildjewelry.blogspot.com

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    1. UnknownMarch 1, 2013 at 3:03 PM

      can you puhhhhleeezzzee
      post those pictures.

      Not the first time I've been told I look better from the back ;)

      ba dump dump.

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  3. cyeomsMarch 1, 2013 at 10:38 AM

    haha this is too good, the jacket is so unique it looks like it has some eastern european nomadic influences.
    i love the childhood photos at the end. i think i might have to bust open the archives. when i was 5 i used to walk around proudly in my matching teal sweatpants/sweatshirt with the big golden arches M on the front... i also had one in magenta.. super cool!

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  4. UnknownMarch 1, 2013 at 11:24 AM

    awww you were too cute as a kid! I absolutely love the jacket, it is definitely the perfect piece :)

    Mili from call me, Maeby

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  5. UnknownMarch 1, 2013 at 12:26 PM

    well i think you look cool as well....its funny that that piece actually totally sums up how i feel about your style......eclectic, interesting and fawesome.......and i had a pair of bright orange bell bottoms from delia's in elementary school that i freaking loved but got a lot of flack for......still love them haha
    brooke @ what2wear

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    1. UnknownMarch 1, 2013 at 3:04 PM

      This comment means so much to me.
      Thanks Brooke, this comment is totally the highlight of my day.

      (And I didn't work, slept till ten, and browsed paris fashion week photos all day - so that's really saying something)

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  6. The Marcy StopMarch 1, 2013 at 2:33 PM

    Amazing jacket!
    xL

    Check out our NiftyThrifty coat giveaway!

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  7. CollectionsMarch 2, 2013 at 4:40 PM

    I have that jacket as well and I must say it really is the perfect piece. Was so happy when I found it in my size!!

    Collections

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