What I Wore: Austin, Y’all!

“With men, as with women, the main struggle is between vanity and comfort; but with men, comfort often wins.”  ~Mignon McLaughlin

This might be on the edge of Too Much Information but I had great plans for outfits in Texas. By day I’d wear skirts and sandals and by night I’d rock a pair of Frye boots like nobodies business. But the thing about plans is how susceptible they are to change. Averse they are not. So when five hours into my trip I realized that my plans had been thwarted by my Aunt Flo’s visit, well, enough said. Bloating takes the fun out of dressing up. Instead of being so fancy, I was so not in the mood to suck in anything to fit into another thing. Being a woman is so freaking sexy.

So improvise I did. I would also like to use this time to show that I am not all that impressive when it comes to dressing myself hence this experiment of showing you what I wore and having you critique it. Got it? Good.

tee – Alternative Apparel
cardigan – Gap
shoes – Anthropologie
jeans – Old Navy Diva skinny jeans

And let me take this opportunity to say that yes, I have a wide ass and child-birthing hips and thighs thunder and I wear skinny jeans. What of it?

This is the outfit I wore when I realized that the aforementioned bloating made me look about 7 months pregnant. I literally spent all day waiting for someone to ask me about my due date. Cheap fabric with an empire waist does nothing for those of us who are apple shaped. Unless you want to look pregnant and be offered first dibs on comfy couches and have people bring you things because you need to relax. If that’s what you’re going for then by all means, I have a few dresses you are more than welcome to.

dress- Old Navy
tank – Gap
cardigan – Gap

I changed later in the day because I bought the necklace above and it required something more simple up top. Here’s something I learned: When you must go boring add a little show piece with it that way you feel less boring also that way while you’re feeling like your uterus is about to revolt, people are too busy focused on your awesome hardware.

tee – Alternative Apparel
tank – Gap
necklace – Anthropologie

And finally, for my last act, I will wear another t-shirt, rolled up jeans and sandals and hope that the focus is on my fabulous cocktail ring.

tee – Gap
jeans  – Old Navy (the skinny ones again)
ring – Forever 21

I have been on an accessories kick as of late for a variety of reasons ranging from “They’ll always fit even if my clothes don’t” to “Seriously, my boobs got bigger. Look at my ring!” I’ll do an accessories post soon and their importance. Anyway, on top of getting my fucking period I’m also having serious post-Winter body issues.

I repeat: Sexiness. I have it.