Blue House, Red Fence

I had been eyeing this blue and red color combo for awhile to use as a backdrop, and I thought this outfit to be a perfect accompanying fit. Sadly, I was only able to take a few pics with this outfit on before a truck billowing smoke pulled up onto the grass nearby, and the owner leapt out to seek help from the blue house pictured above. I found it better to leave than stand around awkwardly taking photographs, but I did enjoy the color combos... No matter, for I found another good backdrop just a little farther down the road in the form of some yellow-walled housing. I can't resist a good color contrast.

I've been exceptionally busy lately with school and finals and weddings and graduations. Let me tell you, May is simply the worst. The month is finally over though, and I can go back to a little more moments of calm - enough to hopefully post more often. 

I swing back between moments of smiling and moments where I don't feel like I need to. These are all pictures that seem to capture my state of mind. It is that calm interior when one gazes deeply inward and smiling is far from the mind. Not because one is unhappy, but because smiling is an outward expression of energy, and sometimes it is nice to save energy and have time to oneself for self-reflection.

Strange now that I think of it, the difference of my state of mind and clothing choice, as cyan and red are clashing colors creating visual vibrations when seen next to each other in their purest saturated forms. But perhaps, that too, is an expression of the turbulencies and strange turmoils of the roiling mind.

 

Shirt - thriftstore, skirt and earrings - flea market, 

Necklace- thriftstore, sandals - DSW

<3 The Magpie

Intergalactic

It was wild and windy yesterday evening, after I got out of the photo lab and decided to snap a few pics before I went home. This outfit is based upon my galaxy skirt that I got from Modcloth a year or so ago. It has such a cool print, that I usually wear mostly black to show off the skirt, but this time I added a light cyan coverup as a color contrast. It also matched the light blue of the stars. I love the gold detailing on the shoulders, almost like epaulets on a uniform. The necklace I'm wearing was a gift from my mother for my birthday a week ago. It's a slice of a geode with the edges dipped gold. There was actually a pair of them in the form of earrings, but it was clearly made by someone who never wore any, because they were far too heavy for earlobes - but perfect for turning into a pendant! It also matched the rest of my outfit. Sometimes items work together so perfectly, it's like they were made for each other. The lipstick is a new shade I'm currently obsessed with. It's made by the brand "Iman" which I randomly picked up in a drugstore. Such a pretty shade! I loved the effect of the metallic gold, bright cyan, and rich magenta. 

My bangs were out of control with all the crazy wind. Such is the bang life. 

Flirtatious breeze apparently ;)

Skirt - Modcloth, shirt and coverup - thrifted, boots - DSW, 

earrings - World Market, necklace - gift, socks - who knows ;)

<3 The Magpie