Staring At The Sun

As I've been experimenting with this blog, and the photographs therein, I've been keenly aware of how amateur my efforts are. I know what a good layout looks like and what good photography consists of, and mine has definitely neither. I've tried to research it a bit, but didn't find much in depth or didn't understand what I was reading. I AM an amateur though, and this blog has been just a fun hobby. This next year I would like to do a lot more, but for now, amateur is the voice of the day. Keeping in mind that I am a beginner, I really liked how this series of photos turned out. Just me, my tripod, the sun and the wind.

The gingham black and white crop-top I am wearing is one of my favorite tops (and thriftstore finds) of all times. I love wearing it with higher waisted skirts or pants, and I love how it's neatly fitted to a smaller waist. The skirt I found at a flea market for $12, which isn't terrible. It's long, and can look dramatic if I pair it with the right things. It's like an elegant hippie skirt. I wore my favorite cross-strap black flats, and ran along a cornfield while the sun dipped closer to the edge of the land. I only got stared out once, as a car drove along the mostly-dead side road I had pulled off on. They didn't seem to mind though.

I love the contrast of the blue and bright red. I have started to wear red so often, that I've made myself space out the days between red outfits because it is such a striking color, and I don't want to make them all appear the same.

Shirt - thrifted

Skirt - flea market

Shoes - DSW

Earrings - World Market

<3 The Magpie

River Preserve

This isn't the greatest outfit posts, it's more like a trip documentation of where I went (for the purpose of taking photos of the area, outfit - not so much). Luckily, I got a few snaps in of me messing around, so nothing new here. I loved wearing the pale pink sweater with the deeper pinks in the floral pattern against the black dress. And, of course, I was wearing some of my favorite shoes, which makes EVERYTHING better. As you can see, I don't have much reverence for my shoes or clothes. I run around and jump off things and launch myself through the mud and air, practically everything short of rolling in the dirt. What can I say? I'm an active child. I am trying to take care of some of my shoes more since I really like them and want them to last a lot longer, but it's so difficult sometimes when the wind is calling your name and you want to fling yourself out into the oblivion of the world... At least stay out of the mud, okay Self? No promises, I know.

The area in the river preserve that  we ended up at was so pretty and the sunset was absolutely spectacular. That sunset one of the best I have ever seen, so it must have been a good time to visit. I loved seeing the waterfowl floating out on the golden waves, and watching the sun slowly slip over the horizon and set the world on fire was truly a breathtaking experience.

 

Dress, sweater - thrifted

Shoes - DSW

 

<3 The Magpie

Empty Spaces and 90's Romper Dreamboats

Sunsets are for the wild-hearted and 90's rompers are for the thriftstore college kids. Or at least I think that should be a saying. It's funny how much thrifting has become mainstream. My family has always gone to thriftstores as long as I can remember. All five of my siblings and I with our chubby hands and round faces piling out of the van with my mom into the store and walking out with large plastic bags full of used clothing. My mom even brought my grandma around, who used to think it was the grossest thing ever, but now proudly shows off her new finds. 

I admit it: Hi, I'm --- and I'm a thrifstore junkie. I probably get 95% of all my clothes from thriftstores. Not only is it economical but it is simply FUN. Especially when you find dresses-that-aren't-dresses-but-are-actually-rompers. And I think it's from the 90's. It has that feel to it and one of those old tags. I actually was a bit sad when thrifting became a big deal, because I was afraid swarms of people were going to rush my favorite hunting grounds and stampede everything in sight (lol). And sure, stores got a little busier, but I usually see people picking and buying the same modern clothing, just now at a discounted price, while all the cool weird clothes are free for me to pounce on. Part of that is probably just an effect of the area I live around. Like I've mentioned before, people are not very sartorially adventurous here. Not that I'm complaining in this instance. 90's rompers for days! 

Is it a skirt? Is it shorts? IT'S A CLOTHING MAGIC TRICK I DON'T EVEN KNOW

Romper - thrifted

Shoes - DSW

Headband - World Market

Earrings - gift

I tried to go with a silvery-blue palette with the headband, makeup, and earrings.  

<3 The Magpie

Sunday Style: Blue July

There was a spectacular sunset two Sundays ago, and I had to run out to the field in our backyard to try and capture it. The detail and colors of sunsets (and skies in general) seem to never be translated completely over to photographs, but that doesn't stop us from trying. Who hasn't seen a sunset pic? (If you haven't, here you go, and you're welcome!)

You may have also noticed I include a lot of out-of-focus or "blurry" pictures. I find them interesting, if they look a certain way. There is an impressionistic-feel to them, a semblance of reality that starts to turn into something before our eyes, yet we are uncertain of its material form. I love the streaks and blurs of light and color that waver and turn, twisting the known static into a metamorphic exchange. Am I delving too deeply into the artistic mind? Perhaps I read too much into them, but I cannot help but write down what I think. Artists. We never learn. 

I love cobalt blue, and I have been planning to match this blue cardigan to this wrap-around skirt I found at a thrift store for quite awhile, but only recently (finally) pulled it out. I will probably wear both together again at school. I used to repeat favorite outfits more often, but it's become much more difficult - but only because I keep creating new ones. Sounds like a terrible trial, no? :)

Cardigan - Modcloth

Skirt - Thrifted

Sandals - DSW

Earrings - Old Navy

<3 The Magpie