Summer 30-for-30: Day 10

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(photo of Bettie taken from celebs101.com)

I considered wearing my hair down today for a hot minute ... and then realized it was a hot minute. I'm not a fan of summer, so my hair tends to remain as far away from my neck as possible during these humid, sticky icky months. But tube tops? Instant air conditioning for my skin.

Tube top - H&M, belt - Doubledutch Boutique, shorts - Target, heels - Bandolino

 

 

Summer 30-for-30: Day 9

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This was by far my hardest (and therefore most awkward looking) pose to attempt. No matter what way I tried it, I'd inevitably end up looking like I was handcuffed and being pulled away with a dumb expression on my face. But still -  I love this dress. Even though all day at work I fretted it was too short, and was paranoid everyone was staring at my legs. Most likely they were staring at the Traffic Cone Orange belt I chose to pair with this dress. Dress - H&M, belt - Gap, cuff - Fisticuffs Leather, shoes - Steve Madden

 

 

Summer 30-for-30: Day 7

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(Bettie photo from www.bettiepage.com) Sitting like a pin-up is starting to really hurt my back. I think because I'm trying to overcompensate in order to get the girls out front and center. It's no joke, trying to pose like Bettie! The chick had some moves. And some curves. Ow.

Shirt - H&M, necklace - Red Envelope, pants - Express, shoes - Steve Madden

 

Summer 30-for-30: Days 4-6

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Okay, so I admit it - I spent most of the weekend in pajamas, curtains drawn, avoiding the outside. So there was a bit of a lapse in my 30 outfits posting. BUT! I've re-enacted the few outfits I did manage to pull on: (Photo of Bettie taken from here)

Shirt - Mina's Gallery & Boutique, jeans - Gap, shoes - Guess

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(Photo from thebettiepage.com)

Tube top & belt - Doubledutch Boutique, cuff - Fisticuffs Leather, shorts - Target

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(Photo from bettiepage.com)

cardigan - Gap, shirt - H&M, belt - Doubledutch, skirt - Express, shoes - Kenneth Cole

So you may have noticed the nice big empty space behind me. Or, rather, the one clean space amid all the clutter with a curious square painted on the wall. That's because this weekend I began Stage 1 of my Project Big Calendar. Stage 1 involved turning an ordinary wall ...

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... into a chalk board!

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Stay tuned as I see how effective my paint job really was, and how writeable this puppy will be!

Summer 30-for-30: Days 4-6

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Okay, so I admit it - I spent most of the weekend in pajamas, curtains drawn, avoiding the outside. So there was a bit of a lapse in my 30 outfits posting. BUT! I've re-enacted the few outfits I did manage to pull on: (Photo of Bettie taken from here)

Shirt - Mina's Gallery & Boutique, jeans - Gap, shoes - Guess

(Photo from thebettiepage.com)

Tube top & belt - Doubledutch Boutique, cuff - Fisticuffs Leather, shorts - Target

(Photo from bettiepage.com)

cardigan - Gap, shirt - H&M, belt - Doubledutch, skirt - Express, shoes - Kenneth Cole

So you may have noticed the nice big empty space behind me. Or, rather, the one clean space amid all the clutter with a curious square painted on the wall. That's because this weekend I began Stage 1 of my Project Big Calendar. Stage 1 involved turning an ordinary wall ...

... into a chalk board!

Stay tuned as I see how effective my paint job really was, and how writeable this puppy will be!

 

Summer 30-for-30: Day 3

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Look out, we're already on to the chair poses! This wasn't the most comfortable thing to do in a desk chair. Plus, it has wheels, which left me rolling away Dr. Evil-style every time the camera timer was about to go off. And look! A glimpse into another filthy corner of my office!

I'm probably going to use a lot of images I found from the Bettie Page Official site, www.bettiepage.com, so I may as well just link them every time.

Shirt - H&M, belt - Doubledutch Boutique, pants - Express, shoes - Kenneth Cole, necklace - Target, leather cuff - Fisticuffs Leather.

Summer 30-for-30: Day 3

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Look out, we're already on to the chair poses! This wasn't the most comfortable thing to do in a desk chair. Plus, it has wheels, which left me rolling away Dr. Evil-style every time the camera timer was about to go off. And look! A glimpse into another filthy corner of my office!

I'm probably going to use a lot of images I found from the Bettie Page Official site, www.bettiepage.com, so I may as well just link them every time.

Shirt - H&M, belt - Doubledutch Boutique, pants - Express, shoes - Kenneth Cole, necklace - Target, leather cuff - Fisticuffs Leather.

Summer 30-for-30: Day 2

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I am not the best poser. I'm already getting a little bored with the few poses I can muster that aren't completely cringeworthy, and I worry about how I'm going to make it through this 30-for-30 without boring everyone (myself included) to tears. So I'm thinking ... why not make it a little more interesting by turning to one of the most famous posers for inspiration every day? That's right, I'm talking about Bettie Page - Queen of the Pin-Up! So each day of my summer 30-for-30, not only will I be remixing outfits like crazy, but I'll attempt (and I do mean attempt) to mimic one of Bettie's famous poses for each day.

(Disclaimer: Please keep your expectations of my mimicry low, since I am not a raven-haired, busty bombshell)

Here we go - Day 2!

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Oy, this is going to take me so much longer each day.

Shirt - H&M, belt - from my mom, skirt - H&M, shoes - Bandolino

Summer 30-for-30: Day 2

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I am not the best poser. I'm already getting a little bored with the few poses I can muster that aren't completely cringeworthy, and I worry about how I'm going to make it through this 30-for-30 without boring everyone (myself included) to tears. So I'm thinking ... why not make it a little more interesting by turning to one of the most famous posers for inspiration every day? That's right, I'm talking about Bettie Page - Queen of the Pin-Up! So each day of my summer 30-for-30, not only will I be remixing outfits like crazy, but I'll attempt (and I do mean attempt) to mimic one of Bettie's famous poses for each day.

(Disclaimer: Please keep your expectations of my mimicry low, since I am not a raven-haired, busty bombshell)

Here we go - Day 2!

 

Oy, this is going to take me so much longer each day.

Shirt - H&M, belt - from my mom, skirt - H&M, shoes - Bandolino

Summer 30-for-30: Day 1

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Here we go again! Now, since today was the first reasonably cool day in a so far ultra sucky summer, I busted out the cardigan and pants. So really, my summer wardrobe doesn't appear to be any different from my winter one ...

(and yes, my office has gotten messier since you last saw it!)

Cardigan - Gap, Shirt - H&M, belt - Doubledutch Boutique, pants - Express, Sandals - Steve Madden

The Stacey to My Claudia - Time For Another 30-for-30!

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I have this great friend at work who's always convincing me to broaden my fashion horizons. To put it into Baby-Sitter's Club parlance, she is Stacey (fashionable, classy, cutting edge) where I am Claudia (wacky, artsy, easily bored with my wardrobe). She was the one who first suggested to me, a year ago, to try a 30-for-30 with her. It was August, we were hot and bored, and the only good things about that time of the year (according to me) were Mad Men and Shark Week. So we timidly stepped into the 30-for-30 arena for the first time, just doing it during the work week and still feeling restricted and self-conscious. Then, this February, we gave it another try (a real try, for 30 days, for reals - you can see my recap here), and it finally clicked and felt something more akin to fun than torture. And soooo, since this fashion blog I read announced it was starting up again, I thought .... 90+ degree weather? Boredom setting in? Summer blues hitting me before summer starts, without Mad Men and sharks to distract me?

I'm totally in.

Here we go peeps, the Summer Edition of 30-for-30! And no fun scarves and layering to experiment with this time, it's gonna be crrrazy!