fashion obsessions o' the moment

it's been a while since i have done this...heck, it's been a while since i have done a lot of things!! still insanely tired! and sick...had the stomach flu last week and felt like i was going to keel over and die (but thankfully did not!).
in all the sitting around i have been doing of late, i've had a lot of time to just sit there and ponder things...that i'm obsessed with. fashion obsessions! idle time is good for letting such obsessions grow and fester, don'tcha know?

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so, my latest fashion obsessions are as such:

plastic (or that which resembles it) is the name of the game for me right now, apparently...? something about it's smoothness, shine. it's bright colors. sort of retro-futuristic?
-big, fat, honkin' cocktail rings, like the resin ones from australia's dinosaur designs or resin ones from NYC's alexis bittar -vintage german cazal eyeglass frames, very old-school hip-hop! -clear eyeglass frames (like the fresh cazal pair shown above) -plastic watches in super bright, saturated colors, like the zub zot watch (also shown above) -old, eye bleedingly bright, chunky vintage sweaters from the 1970s, in colors like sunshine yellow, almost fluorescent red-orange, emerald green. things funky grandmothers or tripping hippies would have donned with relish. these are likely also made of plastic (acrylic or poly, this is one of the only clothing items i deign to tolerate that are synthetic in fiber, clothing-wise).

also:
-plastic shoes in inspired shapes (like the melissa ones's shown above, as so often donned by in the inimitable gala darling!) -big, brash baubles in gumball bright shades -anything by tatty devine

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so, praytell: what are your fashion obsessions of the moment? what's nagging on your brain, aesthetically, this very second?

wardrobe_remix(ers) o' the week

my how time flies...already 3 weeks into january!

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this here is the ORIGINAL and OFFICIAL weekly wardrobe_remix recap of the latest and the greatest from the wardrobe_remix community, from yours truly, the creator of wardrobe_remix!
any wardrobe_remix photos that find themselves here showcase great style + great photography = the two meet and merrily marry to make a perfect expression of YOU and your singular personal style! and i've said it a million times before, it's not what you wear, it's how you wear it...the ticket is the confidence and sureness you exude when you express yourself the way that makes YOU feel most comfortable. that confidence shines through and is captured on film. so whether you're wearing couture clothes from the finest designers, mass market threads, thrifted stuff, or even a shirt you found on the side of the road...rock it! it's ALL GOOD and it's ALL WELCOME in wardrobe_remix!

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a little bit in my bobbin.

as some very astute readers have guessed, i'm with child. our little bit is due at the beginning of august (right around the birthday of both me *and* mr. royal!).

as you might expect, me and my husband are ridiculously happy about this happy impending event. it's still early; still a bit cautious, as one might guess. so far, so good.

dressing is already proving to be quite the challenge...but i'm determined to persevere and remain *me* aesthetically as much as is stylistically possible given my wardrobe restrictions. if i find i'm particularly successful in managing to dress my rapidly expanding figure on a given day, i may record the moment for posterity here and over at wardrobe_remix. but i'm not promising anything. *wink*