Fashion

Over the course of the last few weeks, I have had more than one person tell me I should start including fashion as part of this blog (fine, okay, it was two--two people told me to do that). Both of these lovely ladies have their own (successful) fashion blogs, where they do crazy things like put ads on their blog. And get free clothes from sponsors. And make money.

One of these girls I work with. She sees my clothes every day and knows just how unique (weird) I dress. She has told me repeatedly, I need to start photographing my outfits (mess of layers) and put them on my blog. She thinks my eclectic, artsy (weird, crazy) style could serve as inspiration (comedic relief) for other fashion bloggers. She thinks it fascinating (horrifying) that I have the courage (psychosis) to wear my creations (mistakes) to work every day.

The other girl is a friend from college. She is rail thin and dresses in decidedly 1920s-1940s vintage dresses. She is graceful, charming, and people give her tons of clothes to photograph herself in and post on her blog. Because she makes clothes looks stunning. 

I read fashion blogs. I enjoy them (ReFashionista is by far my favorite. If I could sew, I would be her. If I knew her, we would be best friends.) I love clothes, and fashion, and using fashion as art. I'm interested in other people's fashion as inspiration. I like to see how other people use common pieces to make really great outfits. And I like to live vicariously through people who are really fashion-forward.

So here's why I don't photograph my outfits and post them on this blog. 
1. Most fashion bloggers have a style--or at least an aesthetic. They are vintage, or ultra-modern, or urban, or country, or hipster. My fashion is what I would describe as "lazy graphic design college student." I grab five or six articles of clothing from my closet and layer them until something matches. Or until I'm warm. Or until I run out of time before I need to leave for work (see: what I am wearing today. It is RIDICULOUS. But I was late).

2. I don't go to "events" or "functions" or "out." Fashion bloggers describe these galas and dinner dates and shows they pick out outfits for. I dress for work. Yes, I work for a nonprofit in communications and graphic design. That does give me some artistic freedom in my wardrobe choices. But other than that, I spend most of my life in pajamas. 

3. I'm also lazy. Running a fashion blog requires photographs, and I just don't have the time (motivation/willingness to get up early or get off the couch when I get home) to photograph my outfit every day. And, let's face it, 90% of my outfits are just plain ridiculous. And minimizing the number of people who see how I dress every day is probably best.

4. I don't own enough clothes. Okay, that's a lie. I own a ton of clothes. But I wear the same pieces all the time. Every few months, I go through my clothes and get rid of things I don't wear much. Which is almost everything. I seriously wear three pairs of pants, seven or eight shirts, and a few dresses. Everything else is just filler.

In conclusion, you may see some fashion popping up on this blog. 

But probably not.