Outfit Details: Dress, Vintage (Miracle Eye) / Top, Handmade by Me / Boots, Dr Martens (hand-me-down from a friend)
Apparently I like to torture myself because I decided to take outfit photos on Winter Solstice a.k.a. the time with least light of any day of the year. Yes, it’s taken me a while to post these photos, I have a backlog! I adore this dress because it’s comfy and floaty and with a roll neck underneath I can wear it in cold weather. Usually I wear a cotton or a jersey top but I thought this gold and shiny one made me look more like a Spice Girl and I am okay with that. Taking outfit photos is often a bizarre experience – I do find it embarrassing and people will try to talk to me on the street but I try to get past it! On this occasion someone actually came out of her house (not even one of the houses in the background) to ask what we were doing. “Taking photos” I said. Unimpressed, she asked “but why?” Good question, lady from up the street, good question.
My brother kindly took these photos for me when I was last home over Christmas and by coincidence, I am back home at my parents place right now. It’s always nice to be home, it’s so comfy and everything smells familiar. We’ve been vintage shopping in Leicester and clearing out my room (I’ve been moved out for years so I guess the clearing out will never end…) I’ve been spending a lot of time with my bunny rabbit Archie, lying on the floor whilst he sniffs me and climbs on me and I watch a lot of Gilmore Girls. That’s what trips back home are for, right?
Yes! I hate when people look at me taking pictures. I don’t understand how vloggers do it! That’s awesome you got your brother to do it! I think my brother would but it would probably be kind of awkward haha
I’m definitely too self conscious to vlog – I couldn’t walk down the street talking to my camera! Whenever I’m home I rope my family into taking photos, I’ve been doing it for a couple of years so they’re kind of used to it haha. my brother’s great, he doesn’t even complain!
The styling of this outfit is everything I love it so much!
Thank you Emma! I wear roll necks under *everything* these days, it’s such an easy go to.
ah, this actually is very spice girlesque – and i love it. i am so awkward when taking photos in public, especially since i’m usually on my own with a tripod! i’ve not taken photos in public often lately either, so the last time i was setting up my camera and a mother with her small children stopped to watch and explain to the children that i was photographing, i definitely pretended to take pictures of birds for a good 5-10min.. hope you’re having a good time back home! xx
Thank you! You’re very brace with the tripod – I used to do it in my parents garden but I’ve never done tripod photos in public. People often comment when I’m taking photos, especially when I was living in York. Older people would come up and say “these are going to look great!” or something, it was so cute xx
So fun! I instantly got a spice girls/90’s vibe. I love it. I recently (had no restraint) and bought the entire series of Sabrina the Teenage Witch. I didn’t really get to watch what I wanted on TV as a kid.. but I loved Sabrina. The show is such a ’90’s dream and I’m enjoying watching it for nostalgia’s sake. I usually paint or do some type of project at the same time. No need to pay full attention. hehe Also watching Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries (total opposite to Sabrina) but I am loving it! Ha I always feel embarrassed taking outfit photos too, or even just “we’re traveling” photos. hehe XO – Alexandra
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Ahh I’m glad you picked up on that reference! Sabrina is THE BEST THING EVER. I’m so jealous, my friend has the box set and I’m always trying to borrow them from her, haha. Salem is the best character! Harvey is the worst, obviously. I actually had a couple of Sabrina PC games when I was little. I think it’s worth pushing through the embarrassment with photos but it never totally goes away. I could never take outfit photos with a tripod in public! xx
What a very cool look!! You rock!
Have a great day,
-Kati
Thank you Kati!
Aww amazing! Loving the sparkly gold spice girl vibe! Please give Archie some bunny snuggles from me! :p xxxxx
Oh I did, all the bunny snuggles! xxx