I am walking down the street with a grocery bag full of tacos when he stops me. “Excuse me, I just wanted to say I thought you had great style.” I stop and do a double take. His eyes get wide as he realizes why. Bless America because I am wearing this T-shirt….
He is nice enough to keep pretending,”Yeah you have total California girl style.” I smile as I try to count in my head how many women in LA I have seen with Myrtle Beach South Carolina written across their chest (or just the number of women in LA who have something covering their chests in general.) I pretend not to be mortified. He chokes and hides his rows of perfect teeth. END SCENE.
We can take two things from this experience: A) Mexican food is never a bad choice and it is more likely that this man was smitten by the smell of corn tortillas then he was my youth large t-shirt B) Despite the head-tilted puppies on this 100% cotton…I passed as a girl with LA style and have moved up to level 2 of amateur blogging to become: A FASHION BLOGGER.
Come on Vogue
As seen in the photo above, I am lucky enough to have coworkers that gave some great training and feedback on how to approach my first outfit post as a fashion blogger. If you are wondering how exciting the photo shoot was, here is VIP backstage access: VIP BACKSTAGE ACCESS.
In the 4 minutes of company time wasted to take pictures, here is what we came up with. I created a collage out of the photos to illustrate that I may or may not be the next Twiggy and a shoe-in to be published on either Vogue or the WFCP (Women’s Fashion Category Page) on Pinterest.
A special thanks goes out to the Camera+ App for letting ordinary people hide behind strategic shadows and photo filters.
To Get This Look
Because lets be honest. You are all curious.
- T-shirt from a legitimate gift shop in Myrtle Beach. Compliments of two really great friends. Nothing says, “I am a hipster” more than wearing a T-shirt that nobody has from a place that nobody will ever go.
- Tiggggghhht pants from Urban Outfitters that function like a wet suit only for air.
- A pair of Converse high-tops that I bought as a gift to myself if I promised to stop acting like an LA tourist and apologizing to street performers.
- Vince. An accessory every woman should have.
To Get This Hair
- Sleep on a fried bunch of curls for two nights straight without an air conditioner.
- Put it in a bun and pretend that it won’t be affected by the mist from a sub-par shower.
- Take out rubber band and untangle the very top layer of hair with your fingers (depending on your hair type there is a good chance a hair brush isn’t going to make it through.)
And there you have it. The first CarlyBird.com fashion post. Comment below if you aren’t speechless at this point.
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