There is a special place in my heart for plaids like this. They bring to mind a number of pleasant recollections, namely: sitting next to a bonfire on Huntington Beach; my dad because he wears them all the time; and dressing "grunge" in junior high and high school. Even though I never fully embraced the grunge lifestyle, I listened to the music and often dressed the part: rageddy jeans with holes in the knees, imitation Doc Martens from Payless (I didn't get a real pair until I graduated), and a plaid flannel shirt tied around my waist. For a time, I had a huge crush on one of the stoner/grunge kids. He wrote beautiful poems, and I'd often see him toting around a tattered book of verses by Walt Whitman or Jim Morrison. Looking into his eyes felt like looking into the past and the future at the same time. But for a number of reasons, "we" could never be. Eddie H, I have often wondered what became of you. You were so dreamy when I was 16.After sharing that, the outfit deets seem so unimportant. But since it's traditon:
Vest: hand-me down from grandma.
Plaid knit tunic: Mandee.
Earrings and necklace: Claire's?
Jeans: Express.
Shoes: Dansko.
How nice!
ReplyDeleteLove plaid and you paired it very well.
xoxo
I have nominated you for an award. Please come over and collect it.
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Plaid looks so great on you! Awesome outfit!
ReplyDeleteI love plaid. It reminds me of the Mary Chapin Carpenter song, "This Shirt."
ReplyDeleteI don't wear plaid in fear I'm going to look like a farmer. Boy did you make me change my mind. This is an GREAT outfit!
ReplyDeleteSeeker, Lmac, and Honeybunches: Thanks for the plaid-tastically kind feedback.
ReplyDeleteJane, you prompted me to head over to itunes to download that song. Boy, could I relate. I have a shirt like that, a hand-me-down I received when I was 14. Lots of memories in that one.
Charlotte, thanks for the award. How kind.