i like building outfits

song+ Grand Theft Autumn (Where Is Your Boy?) -Fall Out Boy -Take This to Your Grave
book+ my DPPt-era pokedex
quest+ the pokemon 30day challenge
upper+ most of my Halloween costume is figured out
downer+ i don't actually have anything to wear it to yet?
attire+ mario tee, black pants, and sneakers
drink+ Dr Pepper

i've had a good week so far. 20 of 30 drawings are done for the pokemon 30day challenge, so i think i'm on-track to finish this weekend. i hope i am at least. i've been enjoying Tuesdays with mom, it's good conversation and opportunity to make artistic progress. i'm looking forward to having a project that's less space-and-supply heavy though, a lap-size project sounds nice.

today was lunch and a thrift shopping trip, wherein parts for my Halloween costume this year were procured. i don't have it all pulled together, but i have most of it and a definite idea of what i'd like for the last part. some effort will still be required on my part, but it's effort i'm looking forward to. lots of judicious glitter-application, and possibly some minor fitting work, depending on what i manage to find for the one part i'm still missing. possibly a skirt, though i think aesthetically shorts are a better fit.

as i've acquired new articles of clothing lately i've tried to come at the choosing from an angle of "how many ways can i wear this" instead of my old method of "i like it! i'll find something else especially for it!" really, it's served me well so far, lending more versatility to my closet. some things can only go one way, but i'm building that middle area up, the things that can be dressy or casual based on what you pair them with. i'm also trying to push myself past my habitual palette of black with red, green, or blue. i've bought yellow and grey and brown the last few times i've been out, and i've been pleased with those choices. i still LIKE red, green, blue and black, but really it doesn't hurt to look elsewhere.

i've been thinking a lot about the clothing choices i've made lately. a lot of what i have is stuff i picked in high school, or nerdy tees bought when my job was one better suited to casual clothes, but the things i enjoy most are dressier items. i don't like wearing pants, i never really have. i love skirts and shorts, fitted shirts and interesting silhouettes, eye-catching details and unusual textures. i like layering and contrasting pieces, building an outfit that maybe wouldn't be someone's first instinct, but making it work anyway. it's fun.