(Forever21 shirt, DIY chain harness, DIY zipper cuff bracelet, Hot Topic watch, leggings from Japan,Sam Edelman Zoe Platform Booties, Icing by Claire’s “Dream” knuckle duster ring,
Cartier and Tiffany rings, jumpring opening ring tool)
Woohoo! Post #250 already!
Day #3 of Portland Fashion Week saw me in this – since I was only going to be covering a few designers for the shows that night, I decided to finally try out my brand-spanking-new Sam Edelman’s, from Amazon.com (and thanks to that gift card I’d been holding onto for 3 months!).
It was already getting pretty dark out while we were shooting…in retrospect, we should have upped the ISO since everything turned out slightly blurry. Anyway, you get the picture.
What to say? I got tons of compliments on the boots, but my metatarsal bones were hating me after just an hour. 5 3/4″ heels really put alot of strain on the foot. Anyway.
Zipper cuff is my DIY version of the Kate Cusack cuff that’s been out there for awhile…I left the zipper pull on the teeth for interest. You can buy the original for $110 at her Etsy store.
I fell in love with this two-finger ring from Icing by Claire’s the moment I saw it…they also had “Love” and “Peace” versions, both silver and gold. I love that it’s a knuckle duster that says “Dream.” How ridiculous is that??
And I was making jewelry that morning and forgot to remove my jumpring tool! It’s just a little ring [on left index finger] with slits in it for anchoring jumprings as you pry the other end open with pliers…and I realized, hey this is jewelry too! So I just left it on. Wearing some of my wedding rings which I rarely wear since they get scratched super-easily by coming in contact with just about anything. Who knew platinum was such a soft metal??? My $5 nickel jumpring tool is still shiny and perfect, whereas my platinum Cartier ring is a mess of scratches. What gives?
It’s Portland! I figured the tee slogan was particularly appropriate. [“To be Green is to Be Serene.” Made by Forever21, likely using non-green, non-ethical manufacturing practices. Super-irony.]
Chain harness is a copy of the one Norwegian Wood makes…I have the zipper and chains laying around, so I just DIY’ed my own. I am so in love with everything from that brand…and I’m saving up for a little bustle suspender set and feather-shoulder harness.
And then my son decided to take off his pants and get his picture taken too.
Oh, for goodness’ sakes.Portland Fashion Week is…so far, interesting…somewhat of a letdown in the quality and innovation of the designs…a lot of it seems RTW straight off the Macy’s racks…
But that’s for another post…
Hope everyone’s enjoying their weekends!
xoxox
Carly
That is so cute, my nephew sometimes jumps in my photos! 😉 Those Sam Edelman's are just perfection–gah!
AWESOME!!!
I adore those boots!!!
I like how your son is rocking the Crocks next to mommy's Sam Edelman's lol 😛
Hahaha! I didn't even register that he's wearing my gardening Crocs! LOL alex~at~aufdemaur…
next to my Sam Edelman's the look is totally priceless.:-)
Plus the fact that he decided to take off his pants when he saw Hub taking my picture…we have a future subway-flasher in training methinks!;-)
Thanks for your comments!
xoxo
Carly
I'm so glad I checked out your blog, because I know now how much I need a zipper chain harness!
Thanks for the awesome ideas!
Aw haha, had no idea you were a mom. These photos are adorable.
@Ivy: I am indeed! Awww thanks:-)
@WANDEREUX: Haha, so you know how I feel! You want to laugh, but at the same time you're like “can you move over for just a second?” Priceless moments:-) Yeah, I jumped on the Sam Edelman Zoe boot bandwagon. I almost bought them when I saw them in a Victoria's Secret catalog almost a year prior, but the price tag was scaring me off. That gift card came along at just the right time!
Thanks for your comments!
xoxo
Carly