OotD: How I Style Velvet Shorts for a WORKOUT

The title is harking back to the previous post How I Style Velvet Shorts in my Dreams. in which I yearn for these shorts to arrive to me with a series of very different outfit collages. Well, they finally arrived! In celebration I donned some lace and went running up hills in what I deem a “workout outfit”.

T-shirt: Black Craft | Kimono: Missguided | Shorts: Asos | Socks: Asos | Boots: Doc Marten | Belt: Boohoo.com

Whether you wear them belted because they’re a bit to large (opps) or not you can’t deny they beg for dark lace and a fuck-you kind of shirt to finish off the outfit. The billowing chiffon the belt creates reminds me of Gypsy 83 but also lets your skin breathe if you’re icky from all the effort walking creates. Add in some Doc Martens (heavy enough to upgrade stepping into a task) for jumping around on rocks and wet tracks, and your not-so-typical workout t-shirt and you have yourself a Gothy ensemble fit for exercise.

What do you wear to work out? Would you ever think of wearing a Kimono belted? I’m still not sure what I think of the belted kimono. Coen says that I look like I’ve just gotten out of bed. I consider that I positive. I wish I look like I’d just gotten out of bed after every run.

Clothes I’ve Told Myself I would Never Like | Wishlist

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We’ve all done it, broken our own rules. But that’s okay, we can all be super hypocritical at times. It’s best to accept it and revel in your sudden obsession with leopard on leopard, or frilly socks with peep-toe shoes. Because it’s when we break our own rules that we start having fun and stop dictating what we should and shouldn’t like! So, in the spirit of this totally inspirational little paragraph, I’m going to share my completely shameless wishlist items that I couldn’t stand just weeks ago.

East Village Pin-Up (Bettie Page) shot by the obviously talented Tony Fischer

Shorts that are Practically Underwear

These leopard print underwear (oh, they’re shorts, are they? Totally knew that) that are currently on sale. But alas, I have to use all of this weeks precious money on blankets and pillows that don’t smell like mildew and that I’ve had since I was ten – that was ten years ago. How dare winter bear it’s money consuming head and tell me I need something to survive?

Well, that was a long tangent. The point of these shorts is that I love them. They look super comfy and they’re covered in leopard print. But it was only last week that I was complaining about shorts that were practically underwear to a far-too-fashionable friend. I’m a self-proclaimed hypocrite. The only thing I’m left wondering about is can I fit stockings under them?

Pre-ripped Shorts

On the topic of denim we have pre-ripped shorts. I honestly have no excuse other than I am just that lazy. You might as well take my Goth card.

Stone-washed Jeans

Okay, so these are black, does that buy me an excuse? No? It was worth a try. These are definitely something I’m going to shut to the back of my mind until every second picture on tumblr isn’t of some pretty person wearing stone-washed jeans. Aka, when I find out if I’ve been brainwashed.

Are you a dedicated lover of any of these items? Tell me why, convince me! Alternatively, what do you shamelessly love?

Outfit Post: Red Hair and Iron Fist Eyeballs

Finally after months of lazily fading out the purplely-red I’ve gone fully red. Considering I didn’t bleach my hair it looks rather nice. I’ve been red before so I knew it would show on my hair colour/type. Lately I’ve been loving the red and green combination which is great because of my recent Iron Fist purchase of the Timmy Chew purse! At first site I’d fallen eyeballs over teeth for it (terrible pun!).

Jumper: Thrifted | Blouse: ROMWE | Shorts: A Supanova Stall | Stockings: Anon | Shoes: Rivers

Bad picture from an outfit post that didn’t work out.

The bag is small but wonderful! My older purse was thrifted and had such strange compartments it was so hard to find anything. This bag seems to have a spot for everything, including this glorious eyeball key chain that flashes when you press it. It feels like those old rubbery, sticky fake creatures I would find in vending machines when I was a child, that you were supposed to throw at walls so it would stick.

Are you a fan of Iron Fist? Or eyeballs?

Outfit Post: Ripped x Ripped + Jeffrey Campbells

Today I’ve torn myself away from my impending medical doom to write a simple post about these lovely shoes that some of you guys ‘voted’ for in my summer shoes post. And ripped clothes, of course, but mostly shoes.

This face is the “Fuck, I know I’m going to be blurry” face.

Cardigan: Cotton On + DIY | Blouse: Kmart | Shorts: Nasty Gal | Socks: Asos | Shoes: Jeffrey Campbell.

The need to add more pointed shoes to my collection is growing! They’re so flattering in my mind, but that might just be one of my growing excuses to buy some winklepickers.Alongside these shoes I bought the shorts (both were mentioned in my Things I WILL Buy this Year post here). While I was a bit angry that they seemed to be stretching already, it seems that suddenly I’ve dropped fifteen kilos, along with headaches, horrible fatigue and no matter how much I eat (Coen thinks I have worms) or how much caffeine I force myself not to drink I’m just feeling more terrible.

When I gain the weight back I’ll be happy to see this peplum (yes, it doesn’t look like it) top actually fit properly. In the mean time before my doctors appointment, that seems so far away, I’ll preoccupy myself with these shiny new shoes.

I hope you guys are all doing well!