Lace Tights

Alright,
here's my first idea. So I saw those awesome lace tights on Taylor Momsen in the latest issue of german Glamour magazine.
But is it possible to wear them in a small town?
Well, I went to H&M instantly and bought a pair, and I derived this style:



Other than that I only used items I could find in my wardrobe, and in real life it looks like this:





Silk shirt, black top, tweed shorts, necklace and tights are from H&M, Shoes from Tamaris, the lace gloves I bought some time around carneval, so they can be found around Halloween, or at a Hot Topic store. The cap is really from France, I think, it was a gift from my grandma. Flats (and removal of the lace gloves maybe...)make it suitable for everyday use. As for the color, I wear black ones (from Office, jersey mary jane ballet flats), but why not try white or red ones?
I don't know if I'd go outside dressed like that... Actually I think those tight would also look really good with those new boyfriend style shorts or knee-length hareem pants.
I forgot the nerd glasses on the picture even though of course I own a pair (mine's from Pimkie's). And I'm just a little bit proud that I had wanted them a loooong time before there was that one picture of Keira Knightlex wearing a pair.





You will see those lace gloves more often now, because I LOVE THEM, they add a sense of romance to every outfit, make it classy, add some excitement... *-*

As for make-up, I have murder eyebrows, so I usually make my eyes pretty dark (I usually do a thick black Sixties style line and lots of black mascara) but in this picture I wanted to try a cleaner, fresher, more innocent style, so all I applied was foundation, concealer and face powder (Bobbi Brown and Rimmel), and I painted my lower lip a slightly darker red. It's probably hard to see, but it looked kinda cool in the mirror.
Maybe a very very faint orange would do, too...?



Plus I'm planning on getting my hair cut like it is in my sketch... I love low bangs!!

I need to find Brogues... where can they be found (affordable, please!!)??

Please help me,
love, M.

Introduction

Dear reader,
fashionwise I think we do live in wonderful times. Brogues and nerd glasses are super hip, there's lace pretty much everywhere, and you can find cameos und and ribbons again in fashion magazines. As for myself, I can say, I couldn't be happier.
Except... except I live in a small town.
There's no hip parties to go to.
There's absolutely nothing to dress up for!
Whenever I want to try something new, something I've seen in some magazine, people look at me weird.
Plus fancy eccentric things are so damn are to get a hold of!
How wonderful and easy it must be to live a big city with a Topshop and flea markets and crazy unusual creative shops?
It is the place where fashion and style are born, a place sparkling with creativity and inspiration.
There is the opportunity and the invitation to find your own style, to dress differently, and add a new shade to the colors of the city.

Sadly most people grow up in pretty small towns with their standartized clothing and prejudices...

Still, there are some brave creatures out there who celebrate their being different and it always makes me happy whenever I spot one of them. Thank you, guys!
Thank you for saying NO to jeans and sweaters, for making the effort of putting some care and character into the clothes you put on.
And I don't want to put people down who do not have a crazy style, I just hate how we don't have a choice what to buy, how the development of an individual style is being suppressed in small towns.

Haha, okay, maybe I'm a bit hard on small town here, but seriously, sometimes it's quite depressing!
So I was thinking, I might do something like small town street fashion photography...

But until I get around to doing that, I will try to find ways to dress differently and stylishly with stuff that is fairly easy to find.

Because living in a small town is no reason not to be able to love fashion.
And you do not have to look like a model to look good :).

Enjoy :),
love, M.