FranniePantz

July 23, 2015

Mission #62, Day 4

Another thing that is harder to pull off? Leather pants. And KimK has the ability to do so numerous times seemingly effortlessly. This was something I guess she wore to an airport. I probably wouldn't do that (mostly because of the shoes--I'm not barefooting it through secuirty #nothanks #trichinosisaccordingtocarriebradshaw), but I would add it to Mission Week because it is that good.

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This silver blazer is one of my favorite pieces. I say that it is thrifted but in actuality, it was handed down. When my mom worked in the corporate world (she is a retired bonafide hippy now--living in the mountains, raising chickens and touring the country in a VW bus), she used to have co-workers that would give her LOADS of hand me downs that she would hand down to me.

This blazer was actually part of a suit. Yes, a SILVER SUIT!!! Silver trousers and a silver blazer. I got rid of the trousers, however, because they were a weird cut and fit me really strangely. In hindsight, I should've taken those bad boys to a tailor and gotten full advantage of the silver suit. Dammit if I haven't regretted that since the day I donated those trousers.

And it is moments like that that fully enforce and fuel my clothing hoarding tendencies. I cannot tell you how many times I have cursed with my fist in the air for donating something that I suddenly want to wear or thanking my past self for taking something out of the donate pile when I found it was still in my closet.

I have problems.

Pleather Leggings-Walmart

Silver Blazer-thrifted

Sandals-Candie's

White Tee-thrifted

Bag-Coach, thrifted and gifted

Watch-vintage from Grandma

Earrings-Charming Charlie's

July 22, 2015

Mission #62, Day 3

I said it yesterday, but it bares repeating: KimK can pull off a crop top like nobody's business. In fact, I am pretty certain that she is the one that paved the way for every body type to be able to wear a crop top if they want to. It is, after all, very intimidating! And don't worry, I did wear a blazer over this to work because, well, we can't all be KimK.

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One thing is for sure--this outfit made me feel very sassy, as you can inevitably tell in these photos. There was a lot of smirking and hair flipping going on. What you can't tell was that it was incredibly hot and sunny and it also took me approximately 436 photos to get some with the proper light.

You see, I don't Photoshop. I have no idea how it works. I've been meaning to learn, but I just am super intimidated by the program. To add to that, the only time that I have in the day (and I actually look forward to it because it is the only 15 minutes that I get to myself) is after work at about 1:30 in the afternoon. This time is also known in photography world as "don't bother taking your pictures because the sun is directly up in the sky and your lighting will be crap."

Most of the time I manage by finding shade or someway to make the light a little less harsh. But on really sunny days in the middle of summer--that is a really challenging task, especially in Colorado when the sun shines 300 of our 365 days.

I plan on doing a Dear Frannie Friday post on self-photography soon, but for now just know that after over four years of doing this, I have picked up on several little tricks and trades on how to make this schedule and weather work with my pictures.

And sometimes the best trick is to try dressing like a super famous, super beautiful celebritant for a minute and twirl around like you have endless disposable income and give no effs.

Black Pencil Skirt-Old Navy (maternity)

Grey Crop Top-Amazon

Nude Sandals-Payless

Black Clutch-Candie's

Earrings-gifted

July 21, 2015

Mission #62, Day 2

Although I don't have nearly the impressive curves that Kim K does, one thing is for sure: this chica is not afraid of anything sartorially and she can pull off a crop top and fitted skirt like none other. I had all of the basic elements of this look, so I went with it: all pale pink with some nude sandals.