Friday, June 20th, 2008
apricot’s closet: dress up.
It has been disgustingly hot outside all week. Hot, actually, isn’t the word for it. The correct word be baking. Yes, it is baking outside, as if all of Southern California was put into a preheated oven & God is waiting for us to turn into gingerbread men. It really is like this. I desperately need to get out of this house — I have things to do; we need food in the pantry, for heaven’s sake! — but with it being so damned hot, it’s hard to even muster up enough courage to open the window, let alone walk to the mailbox. Even poor Sofie doesn’t want to stray from her comfortable corner in the coolest place in the room.
Needless to say, it’s been very uneventful in my neck of the woods — in my neck of the sun, rather — & I haven’t had a reason to dress up. I spend most of my time lying around in my underwear & skimpy shirts, fanning myself with a magazine, impatiently waiting for the sun to go down. & when I do go out, I am wearing as less clothes as possible, not caring if I look fashionable. Surely, if I do happen to melt in this heat, I’d rather do it in mediocre clothes than my good ones.
Today, I decided to dress up as if I were going somewhere & as if the weather was the perfect degree. I really tried to make believe that I had somewhere special to go, without trying to look like I gave a damn; that sort-of incognito, ” Get out of my way, I’m on a mission,” kind of look. I feel don’t know if I achieved that, sans makeup & bad bed-head hair. But it was nice to take some pretty photos.
I tried to do something a bit different, & make use of some very neglected arm warmers I got from a co-worker. She thought she was buying leggings & was distraught when she saw that they had thumb holes instead. She gave them to me, because she said, “Only you could pull this off. I would look ridiculous!” That was several months ago, & this is the first time I’ve attempted to try them out. I am still very unsure about them (& after a few pictures, I took them off & decided against them). I’ve never worn arm warmers; I’ve never been interested in them, really. But I rarely pass on something free & I hold onto them only for “just in case” purposes. If only I could count how many times I threw out clothes that were seemingly out of style & then overnight, it came back in style & I was sorrowful because I didn’t have them anymore.
vest/dress thing, from Angl; black dress (which is x-small maternity, if you can believe it), from a yardsale; shoes, from Ross; necklace, from forever21; arm warmers were a gift.
on Friday, June 20th, 2008 at 2:28 pm:
LOVE the shoes!!
on Friday, June 20th, 2008 at 4:39 pm:
that dress is great. i can’t believe it’s maternity wear :) and i know it sounds lame, but i really envy your weather. i’s much rather have it oo hot here then this stupid mish-mash of rain and sun.
on Friday, June 20th, 2008 at 5:13 pm:
lovee your outfit.
great blog!
do you wanna trade links?
on Friday, June 20th, 2008 at 6:41 pm:
@ Meg: thanks, love. :]
@ Anna: Oh, Anna; I would trade you if only I could. It’s not that I completely loathe warm weather. I just hate triple digit temperatures. ;/ But truthfully, I miss wearing leggings without burning up.
@ Jenny H: aw, thank you! I’m so glad you like my little diary. I will most certainly add you to my bookmarks. :]
on Friday, June 20th, 2008 at 8:04 pm:
You are beautiful, and I love your necklace!
I just went through a heat wave last week, and now it’s been almost chilly… I hate erratic weather!
on Friday, June 20th, 2008 at 9:02 pm:
I would get sick of the heat quickly, but I’d love just one full on day of sun! It keeps raining here, constantly.
& I really love your shoes!
on Sunday, June 22nd, 2008 at 6:21 am:
I remember how awful SoCal would get, and so I feel for you! It’s been non stop raining for weeks here.
on Sunday, June 22nd, 2008 at 6:54 am:
i say keep the arm warmers for winter.. You could really work it, just dont wear them during the summer..
on Sunday, June 22nd, 2008 at 12:22 pm:
I dressed up yesterday just for the hell of it too. It helped take my mind off the heat.
on Sunday, June 22nd, 2008 at 6:26 pm:
I think arm warmers are a great idea. They might not work in California because it’s so nice there all the time but in the Midwest, I think they could work. I’d wear them with my 3/4 length mod-inspired coat and make all the bitches jealous as I strut down the street.
on Monday, June 23rd, 2008 at 7:56 am:
You look great. You always do. :)
on Monday, June 23rd, 2008 at 9:19 am:
@ Shen-Shen: thank you! & I know what you mean about sporadic weather. California is king for that. ;/ Although… I wouldn’t mind a little chilliness here, even if it only lasted for a day.
@ sandy: Sigh; I’m terribly jealous at the thought of you having rain. & thank you, about my shoes. :]
@ Sara: You’re having rain as well? I’m so envious.
@ Alya: I agree; I think the arm warmers should be saved for cooler weather. It was worth the try though. :]
@ Maxie: Aw. :] It’s always nice. I’m thinking about doing that today.
@ Jessica: Your coat sounds amazing. I’ve been looking for a coat like that for a while now, but I haven’t found one that is either reasonably priced or has the right shape for me. & I love the bitch walk! ;]
@ ashley: aw, thanks love. :]
on Monday, June 23rd, 2008 at 4:33 pm:
wow, that necklace is fabulous! forever 21 always has the best accessories.
on Tuesday, June 24th, 2008 at 2:51 pm:
love that gloves with it!
on Sunday, July 6th, 2008 at 8:02 pm:
love the vest / dress thing. great outfit.