Tuesday, August 5th, 2008
apricot’s closet: high-waisted skirt, revisited.
Shirt, from American Apparel; high-waisted skirt, from H&M; shoes, from DSW (which my wonderful husband picked out for me as a surprise); belt, was my mother’s; necklaces, very old & miscellaneous.
All I will say about this lovely ensemble is this: I had leftover money from my other high-waisted skirt return, found this skirt in H&M, tried it on & fell in love. In the dressing room, I whispered, Now this is what a high-waisted skirt is supposed to look like! (For me at least.) So I purchased it… leaving only a few measly dollars on my store credit card.
Although… I am having a bit of trouble getting used to the tightness of this skirt. While I adore the concept — I can dress it up, or down if I wish — I don’t know if I adore that every freaking curve is accentuated. Pooches & pudges I didn’t even know existed are now very & embarrassingly prominent. Before this skirt, I had no idea that I even had a booty! I found myself sucking in & tucking under while I walked, just to suffice my own pride. Needless to say, I feel very exposed in it.
I’m going to need a bit of time to get accustomed to slim-fittedness of this piece. But I promised myself that I would not return this one; no, no, I will keep it. Even if my obvious, out-of-shapely figure is taunting me in anything that reflects. I tried to do yoga the other day, too, just to get back in shape, for Heaven’s sake! I only lasted 10 minutes before I sweating & panting like an overweight pig. So back to the couch I went, feeling defeated & tired & lazy.
I don’t think there is anything I can remotely do to inspire me to work out. Quite simply, I loathe exercising. Then again, I loathe my poochy, cellulite, too. But I think I loathe exercising more, so Pride, meet Cellulite; Cellulite, meet Pride. You two have an awful lot in common & I hope that you can grow to like each other, since Exercise has befriended Lover & left you both in the dust.
& here, I let out a very deep & shameful sigh.
on Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 at 9:48 am:
Looooooooove this outfit. So darn much.
Ugh, I hear you with exercising. I hate it (I’m just lazy though) but also hate my belleh, so… sigh. I’ll get around to it.
on Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 at 10:07 am:
I love the outfit and think the skirt looks great.
I completely feel you though, anything tight can make even the thinnest girl paranoid about what bumps and bulges may be showing.
I have the same problem.. I’m skinny, but since I’m terrible at keeping up with exercise, I end up being skinny-fat. I’m thin, but theres definitely stuff there to grab at. Hmm, I think I better start working out, too. I’ve kind of been rocking the flowy shirt look this summer.. ;/
on Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 at 11:06 am:
Hilarious post — and you look really fabulous, no need to suck it in - just work it!
on Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 at 12:34 pm:
oh the outfit looks fabulous on you. way to rock it! :)
on Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 at 5:24 pm:
if you think you have to tuck in, just imagine what i do every day :) honestly, you look amazing in it! so great that you found a skirt you really like.
on Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 at 8:18 pm:
LMAO!! Hilarious post!
And wow! Beautiful skirt!
I too have been desperately looking for a high-waisted skirt that can be dressed up or down, but to no avail. I’ll head back to H&M, and maybe I’ll get lucky the second time around!
Great blog! Keep writing and reppin’ for us short-haired gals out there ;-)
on Wednesday, August 6th, 2008 at 8:18 am:
You look so great!
on Wednesday, August 6th, 2008 at 1:12 pm:
You know that’s my favorite skirt now. I think you can guess why. =)
on Wednesday, August 6th, 2008 at 10:11 pm:
Haha, that’s so funny!!
Yeah for highwaisted skirts. Definitely keep this one, I really love the color on you, especially with the belt that gives that pop of color. ;)
on Thursday, August 7th, 2008 at 7:05 am:
You do not need to work out–unless it is for endorphins! (That word always reminds me of dolphins and that makes me happy enough…) ^_^
on Thursday, August 7th, 2008 at 9:31 am:
@ Traci Anne: Aw, thanks. :] & I feel the same way. I’m lazy, too; I’ll be honest. Eventually, I’ll get around to working out… sigh.
@ sandy: I’ve never heard of that before: skinny fat. That’s funny. ;]
@ Always in Style: You’re right; I’ll just try to make the pudgies work. :]
@ katelin: thank you!
@ Anna: Yes, I’m very content with this skirt. Much more than the other one. It’s a lot more functional, I think. =]
@ Katia: Aw, thanks. :] I’m glad you liked it. & yes, I will keep “reppin” for us short girls.
@ ashley: thanks, love.
@ Jonathan: Yes… I’m pretty sure I can figure out why. ;]
@ Kelly: Oh yes, I adore this skirt. At first I wasn’t sure about it but now I don’t think I could be with out. :]
@ The Clothes Horse: I love that philosophy. & there are other ways to get endorphins, too. (I totally think of dolphins too!)
on Thursday, August 7th, 2008 at 4:00 pm:
I love the red belt with the skirt - very cute!
on Thursday, August 7th, 2008 at 7:18 pm:
Exercise or no exercise, this looks gorgeous! Its a perfect silhouette on you!
on Sunday, August 10th, 2008 at 11:26 am:
Okay, crazy lady. You look absolutely teensie! I adore that skirt - even more than the original one, which I didn’t think possible. If only I could pull off that look! It is so classy and beautiful.
How do you manage to find such adorable things in H&M? Everytime I go in there I’m all, “Blech!” I can’t find a darn thing that appeals to me. And yet everything you have from there is incredibly perfect.
And yes, indeed, finding the motivation to workout is absolutely dreadful most of the time. For absolutely everyone. So, you aren’t alone!
on Saturday, September 13th, 2008 at 1:06 pm:
I LOVE THIS OUTFIT! LOVE.
There’s a similar skirt at American Apparel I’m dying to get.