I don't know what it is about me and street people. It's like my colourful outfits release some urge inside them to say just what is on their minds.
To be fair, I did have magenta socks and shiny pink runners on, as well as a green scarf, purple gloves and my bowler hat. I did have it going on.
- Jacket - Le Chateau, consignment; last seen here in March with Boss
- Blouse - Mexx, consignment; last seen here in September with brocade
- Skirt - Chia, vintage 80s, thrifted; last seen here in August with spotty greens and purples
- Shoes - Guess; last seen here in May with mod
The blue blouse underneath wasn't really visible, but it filled the neckline well.
Butt shot!
The stuff:
Shiny bling.
- Necklace - gift from L
- Earrings - local
- Coppery ring - consignment
- Lapis Lazuli ring - Wendy Brandes
It's Shoe Shine this week! Get ready to bust out some funky kicks!
See you there!
That's so funny about the street people and their comments. I get that too. I would have liked to see the whole thing, hat and all. I laughed at the Carol Burnett comment you had a while back too - reddish hair and you're Carol, berets and you're French. ???!!!
ReplyDeleteYou *do* have it all going on, Sheila - that's a yummy jacket and I'm sorry I missed the sneakers : >
ReplyDeleteInteresting and true observation. I experience the same thing when wearing biker gear. People who ignore me in normal clothes feel free to approach and address me with a variety of topics for discussion. I suspect that when we stand out from the herd (as you clearly do with your colorful clothes), we release inhibitions other people have. Not sure why that happens, but it happens.
ReplyDeleteLove that jacket, and a hollered compliment is better than no attention at all! Our bin man (who may not be the sharpest knife in the drawer...) told me I was "a good looking lass" the other week. I'll take that! xxx
ReplyDeleteI like to think that when we stand out from the herd, as Shybiker so aptly puts it, it DOES bring some joy and light to another's day...especially a homeless or destitute person. And whatever it is that brings out their uninhibited comments, BRING IT ON (as long as they're not profane)! You DO have it goin' on....so BRING it on!
ReplyDeletep.s Purple leather skirt? LOVE!
I think of it as signaling. When you dress a certain way, you make an unspoken statement that you are different in some way, and I think that in turn draws out others who are different. (NOT saying that hollering at you on the street is ok, just a general theory on the not-catcalling type stuff.)
ReplyDeleteIn SF people dress pretty interestingly, and in Newport Beach really not so much. I get compliments in both places, but in Newport, the gals who talk to me about my clothes' eyes just light up, because I think they recognize a fellow feeling that they don't see nearly so often as gals in SF do.
There was a guy who I presumed to be homeless that I used to pass on the street quite often and he always commented on how much he liked my hair. I think that when you do step out of the box (or stand out from the herd, people feel freed up to comment on what you're wearing. The jacket and skirt are such great pieces; they make any outfit they are a part of into something wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI think I would definitely look at you and admire you as you went by… the colours and the confidence you wear your clothes with it surely worth noticing.
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