What I Wore: Ready Here I Come

What I Wore: Ready Here I Come

Sometimes I feel silly having this blog, but when I think about it I'm proud to have it. I've had this particular blog since January of last year, and before that I kept up on my art blog regularly (when I had my finger on the pulse), or kept up with facebook photo albums or flickr. Going waaay back when I lived in Brazil I had a livejournal.

So one can say that I like to blog, to journal. And although this blog did not start as chronicling my outfits after a month or so it became that. Now I don't know much about fashion, but I know a great deal about sewing, history of costuming, and am a very visual person. Being wrapped up in the art world and illustration fashion and how you present yourself go hand in hand. And since I am not able to paint and draw as much as I used to, thinking of outfit combos and taking pictures of them (even if just by my mirror) gives me a glimpse of visual art during my day.




It has also been so therapeutic. Many days I don't even want to get out of bed, but getting up, fixing my hair, and putting a cute or ridiculous outfit on makes me feel better... more unique... more me. I may not have the best body or the best body image, but it doesn't stop me from wearing what I want. Because we're young, we should live fearlessly. Having an outfit get complimented that you thrifted or got off sales racks is a sense of accomplishment. Which I have currently felt lacking. There are other benefits to this world. I have never felt so supported as I do here. I can vent, I can share my struggles, and even when I loose followers and friends in real life, I gain so much more here in friendships and camaraderie, and am not judged.

So yeah sometimes I'm shy about this here blog, but not as much anymore. Because it may seem silly to some, but it offers a visual to my daily activities, so that I can dive back into that memory and feel it again. Just like how my grandma always remembered the dress she was wearing during important times of her life, I am putting a visual of myself into the history of Lauren Moyer... the Destroyer.




What does this rant have to do with what I wore? Nothing. I'm proud of my thrifted outfit (though I look very young and school girlish), these pictures, my blog, the fact I just did an hour of yoga (i'm all sweaty but it felt good), that I hung these three pieces in platform heels the other day, and that I got through one more day, no matter how crappy that day was.

Artwork by local artist Mary Rousseaux entitled "Summertime" epoxy and resin on board.

{ Materials Used }

Blouse } Thrifted

Skirt } Handmade, thrifted

Shoes } Thrifted

Necklace } F21

Purse } Kohls

Huggles,
Lauren




Oh and I hope someone got the pun in the post title... Ready... I'm wearing Red? Eh? EH? Laugh, Im effing hilarious.

What I Wore: Sea of Blue

What I Wore: Sea of Blue

I absolutely think this skirt might be the best purchase of Sunday's thrift excursion. I just love it, it sways, and is so light and airy. I have no skirt like this I'm sure it's going to be a summer staple!

And oh! The beautiful Wangari sent me the most amazing care package including this amazing owl ring!! It hasn't left it's perch from my finger since I got it!! I love it!! Squee! I needed rings and she bought me some, and two pairs of socks, and a headband, and a little advertisement... And the same day I got a card from my mommy with a picture of Tripp on an ottoman! haha!! I also got to hang out with my college friends Mike and Morgan who live in Pittsburg now... amazingly Morgan's pregnant! She's my first friend to be having a baby and I'm so excited for the two of them!! It's a girl! Yay! Great day all around!

{ Materials Used}

Shirt } Anthro, on sale

Skirt } Thrifted

Belt } mom's

Heels } Aldo

Necklace } F21

Ring } Gift, Wangari!!

Huggles,

Lauren

Art: While I've been away

Art: While I've been away

So I may have mentioned that while I was gone from this world of blogging and dealing with my major life change, I was also in a group art show in town... So here you guys are...

"A Little Help from my Friends"

My Junior year in college ('07) I experimented with painting on linen and incorporating embroidery and multiple layers of canvas... My most successful piece was this one, "Rebbecca Rolfe Learns to Sew"



Anyway with all the turmoil of my life I've decided to got back to that experiment. I have a great fondness for sewing and embroidery and am excited to start this again.



This piece I painted the girl on the main canvas and the hand and birds on a separate canvas, then cut those out and embroidered them onto the main. I made the mistake though of using Cotton Duck Canvas instead of Linen... and may I say that was near impossible... I wasn't able to do all the embroidery that I wanted.



The idea of this piece goes along with what has been happening with me lately. That sometimes you have to start sewing yourself back together, making yourself presentable and feeling good, and while you do that you have to allow your friends to help give you the tools in order to pull yourself together.



So yeah. Deep. I know.

Haha.
Lauren

What I Wore: Bday Celebrations

What I Wore: Bday Celebrations

Birthday celebrations had this weekend! First the Matinee Manitees (what I'm calling me and my friends who have started going to matinees at the new movie theater two blocks away) saw Super 8, which was awesome!!!!!! I of course being from Dayton, OH was super excited because I thought it was going to be about how it's rumored that the area 51 aliens are kept at a secret building in Wright Patt Air Force Base (right outside of Dayton) and the movie is about Air Force cargo being taken to WPAFB holding something.... Ah I was so excited! I have to say at first I was apprehensive but as soon as I let go of my initial ideas about the movie I realized how much I liked it. Gave me a hankering to watch Close Encounters real bad... That movie is spectacular.

Later that night the gang hung out at the Loving Touch pool hall, drank some beers, played pool, and of course the bday boys had their shots. Fun had by all... And I got to dress summery! I did though wear a brown blazer with this outfit. I had to wear some type of tights too (I have nude fishnets on) because I'm not use to how short these shorts are!! Still am weirded out by exposed skin in the summer, don't you hate that how you are used to being covered for months then you have to let you skin see the light... ah!

{ Materials Used }

Blouse } Original Penguin

Shorts } AA

Belt } Anthro

Shoes } Anthro, on sale

Huggles,
Lauren

Esty Update: Blouses & Skirts

Esty Update: Blouses & Skirts

{ Green Toile Blouse - L }


{ Black Belted Blouse - M }


{ Brown Wool Mini Skirt - XS/S }


{ Rainbow Navy Skirt - S/M }

Esty Sunday Update! Just a couple cute things that want to go home with you! Click on the pictures to go to the listing!

What I Wore: 100 Degrees

What I Wore: 100 Degrees

Today we had a designer meeting in our showroom so the morning was filled with yummy muffins, coffee, and chit chatting... Unfortunately the afternoon dragged on as people slowed down because of the heat. Driving home was the worse. I have no air in my car (it's broken) and with the windows down the only air I was getting was being pelt in the face my hot air. yuck...

So considering the disgusting heat we've been having I haven't taken pictures of my clothes this week... and I've actually been dressing very nice!! Thankfully I put in a window air conditioner in my room last night so I thought I'd give you a tour of the only cool room in my house (yeah I have no air in the house either).



When Kevin moved out the first thing I did was redo my bedroom. He took the mattress and bedframe and whatnot, so I decorated it to my little hearts desire! I painted the walls pretty mint green and rearranged everything! I still had lots of plans on what to do with stuff but I don't think I'll be doing much more to the room. I absolutely love my big four post bed and having no dresser helps open up the space and let the light from my wall of windows in. And I got a Queen bed... oh me and Tripp just have tons of room to snuggle at night.





Also I did an over haul on my closet... I thought I didn't have many clothes but boy, I think I have a ton (I'm sure some of you girls can put me to shame!) I love that I can hang everything and have a built in for my tees, jeans, and unmentionables. And I've found clever ways to store things like my shoes and dirty laundry (keeping them from the pesky puppy!) using wall storage and under the bed storage (this bed is super high up and allows so much under it!!)





So for todays scorcher I wore some new sandals and a silk dress, boy it helped so much. It's been really hot here. The fabric was so light and airy it felt like nothing yet still was great for the meeting I hosted this morning... oh but my hair was down and all pretty... I had to put it up on the ride home.

{ Materials Used }

Dress } UO, on sale

Sandals } F21

Bed Frame } Ikea

Comforter } UO

Huggles,
Lauren

Tripp Tuesday: Tripp on Stuff

Tripp Tuesday: Tripp on Stuff

For this Tripp Tuesday I direct you to his new tumblr: Tripp on stuff.



It's an informational blog where Tripp sits on things that you could trip on. So that you are aware of the dangers of tripping. No one wants a broken hip here.

Huggles and Safe Walking,
Lauren and Tripp

What I Would Wear: Sailor Scout

What I Would Wear: Sailor Scout

Now maybe some of you will read that post title and say wha? A Sailor Scout? Like as in a Sailor Senshi? Yes that's right. Here I am, the woman behind the curtain... A forever devoted Sailor Moon fan.

Now what does this have to do with fashion. Um... Everything. That TV show and manga shaped everything I care about today. It got me into art, started my journey in becoming Mina/Sailor Venus, and got me somewhat into fashion. Case in point in 7th grade I made myself and two girlfriends Sailor Senshi outfits. I did so without a pattern and some help from my mom. We also trifted for gloves and shoes, painting the shoes to match. I think that was part of the beginning of my Halloween/dressing up love and my secret want to do cosplay, just so I can make outrageous costumes and parade around in them. Really what would be more fun than that?



Aren't we cute?

And the Pretty Soldiers help me whenever I am in an art drought. All I need to do is sketch one of those delightful characters and my hands begin to flow with creativity. I mean in all honesty really all I have to do is start singing...

Fighting evil by moonlight... Winning love by daylight... Never running from a real fight...



... and bam! there's a drawing.

So as I've been somewhat uninspired by my closet lately I've asked upon those Silver Millennium princesses to help me. Using there sailor fuku as starting points I used polyvore to create outfits that I'd love to wear and I feel that they embody the scout they represent.

Sailor Moon by lmoyer featuring chain jewelry

Sailor Mercury by lmoyer featuring a blue belt

Sailor Mars by lmoyer featuring gold bracelets

Sailor Jupiter by lmoyer featuring a pleated skirt

Sailor Venus by lmoyer featuring sleeveless tops

Now as you end this post I hope you realize that yes I do have an undying love for Sailor Moon and will always, but I hope you also gather from this that I am in fact a very sarcastic nerd.

Huggles,
Lauren

Where I've Been: Ohio

Where I've Been: Ohio

A couple weeks ago I went down to Ohio to hang out with my mom who had the weekend off and get my car fixed. Saturday morning Tripp and I got up early and took a long walk through Hills & Dale park that behind my mom's house. I grew up in those woods and recently the cities redid the park and added some nice trails and a lake. It's really nice now, but sometimes gets crowded... It used to be the park of me and my friends, no one else would be around. I'm happy they fixed the park up but of course the nostalgia of what it was is now gone.





 
And just so you know I love taking pictures of Tripp on top of things... So be prepared for more pictures like this. It all started in Louisville when I put him on a statue, since then I've been obsessed. It's just so darn cute.
 
One of the mansions in my hometown... they have pet swans... yeah. swans.

 
The watertower by my mom's house, it makes a funny noise when you throw stones at it, and I think it looks like something from the old suerman cartoons, like the really old ones by MGM.

Tripp sitting on my mom's front porch... Soooo cute.