I'm back from an actually rather short trip shopping...we spent longer in the car driving there and back than we did in the stores--not entirely by choice. I did snatch up a few gems in my time there (no lippy yet, but it's still on my list...), such as the new shirt I am wearing. 
Outfit details: shirt- H&M, skirt- secondhand, belt-secondhand, shoes- Seychelles (Amazon.com)
I also joined the "You Are Beautiful" campaign. I made my own stickers and stuck them on the mirrors of the dressing rooms I went in...I'm certain the store owners will love that! But if they make one person feel better, I think it was worth it.
"It" was truly a marvelous film. Both Clara Bow's character and Louise Brooks' character (from Pandora's Box) are the aggressors in their relationships, pursuing the men and stringing them along (though both do it so sweetly and earnestly, you aren't embittered by their manipulation). Their roles revolutionized the way women were portrayed in films. Another interesting aspect to their characters were how lively and free spirited they were--laughing, running, jumping, etc. Part of this can be explained by the need to be expressive in silent films, however the other women in the film who end up jilted are much cooler, sophisticated, and languid in their gestures--so it is also written in their characters. At one point in It, one woman says of Clara, "She doesn't seem to have much reserve." To which the man replies, "If you ask me--she has plenty in reserve!"
Clara was also apparently one of the originally DIYers. See her cut her dress while it is literally still on her body and the finished product:
My favorite outfit was the fitted sweater and pleated skirt with t-strap heels, scarf and beret additions that Clara wore to Coney Island (better shot here than my shoddy "screen captures"). In this seen she goes on all the rides and we even see a flash of her nearly knee-length bloomers! Scandalous!
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clara bow will always be a hero of mine, from childhood to old age.
I love your new skirt. The You Are Beautiful campaign is such a brilliant idea.
Vandal!
What a lovely thing to do! I had a young boy come up and hand me a tiny picture of a rose once. He said that I looked like I deserve it. It totally made my day.
i really like Clara's outfit with the sweater and skirt too. I might have to recreate that :]
The "you are beautiful campaign" is a great idea! if i saw a sticker like that in a change room it would make me so happy and i would laugh out loud!!
Your skirt is so pretty, great sheerness.
Your new shirt is lovely. The campaign sounds like such a great idea. Something to counteract how the media tries to make us all feel horrible.
wow I must say I admire you for your interest and love of silent films, I have a really hard time getting into the slower pace of old films even from the 1960s haha, so the fact you go that far back and love it is amazing! these films sound really interesting and influential, I like how forward thinking they are, thanks!
You are prefect for the "You Are Beautiful" campaign.
Aww, the you are beautiful stickers are adorable. What a fantastic idea.
Your last two posts have piqued my curiosity: Where's the closest mall, and where do you go clubbing in "Nowhere, Pennsylvania"?
You look cute... and I like the idea with those stickers!
I love the shirt you're wearing. Nice job on joining "You are beautiful!"
Lovely outfit!
The "You are beautiful" campaign is such a great idea!
I love the photos you've chosen in the previous post, and these shots of Clara are just great. I love her, she is absolutely one of my all time favourite style icons.
I really like your skirt, or is it a dress?
It's cute and sophisticated all at once. If thats possible!
LM
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i kind of made a post on the wavelength of the you are beautiful thing. just about every size being beautiful and how women tend to nitpick one another when we should really just be focusing on everyone's unique appearances. =) so, i love what you did with the sticker! if i had seen that in a dressing room i would've definitely smiled.
I love your skirt!
I love your skirt!
nice outfit! I also got such a black skirt... I should go and search it!^^
that's a great campaign! think it'd make my day if i saw a sticker like that in the fitting room and all the clothes i brought in fit like crap. nice outfit btw, i was sitting on the fence with that h&m top. didn't get it in the end!
Those shoes are so awesome! I'll take a look at the campaign now!
The "You Are Beautiful" campagin is so lovely - I must have a go myself.
that 'you are beautiful thing' is so cool, I might go out and do that!
your outfit is lovely. the skirt and shirt look amazing together.
Unlike Pandora's Box, I did manage to see 'It' while I still had a Netflix account. You could really see why she was so huge in her time--just absolutely charismatic.
I joined the You Are Beautiful campaign. I think it's a great idea & is really sort of coincidental, being that I just did a post about beauty... thanks for the recommendation! :] & lovely looks, as usual.
I love your stealth sticker campaign.
Beautiful outfit, as usual.
That flower print is swell.
xx
Oh, I keep meaning to print out some signs for the You Are Lovely campaign but I keep forgetting. It would make my entire day to find something like that in a changing room :)
Nice outfit!
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