Red, White, and Making Me Blue

 

This blouse and skirt are destined for the bin. I love the sailboat print, but it hands-down the most unflattering thing I own. This was a first wear, and last. There are enough thrift stores filled with clothes I'll enjoy wearing, so I'm not giving my energy to wearing something that I don't. Life is too short to wear ill-fitting sacks.

Something about the cut of the sleeve, and the shapeless way it fits across the chest manages to enhance what I've got-but not in a nice way. The skirt has terrible pleats at the top, and useless pockets at the side that just bunch-up adding several inches to my waist. If I'm going to add inches to my waist, I can do that with ice cream-I don't need Pendelton to do it for me. This is a newer Pendelton, and boy does it show. The older clothes were tailored to avoid wonky pockets and floppy sleeves. I paid $3.99 for it, but if I'd bought it retail for upwards of $100.00 I'd be angry.

 

Even a bright red belt couldn't save this outfit. Look at those sleeves-that would be terrible on anyone, much less someone with arms the size of a ham.

But let's not dwell on poorly constructed clothing (ahem, that's you  new Pendelton made in China) rather let's have a look at the real star of today's trip to the woods...

...no, not him though he's clearly a star in his own right. I'm talking about someone with more feathers...

 

This Great Horned owl was well behaved. I wish I could say as much for the Red-Tailed hawk that nearly shat on me (I mean, missed by a fraction of an inch). Did you know Red Tailed hawks can projectile shit ? Well you do now. There, see how informative this blog is?

Outfit Particulars:

Pendelton shirt and skirt-Thrifted
Red belt-Thrift World
Red shoes-Thrift World
Red Necklace-Goodwill
Hair Flowers-Tif and Tam
Handbag-thrifted
Bangles-assorted thrift stores
Earrings-World Market

 

Know what poorly made clothing can do?

Exactly.