I did it myself with sewing scissors.
I chopped off my hair this morning. I figured, I could hand over good money to someone that would give me a stupid looking haircut, or I could do it myself. With the money I saved, I can treat myself to some perfume. Any idiot should be able to cut a bob, but from what I see walking around, it seems to be a lost skill. Anyway, it came out even enough, I'm happy and I can stop screwing around with curling irons for a bit. Hooray.
Fascinating.
Outfit Particulars:
1990 Anne Crimins for UMI silk suit-Some posh boutique on Newbury Street in Boston, probably long gone.
Boots-Hand-Me-Ups
Mosell earrings-Etsy
Handbag-Goodwill
Niello bracelet-Goodwill
Fragrance-Guerlain Parure (wearing a perfume that smells like old paper to the library was an obvious choice)
That's a one-in-a-million match on the boots and bag. I was rather pleased with myself when I put them together. I might not have many talents, but finding shoes and bags that go well together is my gift.
I can't say I learned much about "man nipples" from the book, but here's a relevant video.
LOVE that paisley sapphire blue suit & your hair looks fab!
ReplyDeleteYou look important, like you're running for office or selling real estate.
I guess Omaha probably isn't the greatest place to get your hair done.
If I cut your hair, I'd have put a few long layers at the crown to give it a bit more movement. Bobs are the most difficult haircut to do. You can all hide all kinds of mistakes in a layered cut, but with bobs it's more precise. Want a great bob, go to a Vidal Sassoon trained hairdresser. I get my graduated bob done by a VS trained hairdresser in Delhi twice a year. No, I can't see the back of my head well enough to cut a graduated bob on myself.
Yay for do it yourself haircuts and by the way from the photos you have shared it is looking pretty successful! I have never chopped the length rather just attack the fringe, such a wimp. And men have nipples why?? So we can pinch the buggers with sharp finger nails so they experience a little bit of pain!!!
ReplyDeleteFill my world with Danny Husk!!!!!
ReplyDeleteWow you look amazing, Goody. A very powerful woman is what you look like - watch out Hilary Clinton!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful suit and a glorious colour. The bag and boots are perfect and the earrings - blue and green together - yes, yes, yes!!
Your hair looks as if you have been to the hairdressers, well done you. I keep mine short because I like it short plus it's so easy to look after - wash and go....
I hope you bought lots and lots of books at the book sale
xxx
Veronica
vronni60s.blogspot.com
Tee hee! I remember that Kids in the Hall episode when it first aired. Kevin McDonald was the wife, as I recall....hilarious!!
ReplyDeleteThat is a seriously nice outfit. Everything from the matching bag and boots, earrings, glasses and that FAB SUIT!!!! Please don't tell your younger self to not buy that suit!!
happy thrifting ;)
p.s. haircut looks fab too!
Oh you should wear the suit all the time, otherwise you're not getting your money's worth! You could wear the pieces as separates, that skirt is divine, what a print. And the perfectly matched boots and bag are pretty damn perfect with the skirt too, so there.
ReplyDeleteAs for the earrings - I agree, they are like little wearable works of art. Clever you to find them.
And you're a hairdresser too? I am impressed! The bob is beautiful. I am starting to feel most inadequate here... xxx
Aigner?! Have you scored both boots and bag in Etienne Aigner?! They last forever, witness my checkbook, now well into its xx decade of daily use.
ReplyDeleteSuch classic albeit not-inexpensive style is well-matched with that similarly classic and definitely not-inexpensive suit -- but consider the suit a wardrobe investment that pays reliable dividends. As do the objets d'art you've attached to your ear lobes, now nicely displayed by the successful bob. (How did you manage the back?)
@Bibi
ReplyDeleteI had a Sassoon cut back in the late 70's, and it took HOURS! Oh my god, strand-by-strand-by-strand...I thought I'd die in the chair. I'll have to dig out the photos. It was a very precise cut, but I'm NEVER doing that again *Shudder*
I was able to get the back of my head with a hand mirror, the wall mirror, and left-handed scissors. It came up surprisingly even. I always end-up trimming my hair at home after a professional cut anyway, so after a while I just gave up and started doing my own.
@Sue
Your hair always looks great, so if you have a good hairdresser-hang onto them.
@Propagatrix
Husk Musk!
Have you noticed no matter the subject, there's always a KITH sketch to elaborate the point?
@Veronica
I came home with some interesting cookery books this time (which I really don't need, but I find them impossible to resist) and a dictionary of theories. You never know when you might need a dictionary of theories, so I wanted to be prepared.
@Thrifty Parka
I always thought Kevin made the prettiest woman of the troupe.
@Curtise
Well stop it (feeling inadequate)! If I had to manage half of what you do in a typical week, I'd curl up in a ball and scream. You always look beautifully put together in your posts, and I particularly like your most recent blog with the tartan skirts.
@Beth
The boots match the purse colour, but they are not Aigner. The bag was a steal at the Goodwill-my guess is they had no idea what it was.
The back really was just a matter of angling a mirror and scissors.
You do win at accessorising. I'm always in awe of your matching skills.
ReplyDeleteI cut my own hair too, though not as nicely as yours! If you'd told me a pro had done yours, I would have believed you.