What I Actually Wore #0061
Serial #: 0061
Date: 12/02/2012
Weather: forecast 23°
Time Allowed: 20 minutes
It’s my party and I’ll wear something outrageous if I want to … This is my birthday outfit. It was a fairly quiet celebration: dinner with a few girlfriends at fancy Frenchified restaurant Gill’s Diner, cocktails at the Gin Palace, followed by a dance in the Spiegeltent.
You might think the outfit was all about the Indian headdress I had recently made, but you’d be wrong. It was also all about the red glitter Dorothy heels I’d bought on Christmas Eve. And my new Anthropologie blouse and cardigan. And let’s not forget the vintage polka dot pleated skirt, also a recent purchase. It was all a bit special really. I loved that the blouse and skirt had differing geometric prints yet were the same colour grey-blue. One of my friends actually thought I was wearing a dress, belted with a vintage sequin sash that matched the headband.
Another bit of silver was the metal mesh bag and the jingling Turkish coin earrings, a tribal tie-in with the feather headdress.
I was not surprised to receive a little attention as I made my way into the city by train. Most Saturday evening commuters didn’t blink an eye, but just a few bogans from the outer suburbs couldn’t resist whooping like Indians or shouting excitedly. You just have to except that yokels are part of the weekend city landscape – sigh. I was more gratified by the delighted grins and compliments from other passers-by.
The doorman at the Gin Palace eyed me quizzically and asked what the headdress was in aid of. I didn’t want to say it was my birthday, as though I was excusing my extraordinary behaviour – because why on earth shouldn’t we be able to wear a feather headdress if we want to, whenever we want to? I smiled, and shrugged, and replied, “Why not?” He looked much struck, and agreed. On our departure he warmly begged me to return soon.
Happy birthday to meeeee!
Items:
Top: dil, for Anthropologie
Skirt: vintage
Cardigan: Sparrow, for Anthropologie
Headdress: handmade
Belt: vintage
Earrings: Palm Beads
Ring: Autore
Bag: vintage
Shoes: Zoe Wittner