my first ever fashion blog post!

    today, most of my wardrobe has been specially chosen, designed for one main purpose: to hide the belly. nothing too tight on top; fullness, gathering, and ruffles are definite pluses. but a lot of times it backfires. when someone asks me now if i'm pregnant, and they are surprised by my "no", they blame it on the clothes "because they look like maternity clothes". they are. a lot of them at least. and then there's the plaid, basically shapeless ones. i don't love plaid, but i love that these shirts are the only ones i never get asked in!

    here's the yellow one (a Savers find), paired with cutoff jean shorts (also from Savers years ago, originally full-length jeans... i guess my altering of my own clothes isn't as recent a development as i thought!), a little halter-back-sleeveless-jacket thing? i can't figure out what to call it... the handmade rosette is attached to an alligator clip (hence the migration from headband to shirt... i've also worn it on shoes and purses!) and by far my favorite part: the shoes!

i altered the shoes today (see before & after photos below). i know, you're like, "they were pretty darn awesome to start with!" yeah. i know. but i have this weird thing about peace signs left over from growing up ("don't you know they're upside down broken crosses??" sigh.), and i thought they'd be better without them... so i covered them! sewed on a circle of fabric, then some vintage lace, and then three tiny beads. i love how they turned out, and that they're the STAR of this photo shoot! :)

p.s. i did this whole shoot by myself. the photos will be much better in the future, i'm sure, once i get my (amateur - "for the love of it") photographer husband involved!! :)