This Time Last Year

On January 2^nd of last year, I posted my very first outfit post on Fashion for Giants.  I wore this:

And now, a year later, I’m on my 296^th post and I’m wearing this:

Today’s “this” is a blue sweater (Old Navy) tucked into a blue, embroidered skirt (refashioned by me from a vintage Guatemalan dress), goldenrod tights, a studded belt (Michael Michael Kors via Nordstrom), riding boots (Born Crown “Sosie” via Nordstrom) and some bracelets and a watch.

Aside from the fact that my hair has gotten longer and more unruly, not much has changed here at Fashion for Giants in the last year.  My style has evolved somewhat, but everything that I wear is still very much me.  My outfits still consist of some hits, some misses and a lot of boots.  But, most importantly, my blog has stayed true to my vision; nothing slick or fancy, like my style, it’s still very much me.  It was, and it remains, a blog about a very tall girl with rebellious thighs sharing her style and her odd sense of humor.

Well, one thing has changed – I’m sharing my odd sense of humor with more Reader Friends than ever now.  And, for that, I’m truly thankful.  While I’d probably still be writing about my thighs’ attempt to create the People’s Republic of Thighastan if I didn’t have any readers, I’m so very happy you’re all here.  So, thank you all very much for playing along.

Happy Wednesday, Everyone!  And Happy New Year!

Gracey

I Made This Sweater

…into a cardigan.  Of course I didn’t make the sweater, that's pure lunacy.  Jones New York made the sweater.  But, I did make it into a cardigan:

I thrifted the sweater because of its vaguely Southwestern motif which is on trend for fall (“Southwestern” I mean, not “Vaguely Southwestern” although if the trend were “Vaguely Southwestern” it would be sort of awesome, right?) and because I thought I could make it work.  I couldn’t.  Between the cut (boxy) and the fringe (fringe-y) it wasn’t working for me.  So I decided to try to refashion it into a cardigan.  And it was really easy.  I just cut the sweater down the front, folded the raw edges under and zigzag stitched each side.  

And, frankly, I think it’s an improvement.  I feel like I’ve taken the sweater from being boxy and dated to being kitschy and amusing.  And if you follow my blog, you know I love the kitsch and I love to laugh.  In keeping with the vaguely Southwestern theme (and the kitsch), I paired the “cardigan” (Jones New York Sport, thrifted) with a chambray tunic (Old Navy), riding leggings (Vince Camuto via Nordstrom), riding boots (Born Crown “Sosie” via Nordstrom), a turquoise beaded necklace (rummaged) and silver and turquoise earrings (Mom-ed).

The earrings:

In closing, I'd like to say the following: one, please forgive the wrinkles.  It was just that type of day.  Two, making a cardigan out of a sweater is super easy; you should try it.  Three, Happy Friday, Everyone.  And four, of course, is..

Have a marvelous weekend, folks!

Gracey