Outfits of the Fortnight #16 National Library Week edition~!

So one of my coworkers suggested that since we work in a library and we had a company wide spirit day coming up we should encourage everyone to dress as a favorite fictional character on both the spirit day and the day before (because not everyone works on the spirit day). I couldn't choose between three ideas (Dr. Layon, Dr. Iwamine and Jane Eyre) so I decided to just dress up the whole darn week. There were some other coords I totes would have done but my boss was firmly no masks, stage make-up or wigs (the wigs part killed me).

Dr. Layon (Zoids New Century)

Don't judge me for how much I still like Dr. Layon, over the years my love of Harry Champ has waned (he is a bit creepy with how much he doesn't take a hint) but Dr. Layon is still my favorite character from that show. Also finding good pics of him online is nigh impossible. I actually rewatched the series to plan the outfit. :x

Jane Eyre

I had to do at least ONE literary character and since I already have the dress I figured why the heck not.

Nanaki Kazuaki (Hatoful Boyfriend)

As my interns can attest, I talk about my Bird Game all the damn time. Because I used to play it on lunch break so it was fresh on my mind when I would come back to work. I had to do at least one outfit from it. Also I was coming in on my day off for a meeting so I wanted something chill and comfortable and our favorite narcoleptic math teacher has a mighty comfy outfit. I wish I could've worn a wig. I have the perfect blonde wig for this.

Cait Sith (FF7)

It looked better with the black blazer on, not sure why I forgot to put it back on. Likely had something to do with still being a little out of it from having my mouth worked on earlier that day.

Dr. Iwamine (Hatoful Boyfriend)

Ahahaha I forgot to take a pic. I was still barely functioning from the dental work from the day before (my coworker decided to plan to take both evenings off without mentioning it to me so my plan to get the work done Thursday when I could normally call out so I could just sleep for a solid day didn't work out). I'd just redo the coord but I borrowed the lab coat from one of my interns and have already returned it. :x

Outfits of the Fortnight: Vol 3

Guess who remembered what a two week span of time is called? Yep, now this feature has a proper name, Outfits of the Fortnight. :D I will slightly miss the link to Bifrost though.
"Jaaaaane!"

Okay, so Jane wouldn't wear her hair down like that or probably wear so much/such gaudy accessories. And I wasn't wearing mitts. But I finally wore this out and about and someone guessed its historical origins! :D I also wore grey socks half the day but I have some mosquito bites on my legs so they were too itchy.

Headband: Claire's

OP: Handmade

Shoes: Target

"Season, who actually dresses for the season?"

This is very much I just threw it together from my go to pile right before work. And I so need to iron the bottom ruffle so my petti stops peeking out.

Headband: Claire's
Necklace: F21
Blazer: Offbrand
JSK: Handmade by Pomelosplace
Socks: Putomayo
Shoes: Liz Claiborne

"Om nom nom Corvettes"

Again, not too inspired, just some basics. my legs have been covered in calamine for the past week so no socks or anything else on them because calamine gets on everything and never comes out.

Headband: Claire's
Blazer: Offbrand
Blouse: Converse
JSK: Handmade
Shoes: Offbrand

"Loli zombie"

When I just roll out of bed because I have to open the library I tend to grab the same, easy to coord things over and over again. I wanted to wear my AatP socks but my legs are still calamine-y so boo.

Headband: Claire's
Blazer: Offbrand
Blouse: Bebe
JSK: Handmade by Pomelosplace
Shoes: Liz Claiborne



A Brief Reprieve From Lolita

Last week I went and saw Jane Eyre and kind of sort of fell completely in love. Michael Fassbender has been on my list of people where if they are in a film, I'm just going to go see it. The man can act. And he didn't disappoint in Jane Eyre.

He is also just the right mix of awesome actor, not handsome and not hideous to be the perfect Mr. Rochester.

I left the theater in a bit of a happy haze which I've not had after a movie in ages (I think the last one was 9, but I'm not sure). Half of that was from the dresses which sang a siren song to me. 'But I've got enough sewing projects' I thought, 'and I don't have the proper under garments'. That evening I downloaded a copy of the book to my kindle and figured it'd be a fun on and off read. Oh yeah, sure. Jane's childhood is a bit less than fun to slog through but it is totally necessary. It establishes who Jane is and what has made her that way. Then Jane gets to Thornfield and we get some powerful scenes. Oh my. Rochester and Jane are so not an ideal relationship and things are weird but somehow it is super enjoyable to read and there is a passion (pronounced in the super hilarious, Italian sportscar way, btw) to their interactions. I finished the book in about five days, finishing it by not sleeping the last night of that because I couldn't put it down.

When I had first left the theater I thought it was an awesome movie and liked Jane as Mia W. portrayed her. After reading the book... I still like both. They are just two different Janes, kind of similar but totally not. Book Jane is a bit more playful and teasing and proud which we are able to get to fully know since it is written from her point of view, as if she was telling us the story in person or in a veeeery long letter. Movie Jane is much more reserved and kind of... timid. Most of it is probably since we don't have Jane commenting on everything but the air that Mia W. gave off just felt more timid and being pulled by the tides. I don't dislike it but I do prefer Book Jane.

The trailer is kind of a terrible example of the movie's quality but it shows the pretty clothes!

In short: Loved the movie (Fassbender should get a freaking award btw), LOVED the book and fell in love with the clothing.

Which is where this post's title comes in. I tried to fight it but within a few days I succumbed to the desire for a Jane Eyre wardrobe. It doesn't help that there was a big clearance at Hancock so I got a lavender/grey stripe shirting, super fine black cotton and some white with black/grey stripe shirting (more Ingram than Eyre but I love white and I didn't see any black taffeta for cheap). The pink fabric I had wanted a corset made out of for ages was also on sale which also helped. Since that style needs a proper corset base.

So, for the next few weeks this blog will pretty much be on field trip to the 1840's. The garments are still beautiful and I've got some hilarious sewing fail stories on my part (wire hangers as boning in a corset for the lol) so I'm sure y'all won't mind too much. I'll also be reviewing Matches and Matrimony, a Pride and Prejudice/Sense and Sensibility/Persuasion crossover visual novel which was posted up on egl last week as well. Oh, and the last two weeks of May and the first two weeks of June will likely be a bit empty on my part. Botcon is the first weekend of June so there's a bit of prep and breakdown concerning that and I've got to get my capstone stuff all settled at that time as well. I'll try and post some interesting things but they may be themed on transforming robots. :D