Comic Con 2025

I finished my Agatha Harkness costume for Comic Con. It is the outfit she wears when she is gathering a coven. I found similar shoes, but they were navy. A little black dye fixed that.

Then I had to make over a striped blouse to look like the one she wears. 

First I cut off the cuffs and then cut the front higher. Then I  used tea and painted it on with a paintbrush. I had the perfect buttons in my button jar (given to me by my grandmother). I have a hat, sunglasses and a pair of jeans I cropped a bit shorter. 

I will make sure to get pictures at Comic Con!

Peldyn

Fuzz Free

Part of saving money and being stylish, is not having to throw away clothes due to pilling and fuzzies. I use a sweater shaver on all my sweaters and items that pill. It will save you so much money in the long run. This is the type I use, but there are so many types, just pick what you like.
Popchose Sweater Shaver
Here is a video of me showing how it works: Demo Video
How do you take care of your sweaters and other items that pill? Do you use a sweater shaver? Let me know in the comments. Peldyn

Mending Things

I had found a super cute skirt on eBay that was the exact skirt in a board from Pinterest. 

I bid on it and won. The seller then messaged me to let me know that she found a couple holes and did I want to cancel. I said no, because I had plans… bwahahaha!

This is the skirt after I embroidered over the holes. So cute!

Would you have cancelled the purchase? 

I am trying to make do and repair so this was a way for me to keep something out of the landfill.

This is one outfit I have planned so far

What do you think? 

Peldyn

I’m a Classic Girl, In a Trendy World

Trendy clothes are so much fun and I love them when I see other people wearing them. Me, not so much. Every time I try something trendy, it ends up in the donation box. I just don’t feel comfortable. 

Right now I am loving JCPenney(on my no buy now that I found out they donated to Trump), Old Navy/The Gap for inexpensive classics. All Winter is on clearance so it is the time to buy for next year. I am especially in love with cable knit sweaters. I just can’t get enough!

Green cable knit sweater from JC Penney

Green tights from Snag Tights

Are you Trendy, Classic, Romantic, Gothic or something else? Do you stick to one style or do you mix it up? Let me know!

Peldyn

Color Coordination

The skirt I dyed a few weeks ago is such a good match for my green shoes. Today feels like Spring and I am taking advantage of it. Short sleeved shirts, kicky skirts, cute flats. I hope the nice weather sticks around.

How is the weather in your neck of the woods? Are you ready to bust out your warm weather clothing?

Peldyn

Seasons Change

Now is a good time to buy cold weather staples. Many store have them up on clearance. Anthropologie has many nice tops, sweaters, and layering pieces on sale. Sizes are getting limited so I had to order one top in a large. I will take it in. The style is simple so it will be easy. 

Will you be buying any basics on clearance or will you be looking for something more fun? Let me know in the comments.

Peldyn

Transitional Clothes

The weather here is already getting warmer. Spring will be here before you know it. I added a few items to my wardrobe that can be pared down for mild days and added to for cooler evenings. (I may make a small commission off of affiliate links)

Allegra K Blouse

Blouse from Amazon can be worn as is, or have a cardigan or sweater popped on top for warmth.

Lindsey Skirt

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This skirt from JCPenney is a great weight for transitional seasons. I overdyed it to make it a couple shades darker. For me, the green was a bit too bright. It turned out so well!

Reef Sweater Vest

I ordered this sweater vest from Poshmark. It can be wore over a camisole or tee and for cooler days layered over a long sleeve top. 

What are your go-to transitional items? Do you layer? 

Let me know what you think.

Peldyn

Capsule Wardrobe Planning

Working on a capsule wardrobe for my European trip in late May, early June. I will be gone three weeks. I keep wanting to add more items, but I really do have enough. As part of the trip will be me just stumbling around by train, I need to be able to easily transport from train to hostel.

Vintage Dress Makeover

This was originally an ugly, shapeless formal dress. It was floor length and high-necked. I cut out a v shaped neckline and trimmed it in gold piping. Then I chopped off the length and narrowed the skirt portion. Lastly I took in the waist to make it form fitting over a vintage girdle. Now it is a body hugging wiggle dress. 

Brooch- from my collection

Shoes- Irregular Choice from Amazon no longer available 

Gloves- Amazon 

Belt- from my collection. Possibly from Forever 21 originally.

Girdle- Amazon

To buy gloves

To buy girdle

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Peldyn

In Vested

Winter is already here in some parts of the world. Most of us are having at least cooler days. When it gets chilly I turn to layers to keep warm. I see that this year the knitted/crocheted vest is having its spotlight. I am not sure what I think yet.  I used to wear them when I was much thinner.

Knitted vest from Anthropologie

Wear with a long sleeved shirt? Tucked in? Oversized shirt or regular size? My brain is spinning.

Anthro is calling this a bralette. What?

The oversized shirt is a good look though. 

I did order this one from Cider. If I am lucky it will get to me before Winter is over.

What do you think about knitted vests? Do you wear them? Love them, hate them?

Peldyn

Feeling Lucky

Sometimes things just work out in your favour. Case in point: I had bought a cute skirt on sale at Forever 21 but the only size they had was large. The darn thing nearly fell off my hips but I gamely wore it with a safety pin. Last night I washed it by mistake in a load on warm and it shrunk. Shrunk to just the right size. Some days the Universe is on my side.

I am feeling very lucky.

Style, Fashion, And What We Really Wear

I have been thinking on on this issue quite a bit lately. If you are like me you often buy clothes on a whim, or because they are in style, look comfy etc. We don't usually look at our clothes as a whole entity. Ones that fit like pieces of a puzzle into our wardrobes. Not only to match what we have, but to match "us": To go with what your lifestyle is, your colour preferences. This piecemeal shopping approach has led most of us to a closet full of haphazard clothes choices that we don't wear.

After spending this year with most of my clothes in storage, just pulling out a few for capsule wardrobes, I have made important insights about my own habits and I have realized that; 

1. I have clothes that do not flatter me

2. I have clothes that do not fit me

3. I have clothes I like the look of but hate wearing.

I really think if I had not started rotating my wardrobe in small capsules I would not have completely understood this. I guess I knew it but I didn't really KNOW it until I had a limited amount of choices and I still bypassed those items.

So now that I have come to terms with this, letting go of those items will be much easier. I have decided to pare down even more the amount of clothes that I have. This journey had been a long one but the road is getting smoother.