Pigtails and Pink (But Not Pink Pigtails)

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Although pink pigtails would be quite cool, I think I will stick with black for the Goth hairstyle and pink for this awesome corset-esque top. This fun piece is by Tripp, purchased at Hot Topic. I used to buy my deep purple hair color at Hot Topic, and one day I saw this masterpiece hanging on the wall while I was paying. Unlike most of the clothing items stocked by the HT, this one seemed decent quality and was the perfect style for me: unique, but not over the top; feminine, but not fussy; youthful, but not immature; inexpensive, but not cheap. There is absolutely no boning, and the lacing is not functional (there is a zipper in the back) so this is not a corset even though Hot Topic says it is. :) I’ve worn this top to the clubs before with a steel-boned corset underneath, as I did with my red Frederick’s “corset” but it’s also nice as day wear without a corset underneath.

The capris were originally pants, but they shrank the first time I washed them. Go figure: I always wash in cold and line dry, but sometimes things shrink anyway! So I chopped them off and added a double row of lace trim. Now they are even cuter than before. And they are my first and only pair of capris. The shoes, of course, are Pleaser. The velvet blazer is a Forever 21 purchase that I embellished out of necessity. I didn’t end up wearing it much with this outfit, as the evening didn’t get as chilly as I expected.

I wore this outfit to a barbeque with a bunch of my parents’ friends. I think I was a hit with the mainstream elders. :) Luckily, most of them have met me before and knew what to expect!  If they had been complete strangers, I probably would have left the giant pigtails at home this time.  It was traumatizing enough running in to a co-worker at the supermarket in this outfit, and I didn't even have the blazer on.  Oops.  I've been outed!  :-D