Wonder Women

Once upon a time in a land called Graduate School, two women, the Dissertating Yogini and La Historiadora de Moda, met and became good friends.  Then the former left to pursue doctoral research in Holland and Indonesia.  The latter stayed based in the Midwest and went to pursue research in Spain and Mexico for a couple of years.  They managed to talk on skype, email lots, and spend a few days together in Amsterdam.  Then finally one day after several years La Historiadora de Moda managed to get the Dissertating Yogini to come back to the Midwest for a week and to wear matching Wonder Woman graphic tees...

In the four years since the Dissertating Yogini left the main Fashionable Academics campus, both of us have gone through some major life changes.  She's had a spiritual awakening and donned a turban; she's become a yoga teacher and traveled in India; she's battled dissertation super villains and written hundreds of pages about delinquents.  I've started a style blog and adopted a beagle; I've run a marathon for charity and I got married; I've also battled dissertation super villains and written hundreds of pages about Hapsburg Spain.  And, in spite of the facts that life has taken us to such different places (geographically and in many ways personally and professionally) and that we had only seen each other four days out of the past four years, our friendship is as strong as it ever was.  It was great to spend a week together, laughing, chatting, practicing yoga, running, and even doing some academic work.

During her time here, she wanted to go shopping for a few specific items, and requested to go to Target, Old Navy, and Filene's Basement.  While she was trying on skirts at Old Navy, I came across these Wonder Woman graphic tees.  Since they were on sale and made from 100% recycled materials, I decided to get one -- I figured I could get some ironic and humorous use out of one.  Plus, Wonder Woman was created as a feminist character.  When I showed the Dissertating Yogini the shirt, she said she wanted one too, so I bought one for each of us. 

For the last full day that she was here we decided to wear our new Wonder Woman tees and style them differently.  She went for Americana, pairing her tee with jeans and sneakers.¹  I went for cowgirl with my Fluevog boots and a denim skirt.²  And then we goofed off some more to celebrate our friendship and our strength.

1. Wonder Woman Tee - Old Navy

Jeans - Levis

Shoes - Ziengs (Holland)

Turban - from India

Sunnies - Oscar de la Renta

Watch - Carl F. Bucherer (remixed)

2. Wonder Woman tee - Old Navy

Denim Skirt - H&M (remixed)

Boots - John Fluevog (Gift via Ebay and remixed)

Sunnies - Esprit (remixed)

Barrette - Goody (Target)

... La Historiadora de Moda may be wearing this graphic tee a lot this summer, as she recently heard back from a journal about an article that she submitted a few months back, so she has to "revise and resubmit."  The Dissertating Yogini might also get substantial use out of her tee, as she is in the final stages of revising her dissertation for a defense in the next few months.  Hopefully they'll be able to channel their inner Amazons to defeat the last of those dissertation super villains who are lurking just around the corner....


Which Super Hero do you most identify with or find yourself trying to channel?