Layering and the Perils of DIY Fashion Blogging

On Wednesday I photographed my outfit before I went off to a lecture (see below left).  I've been trying to play with layering with sweater material, which can be tricky.  I tried this before back in January with the same dress, but I wasn't that pleased with the result.  This time I layered a brown long-sleeved tee under the red dress that you've seen here at least once a month before.  I am also displeased with constantly wearing my wellies and I've thought about wearing the shoes I'd like to wear with my outfits, but this is actually what I am wearing to slog through snow, slush, and puddles of grossness.

dress:  Anthro/Moth via eBay (remixed here and here)

wellies: Carpelli via Marshalls (remixed a million freakin' times b/c of weather, ugh)

earrings:  same boutique where I got the brown/red/purple scarf

          Left: long-sleeved brown tee:  LOFT                        

sepia floral tights: Anthro/Eloise (remixed)

scarf - H & M (remixed)

gold floret necklace - gifted MIL (remixed)

hat: GAP - gifted MIL

Right: brown cardi: Ann Taylor (remixed)

    brown tights: Assets/Target 

scarf:  World Market (remixed)

choker - Accessorize UK (gifted years ago)

When I saw the photos the next day I liked the palette (red, brown, teal) but not the result.  SME also said I looked school marmish. There was a Jumper Effect of my layering. Avoid this at all costs.

 

Then, on Thursday, I got ready to attend an event, but didn't photograph before I left the house because I was running late. So, I grabbed my camera and left the house. The event in question was a silly party in the office of a senior scholar.  Before long, I had imbibed multiple PBRs and was wearing a glow stick like a halo on my head.  I helped clean up and then... I FORGOT MY CAMERA! I realized this when I was on my way home. A colleague assured me it would be safe on Senior Scholar's Desk.  Safe, of course, but that's not what I was panicking about:  What if Senior Scholar wanted to return the camera to its owner (me) and had to look through the photos to find out who the owner was?  SS would be sure to discover about 15 photos of me posing in the red dress (I was having trouble with the flash and blurriness on School Marm Day).  Needless to say, the Thursday Outfit never got documented, I skipped out on Friend Friday, and I forced SME to drive me to school at 8:30 on Friday morning so I could recover the camera before Senior Scholar looked through them.

I was still unhappy with the School Marm outfit, however, so I re-styled the red dress for a performance I attended last night. The scarf is essential to this outfit (and to keeping me warm). Compare with a shot sans scarf:

The weight of this scarf (and not the lighter teal one) actually lays against the fabric, separating the top of me from a fuller skirt. Not only does it bring everything together in terms of color, but without a belt, the scarf makes the shape and proportionality more appealing. 

How about you?  Have your outfit photos ever been discovered? If so, by a senior scholar or a boss?