a small break

Hi guys,

I'm going out of town to be with family and will most likely stop posting for a while. Actually, I'm not sure if I won't write, I'm addicted to G la fille, but I probably won't post until after I come back home. My return date is undetermined right now seeing as I have no return flight. I have, I think, 3 blog posts that are finished and scheduled to post automatically while I'm traveling though.

TTYL,
G la fille

online tights

Almost forgot about these suckas! I found them after spending approximately 45 seconds on mytights.com so you know it's gotta be a tights minefield when you get balls deep in the site. Ew, I made myself barf.

ANYWAY.

The following are Henry Holland for Pretty Polly, they're all $14.

omg! omg! omg! How sweet is this? I'd wear the alphabet tights until they crumbled to dust.

So effing cool. It sort of looks like you're wearing tall knee socks, ceptin' you don't have to keep pulling em up. Would you wear those shoes? I mean, obviously, you would try them on for free at the local Strippers' Shoe Warehouse, but would you buy them? and then wear them? Doesn't really matter anyhow, they just make the tights look sleeker. Now, Target, take note, this is how you sell the h-e-double hockey sticks out of tights. Lose the airbrushed feet and put the models in 6 inch platforms.

Yes! More of this!

This looks like poisonous snakes.

Ok, back to 200 dollar leggings :)

leggings for your slightly padded wallet

We made it through the first round of leggings late last night. Remember? Fall's around the bend (omg, where did the summer go?!?!) and we're getting pumped for it by buying tights. Classic displacement defense mechanism. In the last post we looked at the lower end of the price range with stores like Target and Charlotte Russe.

Here, we're looking at tights that are slightly more expensive, although not necessarily, and certainly more artistic. Ok, I realize that most of these aren't leggings, so what? Cut off the foot part. Also, these are all from Urban Outfitters.

$14 nylon tights. Cool. It looks like it fades from blue to black. I like the little curly deedle-dids on the design. Fishnet is one of those things that is really, very hard to pull off in rural Albuquerque. Best left for times when I'm visiting the big cities.

Now this is how you rock the shit out of tie dye. Nothing is better than purple and black palette in the fall. These tights are going for $8 at the UO website! Totally wearing these with everything I've got. Even pattern on pattern.

OMG, how cute! It's like wearing a teacup on your calves. $35 on clearance.

I just wanted to post these even though I'm not sure they're real. Look, I'm not going to be the flabbergasted grandpa here confused about current trends, but where/when/why would you wear these fringe socks? Would you need to construct a special boot with open back to wear with it? Who made these? Anyway, they're on sale for $70 (!!!).

Last question, I promise: these are totally for role-play night in the bedroom, ri? Here are some ideas: fringed hippie and the staunch politician; american indian and her chief; hipster weirdo and dov charney. I love how sex knows no boundaries :)

Floral tights, pink on black. Obviously perfect. They're 14 bucks, dudes and dudettes.

$14 nylon tights. Perfect with the ultra mini dress and a short boot. Your legs will look miles long. What do you think about pairing it with more black and gray/white? Maybe gem tones'll work too? Oh god, what about a light flannel muumuu? (Wink, wink Lane and Ash).

$12 Lettuce edge over the knee black socks. Couldn't you just die? Unlike thigh highs, they'll keep you warm PLUS OMG THIS IS THE BIG PART: they still let you give the award-winning upper thigh peek-a-boo.

Yum.

$20 on sale. See how it's a sort of floral hole pattern? For holey leggings, they're slightly smarter than the standard randomly thrashed holey leggings. Maybe only ok for going back to Crue Fest or maybe sex games. gutter punk and ... dental assistant? lol. I just lol'd IRL!!!

$18 floral leggings ... we get it, dark floral and fall go together.

Was $28, now $19. Totally loving the two tone thingy. Possibly the only trendy leggings I'll actually buy into.

Also, here's another black liquid leggings from Hue and they're 30 bucks:

What do you think? Worth the extra $5? Definitely not. This liquid legging thing is on the way out. Unless ................. ROLE PLAYING IN THE BEDROOM! omg, does role playing solve every problem? Hmmm, I'll let us think about that until my next leggings post :)

low leggings

Oh my jeez, did you feel the cold air last night? There I was, standing in front of Jay's house with my tremendously tiny shorts and paper-thin tee, just groping at my sides for warmth. It's like, um, hello autumn, it's not quite time for you yet. How rude.

I wound up creating a flannel and kitty cat nest on my bed that night and still woke up freezing. Oh, gloom :( Considering it's still in the 90s, let's hope it was only a fluke. Still, I'm not ready for this change in the seasons. god, I'm gonna miss the sidewalks radiating heat in the middle of night. Biking to pick up beers and limes. Coconut sunblock on my nose! Frozen watermelon cubes. mmmm. Summer rituals ...

Anyway, fall, guys! Come on, buck up. We have to move on. Let's tip our toes into fall by looking at leggings. One of these leggings paired with thick, woolly speckled socks, dark boots and a snuggly coat? I'm drooling.

This first set of leggings is from Target:

$25 for these liquid leggings

This is $5 but sort of look like shit with those awful black moccasins and boring black skirt. They might still be do-able.

Much better. This is a slightly cropped snake skin print at 13 bucks. Again, it should not be paired with shitty flats and a boring green tee. It might look perfect with your boyfriend's button-up, cinched at the waist?

$5 for the white lace footless tights. Can you imagine it with knee-high vertical-striped gray socks? Ugh, so effing cute. Also, those are some ugly flats. Did they just MS paint shoes on her feet?

14 bucks and I actually bought these last week, but would they even work for winter? or even fall? It seems like you could get away with tie dye in cold weather only if they were heavy colors like maroon, olive, gray, etc. This blue number seems too swimming pool-y. Rules, rules, who gives a fuck, huh? Also, target.com kept telling me they were only available in the plus-size section, but I swear they were in the regular girls part of the store.

P.S. just because your model is plus-size doesn't mean she needs a saggy tummy shirt, Target.

$30 for gold leggings. And probably even less for a night with the Frederick's of Hollywood model. Seriously, Target? You can afford this lady, but you have to airbrush shoes on the other models? My brain isn't working, what would you even pair with liquid gold leggings? Are these an avoid-at-all-costs article of clothing? Sort of like capri pants and tent dresses? Hmmmm, too many questions. Let's move on.

5 bucks and the outfits are shit, but hear me out. Can you imagine how darling a monochromatic white outfit would look? White or gray boots, snuggly eggshell socks, these white leggings and a furry white coat. I'd feel like a snowflake! The look would be perfect with dark haired girls. Can you see it? Flowing brown hair, rosy cheeks and a white jacket. We'd look like Russian snow beauties.

Idk, I don't know how I feel about these. Kinda gross. Kinda good. They're $12.

White leopard print for $12. Too high school?

Polka dot leggings, black on gray for 12 bucks. Note to self, never wear jeans skirts with leggings. I can see these being worn with a bright tropical colored sock. It'll warm you up when you're walking down the windy sidewalks.

Cute. Don't like the cropped length, but maybe do-able with some knee high boots. $13

I love the button detail, but for $13, I think I could get a better deal elsewhere. Not to mention better construction.

So these are from Forever 21:

Gray floral print in the fall? Obviously works every time. $13

Hey, this is a dollar cheaper for some reason. $12

And these are from Charlotte Russe:

omg, can you imagine it paired with an ankle-length boot, flowing gem-hued dress and a mod little peacoat? I'm dying (in a good way), $15

I think this would look much better on a human than pencil-legged mannequin, but $15? Not worth it.

17 Dollars for faux distressed leather leggings? Kinda zomg yes yes yes!!!! Kinda also want to hide all my leggings sales receipts.

Yay! We made it through the first leggings post. These were from the cheaper, more lower class kind of stores (i.e. the ones I can afford), but I'll have three or four more leggings posts from labels like Stella McCartney and Betsey Johnson. Each post will have more and more expensive leggings. I actually found a pair for $1850!

So check back later today.