Strutter

Am I the only twenty-something who really loves Kiss? I grew up listening to their tunes, and their flashy-badass-come-cheesy costumes plus their up beat fun-styled rock always appealed to me. I saw them live here in Ottawa three years ago actually, which was pretty fantastic. Gene Simmons' bass solo just blew me away. But all that from my desire to find a good title for this outfit post... And Kiss' song Strutter came to mind.

Tank top - Fairweather

Skirt (skorts) - Thrifted from Value Village

Sandals - Thrifted from Value Village

Everybody says she's lookin' good
And the lady knows it's understood

Strutter!

I felt like a million bucks in this outfit. It was a lovely Sunday afternoon when I decided to head to Dow's Lake Park again to take some more outfit shots. Far from being the only person taking advantage of such a beautiful day, the place was rather packed with people. I kept getting very obvious looks from cyclists and joggers. But I walked with my head up and went about my photo-taking business like a champ.

This looks like I'm wearing a mini-skirt, but it's actually got some nylon shorts attached inside it to help a girl keep her modesty. I'd never have purchased the thing otherwise, but the shorts helped me seal the deal. I actually nearly left them behind, but I'm glad I didn't. I won't have very many more chances to wear these with fall on the way, but I'm glad I got to wear them the once and get these great photos.

I finally acquired some shatter nail polish and I quite like the effect! I painted it on over some yellow and neon pink polishes, because clearly having crazy crackle nails isn't crazy enough over one colour heh.

While I was taking the next photo (and the dozens of others that didn't make the cut) I could see a guy with his dog eyeing me. I'm pretty used to funny looks so I just shrugged it off. When I was done with that particular spot and started walking off, he called over and asked what I was doing and if I was a model hah. We got to talking and I left with lovely compliments singing in my ears. It's nice to hear that you look good from someone else, even if you already know you do. Ego boost!

I spent the weekend at my parents', and we celebrated my mother's 50th birthday. It was a pretty relaxed weekend, but I was very glad to finally get home yesterday. I had to take the Greyhound back for the first time in over 2 years. I am really going to miss having a vehicle, and it's going to take some getting used to being on foot again. Especially since I refuse to use our city's horribly-planned overly-expensive transit system. We have the worst service and the highest price for transit in the entire country. Talk about fail!

I'm going to try and catch up to my photo editing and get back into the swing of things this week. I hope you all had a really great weekend. Cheers!