Putpockets

This made my day.

"Visitors to London always have to be on the lookout for pickpockets, but now there's another, more positive phenomenon on the loose--putpockets. Aware that people are suffering during the economic crisis, 20 former pickpockets are now trawling London's tourist sites slipping money back into unsuspecting pockets." --Reuters, Aug. 19, 2009

People are good.

Farmer Fashion

As I said in the previous post, I planned my whole life out the other day. I decided that next summer I will "WWOOF"(yes, it's now a verb) in France. I started day-dreaming about this and quickly re-encountered the age old question: what shall I wear?

My family has a farm, so dressing to get messy isn't new to me...but somehow I just can't accept wearing my oversized shorts and t-shirts while in France, particularly since the images that come to mind of the French resemble this:

Image from The Sartorialist

Chic to the core. Obviously my middle school band t-shirt that hangs to my knees won't cut it.

Now to build my French farmer wardrobe. First, good mud-boots are quite necessary. I just bought these from Target.




Dresses and skirts can be worn while farming, depending on the chores. Such feminine clothes worn in fields makes me feel very mother-of-the-earth, but the wind in fields picks up so strongly it can be risky. I'm thinking some floral vintage dresses, like what dear Liebemarlene Vintage is selling this week:

Of course, American Apparel always has something to save the day. I'm thinking this skirt will be a good basic.

And really, I think I just want to look like this:



Cleverly cut tank-top, structured shorts, and hippie headband here I come.

Well.

That's a deep subject.

As a liberal arts college student, I seem to be feeling the need to introduce my blog, explain what it will be about, and defend why I chose this topic.

So.
I have been dreaming for years of working at a feminist fashion magazine--ideally in France. While attempting to plan my entire future today, I realized a blog would be a marvelous way to merge my interests. I've been following many blogs obsessively for years, so it seems quite natural. The similarities between blogs and magazines are obvious, but it will also give me a reason to practice my French.

Here goes nothing...

C'est un sujet profond.

Comme un étudiante d'université d'arts libéraux, je semble sentir le besoin de présenter mon blog, expliquer qu'il sera d'et défendre pourquoi j'ai choisi ce thème.

Ainsi.
J'ai rêvé pendant les années de travail sur un de féministe mode le magazine - idéalement en France. En essayant de planifier mon avenir entier aujourd'hui, je me suis rendu compte qu'un blog serait une merveilleuse façon de fusionner mes intérêts. Les similarités entre blogs et les magazines sont évidentes, mais il m'apportera aussi une raison de pratiquer mon français.