Amy’s Fashion (Mis)Adventures: #no #booshit

Your fashion-challenged Avid Bruxist, she is back with more (mis)adventures! (If you want to read previous Stitch Fix/fashion posts, scroll to the bottom and click the Fayshun tag.)

Let’s jump right in with a #no. Don’t get me wrong–I love a peasant blouse but not this peasant blouse.

Brina & Em Pomona embroidery detail top $34

As always, Kate could articulate it perfectly.

Question: Am I too old for pigtails?

I have no interest in jellies, but pretty much my whole beach vacation, I had my sister-in-law do double French braids, and tbh I’d do them myself 6 out of 7 days except my arms get real tired.

Moving on. Stitch Fix did it again. I mean, it’s fine. It’s fine. V-necks flatter me; it’s basic black; the cut is decent. But as usual

Z Supply Heleyne v-neck knit top

Looking back on previous fashion posts, I’m astounded by how much #booshit I kept. I kept items that were not right, just because I thought they were the best I could get, or maybe the best I deserved. But the best I can get, what I deserve, is clothing that makes me feel great. Not

I feel like there’s a life lesson in there.

Next we had these pants that kinda looked and sorta felt like a fuzzy bathrobe.

Ellen Tracy Kellan belted wide leg pant $89.50

And hard as my knee-jerk #no was, I had the weird feeling that Kate would disagree, and I was right.

(Note: The orange biker sweatshirt mentioned below is a seminal fashion moment for your Avid Bruxist. If you weren’t around for it, click here.)

She didn’t hate them?

She said work, sure, but I just couldn’t do it. Felt like a clown, and eighty-nine and a half ducats is too dear for this Bozo. Sent them back.

Papermoon Farfalla back cutout blouse $38

Kate let me know Boden is a British clothing company that she’s obsessed with, and Ravello is one of their signature shirts. It’s a good shirt. Might have to get some.

Though, you know what? Part of my battle against diet culture/diet mentality has been curating my social media feeds to include body diversity, and man!, looking at Boden’s website has reminded me that most companies still feature only your garden-variety, taller-than-average, near-anorexic model. Stahp. For fuck’s sake. Maybe I won’t buy your goddamn Ravello.

Speaking of taller-than-average, I myself am not. I’m not even averager-than-average. You wouldn’t think that would matter when it comes to accessories, but that’s where you’re wrong.

Bay to Baubles Trevor long metal teardrop pendant $28

To be fair, “long” was in the name, but

She makes me google so many things! Apparently, JVN is Jonathan Van Ness of Queer Eye fame, and everything for him is a “moment.”

Since the first draft of this post, I’ve started watching QE, and I. Am. Obsessed.

Except with the episode where they solve police brutality against black men with a chat and a hug. That one made me want to throw my TV out the window.

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