Clothing for Comfortable Traveling

I am one of those seemingly rare people who really enjoys airports. Everyone I know loves the planes, and the destinations, but is neutral at best when it comes to airports. And yes, there are awful ones. There are times when even I hate them, but there are so many neat things to be enjoyed if you open your mind. The people watching is fascinating and diverse, it's always fun to watch the planes, you can shop, read a book, make a friend, go for a walk, go exploring. One of the biggest reasons the people I've talked to don't like airports is that they find them uncomfortable. I see the problem not as being the airport (usually); but the outfit.

Plane Outfit by RosieUnknown 

 This is the only style of outfit I will wear to travel now, since it is the most comfortable thing I can put on my body. Obviously everyone is different, but the general ideas are pretty universal.

 Leggings and Dress: I find pants fairly uncomfortable, so there is no way I'm wearing them to fly. Also, Leggings and a knee length dress keep me covered in pretty much any position I could contort my body into, which is an essential for me. If you prefer pants, I'd recommend something loose like a harem pant, with a tunic top or bodysuit so you don't realize at the end of a flight that your curled up in a seat position was showing everyone near you just what kind of panties you were wearing.

Sweater: Airplanes are often really cold, and if you aren't using it it can be folded up and used as a pillow.

Pashmina: scarf, wrap, blanket, emergency hair control, pillow, protection from dubious seats, top, skirt; there really isn't much that a big pashmina can't do.

Soft cloth head band: not only will it keep your hair in place, but it will also serve as an emergency eye cover and block some noise.

Walking shoes: Since  generally do some hiking or heavy duty sight seeing, I always like to have my walking shoes along, and they are great for trekking through airports, lugging bags through public transit and keeping you balanced on moving planes. Another plus: since they are the biggest shoes you'll bring (probably), you'll save space in your bag. If you absolutely don't need walking shoes or sneakers, I would wear flats, but unless they are the best flats on earth, I don't think they could be as comfy as walking shoes.

What do you wear when traveling

Love,
Rosie

What I Wore: Antoinette

Skirt, Åhlens; tank top, market; corset, handmade be me for a costume; leggings, Gina Tricot; shoes, Aldo; bow necklace, made by me; mask, made by me.

I've had this mask lying around my room since the end of the show, and I felt the need to style an outfit around it. I didn't actually wear this, but it is definitely something Antoinette would wear. I'm not sure if I've ever introduced her or not, so I will now. Antoinette is my alter ego, and we are very different people. She is confident  and extroverted, I'm shy. She does what she wants, I fear consequences. In some ways though, we are very similar. We both think Jello Shots are the bomb, neither of us care what any one thinks, we agree that partying all night is the second best way to spend our nights*.

Do you have an alter-ego?

Love,
Rosie

*Pyjama parties with either amazing books or amazing people will always be first in our hearts.

Much Ado About Costumes

I mentioned a little while back that I was in a theater production that was eating up most of my time, and that I had some costumes I wanted to show you. Well, our last show was on Monday, the last of the cast events was last night, and the several people who have been living in my room have all gone back to their houses now, so I finally have time to sit down and show you the amazing things I got to wear.

The show I was in was Much Ado About Nothing, for those of you not familiar with it it's one of Shakespeare's comedies; and I was originally just given the role of watchman:

"We charge you, in the prince's name, share your skittles!"

Yes, the costume makes me look slightly disproportionate, and yes, it's more than slightly ridiculous, however, it's also insanely fun to wear. You can't see it in this picture, but the stripes on the back of my pants are horizontal, and the back of my vest has the same crazy patchwork like pattern.

When I arrived at my second rehearsal, I was asked if I would be interested in taking on another role. I promptly answered: "Of course, I'd love to! Who do you want me to play?" The answer: the sexton.

"Master Puppy! You go not the way to sniff a foot!"

If you are currently saying: "Rosie! That is just a photo of a foot and some pant leg!" You would be absolutely right. It is also the only photo I have of my self in this costume. It isn't nearly as hilarious as my other costume though, the rest is just the white shirt with a brown smock and very deep hood.

My final costume* is that of "Anonymous Purple Dancer".

*mingle flirt dance dance flirt dance mingle flirt mingle flirt*

They needed an extra female dancer for the masquerade ball, and I was only too happy to volunteer my less than amazing dance skills. I was even more excited once I saw my costume, because what girl doesn't want to wear a bejeweled purple corset style bodice with a  long, layered purple skirt? My excitement for said costume died down slightly after I realized how annoying it is to have to get someone to lace up your top everyday, then have to get out of it. (You can't see it in the photo, but my bodice laces up the back.)

Have you ever done any theater productions? Did you get to wear amazing costumes?

Love,
Rosie

*In reality it's the first costume I wear in the show, then the watchman, then the sexton, but I shun logical order.

For the Love of Rubber Boots

I will admit, I am not a huge fan of rainy weather. Frizzy hair, wet clothing and mud are all unfortunate consequences. The one fun  consequence, in my opinion, is that you get to wear rubber boots without feeling like a farmer/slightly ridiculous. 

I like my rubber boots super bright, like these:

Hunter Original Colours

One of the many wonderful things about rubber boots is that they lend themselves to so many different looks. Yes, if you wore them with many outfits on a normal day they might feel a bit strange, but when it's actually raining I have never lacked ideas for what to wear them with. 

For example; you could go for what I consider a sort of festival look:

Rubber Boots, take 1 by RosieUnknown 

 Nothing better than a simple, stylish outfit with a polar bear hat, right?

Or, if you lean more towards a love of colour you could play up the bright pink
 

Rubber Boots, take 2 by RosieUnknown

And by play up the pink I obviously mean add many other colours and move through life as a joyful rainbow.


We all have days when we just want to blend into the woodwork a bit, and rubber boots won't fail you then either.
 

Rubber Boots, take 3 by RosieUnknown 

They are the perfect complement to a super casual outfit, because sometimes you really can't be bothered. (Even on those days I can't resist a few cute accessories though, which is why I included the brooches.)

Do you own/wear rubber boots? What would/do you like to wear them with?

Love,
Rosie 

PS: If you want to know how I actually wore my rubber boots recently, don't worry, the outfit post should be out tomorrow.

Dressing like the Red Queen

Although it is true that the Mad Hatter is by far my favourite character from Alice in Wonderland, I have a sort of fascination with the Red Queen. I wouldn't say I exactly like her, but she is a very interesting character. I sort of want to go into more detail, but one of the main reasons I write this blog is to get away from all the analyzing I do at school so I'm just going to talk about her style. 

The Red Queen, obviously, wears a lot of red, and card motifs are common in her wardrobe, specifically hearts. Once again, I feel a Commentaire Composée* coming on, so I'm going to move on to the pretty clothing.

Queen of Hearts Outfit by RosieUnknown 

I'm not sure how happy I am with this outfit. I think the shoes are off, and I feel like something is missing. Still, I think it really captures the essence of the Red Queen fairly well.

I have now been trying to write this post for over an hour now, and everything I write quickly turns into an in depth analysis of her character, the symbolism of her soldiers being playing cards, or her choice of the colour red. So I give up. I'm sorry. French class has killed my brain. I'm going to leave it at this:

Red is a colour that shows confidence, whether it is real confidence of fake confidence. And who can resist the lure of a crown?

Thoughts?

Love, Rosie

* A Commentaire Composée is a horrible sort of essay, with incredible amounts of structure. Although, from what I have heard, they will be the least of my worries in the years to come.

Dressing like the Mad Hatter

As I said yesterday, the Mad Hatter is my favourite character from the new Alice in Wonderland. I mean Johnny Depp is super talented, the character is amazing, and the wardrobe is stellar. Once I had finished my "OMFG that was... just so!" stage, and my analyzing stage, I pretty much said "I have to do a Polyvore set based on him!"

This morning though, once I started really thinking about it, I realized that I HAD to do two sets. 

Not Quite as Mad Hatter Outfit by RosieUnknown

The first one is the outfit that is in my opinion fairly simple, the sort of thing I can see most people probably getting away with most of the time. This one is more based on my feeling of the Mad Hatter, a sort of country feel, but with plenty of eccentricity. I struggled with this one though: to hat or not to hat? I mean, he is the Mad HATTER, but top hats aren't necessarily very wearable. I left it out, but feel free to put wear one.

This one is my favourite though:

Very Mad Hatter Outfit by RosieUnknown 

This is the set that I REALLY love. It has multiple loud patterns two colours of nail polish, and THE hat. Well, not THE hat, bat a pretty cool costume version. If you are wondering why I included a plaid skirt, it's because in one of my favourite scenes, the final battle, the Mad Hatter wears a kilt. This obviously makes him like a million times more awesome, and he wears it with a BRIGHT BLUE VELVET JACKET. The only reason I didn't include a blue jacket was I couldn't find one I liked.

What did you think of the Mad Hatter? Would you wear either of these outfits?

Love, Rosie

I wanna be a Rocker

February has really been getting to me. I feel so uninspired when it comes to clothing, and getting dressed every morning has become more and more of a struggle. I think it may be because my style has changed quite a bit lately.

Style Inspiration: 22/02/2010 by RosieUnknown

Part 1 of my new style goal: rocker chick. Lately I've really been craving a bit of bag girl in my style, I want to be able to transmit the sort of effortless vibe that I see people wearing. It's like they just sort of rolled out of bed and threw on the first things that came to hand, but they look amazing anyways. I haven't figured out what the key ingredient is yet.

My style hasn't just been veering towards rocker, so I will share my other source of inspiration within the next few days.

Love, Rosie

The Traffic Pylon Sweater

When I got home from school today, I found my father and sister wearing balaclavas, and a clear bag with something bright orange, like traffic pylon orange, in it at my spot.

It was a super awesome bright orange polar fleece sweater I had been admiring on the 66 North website a few weeks ago.

I immediately went and took off the shirt I was wearing with the red skinnies (it's awesome, but this one is cooler), pulled on the first tank top that come to hand, and tried it on.

Mummy thought that I looked adorable (I've only been telling her twice a day for the past several years), so she had me get out my camera so she could take pictures. After I got it on, and unzipped the hood again, I realized that it is pretty much the softest sweater on earth, so I started dreaming up outfits to wear it with. Here is what I came up with:

Vik Sweater- Take 3 by RosieUnknown

Vik Sweater- Take 2 by RosieUnknown

Vik Sweater- take 1 by RosieUnknown

Which is our favourite? How would you style this sweater?

Love, Rosie

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What I Wore: Delightfully Tacky

Blazer, La Classe Couture; pants, Lululemon; black shirt, Seduction; floral shirt, vintage fabric; belt, Joe Fresh; boots, La Canadienne.

I wanted to do a really nice outfit post today, but by the time I go home it was completely dark and all I wanted to do was put on pyjamas. So instead I'm just showing you the interesting part of my outfit: The floral "shirt". It is not, in fact a shirt. It's just a rectangular piece of fabric. I wrapped it around my neck, safety pinned it in the back, added a belt for waist definition and a blazer for warmth/to cover the improvised back, and voila: a delightfully tacky shirt!

I am wearing a long sleeved shirt underneath, cause it's cold in winter up here, and I like not showing everyone my bra.

Thoughts? Requests?

Love, Rosie

PS: Please, please and pretty please with a cherry on top, come check out my new blog, Exposure Extraordinaire! We could really use some followers who aren't A) Friends of Findlay, B) Findlay's sibling, and C) Findlay. (All of the above people are very awesome, at least the ones I've met are, but still, make me feel loved too!)

A brief reflectoin

Wow. It's December 31st, 2009. Already. This year has been, on a whole, rather wonderful. Some bloggers are doing wonderfully comprehensive posts about their years, and their goals, but I'm not going to do that. Instead, I'm just going to reflect a bit on how my style has evolved over the past year.

So, in January 2009, I was a lot less outgoing. I was still in my all black faze. I started venturing out of my comfort zone, with a funky necklace here, a cool belt there. I pretty much stayed at this point until the summer, when: I started wearing ears, I started wearing extreme eye make up, I had a brief fling with plaid, I wanted to go goth and I grew a lot more confident in my clothing choices.

As of September, my personal style hasn't changed all that much, although I have been leaning towards sleeker silhouettes, and simpler styles in general, but I still have a place in my heart for anything extravagant, sequinned, leather, or crazy.

Ok, so enough with my directionless ramblings. I'm not doing anything for New Year's Eve, but if I were, I would be wearing one of the following dresses:

New Year's Eve Party by RosieUnknown

After all, if you can't wear something fun on New Year's Eve, when can you?

Well, this is the end of my last post of 2009. I hope that 2010 will see new things, both here on Through the Wilderness, but especially on my brand shiny new blog, Exposure Extraordinaire, where I, along with two friends, will be posting a picture every single day this year. Please come on over, say hi, we'ed love to here from you.

Thoughts? Requests?

Love, Rosie

What's your ideal outfit for NYE? Your ideal way to ring in the new year?

What I Would be Wearing

Yesterday I told you that I would do my best to do a fashion/style related post today. Well, since I spent all day in pyjamas, eating candy and playing cribbage and boggle with my family, I thought I would do a few Looklets to show you what I would be wearing if I were spending the holidays somewhere else.

I don't actually have anything else to say, so see you all tomorrow, with *fingers crossed* an actual OUTFIT POST.

Love, Rosie

Surviving Stress Glamourously, Part 1: the Go-to outfit

We all have times when our lives get insanely stressful. During those times, we often push style to the back burner at those times, but does it really help? Not really. So I'm going to do a series of posts of tips on how to stay glamourous when you barely have time to sleep.

Part 1: The clothing.

Stressed out and Glamourous by RosieUnknown

This is really a very personal decision, just what ever you feel comfortable, but pretty in. Personally, I like high waisted super tight skinny jeans or high waisted wide legged pants. Obviously, you could just as easily wear a skirt, but it is currently winter in my area, and I find tights a really pain to wear, so not so good for stress.

Long sleeved shirt or, better yet, sweaters, are a must for me at the moment, since my school hasn't entirely grasped the concept of heating yet, so the temperature is around 15 degrees Celsius. Brr. I like my shirts fairly fitted, preferable with a v-neck or a cowl neck, but that is really just personal choice. I do recommend something at least slightly fitted though, you probably won't feel at all glamourous in a knit bag.

At the moment, I am living in my low heeled black leather boots, since warm feet+cool boots=awesomeness, and they go with pretty much everything. A bag that plays nicely with everything and is big enough to hold all your stuff is good too, since who likes to juggle multiple items?

The fun part of the outfit is the accessories. You could go for scarves, jewelry, hair accessories, whatever you want. I choose earrings, the simple outfits will let them shine.

Thoughts? Requests?

Love, Rosie

P.S. Thanks for all your support and kind comments on my last post, I really appreciate it.

Looking Amazing, even if you don't feel it

So, as you probably noticed, I completely fell off the map. For almost a whole week! I'd like to tell you that I had mountains of homework, or that someone died, or I eloped, or something that would sort of make up for just being gone. Sadly, all that happened is the flu. I got sick, and despite having all day to blog, I just couldn't think of anything to post about. Anyways, I had an idea today! *happy dance*

Glamour... when you really want to sleep by RosieUnknown

I may have spent all week in pyjamas, but I realize that many people don't have the luxury of just staying home when they are sick. So I started thinking about what I would wear if I had to get dressed and actually function when sick. Here are the guidelines I thought up:

1. Not tights. I love the look of tights, but they are a pain to wear. Besides, for me at least, a rip in my tights can be enough to push me from I'm dealing to full on tears, not really needed. Anyways, unless you live someplace warm, no tights means pants. I cannot advocate wearing sweat pants, and you could wear jeans, but the won't have the effect we are going for, so trousers, pants, whatever you want to call them, are the thing to go for.

2. Comfort is key! A thin, long sleeved shirt will be cool enough if you get overheated, and a scarf/wrap can be very warm when you get chilled.

3. You could go two ways with shoes: comfy flats, or wicked heels. If you don't usually wear heels, now is not the time. But, if you are comfortable in them, go for it, unless you have to walk or stand much. Sore feet can have the same effect as ripped tights.

4. Keep make up simple. If you are sick, you should try to let your skin breath. Yes, you may feel sort of exposed, but your skin will thank you later. A bit of lippy and any necessary concealer should be enough.

5. Keep those large, dark sunglasses on hand, so you can project an image of unapproachability when you really don't want to be bothered.

That's it! You are ready to look amazing, even if you don't feel amazing.

Thoughts? Requests?

Love, Rosie

Just Your Everyday Witch

As you all probably know, Halloween is fast approaching. I decided to do a little series of polyvore sets of outfits that have just a bit of costume to them to celebrate the event. I give you...

Just Your Everyday Witch by RosieUnknown

Everyday Witch!

The dress. I have always seen witches as having rather full skirted dress, and this one just felt right. I chose these shoes because, once again they felt right. Also, lace up, high heeled, black ankle boots? How awesome are they!!! Since every witch needs a familiar (animal friend of above average intelligence), and carrying around an actual animal is rather hindering, I used the purse. I picked cat purses, since I adore black cats, but you could go for an owl, oar anything you like really. It can get pretty chilly when you are flying through the sky, so I included some kelly green tights for warmth and a pop of colour. I think because it looks like some thing you would find in a cauldron, kelly green has always been a very witch-y colour to me. Ditto on the purple, and since you wouldn't want to get your hands dirty while mixing potions, out come the gloves! Finally, the necklaces. I felt that the outfit needed just a touch more colour, and the stones felt rather mystic to me.

Thoughts? Requests?

Love, Rosie

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Playing Dress Up: Just Your Everyday Cat Woman

Update: This post is now a part of a series of outfits with a hint (or several) of costume in them.

Just Your Everyday Cat Woman by RosieUnknown

Usually, when I post a polyvore set, I talk about why I chose certain items, what was inspiring me. The thought behind this set is very simple: it is sleek, it is sexy, and it is what I wished I was wearing. Because there are two Rosie Unknowns: the real one, who is typing this and wearing jeans with a sweater, and then there is the other Rosie Unknown, who is dancing the night away and wearing the above outfit. Confused? This is what my dream self is wearing.

Thoughts? Requests?

Love, Rosie

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How my Style Survived/is Surviving Life as a Summer Camp Counselor

Summer Camp Trials by RosieUnknown

This week, I am stuck in a bright yellow shirt. Not the shirt featured here, but very similar. The reason: I was deemed responsible enough to be a day camp counselor. Crazy world, eh? The point being, I was wondering how I was going to still express my own style while wearing a shapeless yellow bag.

Since I have some common sense, and I worked this job last summer, I knew that I was going to want flat, broken in, relatively comfy shoes. Enter the Converse All Stars. Second common sense point: these are kids, who will want to run around, and play games. That explains why everything is relatively easy to move in, and when I choose skirts, I include leggings. 8 year old boys do not need to know whether or not you are wearing a thong. I know that in some climates may not be compatible with the longer leggings, in this case substitute shorter leggings.

After that, it is all fun stuff. This set is a bit more what I would like than what I am wearing, example, today I wore roughly the fist outfit, but my shorts are pale gray with white pinstripes, and I am wearing a brightly coloured bow in my hair.

For me, eyeliner is a total must. I don't advise skipping your fave make up/accessory, just maybe tone it down, example, today, instead of drawing a thick line all the way around my eye, with wings out the sides, I just did my "grandmother-able" thick line on the top lid, with a little wing.

Thoughts? Advice? Requests?

Recipe for a Chameleon Weekend Outfit

Lounging at Home by RosieUnknown 

Ingredients:

Over sized Plaid Men's Shirt

Capri length Yoga Pants  or  Cropped Leggings

Comfortable Flip Flops 

Comfortable Matching Flats

A Belt, I recommend something patent or sequined 

Large Sunglasses

Instructions:

1. Plan a day where you are going to stay home and do chores (Some suggestions are: cleaning your room, tackling that mending you've been meaning to do, ect.)

2. Put on your leggings/yoga pants, shirt and flip-flops.

3. Tackle the chores.

4. Finish the chores early, decide to pick up some frozen yogurt and a movie to have a comfy night in. Decide you can't go out dressed like this.

5. Cinch your shirt around the narrowest point of your waist with the belt, change into flats, and put on the Sunglasses to hide your makeup-less eyes.

6. Pick up your supplies like a movie star.

7. Enjoy!

(Note: This is basically what I wore today, and I guarantee that it is comfy.)

Love, Rosie

Prom Ensemble Part 5: Shades of Blue

Prom Ensemble bright blue and purple-blue by RosieUnknown 

Here it is, the fifth and final part of the Prom Ensemble Series. 

Once again, I have combined two dresses and multiple of each extra in one collage. To complement the bright blue of the dresses,  I went with a blue/purple and gold for the accessories. Both of the shoes have a hefty heel, but they also have ankle straps to help stabilize the feet. I'm afraid that I don't have much interesting commentary for this one, my brain has been sucked dry of any interesting thoughts by math revision.

Prom Ensemble Part 4: Champagne and Roses

Prom Ensemble Champagne and Pink by RosieUnknown

I don't have much commentary for this one, but I chose three dress and lots of different shoes, purses and jewelry. I'm pretty much obsessed with all of these dress. I find that the all pink one is sort of like a ship, but maybe that's just me. The pink ribbon detail is vaguely harness like, in a vary feminine way. And the final one, well, what isn't there to like? I would recommend pairing the champagne coloured shoes and purse with the all pink dress, pink with the all cream coloured dress, and either coloured accessory with the harness dress. Thoughts?

Prom Ensemble Part 3: Black, white and red

Prom Ensemble Black White and Red by RosieUnknown on Polyvore.com

Prom dress ensemble number three, a rather different look. I'm not going to list all the links for this one, if you click title of the collage, you can find out where to buy everything. I love this dress. I just had to say that. I'm actually sort of considering buying it, despite the fact that I have no idea where to wear it. The little twisty skirt, the white and black, I digress. I paired it with red because I think that it adds some pop to the outfit, and keep it form looking too plain. You could wear it with black accessories, but I would avoid metallics. The earrings don't exactly match that well, but the silver is so close to the white of the dress that I found it tied in while not being to matchy-matchy. The purse is just an interesting piece, and well it's a purse shaped like lips. How awesome is that?