A personal style blog based in and around Atlanta, Georgia http://www.ember-style.com http://www.ember-style.com/201410-29 This is my second favorite of my Amy Pond costumes and the most comfortable. I tend to wear this on the last day of a convention, when I'm completely worn out. The hoodie, being both "unisex" and "one size", was very long on me, so I folded the lower hem up inside and safety pinned it... ]]> Wed, 19 Aug 2015 http://www.ember-style.com/201410-28 I initially only did superhero costuming at conventions. But at most of the cons I go to, this would be greatly off theme, so I wanted to branch out. I also wanted to take a break from the very sewing intensive costuming I had been doing. And I wanted to start costuming as more redheaded characters... ]]> Wed, 12 Aug 2015 http://www.ember-style.com/201410-26 This is a considerable departure from my usual fare, but I'd like to beg your indulgence for three weeks of costumes from Doctor Who. If you're underwhelmed by these offerings, I'll be back to my ordinary style August 25th. I've mentioned before in passing that I play tabletop roleplaying games... ]]> Tue, 4 Aug 2015 http://www.ember-style.com/20140604 Every once in a while, everything comes together. The outfit is cozy, the lighting is perfect, the temperature is comfortable, my bangs are behaving, I get just the right cat's eye while fumbling with eyeliner, I don't look angry, bored, or poleaxed, and my autofocus remembers the "focus" part of it's name... ]]> Wed, 29 Jul 2015 http://www.ember-style.com/20140514 I wear a lot of tights from We Love Colors, because they are fairly cheap and keep 51 different solid colors of tights in stock. This should not be taken as an unqualified endorsement, however. The tights don't come higher than eighty denier, which isn't as opaque as I would like... ]]> Thu, 23 Jul 2015 http://www.ember-style.com/20140508 I tended to favor dark colors even before Lynn's goth influence. I've passed over a lot of light colored clothing over the years due to excessive translucence. And now that I'm taking a lot of pictures of my outfits, I have another reason to avoid light clothing; it's difficult to... ]]> Wed, 15 Jul 2015 http://www.ember-style.com/20140421 You might not think it from looking at my blog, but it's actually been years since I did much shopping at Macy's. Since I started reading personal style blogs, my clothing purchases have shifted heavily toward the internet. But one thing I still buy at Macy's, and still intend to... ]]> Tue, 7 Jul 2015 http://www.ember-style.com/20140319 I've worn this top quite a bit over the years and I'm still fond of the hydrid mock wrap/halter design. I'm actually a bit surprised it hasn't appeared on the blog before, but I can figure out why. I've tried to sharply limit the number of posts that consist of a colored top and a bunch of black pieces... ]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2015 http://www.ember-style.com/20140208 You wouldn't be able to tell from looking at my recent blog posts, but, believe it or not, I used to not care much for purple. Purple has been Lynn's favorite color for many years and she eventually brought me around. I even dyed her hair purple... ]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2015 http://www.ember-style.com/20140120 I'm very fond of lunar motifs in jewelry and art, but this scarf is actually the first moon piece in my wardrobe. (The first of many, I expect.) There are two full moons on the scarf, but I think it looks best folded lengthwise so that only half of each is visible... ]]> Tue, 16 Jun 2015 http://www.ember-style.com/20140104 Some people look for a fountain, but I found it in a hat. Can you believe I was 33 when I made these pictures? I scarcely believe it myself and I was there. I've known about this effect of my tam for some time and it can be seen in lesser degree the first time I took pictures of it.... ]]> Mon, 8 Jun 2015 http://www.ember-style.com/20131211 Wearing these two tops together, with a varying bunch of other black clothing, has been one of the most important style combinations in my wardrobe in recent years, though the purple top is nearly worn out at this point. Several of the items from this post were previously worn together in one of my earliest posts... ]]> Tue, 2 Jun 2015 http://www.ember-style.com/20131202 The outfits I wear each day are chosen somewhat with an eye toward who I'm going to be seeing. I try to arrange for the same people to see outfits across the full width of colors and styles that I wear and only repeat any given outfit around a person at rare intervals. This may sound awkward, but it really isn't... ]]> Tue, 26 May 2015 http://www.ember-style.com/20131113 It was bitterly cold out today, for Atlanta, probably about 45 degrees -- above the freezing point of water, but not above the freezing point of a Southerner. But I really wanted to do a photoshoot and I really didn't want to cover up the outfit with a coat, so I layered three tops. I was still cold... ]]> Tue, 19 May 2015 http://www.ember-style.com/20131109 If I find a design I like, I usually buy it in two or three colors. This occasionally leads to entire outfits that differ mainly in color. If you compare this outfit to its immediate predecessor, the dress, cardigan, and earrings are otherwise identical, and the tights are the very same. But the look, I think, is somewhat different... ]]> Tue, 12 May 2015 http://www.ember-style.com/20131108 I stepped away from the blog for a bit while planning a roleplaying game campaign I was going to gamemaster. The campaign went pretty well, but by then I was out of the habit of posting, as well as playing in three campaigns other than the one I was running. But assure you I still wore clothing throughout this period... ]]> Tue, 5 May 2015 http://www.ember-style.com/20131023 I haven't worn this ruffle front top very often, but when I was reviewing it to potentially give away, I noticed a faint resemblance between the ruffles on the front of the top and those along the edges of my Eyeshadow wrap. And so I came to pair them together... ]]> Fri, 15 Nov 2013 http://www.ember-style.com/20131019 My recent interest in navy and dark blue, expressed here, reaches its natural conclusion in today's head-to-toe navy outfit, relieved mainly by my two favorite bold metallic pieces. My headband, unfortunately, is still black, as I need to buy more parts before I make the navy version of it... ]]> Thu, 14 Nov 2013 http://www.ember-style.com/20131018 Blackhaw seeds crunched under these boots on the way back and forth from the car Friday and Sunday of the convention. The broken seeds stuck in the soles. I didn't notice them until the soles started to disintegrate. The rubber had become brittle enough, as is often the case with thrift store shoes, that having a bunch of tiny wedges ... ]]> Tue, 12 Nov 2013 http://www.ember-style.com/20131009 I went with a similar look this time as in my last photoshoot -- black with a bold color and five of the same items, the hose and headband argueably being statement pieces. But I reused them because I love wearing them, and that's what personal style is really about... ]]> Wed, 9 Oct 2013