Yesterday Miss Chrissy went to the Thrift Store Boutique and found this cute little Winter outfit for us, even though right now we are only a few days past the official start of Summer. As Miss Chrissy says…That’s the thing about the Boutique—you never know what you’re going to get! Each visit is full of surprise and mystery!
Two parts of this outfit are new, and one is old. The old part is the plain white shirt that we already had in our Wardrobe. I added the white shirt, because the dress is corduroy, and somehow, to me, it just doesn’t seem…proper…to wear corduroy without any sleeves! So I added sleeves, and turned this otherwise confusing outfit into a definite style statement for Winter.
And just to pull the whole ensemble together, notice how I’ve tied little black ribbons in my pigtails!
But it would be Winter anyway, because look at the tights! Yes, I am wearing white tights. And they are very tight and form-fitting, not at all like stretchy pants. Oh, no! You could not mistake these tights for stretchy pants, no way!
And here’s the best thing about the white tights: they have little fake shoes at the bottom! Now, you might think something “fake” could not possibly be a good thing, but I would have to disagree with you. Of course, it would be lovely to have another pair of “real” shoes between me and Tessie and Tillie, but until Miss Chrissy can find just the right shoes at just the right price, these “fake” shoes will have to do.
So first of all in the plus column: the fake shoes don’t cost anything extra. And since they’re attached to the tights, you can’t lose them. But what’s even better: they are so extremely comfortable! In fact, they are just as comfortable as…the white tights! So this is for when you want to appear to be all dressed up, but don’t want to go through all the trouble of actually having to tie or buckle up shoes. You could sit on the couch with these “shoes,” and nobody will be telling you to put your feet down.
Works for me.
So now, we just have to wait for Winter to roll around once again, so we can wear this outfit in earnest. As I mentioned, we’re only a few days into Summer right now, but once you reach the peak of Summer on the calendar, it’s all downhill from here. (But downhill in a good way!) From now until the middle of December, each and every day will be slightly shorter than the day before it. At first, the days will no doubt get hotter before they get cooler, but soon…soon…we’ll turn that corner, and there will be no doubt that Fall is on its merry way.
And after Fall comes Winter. And when Winter comes, I’ll put this outfit on again. And Tessie and Tillie will get to wear it as well. And we will all also get to wear the cute little pink and white and brown “camouflage” fleece jacket that Miss Chrissy also picked up for us at the Boutique on her most recent outing. It’s adorable! With little ears on the hood that make me look like a cat! (Meow…)
I was considering showing you that jacket as well, but then I philosophized…a Whimsie’s got to leave something for a continuing sense of surprise and mystery…no?
