The Social Porcupine

This is loosely related to my post More Tha n Modest . This post was originally published at the blog A Pinch Of Classy , where I do monthly fashion posts.  I have come to a huge realization: most of the world is selfish. Past the way we act and speak, on to the way we dress. To each individual life and the world revolves 100% around “me” and the way they do things. And I am no exception to this. (Do you ever like to watch people and think, 'to them I am the stranger. To them something drastic is happening. Their life is all that matters – my problems would be petty to them.' It's a humbling thought.) I am going to try and keep this post clothing focused...but as in many areas, my thoughts are directly and indirectly weaved around so many others. Life never unravels in one place – but the whole garment of existence has a way of catching flame suddenly all at once. Not only is it hard to put out the fire – but the damage isn't just a litt...

So this is a "fashion" post. Enjoy! C lose up of denim. The embroidered flowers were part of the fabric. I top-stitched the seams (there are eight gores) and the hem with bright pink thread. Skirt: I made it - to order one like it, email me at keturahskorner(@) gmail(dot) com Pink button-up: thrift White tank: Wal-Mart Necklace: my dad found it in one of his salvage cars :b Sandals: Earth Spirit And since a friend and I just had trouble following blogs, I'll share how we finally managed to do it. :b When clicking on the "Join This Site" bar it told me that my request couldn't be fulfilled. I kept messing around with it. Finally I clicked on those squares that look like pages... there's an arrow pointing at them in my drawing, but the arrow doesn't really exist. Clicking on this will show you all the members of the blog. Up in the far right corner is a yellow-orange button that says something about following. Click on that. ...