WHAT I WORE TO SASQUATCH

I'm still wearing my Sasquatch wristband as we speak, so I'm clearly not over it yet, more than a week after the festival ended. I just love Sasquatch, you guys. 

But today is not for getting emotional - no - it's for #fashion. Why did I put that # there? I don't even know.

So as much as I planned my outfits, some days just called for little changes. 

Day 1:

I was going to bring my green shorts, but alas - I got my period and was mega bloated, so skinny shorts were not happening. So I brought a different pair of shorts.

Shorts: Hot Topic

Top: Topshop

Flannel: Forever 21

Socks: Topshop

Hat: Hot Topic

Shoes: Doc Martens

Necklace: Earthbound Trading Co.

How cool are these lobster socks, though?

My hair was also en pointe that day.

Day 2: Perhaps my favorite oufit.

Top: H&M

Shorts: Thrifted

Socks: Hot Topic?

Shoes: Doc Martens

Necklace: Earthbound Trading Co.

Day 3 was my "LET'S LET MY BOOBS HANG OUT DAY"

Top: Forever 21

Bralette: Hot Topic

Skirt: Thrifted

Shoes: Doc Martens

and you know where my necklace was from at this point.

I wish you could see my socks though. They had little Sasquatch guys on them.

I was glad I saved my overalls for day 4, because it was the one day that rained, and got quite cold.

Top: Forever 21

Overalls: Old Navy

Shoes: Converse All-Stars

Flower crown: Hot Topic

All these photos, by the way, were taken by my friend and mini-me, Hannah from Dressed Up Ducks.

And on day 3 we were accidental twins.

Twinning!

Which day was your favorite? Did you see me at the festival? Are you going to any music festivals this summer and WHO ARE YOU MOST EXCITED TO SEE? Tell me all the things. Please! I just don't want any of this to go away and I want festivals to be an all-the-time thing.

Sasquatch Festival Lookbook

It's Sasquatch week, my friends. That magical time of year when I get no sleep and take way too many photos. Also I get to plan my outfits for the weekend. Weeeeee!

I've got a few ideas below, and obviously if the weather decides to be an asshole I'll make some adjustments.

Outfit 1

 Gotta rock my florals, and my Chucks. Why not rock them all in one?

Top: Forever 21

Bralette: Hot Topic

Skirt: Thrifted

Flower crown: Hot Topic

Outfit 2

Top: H&M

Shorts: Thrifted

Shoes: Doc Martens

Hat: H&M

Socks: Hot Topic

Lipstick: ColourPop Button

I'll most likely be wearing my Ray Bans every day, since they're the only prescription sunglasses I have. I might wear an arm chain too, because that's a thing.

Outfit 3

Top: Forever 21

Overalls: Old Navy

Sandals: Salt Water

Blush: Besame Apricot Rouge

Lipstick: Sephora Peach Tart

Yes this screams 3rd grade in 1998, and I love it.

Outfit 4

Plaid top: Forever 21

Crop top: Topshop

Shorts: Thrifted

Belt: Thrifted

Necklace: Gift

Socks: Topshop

Lobster socks. Yep.

So are you going to Sasquatch? What are you wearing? Are you bringing sunscreen? BRING SUNSCREEN.

Sasquatch Outfit Roundup

I'm back from Sasquatch guys! I got home at 5 a.m. after driving four hours from the Gorge to West Seattle, then en route home. I slept for a good five hours and then just drank the biggest cup of coffee, but I wanted to share my outfits from the weekend with you before diving into all the concert photos that I'm drowning in. Seriously about 35 GB of photos and videos. It's going to be a long day.

But enough rambling.

Friday

 This day I wanted the easiest and comfiest outfit possible, and since the weather was absolutely spectacular, I threw on my cropped cami underneath my flannel. This flannel ended up being a lifesaver all weekend.

Saturday

Summertime Clothes

 

 Again, with the song titles! I couldn't have picked a more vague reference. Meh, well at least Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavilion has been the soundtrack to many of my summers. It's a good album.

But get on with it Abby! Stop yammering on about hipster music!

Festival Fashion: Shoes Shoes SHOES!

We have the second installment of my festival fashion series - and now we're going to talk about shoes. They're essentially the most important part of what you're going to wear to a music festival, because it could mean the difference between feet that are merely tired and feet that are in excruciating pain.

For the last three years, I've been pretty much rocking combat boots nonstop during Sasquatch. After last year's festival, I retired by old combat boots; they were both disgusting and falling apart. That's what you get with cheap combat boots from TJ Maxx.

This year I'm keeping my options open. 

I know it won't be like this for everyone, but I like wearing socks during Sasquatch. I have dry dry skin and terrible eczema on my feet and calves, so going in flip flops just isn't an option for me. I have to wear heavy lotion most of the time, and if I don't wear socks - my feet collect dust like no other. And if I don't wear lotion, my feet literally hurt by the end of the day.

So I've provided you - and in turn, me - some options for festival footwear!

Festival Fashion: The Perfect Dress

Ever since I heard about the lineup for the Sasquatch Music Festival, I have been planning my outfits for the fest. Seriously. It's not until the end of May, but I'm already trying to figure out what I'm going to wear on those four days. And since SXSW is happening this week and Coachella is next month, I thought I'd start my festival fashion series now so anyone else can start getting ideas.

I've been scouring web boutiques for maxi dresses under $50, and to be honest it's been quite hard to find something that will work for me. I'll explain in a minute. Here are a few that I've been ogling at the last couple of days from favourite online shops Karmaloop and Nastygal.

The two dresses on top are gorgeous (and both on sale on Nastygal), but the sizing is iffy on that website. I'm a 38DD in bra size, and a size 10 in pants and dresses, so neither of these at a size 8 would work. Sigh.

 

These next two would probably be a lot easier to fit because of the naturally loose fit, but the one main problem here is that I can't wear a bra with them. I ain't that confident to walk around Sasquatch with my sweater puppies bouncing all around. Sigh.

 

There is one on Karmaloop that I might give in after my next paycheck and get if there's a coupon code that I can use. I've said this before - I'm cheap.

Why have I been looking for a maxi dress specifically? Well, I hate my legs when they're bare. I have eczema all over my calves and they make me self conscious, so I don't rock short dresses without tights very much. Urban Outfitters has a whole festival fashion lookbook right now on their site that I've been drooling over.

I've been especially loving the flower headwrap look, and it will definitely go with my hair once I get this red out of it and I'm back to my natural dirty blonde and my bangs grow out a bit. I'm bored with this hair so much.

There are a couple of pieces that I have already for the festival - a rather ugly collared maxi dress I got from the Goodwill today that is too small for me to button up, but I'll wear it as a duster vest. And I got a fringe mesh (yeah both of them) tank from H&M. At some point I'll be doing an outfit post with these, hence the "part 1" at the beginning of this post.

But there are a couple of pieces that I've got my eye on from Ebay. This one in particular I LOVE. It's not a maxi dress by any means, but the pattern is so vibrant that it would detract any sort of attention from the red splotches on my calves. Plus it looks uber comfy. 

This whole shop Meat Market, on Ebay, is amazing. I'm also watching a pair of Dolce Vita heels from their shop as well.

I've never shopped on Ebay before besides one of my camera lenses, but I might have to look more, because I've found that the prices are cheaper than Etsy.

One last thing that I'm excited to add to my festival gear is this tank I just ordered today (when I say festival gear, I basically mean summer, I'll be dressing for Sasquatch all summer to be honest).

I've literally been looking for a tank top like this for months, and I finally found one on Nastygal for not an obscene amount of money, and it will look super cute with a pair of jeans and wedges for days when I'm not running up and down dusty hills with a giant camera.

Once I have found the perfect maxi dress (that's relatively cheap), hopefully I'll have more planned out for the fest and I can do a part 2!

Best wishes!
-Abby