WIW review

rachylou

I am looking at my WIWs from the past three+ years. I am struck by how much I shop all the time and yet how old all my clothes are.

Also, I think I need to start looking at my outfits. I am all over the place. In my head I'm doing one thing; the reality is another.

Or Quirky Waif is just Quirky Waif. I'll be dressing too young when I get old. I already am...

#1 - 2011 "I've come to fix your email"
#2 - 2012 "star wars dress"
#3 - 2013 "cropped sweater, silky tunic shirt"
#4 - 2014 "anime"
#5 - 2014 "folktale x-mas outfit"
#6 - 2014 "the elusive office country punk look"

9 years ago

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Dimity

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I enjoy seeing your outfits. They're quirky, and never boring, and that's a good thing!

9 years ago

Gigi

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Rachy, I always look forward to your outfit posts--both the outfits and the commentary. I really love your Star Wars outfit!

You said that you think you're doing one thing in your head, but the reality is different. What was your dressing goal (what were you doing in your head?)?

9 years ago

Angie

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(Maybe you just wear your old clothes as much as your new clothes - and you don't replenish and refresh as often as you think?)

Quirky Waif is Quirky Waif. She can be Folksy, Arty, Glam, Costumey, Country, Punk or Rock 'n Roll. Above all, she is ECCENTRIC. I say you're doing just fine. I love you in all these outfits. xo

9 years ago

rachylou

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Ah, Gigi!

Well, ok. In 2011, I was in a sort of girl-next-door, hipster, feminine tomboy kind of mood. But basically, I just looked like I worked in IT.

In 2012, I was thinking avant garde and steampunk and rocker thoughts; but look at the Star Wars dress... it's all desert organic.

In 2013, my theme was "glamping," Laurel Canyon hipster, etc., and I sorta just produced Silicon Valley suburban.

This past year, 2014, my refrain was "country punk," but I hit the look very very few times...

9 years ago

rachylou

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Angie, I might have to accept I cannot escape my own eccentricity. Your acceptance makes me feel a lot better. *Sad laugh.* Rofl. Ohmigosh. I'm soo nutty pup.

9 years ago

Angie

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EMBRACE your eccentricity, Rachy. It's authentic.

9 years ago

Dimity

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Yeah! Enjoy it. The world doesn't need more lookalikes.

9 years ago

Momo

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I love your style ! Very quirky, very cool, and totally you.

9 years ago

Gigi

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Ha ha, I see now why you call pic 1 "I've come to fix your e-mail." I didn't think you worked in IT! I am laughing so hard.

Rachy, I see your dressing style as just part of your overall personality. I don't know that I've ever met anyone with a more incredible sense of humor...and I think that your dressing style matches that humor. It's unexpected and off on a tangent...I love it!

9 years ago

Joy

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I love you outfit posts and humor. Yes, embrace the quirky. It is endearing.

9 years ago

Sara L.

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I like all these outfits and they are all still current today, which is really difficult to do. They seem to fit your personality if not your internal dialog.

9 years ago

Echo

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I am a huge fan of your eccentricity, and FWIW, I also love your "Star Wars" dress.

9 years ago

Firecracker (Sharan)

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I quite like the Star Wars dress. Do you still have it? I'd like to see how you would wear it now. (You can take that as a challenge if you wish, or ignore it, too!)
Your posts and comments are always so fun to read. I think you are so funny and wise in equal measure, and I agree with others here that your style seems to reflect your unique way of seeing things. My favorites here are actually the last two, so perhaps I'm just really liking where you are lately with your style.

9 years ago

Debbie

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I like these outfits. Your quirkiness makes you you. Don't lose that.

9 years ago

Transcona Shannon

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I love all these outfits on you Rachy - they are authentic to you and that's why they work. You are wearing the outfit not the other way around. Acceptance is empowering.

LOVE the Star Wars dress in particular.

9 years ago

rachylou

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Well, you guys make me feel better. But right, at this point, you can totally see it, right? I focus on being Quirky Waif... and come out every single day looking severe minimalist chic...

Lol. No, I give up! That would never happen. I'll just continue with my themes. Old habits are hard to break!

9 years ago

rachylou

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Oh, I have just realised in a new way how I've inherited my dad's brain. My dad was all about gardening. Extremely well versed in garden design, he could also do all that grafting stuff and whatnot. He could get orchids to bloom in our climate. And, *like,* I don't buy lemons, I just go home.

But his yard on the whole - sad scraggly trees and rusty trowels.

Ok. That was OT

9 years ago

catgirl

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You are hilarious and your style is truly yours! Embrace it! I think you live out the fantasies more than most of us, and your imagination is an accessory of its own!

9 years ago

Anonymous

Rachy, don't ever change eh? Love all these outfits. So unique! I adore the star wars dress and the last outfit too. #3 is quite 2015 with the flares too. In fact all show such imagination and style.

9 years ago

deb

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Rachy, you are an Authentic Eccentric.

9 years ago

jackiec

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Awesome. I love them all. Esp the last one. You dress true to yourself and that shows. I love your posts and your replies

9 years ago

Roxanna

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Do not try to escape your own eccentricity! We have too much 'normal' in the world. Your quirky outfits are delightful and flattering. Love them (especially the last one and the folk dress!)

9 years ago

Suz

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What Jackie and Roxanna said.

Your quirky style is completely unique and that is the best thing ever.

9 years ago

Jaime

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The description of your father's garden was not off topic! Yay for different ways of seeing the world.

9 years ago

CocoLion

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Gah… I remember #2 and I think it's still my favorite you wore, ever.

9 years ago

unfrumped

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Well, I do like # 6 and hope it's quirky enough! I like how it fits your frame but is fluid, but has some quirky pattern mixing going on. Updated Quirk.

9 years ago