This Is What I Look Like When I’m Dirty
This isn’t a clever title; it’s the truth. I really loved this outfit, but in these photos I look sort of grumpy because I’m super hot and sweaty (surprise, hot Chicago!), tired, and haven’t showered in…well, a rather long time. Surprisingly, I was grumpy because of a long day spent in the heat, not the lack of bathing. Thanks to two plus years in Peace Corps, I don’t really feel the compulsion to shower like I suspect many Americans do, so if I’m busy I’ll sometimes forego the whole being clean thing. Is this too much information? Probably. Anyway, this outfit and I have been besties of late (I’ve worn it several times), but this was the only time I took any photos. So, you get to see me in my natural summer state of sweaty, tired, dirty-haired glory. 
A note: this necklace has become a recent favorite. The brooch was a gift from my grandmother, who died a few months ago. She gave it to me the last time I saw her and I’ve really enjoyed the significance of having it around my neck. Pieces like this that inhabit a past and an era other than my own seem so much more weighty than others. I really like to consider why that is. Ah, nerd-dom!
This Is What I Look Like When I'm Dirty: white tank (thrifted, Unique, .10), white tee (same, .50), skirt (same, .99), Snakebite belt (Anthropologie, $32), sandals (Target, $12), necklace (grandmother's vintage brooch).
1940's cameo brooch, gift from my late grandmother.
A pencil and a pinecone...just because I like alliteration.
Saw this sign while taking my photos. Hah! Dismount your steed! :)
You look gaw-gous! Love the cameo.
I’ve been lusting after a cameo like that for a while. You look cute and not at all grumpy.
Awww love the whole look–especially the cameo! And I hear ya…I’ve been showering once a day, but frequently at night so I’m just kind of sweaty and yuck all day long. And my desire to blow-dry/straighten my hair completely leaves…hence many a messy-bun outfit-post.
Sweaty not dirty! You look great, anyway! I can’t get over how cheap thrift stores are in the US, how can it even be worth selling anything for 10 cents! a plain tank top would probably be about £2-4 where I live, depending on the brand and condition.
so sweaty here in chicago…Sometimes I wonder the point of showering everyday, when as soon as you step outside you are drenched in sweat again…
you look great for being dirty…love the skirt and how you are wearing your grandma’s cameo as a necklace..very sweet
Ah, one of my very favorite outfits of yours. And you manage to look radiant even with all the sweat. Missed ya this weekend!!
You make dirty look good
You’re the prettiest dirty, sweaty, grumpy girl I know. Love the outfit and the brooch! I’m going to need to borrow some of your clothes because I’m going to start doing health videos on YouTube and I need outfit variety. Or, as Mike suggested, I could just wear the same outfit every time, kinda like my signature… What do you think?