Thursday, May 15, 2014

T3: Prismatic Leopard

I am participating in Thoughtful Third Thursday (T3) today, with My Closet Catalogue and my outfit is inspired by a quote from a book that I'm actually struggling to read.  The book is Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace and while I realize that he was a genius and possibly the best writer of his generation, it's still slow going for me.

Which isn't to say it's not inspiring, because it is.  From the moment I read this quote, I knew it was going to be the basis for my T3 look:

My silent response to the expectant silence begins to affect the air of the room, the bits of dust and sportcoat-lint stirred around by the AC's vents dancing jaggedly in the slanted pane of windowlight, the air over the table like the sparkling space just above a fresh-poured seltzer.

Such a minor quote, but I LOVE how descriptive it is.  So, I based my look on the "sparkling space just above a fresh-poured seltzer":


Top: Thrifted MNG  Pants: Kohl's  Sandals: Isola via Nordstrom


Ordinarily I would have selected something that was literally sparkling, but I actually like this better.  To me, the prismatic leopard print perfectly represents the sparkling air above a dark table:



Or maybe not, but still, I think yes.  So I'm linking it up to T3.

Happy Thursday, All!

Gracey


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