Long Tall Leopard

This summer has, inadvertently, turned into a summer of experimentation for me.  I'm trying a lot of things that I wouldn't ordinarily wear, such as body-con prom dresses, short-sleeve sweaters and today, drape-y leopard pants:

Now, don't get me wrong, I love the idea of drape-y pants, but my thighs aren't usually amenable to being draped.  They say that draping reminds them of Ancient Greece and they well remember the persecution of thighs in Ancient Greece.  They are, of course, patently ridiculous, but if they don't cooperate, there will be no draping.

Well, I'm happy to say, after years of shouted nonsense and secessionist threats, that my thighs have finally cooperated:

These pants, courtesy of Long Tall Sally, are actually, honest-to-goodness drape-y pants.  I ordered an XL to give them a fighting chance against my thighs so they are actually much too big in the waist, but I love the way they fit my troublesome thighs so much that I made them work.  I belted them and then folded the waistband over the belt.  I think they'd be perfect on someone with more of an apple shape, especially if purchased in the correct size.

Even though I ordered them too large, I can honestly say they are a great pant.  They are plenty long enough and stupid comfortable.  Also, leopard:

My only complaint, and it's a small one, is that knees tend to bag a bit after a day of sitting at a desk.  Otherwise, if you're looking for something fun and comfortable to wear this summer, I highly recommend them.

Happy Wednesday, All!

Gracey

Get the Look

LTS leopard pants

Similar tank

Isola "Lucina" sandals

Similar tassel necklace

Bringin' Paisley Back

Remember the other day when I said that while I wasn't crazy about paisley, I liked it well enough?  Well, apparently that was enough to make the thrifting gods decide I should spearhead the next paisley renaissance because I'm finding it everywhere now.  Or, maybe paisley is like Beetlejuice and if you say it three times, it comes and haunts your house and terrorizes your parents.  Either way, I am now in possession of multiple paisley pieces instead of just the one shirt.

For example, I am now the proud owner of a red paisley dress:

A loud, red paisley dress.

And, what do we wear with loud paisley?  Leopard of course.  And a snake bracelet:

Because, I figure if the thrifting gods are going to foist paisley upon you, it's best to just go ahead and embrace it.

Happy Tuesday, All!

Gracey

The Long and Short of It

Anne, at Spy Girl, has a fun, weekly challenge on her blog with a different theme each week.  This week's theme is "long over short" which turned out to be quite a struggle for me.  I don't really do "short" especially not at work, but I was determined to find something that met the parameters.  And I think I did:

Dress & Belt: thrifted  Shoes: Seychelles

It may not look like it at first glance, but this is not a dress.  Or, rather, not just a dress.

No, it's actually a dress (long) layered over a romper (short):

I buttoned the dress for modesty's sake and because I don't think a dress just belted over a romper would fly at work, so you can't see it very well, but I promise you, there is a shorts romper under there.

That's right.  I wore a shorts romper.  To work.

Don't worry.  I don't think anyone noticed.  They were all too dazzled by my vintage Eye of Sauron belt and the fact that my shoes appear to match my dress.  (They don't, they just go really, really well).

I think I nailed Anne's challenge so I'm linking up with Spy Girl; make sure you stop by for more long-over-short inspiration!

And Happy Monday, All!

Gracey

P.S. If you haven't already entered, don't forget to enter my JORD wooden watches giveaway.  It ends today!

JORD Wooden Watches Review and Giveaway **CLOSED**

I am, admittedly, a pretty excitable person.  I get excited when I see deer eating the apples across the way. I get excited every time I find a new I.B. Diffusion sweater at my local Goodwill.  And I get excited when I see tiny adorable birds in the backyard.

What most recently has me excited are these wooden watches, from JORD:



They are watches.  Made of wood.  And, as you can see, they are gorgeous.

To be honest, I was just thrilled to find out that such a thing even existed.  Imagine then, my delight  when they offered me a watch to review!  I may or may not have squealed with joy at the prospect (I did).  And then I settled down to the difficult task of selecting a watch.

They are all beautiful, but I went with the 94A in  Natural Green & Maple because I'm madly in love with the square face:

And, Dearest Reader Friends, it's even better in person.  Here it is on my lovely model/beau:

See?  Pretty, right?  And so lightweight, it's amazing.

Do you want a wood watch for the lovely model/beau in your life (or yourself)?  Yes?  Well, I have good news then; JORD is offering one lucky winner the chance to receive this same watch!

All you have to do is:

Follow Fashion for Giants on either Bloglovin or GFC (see sidebar buttons)
Follow me on Twitter and Instagram and like my Facebook page (see sidebar buttons)
Follow JORD watches on Twitter and Instagram and like their Facebook page

Once you've done that, please leave a comment below letting me know what name(s) you did all of this following/liking under and, et voila, you will be in the running to win!

This giveaway IS open to international readers (woot, woot) and will stay open until next Monday at 6.  I will pick a winner sometime Monday evening.

Bon Chance, All!

Gracey

The Summer Sweater

I have long railed against short-sleeve sweaters.  I tend to sweat a lot and the last thing I want to wear during the hot, even sweatier, months of summer is a sweater.  Also, I figure if we have a day or two where it's chilly enough to wear a sweater, I probably don't want to wear a short sleeve sweater because, c'mon, what's the point?

Well, it turns out that the point is that they are adorable.

Seriously, I was in LOFT the other day for some tee shirts and I stumbled on this adorable, short-sleeved summer sweater:

Cute, right?  I love the color, a sort of denim blue and I love the subtle striped-ness of it.

I also love how it looks with my vintage skirt:

I am not sure why I don't wear this skirt more; it's really pretty delightful.  Just look at that print:

I think that, for some strange reason, I wasn't sure what to pair it with.  Which is ridiculous, because the answer is clearly "an adorable summer sweater":

Sweater: LOFT   Skirt: thrifted vintage   Sandals: Moorea Seal   Necklace: Lil Gypsy vintage

Well, "an adorable summer sweater, the best sandals ever and a vintage agate necklace," of course.

Happy Thursday, All!

Gracey

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LOFT sweater tee

Similar skirt (here or here (plus))

Damalis sandals

Similar necklace (Etsy has tons)