Dress Your Pirate in Stars and Stripes

Everyone who knows me knows I’ll use any excuse to dress in a theme, so who’s surprised that I dressed myself like a flag for Independence Day? Ummm, no one. My starry skirt came from a trip to a thrift shop in Columbus, Mississippi. It was originally a floor-length affair until I gathered it like Fourth of July bunting and pinned it in place using two pairs of old-lady-looking earrings. The “look” is completed by a pair of leg warmers that I cut from a striped t-shirt and a red white and blue goblet that I can only imagine had some kind of crazy past life. Maybe it was the bandana plus all the stripes, but I somehow ended up looking like a patriotic pirate. Perfect for playing Rock Band and drinking “Beergaritas” with a my studiomates at Skylar and Josh’s awesome party!

• bandanna - borrowed from my mom
• beads - $10, Brooklyn flea
  I have to stop myself from wearing these with everything.
• striped tank - $7.50, UNIQLO
• starry skirt - $3.50, Columbus Palmer Home Thrift
• earrings (used to pin skirt) - $1 per pair, Columbus Palmer Home Thrift
• leg warmers - homemade from striped t-shirt
• cowgirl boots - $365, Lucchese
  I wore these with my wedding dress.
• drinking glass - $0.40, Starkville Salvation Army Thrift