fuzzy math

I mentioned yesterday that there've been some setbacks already on my road to remix glory, despite being but one measly day into the challenge. See, I hatched a brilliant plan last month to retire some underutilized pieces in my suitcase and have my dear mother ship me some fresh clothes at our next travel destination. Unfortunately, it seems I didn't quite send all my spare clothes to the ancestral homestead, and all the warmest things I'd hoped for are lost somewhere in storage up in New England - thus, inaccessible. I'm afraid the incredible, heart-stopping styles I'd planned involving my black blazer, vintage camel sweater, silver sequined sweater, and - perhaps most tragically - vintage raccoon fur collar, will just have to wait until I return to the US. Le sigh.

No use moping though!
Here's what I do have in store for this round of Kendi Everyday's 30 for 30:

 

Top row: gray tank - Anthropologie / pink tank - Anthropologie / black henley tank - Old Navy
Middle row: black scoopneck - UO / blue v-neck - Forever 21 / white v-neck - Forever 21
Bottom row: striped scoopneck - UO / fox print tee - Zara* / striped 3/4 sleeve tee - H&M

Top row: chambray shirt - thrifted BR / red button-down - vintage, thrifted / cat blouse - Zara
Bottom row: striped cardigan - H&M / mint cardigan - H&M / 
oatmeal cardigan - Cynthia Rowley via Marshall's

 
Top row: yellow skirt - homemade, vintage fabric / aqua skirt - vintage, thrifted / pink skirt - H&M
Bottom row: jeggings - Target / black leggings - Style & Co, mommed / overdyed skinnies - Zara

Top row: black shorts - H&M / black slip-dress - UO
Bottom row: cognac boots - Steve Madden / black boots - 9west, vintage / black flats - Zara / 
canvas shoes - Toms

Astute counters may note that this doesn't exactly tally up to 30 items - the funny thing is, with all my shipping back and forth, I haven't quite got thirty things to work with! So I'll happily leave those last few slots open, and trust that you won't hold against me too harshly if I acquire one or two little things here and there on my travels. I've got a serious shopping destination coming up on the itinerary soon, and an overstuffed inspiration folder full of ideas for new pieces to work into my remix.

*All of my collages were made with polyvore, and these images show the closest possible approximation of the pieces I'll be remixing. For other 30 for 30 remixers, I've also found using polyvore to be a great way to plan out some of my outfits visually.

slack

I had big hopes of getting my 30for30 picks up last night, but my efforts were beset with difficulties - not the least of which was our internet access suddenly drying up. We've since moved on to a new (incredible! Maybe the best yet!) apartment, but after an eight hour train ride, I am absolutely wiped. I'll just have to cut myself a little slack, and plan to get seriously cracking on the remix challenge tomorrow. In the meantime, here's a little glimpse of what we've been up to:


The largest working tannery in Fes - the hides are tanned using pigeon guano and cow urine, among other things, so the tanneries are usually pretty ripe. Most visitors are given a sprig of fresh mint on their way in to combat the smell. The yellow hides drying on the rooftops in this photo are the most expensive color - they're dyed with saffron, and the entire process has to be done by hand.

 
A rare photo of me walking away from a shoe store! I haven't done any serious bargaining yet, but I'm not done with the souqs yet....
 

Yesterday's fantastic lunch - camel burger and Cokes! Super deelish - a bit like bison.


The super-shy au pair of the family we stayed with asked me the other night if I would like some henna tattoos, and within minutes my hands were a work of art. She and our hostess were giggling the whole time - since elaborate henna is usually reserved for weddings, they said that now I would just have to get married! They even gave me a henna wedding band on my left hand, and a love note to Chris on my right palm. This photo is before taking off the henna paste that night - I'll be sharing the finished product soon.