IX.I.MMXII

**IX.I.MMXII** was the 1st post on the WonderlandWardrobe blog.

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Fearless; nothing can hold her back.

Elegant; she moves with the grace and agility of a doe.

Arcane; no one knows who she is or what she’s capable of.

Those are the characteristics that came to mind when I thought of the girl who would wear this outfit. When I styled this look, my real focus was to capture this kind of “darkness slowly taking over the innocent” type-vibe. The outfit is light, with lots of loose layers and ruffles of cream and blush, but then you have all these tight black elements: the leather bustier, armbands, hand wraps and thigh-high socks. The dark items are really what give the look it’s edge and I just adore them in combination with the girly pieces.

I would be lying if I said that I didn’t thoroughly enjoy showing off my creations in public. After I shot these photos, Anthony & I went out for dinner and I got a few mysterious looks that made me smile. It’s funny to me, the effect that being even some-what unique has on society. Over at the table next to us, I noticed that this girl kept holding up her phone and then looking at us, then looking back at her phone. This may seem like odd behavior, but it’s something that we’re slowly accepting as a part of our daily life. So I thought, “Oh of course, here it comes… they’re going to walk over here and ask for a picture with Anthony”. A few minutes go by, when our waitress says, “Um, excuse me but I have a table that thinks they may know you from high school or something? They want to know if your name is-” …at this point I’m so positive that she’s about to say “Anthony” that I think I had already begun to roll my eyes at the lame strategy to approach him. But then she says… “Brendon?”

It was kind of like that feeling you get when you think you’re about to drink water but find out it’s juice or something, just strange and unexpected. Anyway- I instantly knew that they had mistaken him for his so-called celebrity doppelgänger, Brendon Urie. We thought it was the funniest thing ever and laughed over it for a good five minutes. Once the girls at the table left, the waitress came over and joked about it with us. She said that she thought maybe it was because of how I looked {I can’t remember her exact words for the life of me, but I think the word “snazzy” may have been involved, haha}. So then we came to the conclusion that maybe they thought I was Audrey Kitching {they only saw me for a split-second, so in their memory they more than likely only stored the notes “lots of eye makeup” and “bright hair”}. Although, guess they need to brush-up on their Brendon Urie facts, because that relationship ended forever ago.

1. Iridescent Filagree Earrings, *Forever 21*
2. 3-Button Tank, *Staring at Stars* + Black Magic Bustier, *Sparkle & Fade*
3. Key Necklace, *Forever 21*
4. Lace-up Armbands, *Wonderland Wardrobe* + Hand Wraps*, Wonderland Wardrobe*
5. Ruffled Skirt, *Express*
6. Thigh-High Socks, *Urban Outfitters* + Corset Peep-Toe Wedge, *Deena & Ozzy*

{This was my original concept sketch for this look. I pretty much stuck with it, other than ditching the headpiece. I love those damn things but they always make me look like I have an odd-shaped head! I jump through all these hoops to get my hair looking nice and fluffy, then they just plaster it all to my head! \*hmph\* I’ll figure it out one day!}

Thanks for stopping by! Come back and see me tomorrow if you get lonely.

-Kalel