J'taime Jean-Luc

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I've never gone to school, because I'm a cat, but if I had, I would've love to have worn a uniform like this. This plaid dress is vintage CPK (Cabbage Patch Kids).

I'm so noir right now

When I got this trench coat my initial thought was, "Charlotte Gainsbourg!" So I put it on, hopped up on the bathroom counter, looked into the mirror, and hoped to see the French actrice I've always wanted to be.

Instead, I saw a 1940s gumshoe.

I'm all right with that, though; I'm embracing the look and think I might even try to solve a crime or two.

[inspiration: noiry people like Humphrey Bogart and Frenchy people like Francoise Hardy and Charlotte Gainsbourg]

I don't think there's anything wrong with incorporating a little Shakesperean/quasi Goth velvet into your life.

This top was given to me by a bear who lives downstairs and it is quickly becoming one of my favorite pieces. I thought it might be cool to pair it with a long golden medallion but was afraid that that might be a little too much. I mean, the top is already pretty epic on its own.

My inspiration here is Noel Fielding of The Mighty Boosh. I've always admired his seemingly effortless synthesis of mod, punk, and goth. 
If I were the sort to wear pants I'd definitely wear skinny polka dotted ones like these. And if I had opposable thumbs and the ability to walk upright, I'd carry a brown leather doctor's bag like the one he's holding. I'd probably fill the bag up with cheap prescription drugs from Canada and then give them to elderly cats on fixed incomes who've been slighted by the American health care system.

More Red Bandana

[Gray t-shirt from Old Navy, Red Bandana from the Build-A-Bear Workshop]

The Sun'll Come Out etc., etc.

I have short hair and typically like to keep things androgynous as far as my outfits go but today I was feeling rather saucey and decided to wear this vintagey red babydoll number. I'm kind of a fan of the short hair, girly dress combo. There's something very Annie about it. 

[inspiration: Annie 1982]

[inspiration: Sally "Little Thief" Draper from Mad Men]

Will Purr For Marc Jacobs

Marc Jacobs doesn't make clothes small enough for me to wear but his bags are quite gorgeous and smell like Whiskas Temptations Dentabites Treats. I wonder why that is?