PeSuit and Tie

  cleveland is by far not an important fashion center. i feel it. especially living in suburbia. inspiration is scarce. or so i thought.  i only lived in small towns my entire life and was known for 'eccentric' looks. i saw a comment on tiktok recently, stating something in the style of "it's easy to dress differently in a big city like nyc or la. people with real fashion will do that in a suburb and that's truly bold". i'm paraphrasing, but it was something in that vibe and it spoke to me, made me feel like it's worth having a fashion show here in the seeming middle of nowhere. enough about me and the philosophy of overdressing. back to my town. it might be the defrosting of northeast ohio, and the recent mix  i attended, alongside visiting the rock and roll hall of fame  where i realized inspiration is here . not in a meta-world of internet fakeness and brand deals. seeing the pop-up antique shops and my regular consignment visitations, i wanted to g...

  what i'm reading... started reading spare  - prince harry's scandalous memoir. i enjoy the few bits on princess diana as a mother, other than that, i am yet to get into the juicier details as i currently weave through harry's privileged youth. what i'm watching... bridgerton season 4 ended fantastically, with a happy ending so tense you can only expect in the bridgerton universe. this was def my fave season. i've been catching up with gospodin savršeni  - the croatian version of the bachelor. sib has been playing it on the tv over the week, and i hate to admit i've been following along. i can only microdose reality tv. watching these people act so stupid or psycho makes me anxious. it feels like a modern-day gladiator fight. we put these desperate influencer wannabes into a villa on crete to battle for two dudes - one of them significantly lacking iq! many 20-something year old women attended harry day  at the rock and roll hall of fame  to celebrate the newes...

as spring creeps into our lives, it feels like hibernation is at its end. so many fun events this week: karaoke for the clients, escape room and celebrating a work friend's birthday, first mix at the museum this year, and a visit to the rock and roll hall of fame. i was inspired by women and their fashion throughout the week, a great way to honor international women's day. at the mix this month, the theme was material girl  featuring music by the ladies of the 80s. sib and i played a drinking game: take a shot when you see someone fully dressed as madonna. i had a last-minute wardrobe malfunction so i was not truly on theme. it's okay, my eyes were filled with wonder seeing some fantastic ensembles.  i was obsessed with a woman dressed in a fishnet bodysuit, with a white slip dress on top, wearing a vintage military coat and cap with a patch saying, "make love not war", she added read ankle boots too. i had to come up to her to compliment it and the following day ...