Anti-Social

Details about the look:

"anti social" tee~ Elyse Jean

skull socks~ Walmart brand

grey checkered pants~ So

mint high tops~ Converse All-Stars

Teen Vogue Magazine

"Oh man, where can I find such a cute shirt that speaks to me??" "What is this brand, 'Elyse Jean'?"

     Those are many questions I am going to answer in this here post. First of all, this is a one-of-a-kind piece that can only be found in my closet. It was a pain to make, but worth it. Second, this brand 'Elyse Jean' is non-existent at this point except in my wildest dreams. Oh, and I put the magazine because it has featured the eye makeup I think would go well with this outfit.

     I got these pants on sale at Kohl's, but I was worried I would have nothing to wear with them. I had also purchased this plain-white tee at the same time. I wanted to buy, like, ten of the shirts so I could experiment with different designs, but I'm gonna go back later when my coupons are usable (yup, I'm a coupon-izer). Upon returning home, I found some iron-on letters I've had for a while and an idea popped in my head. I started brainstorming some quotes and phrases to put on this shirt. I even had created a web diagram of music quotes I loved; many of which were too long for this shirt and letters. I'm gonna use my favorite quote 'Delicate and wild' from a Red Hot Chili Peppers song when I a) get another shirt and b) get smaller and more letters. Anyhow, I finally picked a phrase that wasn't even part of my elaborate diagram, something that I saw similar on Pinterest. After figuring it out, the actual making was a trouble. The letters weren't cooperating and that's when I felt the truth in the saying "words can hurt you". In this case, the hurt was emotional and caused many units of frustration. Even after forever trying to get the letters to look good, I ended up just tearing the last few letters off. They were the A, N, and I; the ones with the most glitter lol! Which leads me to my next explanation: the glitter. So, I had planned on the letters going on without a problem, but of course that didn't happen. Much of the A, N, and I didn't stick to the shirt, so I had to fill it in somehow. I was going to originally just paint it in black, but that would look junky. Glitter was my alternative. I used glitter to fill in the gaps. Then, the letters didn't look distinguished enough, so I got my black paint and outlined the letters as well. Still didn't look as good as it would if the letters would've just worked, but hey, gotta compromise. And glitter is a good fixer. Sorta like the duct tape of the fashion world. Though sometimes it can be a big no-no.

This post has gotten too long! Sorry about that! Okay, just leave a comment on how you think the shirt turned out and if you would like to see more of my work!!