Get Dressed for Absurdity Day & Your Own Twist Link Up #26
I simply cannot believe that we are halfway through November already and it is time once again for Your Own Twist with Monica of Jersey Girl, Texan Heart. For those of you who may not know, Monica went and got married on Halloween! So I wanted to take a brief moment to publicly congratulate her and Joe on their spooky nuptials…
May your every day be filled with love and laughter. And when troubles come your way, because they always do, may you love and laugh your way right through them. Many blessings to you both you and Joe!
xoxo
Shelbee
And now you may be wondering what in the hell I am wearing in this post. Well, you see, Monica and I decided that we would choose an unexpected theme for this month. I feel like blogland and Pinterest are flooded with fall fashion and holiday outfit ideas to the point that even the most savvy of fashionistas can get bored. When I realized that November 20 is National Absurdity Day, I knew we had a theme that could be lots of fun!
So what the heck is one supposed to do to celebrate National Absurdity Day? Well, we are supposed to simply embrace all things illogical, unreasonable, and nonsensical. You can do this by acting weird (I do that everyday), saying ridiculous things out loud (I do that everyday as well), sending silly emails or texts to your favorite absurd people, watching a ridiculously bad movie, or wearing an outlandish and completely impractical outfit.
Obviously for this post, we are focused on absurd fashion. And there are definitely some really absurd fashion trends that have hit the style scene over the years. So I went searching for the absurdist trends I could find for some style inspiration. There are some really insane ones out there like clear plastic jeans, cowboy boot sandals, car mat skirts (not even joking), camel toe boots (still not joking), and of course, my favorite of all the absurdities is the super distressed, barely anything left, destructed denim.
Don’t get me wrong, I love distressed denim more than any other style of jeans on the market. There is something just cool and edgy and comfortable about ripped jeans that lets people know you are laid back and easy going. But there is such a thing as too much destruction. And when I spotted the images above, I knew that is exactly what I wanted for my Absurdity Day outfit.
But first I needed the absurd jeans. I will spend a decent sum of money on quality distressed denim, however, I will not spend any money whatsoever on a bunch of denim seams with nothing in between. I have bins filled with jeans that are either listed for resale on Poshmark or marked as “maybe I will wear these again someday”. So I went digging for the perfect denim to completely destroy.
I found a pair of Old Navy straight leg jeans that were just kind of blah in fit on me. I grabbed a pair of scissors and with no planning whatsoever I started hacking away at the legs leaving just thin strips of denim to keep everything properly attached. I didn’t want to bare my undies so I left the top part more like cut off shorts than the ass baring styles from the inspiration images. I can be absurd, but maybe not that absurd.
I added my sparkly rainbow tights underneath and my turquoise velvet booties just to make sure to draw proper attention to these ridiculous jeans. In an attempt to make this a wearable outfit (it really is not), I stuck with a plain black peplum style top. And then I went out in public to take photos.
You read that right and you can see it in the images…I actually walked out of my house, got into the car, drove to the park, and then walked around the park taking photos as if I were wearing some iconic new style that everyone should try. (Note: I do not recommend that you try this trend. At least not in the winter time!) There were a few passersby in the park this day and I definitely saw a some very confused looks on their faces. But I just held my head high and realized that I quite literally have no fucks left to give about what people think of my absurd style choices.
So I wore the absurd jeans and I strutted around like it was nobody’s business. And then I laughed my ass off while I was editing the photos.
Would you, could you, wear pants like these in public? I dare you to wear something this absurd! In fact, you could try it tomorrow to celebrate National Absurdity Day. Why not have a little bit of ridiculous stupid fun during these ridiculous stupid times?!
Be sure to visit Monica’s post for additional details about her outfit.
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Keeping it on the edge,
Shelbee
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Shop my look (if you dare)…
Outfit Details: Top-Torrid / Jeans-Old Navy (Destructed by me) / Tights-Sock Dreams / Boots-Shoe Dazzle / Scarf (on wrist)-Echo / Hat-Linda Gibbs Handmade / Earrings-Thrifted / Necklace-Old
32 Comments
Jennifer
I remember Ellen talking about these jeans like 2 years ago. I remember thinking who would actually spend money on them. So crazy. And I think they retailed for a couple hundred. Good idea buying a pair and making them.
Jennifer
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Oh that is so funny that Ellen mentioned this crazy fad, Jennifer! I mean, I didn’t even actually buy a pair to make them, I just used an old pair from my near donation pile! Well, I guess I bought them at some point, but you know what I mean! Haha. I need more coffee. Thanks for stopping by!
xoxo
Shelbee
Nancy
God woman, I literally have tears in my eyes from laughing! Gosh, we could have so much fun together!! Indeed, I thought what the hell when I saw the first photo. But this is such a hilarious post! Fantastic! And how brave of you to take the photos in a park! Who takes those photos then?
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OMG, Nancy, you make me laugh! Thank you! Aren’t these the most ridiculous jeans you have ever seen? Seriously, people buy them like this and spend a lot of money on them! That may be even more absurd than the pants themselves…the fact that there are people who will pay actual hard earned money for them! We would have such fun together, you and I, wouldn’t we?!
xoxo
Shelbee
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Oh, I forgot to answer your question about who takes the photos…Jeff took these for me! It is usually Jeff behind the camera. Sometimes, one of the boys will take them and sometimes I use a remote and tripod. But it’s usually Jeff…my Instagram husband!
xoxo
Shelbee
Michele Morin
Crack me up! I have 2 welder sons whose pants are always on their way to this stylish look! Maybe they should start selling their wrecked work pants on Ebay… 😂
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OMG, Michele, that is so funny! Your sons should absolutely capitalize on their naturally destructed jeans! Seriously, pay people good money for this kind of insanity!
xoxo
Shelbee
Tamar A Strauss-Benjamin
There is a national day of everything!!
Love that look – so fun.
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There are silly holidays every day of the year, Tamar! And why not celebrate some of them just to keep our spirits up, right? This really was fun and silly and made me giggle!
xoxo
Shelbee
Karen
What amazing fun – could you look any different to your last post? K
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Thanks, Karen! Totally different from my last outfit post, for sure! This was really fun and totally ridiculous!
xoxo
Shelbee
mireille
You did well lol! I love the rainbow tights under!
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Aw, thanks, Mireille! This was fun in the most ridiculous way! Because why the heck not get a good laugh over simple absurdity?
xoxo
Shelbee
Jacqui Berry
Oh what a pair of jeans! they look super! Thanks for hosting too. Jacqui x
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Thanks, Jacqui! This was fun styling an outfit with absurdity in mind! I hope you have a lovely weekend.
xoxo
Shelbee
Michelle
You nailed it in the absurd category! What fun! I bet onlookers enjoyed the little break in their day as they wondered what the hell you were doing. LOL! Me? I’m not even a fan of distressed denim for myself. (No judgment on anyone else’s choices.) I’d like my jeans to earn their distress through normal wear and tear, thank you very much! 😀 Totally loving the rainbow tights and turquoise booties!
Michelle
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Michelle, thanks so much! As much as I do love distressed jeans, there really is nothing better than a pair that gets naturally distressed through wear and tear. This was super fun! Once I knew I wanted the crazy jeans for this post, it took me about 10 minutes to complete the chopping up of the denim. But now what do I do with them? I guess I keep them around for the next absurd thing I feel like wearing! Have a great weekend, my friend.
xoxo
Shelbee
Patrick Weseman
You did a wonderful job and it looks great on you. Love how you paired with the rainbow tights instead of black. Very nice.
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Thanks, Patrick! This was such a fun theme to get creative with even to the point of absurd! But that was the goal. Have a great weekend!
xoxo
Shelbee
Lovely
You totally nailed it. Interesting theme and a fun look!
xoxo
Lovely
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Thanks so much, Lovely! This was super fun and really made me smile!
xoxo
Shelbee
Kathrine Eldridge
You are such a rock star! Love what you did to these jeans for this theme. It is absurd but so fun. Dying over these booties. Thanks for the link up!
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Ha, thanks so much, Kathrine! This was all sorts of ridiculous fun! This outfit will always make me smile and giggle and sometimes that is the whole point of having fun with fashion! Just embrace the absurdity!
xoxo
Shelbee
Lucy Bertoldi
Absurd fashion for sure- but hey- you made it work!! I love the tights you paired with this!! Have a great weekend xx
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Aw, thanks so much, Lucy! This was such a fun theme! I don’t know if it really works, but I sure acted like it did for these photos. Haha
xoxo
Shelbee
Helen C.
Does absurdity means sexyness in English ´cause I swear that´s what I´m understanding here! 😘
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Oh my goodness, Helen! Thank you so much! I was just thinking of you the other day and meant to send an email and then you know, life gets in the way and I forgot. I hope you are all doing well, my friend!
xoxo
Shelbee
Helen C.
I know, i know, same here!
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Dee | Grammy's Grid
YES, I was wondering what the heck you were wearing. Never seen pants/shorts like that!! Perfect for absurdity day, even though I didn’t know there was such a day!! Thanks so much for linking up with me at my party #UnlimitedMonthlyLinkParty 18, open until November 26 at 12:05 am. I invite you to check out all of my themed link parties. Any link you add to my parties can also be added to my Unlimited Monthly for more views and shares!!
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That is so funny, Dee! It is the most absurd thing I could come up with! And there is a silly holiday for everything! Have a fabulous week!
xoxo
Shelbee
Anna
You wouldn’t be able to do any better even if you try, Shelbee. I love it, not sure if I would dare to wear these pants anywhere, even around my house 🙂
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Thanks, Anna! I don’t know where I got the courage to wear these crazy pants in public! Haha. But sometimes you just need a good laugh at something silly!
xoxo
Shelbee