Hot Pink and Black, Days 1 and 2

When I'm in town and going to school, I normally do "color weeks"-I pick out which color I'm going to wear, do my nails, and select my outfits accordingly. I do this for a lot of reasons; it lets me be anal-retentive and coordinate my nails to my outfits, it gives me a guideline to work off of when selecting things from my rather massive closet, and I like to think it ties the week together. I want to try and expand myself this year and do themes as well as colors (I already have an idea for some Harry Potter-inspired outfits, and prints would be fun!), but I'm starting out rather un-ambitiously and sticking with color for now. This week, I wanted to do hot pink and black-fun, it pops, and I wanted a little help standing out on the first few days of classes. I had a friend unexpectedly stay over last night, so I didn't blog the outfit, but I have pictures! Just as a note, my pictures will probably be kind of crap for the next week or so, because my camera died and I'm awaiting a new one, and trying to work out a place in my room where I can set up my chunky old Kodak (it can't read a memory card above 2 gig!) and take good pics with the self-timer. But you can still see the outfits, and that's the important part, right? :)

*Pink satin corset-style tank top:Tripp via Buffalo Exchange
*Black satin pleated skirt-Goodwill
*Black Mary Jane heels-Target
And here's Day 2-today:

*Black vest-Buffalo Exchange
*Pink tube top (under vest)-K-Mart
*Black lace skirt-ARC

And a shoe shot of my beloved Demonia sandals, which I wore today. Both these outfits are great examples of my ongoing quest to find a nicer-looking but suitably ventilated Hot Weather Goth look-but even so, without my parasol, I think I might have melted. It came close to 100 degrees today! Check back tomorrow for more hot pink and black outfit photos and a manicure shot-I actually have to touch it up, since my nails get ridiculously chipped ridiculously fast when I'm working!