Hot Pink, Red, and Black, Oh My!

I know you were all waiting in breathless suspense to see my last two outfits from Hot Pink and Black week, and I finally have time to post today, so I can give them to you, along with the first outfit from Red and Black Week! (I have so much red and black I don't think I'll end up replicating anything I wore for Sophistique Noir's Red and Black Week...I don't know if that's sad or awesome.) And my camera will hopefully be coming soon, so please bear with my crappy pictures until then!
First hot pink and black outfit:

 Black and hot pink mesh top: Thrifted ages ago, I don't know where
Black d-ring canvas skirt: Tripp via Buffalo Exchange
Wedge Mary Janes: Repeat Boutique

 I didn't get a really good picture of the top while I was wearing it, so here's a better image of it. Even though this top is a bit "mall-goth", I still can't help but love it-there is something about the little mesh sleeves that is irresistibly cheeky to me!

 Here's the second hot pink and black- I was rather pleased with how comfortably cool as well as thoroughly Goth-y looking this outfit came out!
Black jersey dress-Ross
Black and hot pink stripe stockings-Buffalo Exchange
Black zipper Mary Janes-Arc

And here's today!
Black and red Asian-style top-Plato's Closet
Black lace skirt-Goodwill
Black elastic strap Mary Jane heels-Target
Not that I have a marked preference in shoe styles or anything... :) I desperately want the weather to cool down so I can start wearing my corsets again! Being a hardy sort, I can generally wear them through heat in the 80s, but it has been over 90 degrees here for the past two weeks straight, and an extra three layers of fabric and steel boning doesn't exactly help one stay cool! Now that the craziness of the first week back has passed, I should be able to post daily instead of doing glut-posts like this-wish me luck! Until next time, gentle readers, adieu! 

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!