{"id":2058,"date":"2012-01-11T10:00:58","date_gmt":"2012-01-11T15:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abitcoquettish.wordpress.com\/?p=2058"},"modified":"2015-08-28T22:09:16","modified_gmt":"2015-08-29T02:09:16","slug":"fitting-room-confessionals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/fitting-room-confessionals\/","title":{"rendered":"Fitting Room Confessionals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/abitcoquettish.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/12\/express-bandage-skirt-matthew-williamson-meets-tim-burton1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2062\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/fitting-room-confessionals\/express-bandage-skirt-matthew-williamson-meets-tim-burton\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/express-bandage-skirt-matthew-williamson-meets-tim-burton13.jpg?fit=921%2C691&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"921,691\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;COOLPIX S3000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1324538972&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.9&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"express bandage skirt &amp;#8211; matthew williamson meets tim burton!\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/express-bandage-skirt-matthew-williamson-meets-tim-burton13.jpg?fit=840%2C630&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2062 size-full\" title=\"express bandage skirt - matthew williamson meets tim burton!\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/express-bandage-skirt-matthew-williamson-meets-tim-burton13.jpg?resize=840%2C630\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/express-bandage-skirt-matthew-williamson-meets-tim-burton13.jpg?w=921&amp;ssl=1 921w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/express-bandage-skirt-matthew-williamson-meets-tim-burton13.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Snapped in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.express.com\/home.jsp\" target=\"_blank\">Express<\/a>&#8216; fitting room. I&#8217;ve always had my eye on their collection of bandage skirts simply for their incredible array of color selection (because I&#8217;d obviously pick up anything besides neutrals&#8230;) and the heavy weight of their knit. I hate how women&#8217;s clothing are so flimsy these days, things go into the wash a few times and come out disintegrated. What happened to affordable, good quality clothing?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But as usual, I digress. Couldn&#8217;t resist trying this number on as it instantly brought to mind something <strong>Matthew Williamson meets Tim Burton<\/strong>. How so, you ask? Not quite sure\u2014perhaps the strong graphic and slightly psychedelic arrangement is to blame for the description. Trust, it made sense in my head.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pulled over my turtleneck and paired with the suede ankle boots from my original outfit. The skirt, unfortunately, did nothing for my waistline or derriere.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Le sigh.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">. \u00a0 . \u00a0 .<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">x<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Snapped in Express&#8216; fitting room. I&#8217;ve always had my eye on their collection of bandage skirts simply for their incredible array of color selection (because I&#8217;d obviously pick up anything besides neutrals&#8230;) and the heavy weight of their knit. I hate how women&#8217;s clothing are so flimsy these days, things go into the wash a few times and come out disintegrated. What happened to affordable, good quality clothing? But as usual, I digress. Couldn&#8217;t resist trying this number on as it instantly brought to mind something Matthew Williamson meets Tim Burton. How so, you ask? Not quite sure\u2014perhaps the strong graphic and slightly psychedelic arrangement is to blame for the description. Trust, it made sense in my head. Pulled over my turtleneck and paired with the suede ankle boots from my original outfit. The skirt, unfortunately, did nothing for my waistline or derriere. 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