Gaultier goes Gothic Lolita; matches my mood

Hello, internet! I'm Sara, I have wild aspirations of someday living beyond my means, but I think I need to knock off some student loan debt before I start accruing fashion debt (a much more noble pursuit). My day job as a copywriter, while deeply, unbearably glamorous, doesn't quite cover the fashion budget of my dreams, so in the meantime I'm going to keep the dream alive by telling you what I wish I was wearing today.

The weather here in Washington state has been summarily miserable and I've been trying to combat it with sunnier colors. In fact, my mood would be better expressed by the following thundercloud-friendly ensemble:


Dress by Jean Paul Gaultier. Did you know that the naughty gothic schoolgirl look can actually be done in a restrained fashion? Thank you, Gaultier. The collar, the buttons down the front, the sequin edging, the subtle puffed sleeves. Pair it with dark red lips and enough black mascara to convey the long-eyelashed Dickensian waif goes to Paris look and you're good to go.


Patent-trimmed cranberry red spectator Mary Janes by Marc by Marc Jacobs: how has anything ever gone so right? It's a postmodern steampunk mashup with day school spirit. Violet Baudelaire is going to grow up and wear these with everything.


Marc by Marc Jacobs umbrella. This is a rough estimate, but I think I would pout 30% less about the weather if I had a designer umbrella shielding me from the rain. I'd also probably twirl it in a circle and spin around in the rain and close my eyes and hope to wake up in a Tim Burton movie, and you know what? On the off-chance that it happened, I would be perfectly attired for it.

Today's actual outfit:
Blue tank tip printed with cherries
Red American Apparel hoodie (this will be a recurring theme)
Rich&Skinny jeans
Green Saucony Classics