i promise this is not just another jumble of nonsense letters.

ok, ok– totally fair that you would be skeptical of that based on my overt love of non-sense jumbling.

but remember, this is my mimi-trademarked So Chic But Also Borderline Tacky acronym we discussed re: my summer pajama-wearing. y’all, what am i ever talking about? i love you for continuing to stick around for my musings– the stamina!

but back to this very obvious non-jumble of letters.

a line from a favorite substack– laurel patin from earl earl– knocked me sideways when considering personal style. “my 2024 fashion resolution is to dress in more upsetting outfits.” mf goals!

one of my favorite subjects is the myriad ways in which people don’t understand what i’m wearing. (of course, unless that conversation is with my mom) i am obsessed with putting together a look that is various ways of incongruent with the environment. it’s my way of reorganizing how people consume me physically. because believe me, babydoll, you’re either doing the consuming or getting it done to ya.

and i refuse to let the world devour me in one swift bite.

i once reflected to a friend that if people were going to assume things about me and male gaze all over me because i am a conventionally attractive woman, i am going to make sure they work for that shit. you’re getting this miniskirt with a baseball cap and a decades-old handbag. that crop top is paired up with my grandfather’s work jeans. fur is topping a sweatsuit. ya gotta work, bitch!

which leads us back to SCBABT.

i am sharing some fave looks and ideas for this truly innovative dressing concept (lolz) to inspire all of us to bring it home when it comes to style– dress for YOU and for that luscious moment when someone gives you the wtf you got on? up and down. i have been getting high off of that look for three decades.

l-r from top

• natalie lindsey looking too adorable in one of my fave combos– bike shorts with anything! her IG is worth a follow for the vintage gems.
• obvi mimi in no-bra juicy couture in london! we love an ugly american moment.
• this fashion week cutie in my fave upsetting fashion icon– kitten heels! also, all of the throwback cherries are just tacky enough (via fashionista)
• we’ve chatted about this all pink, all 2000s look– a fave!
• rihanna is my holy grail of disorienting fashion. i cannot stop thinking about that diamond bracelet casually thrown on as an anklet during F1 las vegas– a breeding ground for tackytochic styling. where you lead, i will follow, rih!
• sweats + fur = scbabt textbook
• courtney grow is the perfect mix of oh, so sexy with wtf is she wearing? and she’s fu.nn.y. the goal!
• victoria beckham is one of the og’s of being sooooo chic, but also so borderline/actually tacky. only a true queen can get her man in on it!
• my sister ABHORRED this outfit in scotland, but i was obsessed with what looked like the equivalent of taking a tumble through my suitcase. that princeton hat (i am not a grad!) with my staud tommy, chanel flats (not seen), the tiniest reformation set, armie’s leather and a big ol’ smirk was a top 5 uk look!

in conclusion, my loves– fully coordinated is an out, being a walking magic eye is super in. Xx