I think there are a bunch of us who draw lots more inspiration from non-fashion places than fashion-y ones (well, "modern" fashion-y places). I tend to draw most of mine from children's books, vintage children's fashion, old + new films and illustrations.
Dress - No-name brand, TJ Maxx
Cardigan - JCrew
Jacket - Vintage Pendleton/thrifted
Underskirt - vintage
Scarf - repurposed sweater-sash
Tights - Sock Dreams
Brooch - 1930's/thrifted
Oxfords - Biviel
Bag - vintage
Beret - H&M
The other day, as I was getting ready, I was thinking about one of my favorite artists and his characters. One of my favorite things about Henry Darger's mythology is the names. The names of the Vivienne girls, and especially the names of the generals (good + bad). They tended to be either based in real-life people's names, people that he admired or disdained, or sometimes they were just whimsical. This outfit is a bit of a girl-and-general collage with a bit of regalia courtesy of my favorite old-timey mysterious philanthropic club, the I.O.O.F.
In fact, today I went poking around the internets, looking for some images of Mr. Darger's generals, and I happened upon this image...
Ranger Girlscouts of General Aronburg's Army
A little similar in color-scheme, at least!
I'd be a Ranger Girlscout any day, if the uniform involved red berets and ankle-strapped wedges.
