Mrs. Arnold's Outfit (Book #21)
I was bored, so was rereading one of 3_foot_6's brilliant snarks. I chose Mallory and the Trouble with Twins.
Well, early on we are treated to a description of Mrs. Arnold: "wearing two necklaces, a pin, bracelets on each wrist, rings, earrings, and even an ankle bracelet. Her stockings were lacey, and...practically everything she wore had a bow on it. There were bows on her shoes, a bow on her belt, a bow in her hair, and a bow at the neck of her blouse. Her sweater was beaded, and she hadn’t forgotten to pin a fake rose to it…her earrings were in the shape of ladybugs, one of her necklaces spelled her name - Linda - in gold script, her pin was in the shape of a mouse, and the bow in her hair was a ribbon with a print of tiny ducks all over it.”
3_foot_6 couldn't even imagine what such a monstrosity would look like...so I thought it would be fun to pay a visit to Polyvore and try to put something together myself. I think I came close, although I was not able to find a hair ribbon printed with ducks, and I wasn't sure what colors she was wearing so I tried to stick with neutrals. And yet...
Well, early on we are treated to a description of Mrs. Arnold: "wearing two necklaces, a pin, bracelets on each wrist, rings, earrings, and even an ankle bracelet. Her stockings were lacey, and...practically everything she wore had a bow on it. There were bows on her shoes, a bow on her belt, a bow in her hair, and a bow at the neck of her blouse. Her sweater was beaded, and she hadn’t forgotten to pin a fake rose to it…her earrings were in the shape of ladybugs, one of her necklaces spelled her name - Linda - in gold script, her pin was in the shape of a mouse, and the bow in her hair was a ribbon with a print of tiny ducks all over it.”
3_foot_6 couldn't even imagine what such a monstrosity would look like...so I thought it would be fun to pay a visit to Polyvore and try to put something together myself. I think I came close, although I was not able to find a hair ribbon printed with ducks, and I wasn't sure what colors she was wearing so I tried to stick with neutrals. And yet...
