naughty-cal by nature

When in my very early teens, I enjoyed going to school dances and gyrating to Naughty by Nature's "Feel Me Flow." Though not the worst of the hip-hop crop, the music video still had those gratuitous yet ubiquitous shots of mostly nude black girls undulating. Plus, there was that clip with a girl holding a gushing garden hose up to her mouth -- if that's not a phallic symbol, I don't know what is. Nevertheless, it was a good beat to find my rhythm to, and even now as I replay it on YouTube, I'm bobbing my head and jutting my chin out in mock impudence.

I debated whether to name this post "nautical by nature" or "naughty-cal by nature," but given my propensity for playing spy and challenging everything, the latter seemed more appropriate. Moreover, I've only recently in my style come to terms with the maritime theme. With no bashfulness, I submit to you my "lost at sea" dress-up post as evidence. (It was the first dress-up post that I was actually pleased with!) If you read the intro to that post, you'll realize that to say I was nautical by nature would be simply inaccurate. Nautical by experimentation, maybe, but definitely not by nature.



I wore this look a couple of weeks ago, back when the fashion tides were in my favor. (Currently, I'm left stranded on a deserted island with nary a presentable outfit.)

H&M white/blue striped sweater, H&M grey tweed skirt, H&M grey tights, vintage brown oxfords, Peeps feather fascinator from Bona Drag, Gap grey scarf, H&M brownish-grey belt from another pair of pants.

Background image: Random boat sails from Parade of Sails, Beaufort, North Carolina.