A VERY SOPHISTICATED CHILD: We Celebrate 10 Years of Boo in Chicago (w/Pine Cone Tattoos)
K: Nicole and I got tattoos today, each a tiny pine cone on the index finger (my left, her right). Now we have to be friends forever.
Nicole: This month marks the ten-year anniversary of our friendship! It started with fake nose picking, ear belching, neck slapping and lemon sucking and will only end when we fly off a cliff in a car Thelma and Louise style.
K: Even though Saturday night we were drunkenly yelling at each other in a Chicago bar bathroom, we mostly settle our differences like adults. Besides, by the time we grabbed 2 a.m. tacos, we couldn’t remember what we were fighting about anymore.
N: I cannot sum up our friendship better than Juliana in My Best Friend’s Wedding, “We’ve seen each other through everything. Losing jobs, losing parents, losing lovers. We’ve traveled all over. The best times of my life. Drinking and talking. Even if it’s just over the phone.” Best times of my life indeed, just add ‘discovering fashion together’ to that list and it sums up our friendship perfectly.
K: We squealed with delight this morning when we accessorized our childishly demure outfits in our Wicker Park hostel room. We started with cowboy boots (why not?) and then, I added lace-ruffled socks, appropriate for Sunday school, age 10.
N: This vintage ’30s silk blouse pairs perfectly with my brand new suede shorts (purchased on our Wicker Park thrift store spree Saturday and tuxedo jacket. The sexy school girl cliche is old, I’ll go for school-boy tailoring and add a subtly-slutty belly button exposure.
K: In short, I may dress like a child, but it is a very sophisticated child.
N: Indubitably.
As good little children, we’d like to formally apologize to anyone we drunk-dialed or drunk-texted this weekend. Doh!
