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ANACHRONISTIC TWINNERS: Kelly and Bethany Ring in a New Fashion Era Without Rules

By: Bethany Walter

14-09-2012

Bethany: Kelly, did you ever dress up the same as your best friend in high school and say twinners?

Kelly: Um, Nicole and I never go out in public together unless we look like we just stepped off the same runway. In these outfits, you and I could have been in the same 90s ensemble-cast drama. What’s your damage, Heather?!

B: Looking back, I remember my friends being embarrassed to be wearing the same thing. Even wearing the same color made them embarrassed. Interesting because now the friends I have wouldn’t care. I also consider the friends I have now to be more supportive and less competitive.

K: Yo, it’s a good thing you gots some new friends. People who believe they have something to be ashamed of feel embarrassed about anything. But a confident person can pull off anything. Perfect examples: my suede high-waisted pleated shorts (wtf?) and your 90s platform boots. Who cares about being in style or on trend? How boring!

B: So true. Having your own style has it perks. I got these “out-of-date” Steve Madden boots made of quality leather and wood heels for only $6.75 at Restyle. As Alexander McQueen says:

“It’s a new era in fashion – there are no rules. It’s all about the individual and personal style, wearing high-end, low-end, classic labels, and up-and-coming designers all together.”

Alexander McQueen Fall Collecti0n 2009

K: Grrrrrl, in that case, we got it going on! You wearing Jason’s bowler hat, me in my American Apparel grid dress worn as a top, we are the epitome of dressing without rules – only an eye for what works. It’s called anachronism, baby. Get into it.

B: Definitely. This robe-like coat I am borrowing from you (vintage Anne Klein II, $3 from Restyle) paired with my Lucca Couture floral romper ($14 from The Lux Fashion Lounge) and layered with these American Apparel lacey bike shorts echo the silhouettes of Vera Wang’s pre-Fall 2012 collection. Not bad for just playing around. Shopping at thrift stores and being able to mix several decades and varying styles of garments together is way better than spending thousands of dollars to get the same look from top designers.

K: Lead me to a land before time, er, a land without time. No. A land where all times and the associated fashions exist together. Yeah…

Bethany took these pictures with a little remote in her hand. Nifty!

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By: Jessica Holmes

20-10-2011

Jessica

Strapped for time and wanting to get this frivolity party started right, I am rehashing some favorite Cheep posts. As they say in the advertising industry (my own) let’s leverage this sh*t.

This is one of my most epic fashion/professional moments, circa this spring for the 2011 Rockies, an annual awards show for Idaho’s advertising industry.

In true Oscar’s style, the organizers pair up presenters to introduce each category and announce the winners. Magically, and probably because I host Story Story Night monthly without having vomited once, I was asked to be a presenter along with the elites of the agencies. I persuaded Bethany, aka the inimitable Ms. Friday, aka my creative soul mate and counterpart (she is the design to my copy), to join me.

The craftsmanship and thought that went into my dress is unbelievable. I modestly refer to it as the naked dress. Because as the picture above shows, it looks bare to the navel, but it actually has a smart and sexy bodice with an overlay of fine mesh, ornamented with stitched bead and pearl detail that looks like a necklace made for a bad ass queen.

I exaggerate often, but seriously, this is the most f*cking amazing dress I have ever seen in my life. And only $45 at Repeat Boutique. My Cheep dress cap is $20-$25, but you have to make occasional exceptions for the epics.

Anyway, when you have such a dress, you must write such a speech. Our category was “Interactive.” So here is what Bethany and I did, in a very exaggerated way to get the drunkards’ attention. Bethany’s dress was $100 (half off the $200 MSRP) at Fancy Pants. We are both wearing Spanx. Mine for $7 at TJ Maxx. My purple suede shoes were a $45 (half off at Macy’s) birthday gift from my mom and Steve Madden. Bethany and I’s jewelry (though don’t mistake the dress for jewelry) is from Bethany’s epochal Armor Bijoux.

Bethany: “Interactive and multimedia. This category is epic—a creative battle that pits right brain against left, and good sense against the evil forces of technologically clueless account people.”

Jessica: “No matter who wins tonight, we all know who the real Jedis are in this category. Programmers, tech geeks, our interactive, interoffice Obi Wans. This is your time. And we honor you now by speaking in only Star Wars metaphors.”

Bethany: When that Jar Jar Binks from accounts gave you a multimedia assignment from the Dark Side, you pulled a Jedi mind trick, united with the Rebel Alliance on the creative team, and made the jump to light-speed."

Jessica: “Yoda says, ‘Do or do not, there is no try.’ You did, young Skywalker, you did.”

Bethany: "Now, for the winner. May the force be with you." Jessica: "Congratulations _______________."

Jessica: “For our exit, Bethany and I will recreate the most epic blood, sweat and tears battle scene of all time.”

Bethany: “Using the iPhone StarWars Lightsaber Duel app.”

Bethany and Jessica fight out an exit.

Thanks to Dan Costello. I couldn’t have written this speech without your expertise.

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