#disabled fashion
Sultry Latin LAK. One prosthetic leg pic. Love the shrinker in bed pic and the jeans in WC pic.
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On top of the world. Sort of.
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Okay, let’s try my first ever image description.
[image description: I’m turned to face the camera, sitting in my manual wheelchair on what appears to be a pier/look out with a futuristic cityscape behind. I’m relaxed, squinting and there’s harsh shadows because it’s a very sunny, very blue skied day]
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I passed a young fashionable person with a cane today. I was in too much pain at the time to give her a big smile, but mentally I high fived her.
I wonder if she did the same thing. She was sitting in the street debating with her friend (boyfriend?) about whether she could walk to something or not. She looked at me (I assume trying to make eye contact but in my usual manner I couldn’t stand it and immediately looked away). She had this fab pale pink cane and was wearing a pretty dress.
I hope she felt my mental high five at least. I wish I wasn’t so socially inept.
Some Neurology HospitalGlam. My neurologist is brilliant. Treats me like an equal and partner, reasons out management and plans of action with me, takes my input at face value, never patronizes me or doubts my symptoms or reports. To top it all off, fantastically and brutally honest. From a previous appointment ‘well, there’s still a lot we don’t know about the brain, so the answer probably lies there somewhere.’ And from today 'it definitely sounds like another TIA but we’re already doing the treatment so there’s not much we’d change.’
I’ve worked damn hard to build my current medical team and they may be inexperienced with connective tissue patients, but they are pretty fine doctors.
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Trying on jeans. Painful, but necessary when you’ve lost 4 clothing sizes.
Why are dressing rooms some of the least accessible places in all of retail? Disabled people want to try on nice clothes too, fuckers.
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Android in Space. I’ve finally discovered a way to break the icy exterior of my Internist… Wear awesome space leggings. First time I think I’ve seen him smile. Thanks, Jeffie! Also, my Zak Smith shirt… One of my faves.
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Cripple Punk with all the angles, city, mountains and sea. Shorts & Scarves & sunny winters.
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Today, trying on clothes for an upcoming wedding. Think I’m 75% of the way there. Now, tie or no tie? Worry is: a tie would make me look like some kind of waiting staff.
Also, my dislocated wrist that I’m sure only other EDSers have noticed!
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Feels a little autumnal today so that means it’s nearly my favourite season to wear little shorts (;
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Who needs a selfie stick when you can partially dislocate your shoulder for further reach of your longer-than-normal arms!?
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Hey all! This blog is still on indefinite hiatus until I have a better lighting situation (although I may? be on the way to solving that? stay tuned I guess) but I wanted to take a sec and promote my Etsy shop. Tumblr hates links so I’m not gonna link it, I’m just gonna say that it’s called blitheblythe. I’ll reblog this post right away with an actual link–maybe that’ll help?–so check the notes if you want a direct link.
I recently had foot surgery and have had to take a lot of unpaid time off work, plus I’m having trouble getting around (currently in a wheelchair, will be on crutches later for quite a while) and will need to pay for delivery food and taxis. That gets expensive!
Because I was recovering from surgery at the end of last month, I didn’t run a Black Friday/Small Business Saturday/Cyber Monday sale, so I’m running one now! Everything is 15% off. If you’ve been considering buying something, I would really appreciate it if you did it now. I’m very open to holding things for people and I ship quickly!
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[Image description: five photos of me in a variety of wigs, showing off clothing, in a variety of outdoor locations. In the first I am in a long brown wig with a flower crown, wearing a long, formal peach-colored gown with an empire waist. In the second, I am in a short, curly brown wig, wearing a sage green turtleneck and a cool-toned skirt. I am holding a black blazer. In the third, I am wearing the long brown wig and flower crown again, along with a cowl-necked and doleman-sleeved blue tie dye dress with a super full skirt. In the fourth, I am wearing a bobbed blonde with with a pastel floral cocktail dress. And in the fifth, I am wearing the long brown wig (but in braids) with a fitted red cotton dress with grey accent stripes.]
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You know how it is when you’re gay and stressed out and you just Have to do something Drastic to your hair? Yeah…
[Image description: one full-body photo of a young woman (me) with bobbed orange hair standing indoors. I am wearing gold-and-green earrings and a tropical print sundress (leaves, bananas, and limes). I have on “nude” tights and brown strappy sandals. As always, I’m wearing my round black glasses.]
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Sometimes you just have to motivate yourself to clean by dressing like you’re in a Ghibli movie.
[Image description: one full-body photo of a young woman (me) with medium-length orange hair, standing indoors with pattern paper on the ground nearby. I’m wearing an off-white blouse under grey-green overalls. I have an off-white-and-green scarf over my hair and I’m wearing black socks. As always, I have on my round black glasses.]
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[oh-so-casually leaves my sewing debris in my outfit photo so you know I’m A Real Sewist, never mind that I’ve been working on this skirt for MONTHS]
[Image description: one full-body photo of a young woman (me) with bright orange hair. I’m standing indoors, in front of a white wall, with fabric and pattern pieces and scissors around my feet. I’m wearing a sleeveless linen dress that buttons down the front. I have a brown-and-white striped button-down open over it. I’m wearing clips in my hair, dark red lipstick, “nude” tights, and black-and-grey sneakers. As always, I have on my round black glasses.]
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I think I mentioned this already, but I’ve got a new computer and a new, updated version of Photoshop, and adjusting to it is hard. Plus, it’s pretty demoralizing to have most of my photos come out super grainy, even though I’ve worked so hard to try and fix it. So that’s why I’m not taking and/or editing a lot of photos. Anyway, here’s an outfit from March, with what may be my new favorite skirt.
[Image description: one full-body photo of a young woman (me) with orange hair that’s been pincurled. I’m holding a metallic cane and standing indoors in front of a white wall. I’m wearing an off-white linen blouse tucked into a rainbow plaid midi skirt. I have on a black belt, “nude” tights, red lipstick, and black-and-grey sneakers. As always, I’m wearing my round black glasses.]
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I planned this outfit last year but then it got too cold to wear… and I was gonna wear it with my brown flats but then I broke a tiny bone in my foot and there’s all these annoying complications… and now there’s a pandemic. damn. This outfit came out very coordinated, though!
[Image description: one full-body photo of a young woman (me) with orange hair that is rolled back in front and pulled into a ponytail in the back. I’m standing indoors, in front of a white wall, holding a metallic cane in my left hand. I’m wearing a navy blue tank top tucked into a yellow/orange/tan knit skirt that hits just above the knee. The skirt has a sporty stripe of white at the hem, with narrower navy stripes. Over the tank top, I have on a white blazer. I’m wearing brown earrings, a navy blue scarf tied around my ponytail, “nude” tights, red lipstick, and brown hiking boots. As always, I have on my round black glasses.]
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Who’s this prep lmao
[Image description: one full-body photo of a young woman (me) with medium-length (and slightly damp) orange hair. I’m standing indoors, in front of a plain white wall. I’m holding a metallic cane. I’m wearing a dark red pullover sweater–I think I had a collared shirt on underneath, but it’s not really showing. The shirt and sweater are tucked into a khaki skirt that buttons down the front and hits at mid-calf. The skirt is belted with a wide black belt. I have on “nude” tights and black-and-grey sneakers with white soles. I’m wearing dark red lipstick. As always, I have on my round black glasses.]
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I got this gorgeous dress completely free from ThredUp–at first I thought it was a mistake that they’d refunded me the money and I was getting away with something, but it turned out that they’d discovered some stains after I paid and gave it to me for free. It’s 100% silk and washing it is going to be a huge (and expensive) pain in the ass, so not charging me for it seems pretty reasonable. The color is more teal in real life (I don’t really like pure blue) but my camera struggles with stuff in the teal and red-orange categories and always messes up the colors.
[Image description: one full-body photo of a young woman (me) with orange hair that’s been pincurled into vintage waves. I’m standing indoors in front of a white wall, holding a metallic cane. I’m wearing a blue (teal, really) silk dress with a tie at the neck and a ruched section at the waist. The skirt goes to just below the knee. Over it, I have on a black cardigan. Under the skirt, I’m wearing “nude” tights. I have on red lipstick and black snow boots. As always, I’m wearing my round black glasses.]
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Well clearly this was for work, but hell if I can remember anything else about when I wore this. It’s from the end of February, I think.
[Image description: one full-body photo of a young woman (me) with bright orange hair that’s braided and pinned at the back of my head, with long bangs hanging free. I’m standing indoors in front of a white wall, holding a metallic cane. I’m wearing a blue-green silk tank top tucked into a brown calf-length skirt that’s belted with a black belt. Over the tank top, I have on an off-white robe/cardigan sort of thing, made of flower shapes all connected together with little holes here and there. It has a border of blue-and-green paisley fabric around the neckline and the front. I’m wearing bright red lipstick, “nude” compression stockings, and black-and-grey sneakers with white soles. As always, I have on my round black glasses.]
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And I’m back! I’ve got a backlog of photos from before I stopped going out, plus a few from when I’ve gotten dressed up at home. It’s just taking me ages to edit them because I haaaaaaaaate the new version of photoshop on my new computer, plus something is wrong with said new computer and it crashes whenever I have too many things open. Lest you think that that means I’m overloading the poor thing, please note that it is a gaming computer and it’s meant to have, yanno, video games running. Also the keyboard is possessed.
Anyway, back in the days when different days of the week meant you did very different activities, I decided I ought to wear my fancy dresses more on the weekend, even if I didn’t have anything fancy planned.
[Image description: one full-body photo of a young woman (me) with bright orange hair pulled up into a high bun. I am standing in front of a white wall, wearing a drapey, olive green dress with white geometric/circular designs on it. The dress has a wide neck, fluttery short sleeves, and a handkerchief hem that goes almost to the ankle. Under it, I have on a black long-sleeved turtleneck shirt and black tights. I’m wearing black-and-grey sneakers with white soles. I have on long silver earrings and black lipstick. As always, I’m wearing my round black glasses.]
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I converted this to a “night out” look by switching to khaki shorts and hiking boots and just went Full Jurassic Park Gay.
[Image description: one full-body photo of a young woman (me) with orange hair pulled back and braided in a low updo. I’m standing in front of a white wall, holding a metallic cane. I’m wearing a tan-and-white striped long-sleeved button-down over a muted orange tank top. (The button-down is somewhat oversized and loose.) Both are tucked into a pair of dark brown suede pants, which is belted with a thin black belt. The pants are tucked into plain black snowboots. I have on bright red lipstick. As always, I’m wearing my round black glasses.]
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This color combo looked sooooooo much better in natural light. I got to work, and the first time I went to the bathroom there I cringed SO hard when I saw my outfit under fluorescents.
[Image description: one full-body photo of a young woman (me) with medium-length orange hair. I’m twirling in front of a white wall, holding a metallic cane. I’m wearing a tiered yellow dress with geometric white patterns on it, which hits a little below the knee. Over it, I have on a maroon pullover sweater, which is belted with a black belt. I’m wearing dark grey tights and plain black snowboots. I have on dark red lipstick. As always, I’m wearing my round black glasses.]
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time for… Sleeves
[Image description: one full-body photo of a young woman (me) with orange hair that is in a low, braided hairdo. I’m standing in front of a white wall, holding a metallic cane in my left hand. I’m wearing a light-blue-and-white striped shirt with big, ruffled sleeves. It’s tucked into a pleated, khaki skirt that goes to about mid-calf. The skirt is belted with a black belt. I have on black-and-grey sneakers and “nude” tights. I’m wearing silver stud earrings, mixed metal earrings that look like pansies, and bright red lipstick. As always, I have on my round silver glasses.]
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I wanted to go a bit fantasy-esque for a session of DnD. Also I’m thinking of taking notes on the lighting conditions for every photo I take so then I can see what makes it the least grainy???
[Image description: one photo of a young woman (me) with orange hair. The front parts are pulled back in a half-ponytail, while long bangs hang around my face. I’m standing in front of a white wall, and wearing a loose, white linen shirt with mother-of-pearl buttons. It’s tucked into a layered olive green skirt that goes just below the knee. I have on “nude” tights and black-and-grey sneakers. I’m wearing a green scarf around my neck, threaded through a silver ring to hold it in place. As always, I have on my round black glasses.]
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Ugh, looks like my photos are coming out kinda grainy again. I swear there were a few in there that looked decent.
[Image description: one full-body photo of a young woman (me) with orange hair pulled back and down into a braided hairstyle, with long bangs hanging loose. I’m standing in front of a white wall, wearing a bright yellow tiered dress with faint, geometric patterns on it in white. The dress is very loose and smock-like with a high waist. Over it, I have on an oversized, off-white button-down shirt. Under it, I’m wearing “nude” tights. I have on dark red lipstick, little yellow earrings that look like spools of thread, and dark brown hiking boots. As always, I’m wearing my round silver glasses.]
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Well that took me even longer than I thought it would, but I finally have Photoshop set up on my new laptop! I’m having some issues adjusting, since it’s a much newer version, and some of the controls are extremely un-intuitive. I also find that this laptop can only have, like, three things going on before it crashes horribly. Not sure if something is wrong with the computer, or if it’s just a Windows thing.
[Image description: one (grainy) photo of a young woman (me) with orange hair up in crappy victory rolls. I’m standing in front of a white wall, holding a metallic cane in my left hand. I’m wearing a collared, light brown dress with a wrap front and tie waist, and a hem that hits just above the knee. It has a white polka dot pattern. Under the dress, I have on dark purple-red tights. I’m wearing a black cardigan and black-and-grey sneakers. I have on dark red lipstick and silver earrings. As always, I’m wearing my round black glasses.]
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I was going for a bit of a “Peggy Carter meets Jareth the Goblin King” look with a dash of “dissolute rake”. You know, normal date looks.
[Image description: one full-body photo of a young woman (me) with bright orange hair in pin curled waves. One side of said hair is pulled back with a decorative comb, which isn’t showing. I’m standing in front of a white wall and wearing a white button-down shirt with ¾ sleeves. Over it, I have on a black vest with a gold sword brooch pinned to it. I’m wearing a green silk scarf tied under the collar of my shirt. My shirt hangs loose (as in, isn’t tucked in) over dark brown suede pants, which are scrunched up above chunky black boots. I have on dark red lipstick and a watch with a dark brown band. As always, I’m wearing my round black glasses.]
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