#ckccbm2013 | wednesday

It's been over a month now since we returned from Burning Man but we still have playa on the brain. Joe has already bought a coat to wear for next year!

morning outfits

Being there all week required packing quite a bit of clothes and being imaginative with what we brought. The hot pink monster hat was a gift from my bestie at camp - so fun! And the fur coat Joe is wearing was mine, but ending up being too long for me to ride my bike comfortably, but luckily it was the perfect length for Joe!

late afternoon/evening outfits

Distrikt, a music camp/club that we went to everyday, had a black and gold themed party on Wednesday.

We all tried to get in the spirit of things and Participate!

#ckccbm2013 | Tutu Tuesday

Spending a week in the desert can be difficult; especially planning outfits. The weather can be hot/cold/windy/dusty all in one 24 hour span! This year was fairly temperate - on our early morning bike rides all we needed was a jacket. I am thankful that one of our campmates brought this fuzzy jacket - I work it pretty much the whole week.

Of course our day outfits were a bit more fun than the early morning ones. Traditionally Tuesdays are "Tutu Tuesdays" so of course everyone wore a tutu!

I seriously think life in the default work would be just so much more fun if we all participated in Tutu Tuesday. I mean, what's not to love?

Between the 6 of us, we had plenty of tutus for everyone to wear. Again, seriously want to somehow incorporate this in my normal life. Stay tuned.

The outfit of the day, however, belongs to B who created this amazing cape for a SuperHero party he went to that evening.

#ckccbm2013 | Monday outfits

We've been back from the playa over 2 weeks now and still can't stop thinking or talking about it. With 10 of us there and and 5 of us actively taking photos, that's a lot of pictures to go through. Our camp has been sharing them through Dropbox, which is a wonderful way for multiple people to share multiple files.

One of the 10 principles of Burning Man is Radical Self-Expression, and what better way to express yourself than with what you are wearing. People are wearing all sorts of interesting, outrageous outfits (or absolutely nothing at all!) and half the fun of the whole trip is planning on what to wear!

{him: wig, vest & jeans, thrifted / tank: H&M / shoes: Doc Marteens, thrifted // her: cardi & shorts: thrifted / bra: VS / boots: Demonia}

I watched a video on YouTube saying that your clothes at Burning Man shouldn't be costumes but be outfits that you would like to but can't normally wear in your daily life. I am a relatively conservative dresser but like that I can show some skin at BM and not feel terribly self-conscious about it because there are tons of girls with tons less on :). And the hubs would never wear such bright colors (or jeans with stars on them) but it works out on the playa!

Our friend JC, however, has to win for best outfit of Monday night. We were dressing for a Michael Jackson vs. Prince party that night and good lord, he looks fabulous!

...and on the first full night in the desert, my hair was still looking decent. Wait until Saturday night's photos...

Burning Man 2013 | Mutant Vehicles

Being in Black Rock City for a whole week this year was a completely different experience from our 3 night visit last year. Now nothing will be the same as your first but we also camped with 7 virgin Burners so that was as close as we could get!

The mutant vehicles on the playa are always incredible. Our first night there we ran into Mr. Octopus, whom we had the pleasure of meeting last year as well.

He was shooting fire to the rhythm of the Soul Train nearby; so fabulous for our first night!

Of course we made multiple sunrise visits to Robot Heart. Love the vibe and the deep house beat coming from him!

Mr. Robot Heart at night.

Some vehicles were fun to see.

Some were more interactive.

All were transformed at night. This year I made the conscious decision that I would experience the playa more than document it. At the time it was glorious, but now of course I wish I had taken more pics. But even if I had taken pictures 24-7 I think I would still want more pics because any single picture just doesn't do the experience justice. So it's all good.

The Man had just burned this time last week and I (and my fellow Burners) still can't stop thinking/talking/dreaming about it. Bear with me as many more posts will be to follow.

One word

...sums up our week in the middle of the desert. More photos to come as soon as I regain my bearings in the default world.