This year’s ALT was amazing, but I’m in Portland now scouting event space, so we’ll talk more about it tomorrow. In the meantime, photographer Justin Hackworth (whom I adore) pulled me aside for ten minutes to shoot some photos. I had a quick manic episode for him. I love number two, number three makes me think I should incinerate those pants forever. Please vote in comments.
Mighty Girl 
Bad angle. Good pants. The end.
Also, I wanna see those sparkle pictures, hooray!
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Bold color choices, rad pants, keep the Bic pocketed. Unlit, I should note.
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Those pants are all kinds of awesome, that photo angle is not.
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Never fear the red pants! Also, I love that everyone has such great things to say about you being personable, kind, inspiring, etc. I’ve read your blog in the last year or so and it’s good to know I respect and admire a great person, not just a cool blogger.
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Were you at the Ace Hotel today? If so, I’m fairly positive I passed you in the stairwell. I would have said hello, but I always second guess myself in those situations and don’t want to bother a stranger. 🙂 Hope you enjoy your trip!
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Nobody’s butt looks good running in jeans, with the possible exception of professional athletes. Keep ’em.
7 is my favorite. 🙂
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i looove number 1 and 6. strike a pose, warrior woman!
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Nothing worse than a bad angle. Which is what we have there. If anyone looks smokin’ hot in red jeans, it’s you.
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It’s the angle, not you, silly! These are AMAZING.
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Keep the pants! It’s an unfortunate angle in shot #3, but I probably wouldn’t have even noticed if you hadn’t pointed it out.
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Great pants, lousy angle. Thanks for inspiring me in my quest to wear more color this year. I’d never have considered red pants, but now maybe I will.
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Keep.
My fave is #1, and it worked because of the pants.
Just remember – when someone has a camera aimed at your back, turn at the hip, not the waist.
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picture number 3 is lying. those pants are fab. so are you.
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7, definitely 7. So intense and steadfast.
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This is a bold color combination, and I applaud you for it. Keep the pants. Take the cannoli.
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Number 3 is a weird angle. Love the pants. Keep the pants.
Now I’m going to ask something which might get me banned for life from all things Mighty. Are you pulling an Alice with the hair? I love you. I love your hair. I love your health more. Just wondering. I will love you any which way because you are mightily awesome. But, the hair? Just wondering if we are in for a new kinda ride!
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The pants rock, and I think you look fine in photo three. I have what I think are the exact same pants, bought from J.Crew 2 years ago. It took me until this fall to slim down enough to fit into them, making them my “victory pants”.
I am warning you now, if I see you wearing them at SxSW I am going to put them on, too, and subject you to twinsies pictures.
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Everyone’s right, Maggie. It’s just a weird angle. The pants are fantastic. You look super svelte in #5 and several others. Bad photo angles happen to everyone. You’re a beauty!
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It’s definitely an unfortunate angle because the pants look great in all the other shots. My favorite is 7.
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First, know you are wonderful in ALL of them.
Second – I like #2 as well – truly fierce.
Third – #6 is it. Your Warrior 2 makes you extraordinary!
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what Cameron said! #2 and #6~~ I also wouldn’t have noticed 3 if nobody had said anything, I had to go back three times to work out what you were on about!
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The pants are awesome. And you look great in them! And I was wondering if your hair was the lighting or if you are like me and can’t get your color touched up in between everything else. I don’t want to be an asshole for saying anything. At any rate you can rock anything because you are fierce!
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It’s the angle, as everyone says! I love the pants and the spontaneous person in them that went on an impromptu photo shoot with a friend. Bravo, Maggie!
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I always like you jumping! But you should love all of them, because you are beautiful and so are the pictures. keep the red pants you redhead you! You have inspired me to get a pair as well, and proudly wear them with lavender. *jump*
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Can we talk for a minute about how great your glasses are?
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Love #6. Very “sexy crossing guard”
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I agree with the others. Keep the pants; #3 is simply an unfortunate angle. All the others are delicious!
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You’re a beautiful woman from any angle!
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Oh Maggie, you are just adorable in anything and everyting (and probably nothing, but we’ll leave that to the imagination.) Very few people could pull off red pants but you? Totally can.
Also, the glasses are fabulous.
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You’re my fashion icon! Please keep the red pants!
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Those are the same pants from your New York, Packing Light Mighty Closet, right? Kung Fu Awesome is what they are. Do keep them! They are super fun and you rock them like no other.
I would also like to chime in with Kate on the glasses love. They really are fabulous.
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I’m brand spankin new to your lovely site and if you see heaps of traffic all over your music mixes this morning, that was me. I’m a mommy music blogger and finding your 29 weeks of music recommendations was so much fun for me. So much fun that I just told my readers about it.
So thanks for making my morning!
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I saw those photos and thought ‘Damn, I need a pair of red pants.’ Which means you sold them, woman. They are hot. And so are you when you’re wearing them.
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The pants are great. Bad angle.
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Girl, I have seen you in those pants and they’re smokin’. (Also can you believe I just used the word “girl” in that context? It wouldn’t work if I had said it in real life; my accent would have made it far less convincing. Sort of like the time I experimented with “y’all” and swiftly dropped it.)
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I agree with Min at no. 34. I do love no. 2. Grrr …
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Ah-ha! I see Tieks! (The same ones I’m wearing today, I might add!) I’m glad they worked out for you, Miss Mason.
I’ve since purchased the Cardinal Red ones, and they are as smokin’ as your awesome pants! Work it!
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2 an 7! For sure! I think the pants are awesome and you have some cajones for wearing them. As a sort of redhead, I don’t own any red! I’m scared of it!
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Maggie you are the one who inspired this redhead to wear red – I now go with the lipstick (just the right shade) and own a red dress. It kills ( :
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#6 is fighting woman fierce. I love the one posted here, except for all the closed-in, crossed everything, defensive body language.
Use #6!
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I love the red pants and I LOVE how you pose for pictures.
I’d sign up for tips, not that you asked. (Hey…session idea!) I’m always so guarded and boring in pictures. Yours are always so full of life!
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Wow, I love your blog and read it ALL THE TIME! But I had no idea that the Alt summit was in SLC…WHERE I LIVE! So dang it, I’m sad that you were in my town and I missed it. Cute pics! 🙂
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LOVE 2 and 6 for creativity…but for mainstream, i love 7.
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pants good (said in ET voice)
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Maggie,
If you are still in Portland you should let two of your biggest Portland fans take you out for a drink!
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More events need to take place in Portland. I ❤ Oregon.
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I agree with thems that like the pants.
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I occasionally forget how funny and vivacious you are, Maggie. These pix made me smile! And #3 definitely lies; Aren’t you, like, eight feet tall?
I, too, am curious to know what’s with the hair, but I’m sure it’s intentional! (Might you resemble aunt Thel next time I see you?)
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Love the pants–the angle is bad in 3–totally not the pants.
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Any chance you’d tell us (or just me!) who makes those fab glasses? I’m in the market for new frames.
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