Outfit Post: True Original

She's a true original not some store bought rebel. Whatever path she finds its hers to take #SECONDHANDFIRST 100% Thrifted. 100% Original.And anytime she might get the words wrong you just turn it...

THIS IS 40: Open Call

Calling all +40 women! I'm looking for a few brave, non-blogging souls who'd like to share themselves, and their style for the Citizen Rosebud 's series, "This is 40." I'm looking for women who...

Romwe, the people

Affordable Fun Leggings. Mass Produced. Sold Online. So I'm now on my third pair of cute leggings by Romwe. Romwe is a fast fashion shop of sorts, so meh, it's an interesting way to try street...

20 on +40: Cameras + Coffee vs The Beret ROUND ONE

20 on + 40 Note: To showcase the wide appeal of +40 bloggers that goes beyond their own age-group, I'm starting a new blog feature, the 20 on +40. This feature will showcase 20 other friends in the...

Eat My Arm Candy

No calories. Yet DELICIOUS. So go ahead and binge on some arm candy. Arm Candy: See Through You: clear Lucite and blue polka dot vintage bangle Beaded and Needed: coral red glass beaded bracelet...

Outfit Post: Go Ask Alice

I've received some wonderful gifts recently. One of the girls who run Atlas (the shop where I am selling a rack of my vintage) is a gorgeous, stylish creature named Crystal, and she paid me a high...

Street Feet Product Review: Silver Linings

Rainbows, Summer Skies, and Kicking Studded Sandals All Call For Silver Linings. Spring and summer season means I go sockless whenever and where ever possible, whether it be pump kicking, sandal...

Guest Post: I Love My Lemonade Life

+40 Fashion Blogger, and #SHOPSECONDHANDFIRST advocate, Debbie is part of the Rosebud CommunityHi! I'm Debbie and Bella invited me to guest post today about my Lemonade Life. "What's a Lemonade...

Gingham Khan

Gingham Khan: The Plaid That's Gonna Take Over the World If you're afraid - don't do it. If you're doing it - don't be afraid!” ―Genghis Khan Just like Genghis Khan, Gingham Khan is taking over the...

Mother, Daughter, Karina Dresses

Mother and Daughter. Recently my mom paid a visit to the Pacific Northwest. We've been having a blast together, hanging out, catching up, and me showing her my stomping grounds here in the Emerald...

SECONDHAND FIRST: Mother/Daughter Edition

Two wonderfully stylish women on my blog roll, just so happen to be mother and daughter. They are the delightful Ariane and Izzy, both residing in Quebec, Canada. Each could be the posterchild for...

Shoe Shine: Summer Kicks

Share YOUR stellar summer kicks! I'm wearing a summer bright, white patent leather pair of Laura Ashley Mary Janes, similar to the flats I wore as a kid to Sabbath school. Turns out they are...

e-Shakti Dress Review: Nautical Ought-ical

eShakti is a dress brand that I'm aware of because other bloggers are writing about them. This is proof that fashion blogger buzz works, and I've long admired their vintage-inspired day dresses,...

Thank You

Bella Lemonade

Happy Friday, lovelies! The above pictures have a theme in common, and not just that they were all taken on my iPhone. They showcase "ME" in my element. Literally, in my own front/backyard. I have...

Shoe Shine is Next Wednesday!

Shoe Shine: Share the Kicks That Make YOU a Star. Don't forget that one week from today is Shoe Shine! Every second Wednesday of the month, we are going to link up to your favorite shoes. You can...

Outfit Post: The Girl in the Mosaic

Style Mosaic: Putting it All Together for an Artful Ensemble"Life imitates art far more than art imitates life." -Oscar Wilde Ah, the age old axiom: Life imitates art, imitating life. Today's...

SECONDHAND FIRST: Do It

The Vixen. The Palace. The Lady. They ALL do it. Do YOU? Vix, Krista and Sara all took the pledge this year, to SHOP SECONDHAND FIRST. And you need to look no farther than their blogs to see the...

CITIZEN Sarah

Are YOU a Citizen Rosebud? Perhaps it's too early to draw conclusions, but I've noticed a pattern about the people who've been buying Citizen Rosebud vintage. Without exception, they are creatives....

Outfit Post: Peacock Plaid

Preen Queen: Bella Struts Her Stuff "For man, as for flower and beast and bird, the supreme triumph is to be most vividly, most perfectly alive." -David Hubert Lawrence There's something about the...

THIS IS 40: Julie the Bruce

THIS IS 40: Julie the Bruce (Photo Credit: Valle Tiberti)THIS IS 40. Time tested proof that life is not over at forty. The forties come in a variety of colors, shapes and sizes. Find the one that's...

See Me, Bee Me

We Fucking LOVE Colors "Hello?" "Yeah hi, the 1990s called. They want their socks back." See Me. Bee Me. Maybe I've been lingering over the pages of Desiree's blog too much- but when I got my new...

Citizen SPARKLE

Look who's shopping? Why, that's the brilliant Val Sparkle, of Late Blooming Sparkle, who recently took a trip up to Seattle, and made some time to do a little shopping in Fremont. IT WAS A...

Spring Trend: Graphic in Black + White

This post is dedicated to Thorne Garnet, Georgia peach, +40 blogger, and "weird doll" collector. You may have read all about this zany "new fashion trend" hitting the sidewalks, and it's called...

Seattle Style: How to Dress for Spring

Seattle Style: How to Dress for Spring I'm adjusting my style for spring in Seattle. It's quite different from what I'm used to, from my former life in sunny California. If I were still kicking it...

Peace

A Child's Wish that Deserves to Come True. Martin Richard age 8 No more hurting people. Peace. This is the wish of Martin Richard, age 8, a young boy and sadly, one of the victims of the explosions...

Leaping Leopard: The Blogger's Neutral

Let's make it official, shall we? Leopard print IS the blogger's neutral. But don't just take my word for it. Take Judith's, and Eboni's, and Jen from A Little Bird Told Me. And scores of others,...

I, Spy

I have been LOVING Spy Girl's sketch series of +40 fashion bloggers. She has included many personal favorites, Vix, Desiree, Heather, Helga, Judith, Jan, Amber, Melanie, Pao, ok, ok, the list goes...

Fashion, Armor

Surviving the Everyday. Feeling Fabulous There's a dress shop in my neighborhood that puts a sandwich board on the sidewalk in front that quotes Bill Cunningham: "Fashion is the armor to survive...

Shoe Shine: Shine On

I literally get my shine on whenever I slip on this pair of 4 inch nude heels with a gold glitter toe cap. They're from Modcloth, I scored them on clearance. I love the pale, almost naked skin...