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The Paperbag Miss
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I'm a longboarding, traveling, thrifting young lady. Hopefully this is a place for me to document and others to enjoy my style, creativity and other tid-bits. Cheers!
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Navy Mustard

Lately my strongest desire is to sit and read outside. It is not quite warm enough to do in indoor clothes but I feel with enough layers and possibly a blanket, the experience would give me the enorm...

23 apr 12

Beautiful Breeze

I love to keep my window open, even if only a jar, when I sleep. As soon as spring comes I wait for the day I can leave it open all night. In the summer I can hear the waterfalls running into the pon...

20 apr 12

Somewhat serious

Some days have a more serious feel to them, while others seem to breeze by so easily, without much weight. Sometimes I feel ready, no matter how heavy or light the day feels, to take it on. When this...

10 apr 12

A tan out of the ordinary

One of the advantages to thrift trips with friends is browsing the sections you rarely make time for. I rarely find tops and even more rarely make time to flip through sweaters. On my most recen...

05 apr 12

Purple acid wash denim

I got some enjoyment telling people I loved this new dress I bought that was purple acid wash denim and the confusion on their face as to how that could be a good thing.This is something I recently b...

28 mar 12

A Little Black Dress

I was so happy to happen upon each of these items for their own reasons. Starting from the top, I had been thinking a really big scarf, that would go with a lot of things I wore, have some pattern bu...

10 mar 12

Finally made it inside

Finally a post! This is long overdue. Since it snowed and is no longer possible to take pictures without some serious shivering, especially in short sleeves. I have been too discouraged to taking pic...

10 mar 12

Inherited Taste

:: Dress (hemmed by me), coat (hemmed by me) and watch ~ Thrifted ::: Boots ~ Steve Madden ::: Ring ~ My grandmothers, designed by her cousin in Ecuador ::: Button Earrings ~ Made by me ::I love the ...

04 nov 11

Penny Farthing Straight

:: T-shirt ~ Billabong ::: Skirt ~ Made from pants bought at a local garage sale ::: Watch and boots ~ Thrifted ::: Necklace ~ Freedom clothing collective ::I find my hair gets unruly more quickly an...

27 oct 11

Fall Comfort

:: Dress ~ Jessica King (Canadian Designer) ::: Scarf and watch ~ Thrifted ::: Boots ~ Steve Madden ::: Tights ~ Jessica ::: Earrings ~ Made by me ::Fall is a great season, I love the colours an...

24 oct 11

Boots and Wrist Warmer Weather

:: Top ~ Dress, H&M ::: Skirt ~ Thrifted ::: Boots ~ Steve Madden ::: Wrist warmers ~ Gift shop in Iceland ::: Ring ~ costume jewelry, Grandmothers ::These wrist warmers were definitely a tr...

17 oct 11

A Basic Edge

:: Top ~ Shop in Australia ::: Skirt ~ UO (old) ::: Shoes and watch ~ thrifted ::I think these pictures would have been nicer if I was smiling but I  really like this simple skirt and top combin...

12 oct 11

All Thrift

:: Jacket ~ Thrifted ::: Skirt ~ Made by me (fabric from a dress I thrifted and shortened) ::: Shirt, Boots and Watch ~ Local yard sale ::I love pictures with a good spin, showing the pleats or shape...

12 oct 11

A Big Comfort

What can I really say other than my dads old sweater is one of the comfiest things in my wardrobe. It is a comfort to wear; simple, baggy and warm. Id like to think I look a little like I just happen...

10 oct 11

A Fanci(ful) Coat(ing)

Taking my parents for lunch was a great excuse to finally wear this jacket I got at a yard sale. I looked at it on the rack and thought about what an impractical colour it was and how I do not usuall...

07 oct 11

A Natural Palette

:: Dress (worn as top) and watch ~ Thrifted ::: Skirt ~ DIY from pants I bought at a local garage sale ::: Flats ~ Joe ::: Glasses ~ Bijan Optical ::The colour, pleats and closure of these once-pants...

04 oct 11

Images to replace words

:: Blouse ~ local garage sale ::: Skirt ~ DIY (from a dress) ::: Tights ~ Jessica (Via Sears) ::: Shoes and watch ~ Thrifted ::: Necklace ~ Freedom Clothing Collective (Toronto) ::I like some of my o...

30 sep 11

Basic Blue Backwards

I much prefer wearing this dress backwards to the intended way round. Showing some back rather than cleavage to me looks much more elegant and classy. Especially when it is way too hot to be wearing ...

27 sep 11

Sweet Peas

:: Dress  and sash ~ American Apparel ::: Shirt ~ Shop in Australia ::: Flats ~ Joe ::Something simple in one of my favorite colours with a backdrop of my fathers sweet peas growing in the backg...

13 sep 11

Remix: Ways I Wear my DC Skirt

For my 100th blog post Im very exciting to be doing my very first remix post. I really like to see them on other blogs so I wanted to do one myself. (Hopefully I shall do them more than every 100 pos...

19 aug 11

A Pink Pattern

:: Dress and shoes (rocket dog) ~ thrifted ::: Elastic belt, ring and button earrings ~ Made by me ::I used to be very self conscious about the size of my feet, always feeling like they were huge. Ov...

18 aug 11

Beginning to Layer

:: Lace Dress ~ American Apparel ::: Hand Painted Top ~ Hand me down ::: Shoes and Purse ~ Thrifted ::: Button Earrings ~ Made by me ::Even though it is the only August I can almost feel fall coming ...

16 aug 11

Positive Reinforcement

:: Top (Dress/Tunic) and Shoes ~ Local yard sale ::: Skirt and Watch ~ Thrifted ::: Button Earrings ~ Made by me ::I think this is one of my favorite outfits since I started blogging, added to which ...

13 aug 11

Two of my Favorites

:: Top ~ Fridget Apparel (local Edmonton Designer) ::: Skirt ~ Made by me (out of old jeans) ::: Watch ~ Thrifted ::: Glasses ~ Bijan Optical ::: Button Earrings ~ Made by me ::I envisioned longboard...

11 aug 11

Mixing Prints

:: Wrap ~ Bedo ::: Tank ~ H&M (warn backwards) ::: Skirt ~ Thrifted Dress (top half tucked underneath) ::: Shoes ~ Local Yard Sale ::: Button Earrings ~ Made by me ::: Glasses ~ Bijan Optical ::I...

09 aug 11

Out of my Ordinary

:: Top ~ American Apparel le sac dress ::: Shorts ~ Abercrombie ::: Black shorts ~ Cut off leggings ::: Shoes ~ Thrifted converse shoes I altered ::: Purse ~ Thrifted ::: Button Earrings ~ Made by me...

08 aug 11

Colours and Contrasting

:: Blue Tank ~ C&C California ::: Skirt ~ Made by me (out of a dress) ::: Flats ~ Found ::: Wrap ~ Bedo ::: Button Earrings and Ring (Bent Key) ~ Made by me ::I certainly feel a little ballerina-...

07 aug 11

Jacket Anew

:: Dress ~ Fridget apparel ::: Jacket ~ Shop in Melbourne ::: Purse and Heels ~ Thrifted ::I love this little jacket, I think it was the first clothing item I allowed myself to buy when I moved to&nb...

15 jul 11

Rifling Layers

:: T-shirt ~ Oakley, gift from mum ::: Hoodie ~ A shop in Brisbane ::: Jacket ~ Clothing swap years ago ::: Boots ~ Converse ::: Button Earrings ~ Made by me ::: Ring ~ Key, bent by me ::My hair is b...

14 jul 11

School Yellow

:: Top ~ H&M dress ::: Skirt ~ made from a dress by me ::: Shoes and Jacket ~ Thrifted ::: Purse ~ Passed down from my mum ::: Ring ~ Berlin ::: Buttons Earrings ~ Made by me ::When I looked at t...

13 jul 11

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