It isnt that I dont have time to blog; its that I dont have much to put together outfits for.Choker: thrifted Top: H&MSkirt: F21Tights: Nicole Miller via Marshalls Oxford pumps: DKNY via eBayVintage ...
Tragically, sometimes shoots do not go as planned. Case one:Umbrella: Liquidation storeBlack and white striped top: TargetBlack blazer: Ruth via CrossroadsSkirt: TargetTights: TargetShoes: PaylessVin...
This outfit whisked me from a job interview to a birthday interview. Actually, I whisked myself - the outfit did very little of the walking. Headband: Wal-MartVintage scarf: from GrandmaTuxedo jacket...
I am obviously concentrating on not flashing the camera. My expression may change, but the position of my thighs wont. Vintage fascinator: thriftedShades: TargetSilver necklace: gift from auntGingham...
When you are severely unemployed, there are few preferable ways to spend a weekday than a thrifting adventure with a bee eff eff. Mary and I decided to celebrate this years annual August 27th by taki...
I am wearing a few items for the first time. Dress: thrifted old school Old Navy circa I dont knowTights: HueVintage gold leaf cuff: antique storeOxford platform pumps: DKNY via eBayVintage 60s frame...
It is never unreasonable to admit to yourself the simple fact that, if you wear a fancy vintage cocktail hat outside for no particular reason during the day, people will think you are odd. Vintage aq...
So, Ive got the trappings of a long-dead pheasant on my head. Vintage pheasant feather fascinator: antique store off highwayn pendant: gift from auntBlack tee: H&MGold leaf cuff: antique storeVintage...
Black, white and red is my all-time favorite color combination. Silver headband: H&MSwan earrings: Forever 21Vintage lace and sequin shell blouse: antique storePolka dot skirt: H&MBow flats: TargetI ...
The torrential, merciless rain in Chicago has forced me to dress like this the past few days. True, I generally favor a more vintage-inspired wetsuit, but I cant argue with practicality. (Editors not...
This dress has known me for longer than any other piece in my closet has.Headband: Wal-MartVintage scarf: GrandmaVintage dress: Garage saleMiu Miu knockoff stacked pumps: Bakers Vintage 60s frame bag...
I once again failed to bend the weather by will alone, despite my decision to wear tights after I should have learned a valuable lesson from the blazer the day before. Scarf: thrifted in Bloomington,...
In the dog-dead of summer, I find myself wishing like mad that layering season is approaching. I miss tights and jackets. My standards get more and more skewed. I wore this outfit out when it was in ...
I think Fiona may want to be a model. Headband: Forever 21Necklace: giftDress: vintage, thrifted Tights: Forever 21Flapper-y pumps: Seychelles, eBayFirst, Fiona kept wandering into the frame. (To bui...
In light of yesterdays obvious realization regarding my animal need for some kind of headgear, I decided to forgo it. Naturally, I had to grab my head as promised immediately. Scarf: vintage Ferragam...
I appear as if I am about to reprimand my shadow. Feather flower headband: Forever 21Shades: TargetTop: H&MVintage skirt: thriftedSlingback heels: Target...actually, I just wanted you to get the best...
Because it is summer, you have by now perhaps noticed that I wear an inexplicable severed sock on my arm. Vintage fascinator: thriftedShades: TargetButchered mens sock: TargetVintage 50s dress: EtsyV...
I am not a bird expert. Indeed, I cannot even remember the word for bird expert. I believe it begins with an o, but all I can think of is oncologist, and I daresay that is actually a cancer expert. O...
I admire the ladies who are able to make this act look so much less awkward than it is. Vintage fascinator: thriftedBlouse: Forever 21Belt: vintage Judith Lieber, from GrandmaSkirt: H&M Slingbacks: T...
Encino Man gets my vote for the best terrible movie out there. That, and, my write-in vote for president. For those of you who dont know, Encino Man is the harrowing tale of a two high school nerds, ...
There is a point at which a story gets too long to tell. I am no liar. My last post was written a little less than two years ago, and I announced a.) that I was off to the Peace Corps and b.) that I ...
So, clearly I haven't posted in a while. I meant to, but having a full-time babysitting job and spending time in friends' basements is ultimately not conducive to piecing outfits together. Furthermor...
My summer has been so depressing fashionwise. I have a full-time job babysitting, and even the most impassioned fashionista would have trouble rationalizing a well-conceived outfit to cart two presch...
Sometimes it is fun to visit fashion websites or blogs in languages you cannot read, and simply click on things until you find pictures you like. Such was the case today as I wandered through the sit...
It was so pretty out today, so my boyfriend and I decided to take a little trip to the zoo. It was breezy, sunny and crowded. I was excited to whip up a day outfit, because I have been lounging aroun...
Please excuse my lack of posts. I was so busy during the school year and have finally gotten the chance to relax and catch up with old friends...before I knew it, over a week had passed without blogg...
I have been thinking a lot about the prospect of packing for two entire years away in Ukraine with only 70lbs of luggage. Of course fashion will not be my paramount concern while I am there, but I ca...
My previous header was really sad. Compared to headers on other blogs, I felt like the third grader who actually made her own diorama instead of handing the whole project off to a parent who happens ...
I am officially finished with college, which is such a relief. I just returned from a cookout with several students from my history of the modern Balkans class, which was a suitably nerdy time. I was...
My previous post about the social impact of photo editing was obviously tongue-in-cheek. Granted, I do think that the epidemic of photo editing contributes to the propegation of unrealistic beauty st...
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