Back Seam

blouse, skirt and shoes thrifted. tights-Prevues

The thrift gods smiled on me today. I found another pair of ballet flats (I'm obsessed with them right now, they are so Audrey) and a gorgeous vintage fur coat. I was determined to not have another casual outfit day and I even went for daytime smoky eyes, a look I haven't attempted in quite some time. I finally got a pair of back seamed pantyhose. I think it makes them so much better. It is amazing how little details turn something from average to incredible.

Bursting The Seams

shirt:goodwill outlet, jeans and heels: thrift town, ring:porkchop rules at crimson and clover

Since I haven't done an outfit post in so long I though I'd indulge in one today. I just purchased these amazing jeans for 99 cents at thrift town the other day. They are so perfect for the change of weather.

Kittens and Bunnies and Unicorns..oh My!

 

dress: thrift town, shoes: kenneth cole from forever ago, tights: thrift town in package

I wasn't planning on doing an outfit post. I was originally going to a karaoke bar tonight but when the babysitting fell through I told my husband to just go. He had already picked his songs and everything and I can never decide until last minute. It turned out to be an opportunity to update my blog. I feel like I haven't done an outfit post in forever. I wasn't planning on buying an outfit for myself either. The past few days i have been thrifting in a very disciplined manner for the Etsy store. However this dress isn't vintage and I just fell in love with the print. I'm so glad to have found these white tights too. They even have a lovely criss-cross detail on them. Beatrix found the cutest "Madeline" hat as well today. Unfortunately we didn't have time to take her pictures before she fell asleep. We were so busy today shopping, painting and making rice crispy treats that we ran out of time. What a day. My life is as busy and productive as I want it to be and I love it.

Shimmer

I've been and always fascinated with how simple clothing can be. So lately I have been experimenting with large scarfs as dresses. I wore this last night to a local art reception. I gave Bea a new haircut to match the Nara calendar she got at the MoMa in New York.

Every Day is Dress Up Day

shorts and brogues: crimson & clover vintage, blouse: thrifted
shirt: thrifted, shorts: american apparel
 dress and shoes: thrift town

The first photo is what I wore yesterday and the red dress I wore earlier this week.  Bea is rocking her new thrifted shades hardcore. This month may not have many regular features as traveling and prepping for school has left me little time for creating inovative blog posts. Finally rocked my gorgeous brogues this summer. The weather has been relatively pleasant surprisingly enough. I've been accruing quite a collection of board games for our game night tonight from recent thrifting excursions: balderdash, outburst, scattergories, and trivial pursuit. Haven't been finding much summer attire lately. It is not that I don't have enough clothes for NY I just wanted a beautiful summer dress, maybe I will find it there, which would be even better. I'm so addicted to pretty dresses.

Brick

 blouse: vintage thrifted, jeans: american apparel secondhand, shoes: thrifted

pearl necklaces: thrift town

 

dress and sandals: secondhand

Just got back from camping yesterday and it was epic. I actually saw stars like the ones in my blog background. There were no trees at Pyramid Lake where we camped so the whole sky was open to view. It was overwhelmingly beautiful there. I took these photos last week and loved how the brick wall looked. I love brick houses especially. There are quite a few in my neighborhood.

American Vintage

 necklace and top: crimson and clover, skirt: American Vintage

I'm back from my trip and especially in retrospect it was quite an epic adventure. Missed my darling family though. I didn't get a chance to do outfit posts there as I had food poisoning for half the trip. The other half was pretty awesome though including Crystal's birthday party, vice magazine's world cup party, Santa Monica's gorgeous beach, and finding the American Vintage Shop. We also had a celebrity sighting at Swingers Restaurant, Pete from Mad Men (which is where I got aforementioned food poisoning!) This skirt was one of the finds in the dollar bin of American Vintage in Los Feliz. I wished some of the 60's dresses there fit me, they were also amazing.

 

I can't believe I was worried that this hat wouldn't match my clothing. It has been matching a plethora of outfits lately much to my delight.

Shopping My Own Closet

dress: vintage free grab bag via Rachel, shoes: thrifted

I'm pretty much going to wear this dress for the rest of the weekend. You think I kid but I am serious. This is the perfect barbecue dress and I am going to two this weekend so I do not have to worry about my clothes. (ok, I'll definitely wear it to one and the other my gingham dress probably to match Bea). The funniest thing happened today. I went to the thrift store and didn't buy anything! I almost did but I am seriously trying to pace myself. I have a trip to New York City next month and various social thrifting trips so I don't want to shoot my wad, so to speak. Also I am just in love with dresses and didn't find any today. Shorts are acceptable but pants are not on my mind lately. Why are my best clothes free? My last three posts have featured gifts. My life is crazy awesome and it keeps getting better. It is not perfect..I thought I lost my ipod yesterday and threw a literal fit. That is embarassing considering how much I have. Even poor people live like kings and queens in our society, but at what cost to other societies and the environment?

Cobrastyle

 

 

shoes and dress: thrifted

I got this hat by accident. I went to the co-op to get some food and tried on this hat which also happened to match yesterday's outfit. My sister, who was with me insisted on buying me this hat as a belated birthday present. How is my family so sweet!? I'm so in love with my new hat and it will definitely come in handy given the weather lately. It was 105 degrees today! If this dress looks vaguely familiar it is because I cut the hem of a dress I wore a couple of months ago. Here is the way it originally looked. I've been really into shorter skirts in the summer as they really make the legs appear longer. Summer has officially started and I am having a blast. I don't even care that it is hot out. Shady trees make everything better and Sacramento has a ton of those. I've loved the cover Robyn does of the song cobrastyle but had never seen the music video. Not surprisingly it is also amazing.

Overexposed

 

 

100 percent thrifted outfit

I made the "mistake" of taking my picture at 3 instead of 5pm resulting in some pictures I ended up really liking. This dress is a result of an earlier thrifting excursion today with my sister Rosemary and her daughter Eliana. She actually took me for my belated birthday present and it was worth the wait. I found some incredible vintage pieces and she found this lovely black dress for her date tonight. I couldn't have asked for a better gift or a sweeter sister.

100 percent thrifted outfit

The cousins found adorable dresses too.

 

 This weekend is sort of a mystery but I am quite excited. I'm pretty sure we are finally going to do something nature related and I just scored a waffle iron today so I definitely want to test it out.

Get Your Vote On

dress, shoes and belt: thrifted

 

dress and shoes: do i need to say it anymore...thrifted

 

entirely thrifted outfit 

 

Today I opted for my khaki safari dress. Light colors are so summery and reflective.
Today was primary day in California. I am always so excited to vote. A democratic voting system only works if the majority of the population vote and at least in my country, we are often way below the mark. Local elections are extremely important as they affect your city directly. That being said, when I was younger I didn't vote but I feel it is so important for young people to vote. But do your research. Voting is a way to change history which is very exciting to me.  I'm giving this pep talk to myself as much as my readers because, truth be told, I almost forgot to vote today. I was meaning to from the get-go but this month has being going by at lightning speed. Later I slipped into my comfy black dress but accessorized to for a trip to the store to get some pbr to celebrate my husband being done with his classes tonight. A 12-pack of pbr is a very good investment as they are union made (I always feel better when I know people are getting paid a decent wage- It makes me very happy). What this means that he no longer has 4 hours of homework every night and we can have even more fun, which is an extremely good thing always.