My mother in law sent me this vintage “Art of Sewing and Dress Creation” booklet for Christmas. As well as having some cute how-to’s on no-longer-used gussets and decorative stitching, it also has guides for dressing based on your hair color. “It is possible by the proper use of color in dress to make one appear [...]

My new fall boots were summoned out of thin air this week after a particularly rabid ankle boot Pinterest session. The next day, I spotted these babies for $5 in a thrift shop near work and nearly fell over. They’re so comfy and flat and short and nice. Love! What are your boot manifestations this fall?

I know, I know. I talk too much about how awesome Karie is. But really, she really is! I was glad for her cozy grounding energy at a bonfire evening this last trip to VT – I was totally spazzing out but it’s hard not to relax when you have good people around you, a [...]

I started reading Vogue in 1988. I was 13 & what stuck with me was that when you are grown up and successful, you get a Chanel bag. Well. I’m neither of those things, but I am resourceful. In 1988 while my delusional child self was dreaming, bags were around $1000. They now retail about [...]

Stand out observations of Parisian style: everyone really dresses the same, and French women don’t wear pants. Why should they, with thighs like sticks? Just throw on a chambray button-up, belt it, and go. Personally, my thighs are in the realm of Lady Gaga, not Vanessa Paradis, so I’ll opt for stockings. Or, you know, [...]

It’s become very clear that I don’t have a style so much as a series of characters. Sunshine makes the boating prep come out!  I’m not quite sure who this character is, but she likes blue more than I used to. I’ve moved from fire-colors to cool blues and greens. “Oh no, I ate all [...]

I’m attempting a style evolution, or at least a cohesion. I started tracking inspiration on Tumblr for everyday fashion, vs the wedding tumblr I’d started with fantastic over the top images. I LOVE TUMBLR, by the by. It’s like tiny folders for my head, with other people contributing. So good. I’ve been trying to pay more [...]

When I first started college, I studied fashion and costume, & for me clothing is costume, a way to set the scene. For our resort trip I packed all classic-preppy looks: cute cardigans, seersucker, navy & white, espadrilles, nautical looks. By Day 4 it started to really wear on me. It was cute, for sure, [...]

Taking these photos made me think of the old alt.gothic.fashion “What’s in your bag?” usenet threads. Yes, I have been on the internet forever. And ever. I’m pretty sure the “What are you wearing today” threads on usenet inspired a lot of the outfit post madness on flickr these days, as well. But, I digress [...]

I’ve been into my cozy giant cardigan urchin-dumpling look during the last TWO WEEKS of rain, now I need to fancy it up a little. From this: To this: I need to tack these on the wall in the morning when I wake up, because I’m too sleepy to get dressed properly. And it needs [...]

New year, new treats in the shop! Refresh your wardrobe for 2010! 1. Navy Pinstripe Dress 2. Candy Striper Dress 3. Jadeite Grunge Dress 4. Disco Flapper Dress 1. Pendleton Mod Dress 2. Cocoa Ruffle Sweater 3. Purple Tweed Skirt 4. Hello Senorita Dress 5. Wine Velour Dress 1. Calvin Klein Suede Prairie Skirt 2. [...]

Eye candy post while I edit and sort photos from the trips I took the last 2 weekends! Prettiness and adventures coming up! I keep coming across (on the interwebs, I wish in real life) Victorian jewelery with snake motifs. Motifs from the natural world shows up often in Victorian jewelery – bouquets of flowers, [...]