loose lips sink ships

Thrifted sailor shirt, vintage 40's Bobbie Brooks shorts, gap bag, years and years old sunglasses, and Metaphor pumps.

Who wears ridiculously themed outfits? This girl right here. I decided to go all out with my sailor outfit today. I broke out these 40's sailor shorts which were actually my first vintage purchase ever. I haven't worn them in a long time. They were missed! I did realize why I don't wear them that often as soon I sat down. The fabric doesn't stretch at all, so as soon as my legs widen on a seat they get SUPER tight. I thought they were going to burst right open. Good thing they didn't as that would be embarrassing.

I knotted my new sailor top (I'm huge into tying my shirts like that, I don't know why) which I didn't originally buy for myself. A client called and said she needed some 40's era war-time looking clothing. I bought this for her and she never got back to me! I guess keeping it was a perk seeing as I'm obsessed with sailor attire.

I added in some lady-like pumps and BAM! You have a ridiculous outfit. I love it.

I'm off to start a summer weekend of fun. Have a great one!

busy bee

Charlotte Russe shorts, Target tee, and Classified Footwear sandals.

I put minimal effort into getting dressed this morning. I had a long day of laundry and other fun household related things to do. I haven't worn these shorts since last summer and each time I do I become a little more uncomfortable. I think they are 1" shorter than my comfort zone. To offset all the leggy-reavealiness (yes, that's totally a real term) I wore a baggy tee. My favorite baggy tee in fact. Nothing is more of a staple or a creature comfort than a white tee.

Yes, I still do wear gladiator sandals. After almost 4 years of owning them, I still love wearing them. Yesterday, I had the ditziest moment of my life involving these sandals. After years of unbuckling and buckling them to put them on/take them off, I realized that was what the zipper was for. DUH. Now it takes significantly less time to put them on, I love it! I feel pretty stupid though. I don't care if these sandals are soooo 2008, they'll probably be on my feet for years to come.

Well, my chore day is through and the week is halfway over. Hope you're having a happy summer!

you'll never make me leave I wear this on my sleeve

H&M romper, Restricted footwear wedges, Gap bag, eBay sunglasses and handmade necklace.

I wore this on a long Saturday out celebrating Brian's new job. It's perfect because it's an outfit all in one. That's the best part about rompers. I love the retro feel, it's one of my favorites. Apparently, it's random dudes at the bar's favorite too. When I walked by one simply said "POLKA DOT!" to get my attention. If only he knew they were hearts and not polka dots.

There is an intense lightning show going on outside my window. I'm going to watch it while simultaneously finishing Mission Impossible. Hope your Monday was peachy!

summer

(Summer 2010)

Since summer is in full swing, I thought I'd share with you my summertime playlist. This time of year epitomizes listening to music until the wee hours of the morning. It's my favorite time of year to be alive. I love music, as most people do. I love to listen to every genre and like to think I have varied tastes. I hope you enjoy and maybe find something new, or remember and old favorite. Every single song on this playlist I love with every fiber of my being. If you could take a look in my window at night, I'd likely be dancing around to one of these tunes whilst singing embarrassingly.

• Nightiming - Coconut Records
• The Ghost Inside - Broken Bells
• Crooked Teeth - Death Cab For Cutie
• Shell Games - Bright Eyes
• Animal - Miike Snow
• Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream
• Talking In Your Sleep - The Romantics
• Breakin' A Sweat - Skrillex & The Doors
• Blue Jeans - Lana Del Rey
• Hit Or Miss - New Found Glory
• Ocean Avenue - Yellowcard
• Online Songs - Blink 182
• Thriller - Michael Jackson
• Garbage Truck - Sex Bob-Om (Best fictional band EVER)
• Burning Down The House - Talking Heads
• Doomsday - Nero
• You're So Last Summer - Taking Back Sunday
• Rooftops - Mest
• Howlin' For You - The Black Keys
• The Hardest Button To Button - The White Stripes (coolest video ever)
• What You Know - Two Door Cinema Club
• Call It What You Want - Foster The People
• Electric Feel - MGMT
• Paint It Black - The Rolling Stones
• She's A Lady - Forever The Sickest Kids
• The Taste Of Ink - The Used
• All These Things That I've Done - The Killers
• But It's Better If You Do - Panic! At The Disco
• Everybody Wants You - Billy Squier
• Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles
• Teenage Wasteland - The Who
• All Day And All Of The Night - The Kinks

I should probably stop, I could go on all night. No one would want to read a playlist that long!

Hope you enjoy some of these rockin' tunes this summer.

if the silence takes you then I hope it takes me too

Vintage dress, American Eagle heels, Gap bag, and eBay sunglasses.

I finally, FINALLY, got to wear this dress. It had been sitting in my closet for an entire year waiting to be taken in. Last night I finally got around to it and now it fits perfectly. Of course with my luck the first time I take it out for a spin, what happens? I sneeze and the top button on the back pops off. Today has just been filled with unlucky circumstances. I got attacked by my cat, stubbed my toe, slammed my shoulder - I'm just a bull in a china shop.

Brian and I took these photos while on our way to pick up our Chinese takeout. While waiting in the parking lot we got to witness a suburban white kid drug deal. Got to love kids with no common sense.

Well it's Wednesday; we're halfway to the weekend. I have some exciting plans. I hope you do too.

peace dude

Just wanted to say peace and stay cool. I don't know about where you live, but here it's unbearably hot.

Hope you had a great Monday!

she thinks she missed the train to mars she's out back counting stars

H&M ruffle halter, Charlotte Russe shorts, ancient American Eagle heels and eBay sunglasses.

Brian and I snapped these photos after a long day of work on Friday (which turned into a much longer night, but more on that later). I tried some goofy poses just for laughs.

Pin-up was obviously my inspiration for this outfit. I mostly threw this together because it wouldn't make me hot in 90 degree weather. A 40's look just happens to be a plus.

I think this halter top is one of my all time favorite things. Not just in my wardrobe, but of all THINGS. I know, I like spontaneously yelling. I hope you read that in your head just like how it's typed.

I really meant to post this on Friday but things really didn't go as planned. Brian, our friend, and I decided to go hiking that night. While trying to find our way back to the car, we decided it was a great idea to cut through the woods. "It looks close" we said. How freaking stupid. The woods turned into a swamp and we got lost. While stumbling around like neanderthals, we cut our legs on an abundance of razor grass. My legs now look awful (sob). So this is probably the last time you'll ever see my legs looking normal. Good thing I was practical for once and changed out of these shorts before going.

Well, that's my mentally challenged story of the week. I hope you're having a better weekend than mine!

amateur

If you didn't already know, I am a beauty enthusiast. I love trying new things with my make-up and dabbling in new looks. I am still very much an amateur and my skills are just getting started. On Saturday I tried a look very loosely based on THIS tutorial from one of my favorite beauty blogs.

One of the reasons this didn't come out too well was because her eye is shaped so much differently than mine. She has a lot more lid to work with than I do (lucky). I also decided to not put any eyeliner in my waterline. It was hot and I didn't feel like having runny eyes.

Overall, it was something fun to try.

Products I used:

Eyes:

• L'oreal Wear Infinite eye shadow quad in Blazen
• NYC liquid eye liner in black
• Mary Kay Ultimate mascara in black

Face:

• Mary Kay Luminous Wear foundation in Ivory 4
• Mary Kay Mineral Foundation loose powder
• Go* Blusher

Lips:

• L'oreal Color Riche lipstick (blotted) in Chocolate Spice

I can't believe this week is half over already, I hope you're having a great one.

curlicues

Thrifted Victoria's Secret shift gown, Miss Trish for Target lizard sandals, gifted belt, and Prada "inspired" sunglasses from eBay.

What do you do when you feel like the laziest person in the world and you have to get dressed? Wear a dress that's supposed to be a night gown of course. I found this 90's Victoria's Secret silk dress while cruising the pajama isle at Salvation Army. Take the tip from me, you can find some goodies there. A lot have the tags still attached. I've already worn this little number a bunch of different ways. While traveling I wore it as a shift dress, a blouse, and now a belted dress. It's awesome, especially for summer. The only problem I have is that it wrinkles way too easily, but that's just a problem with silk in general.

I'm sure you noticed my sunglasses, right? They're obviously a rip off of the Prada Minimal Baroque sunnies. I came across an eBay store that sells designer-inspired sunglasses super-cheap. I believe I talked about it in this post. I got this particular pair for $2 (I'm really eyeing another Prada inspired pair). Let's face it, selling vintage clothes isn't making me rich. I would love to drop the dough and give the much deserved credit to Prada, but I can't. Knockoffs and designer "inspired" items are a hot button issue in the fashion world. I would never wear something that had a designers logo but was obviously fake. For example, I love Chanel and can't afford a bag. Never in a million years would I wear a fake Chanel bag. Just like I would never wear these sunglasses if Prada was stamped on it. That may sound hypocritical, but that's just the way I see things.

Anyway rant aside, I am officially back from my short hiatus. I took a little vacation after July 4th. I did some neat stuff. These photos were actually taken at The Corn Hill Arts Festival, which was so much fun! I hope you're weekend was just as exciting as mine!