lift up the receiver I'll make you a believer

       
1960's coat, 1960's dress, and Miu Miu SS 2010 Clogs

This dress gives me life. I can't really explain why. It's something that normally wouldn't be my style. Maybe it's the little cherub print and the sailor collar. It makes it a little tacky, which just speaks my language. Also, it almost looks like a little girls dress. I find myself loving little girls dresses and wishing they were my size...so there's that. Something a 25 year old shouldn't like, let alone admit out loud.
I'm just super into the dress. When I bought it from a young gentleman who brought it to my shop, I almost yelled in excitement when he showed me. My mom gave me the weirdest look and said something like, "You love that?"
I laughed

I'm also super-happy that I got to take my Miu Miu clogs for another spin. Sometimes I still can't believe I own a pair of shoes from my dream collection. It's crazy how the Spring/Summer 2010 collection caused such hysteria. People were so crazy for it that there were knock-offs that people were fighting over almost two years after!
That's just a little too crazy for me. I just found these by accident on eBay.
Remember, there is no shoe worth getting into a physical fight for.
Life will go on.

ch-ch-ch-cherry bomb

 
90s All That Jazz jumpsuit, 12 year old American Eagle jean jacket (it was my 13th birthday present), Prada bag from Panache Consignment, and vintage Chanel flats.

I just can't seem to stop myself from finding, purchasing, and wearing some of the most ridiculous pieces of clothing. This horrific/amazing, cherry-clad jumpsuit comes straight out of the 90s. It originally had small shoulder pads, which were pretty common in early 90s clothing. They are an unfortunate leftover from putting shoulder pads in everything (even t-shirts) in the 80s. I immediately ripped those puppies out. Honestly, they really wouldn't have been too bad on someone else, but my shoulders are pretty broad already.
Shoulder pads or not, the fact that this exists makes me happy. Sometimes when I find a really weird or unique piece, it makes me giddy. It reminds me that there are other really weird people out there and I like that. Without the weird, life wouldn't be nearly as interesting.
So next time you're bored, find yourself a ridiculous jumpsuit and take a walk.
Or something like that.



          

sunset on the water

All eyeshadows are Coastal Scents Hot Pots, LA Colors liquid liner, Wet n' Wild Coverall foundation, e.l.f. Golden Bronzer, and e.l.f Moisturizing Lipstick in Rosey Go Round.

A couple of weeks ago I sat down and filmed myself playing with makeup. This is what came out of it. It reminds me of a sunset on the water and I had a lot of fun. All the products that I used came to a total of $26.50! So that's an extra plus. I'm really loving all of the Hot Pot eyeshadows that I bought from Coastal Scents. I snagged a few during their Cyber Monday sale for 99 cents. What a bargain for some pretty decent eyeshadows.
You can watch me create this look here:

I thought overalls died in the 90s

Forever 21 overalls, ancient crop top from who knows where, vintage 1980's flats, and Shop Peppermint knife necklace(the blade really moves!).

Most 90s kids had at least one pair of overalls. In retrospect, mine were absolutely hideous. The legs were extremely baggy wide legs, and the top had all the characters from Rugrats (the embroidery was terrible and they all looked deformed.)
When I noticed the trend was making a comeback, I wasn't particularly enthused.
That was until I saw this glorious/somewhat hideous overall masterpiece. The Beetlejuice stripes pulled me in immediately, since I have a weakness to the pattern. I really don't know why. You can read about it in an old post here or here. They were 50% the already marked down price, so decided to give overalls another shot. If I'm going to wear them, they might as well be as ridiculous as possible. Right?
I also ended up wearing this outfit for 14 hours straight. I can testify that they're quite comfortable. They went with me to work, out to dinner, and lastly a Keanu Reeves movie marathon. They approve of the Keanu. He probably wouldn't approve of them, most people don't.
Brian said I either looked like Beetlejuice or Robin Thicke and that I should choose which one I was going for.
Never choose Robin Thicke. Never.

 

who are you?

It's the end of March. Who am I and where have I been? Honestly, I don't know. Ever since I got back from Cancun life has flown by. I really wanted to update more, but I just sunk into a rut. A style rut, which is the worst for me. It might sound dramatic, but it stifles me creatively when I get into a funk like that. Thankfully, I'm inspired again. What reignited my passion is kind of a funny story. My closet supports are just hammered into some weak composite board. The weight of my unnecessarily large collection of clothes caused the beam to rip off the board. I had to go through every piece one by one, get rid of some stuff, and rediscover things I forgot I had. It was actually kind of fun, besides picking pieces of broken wood out of everything.

I'm really going to try to update more because I love doing this. It was my favorite pastime. I shouldn't make any promises to myself because I am notoriously bad at it, but I'm going to try.

Anyway, here are some photos from Cancun from January. I had fun taking them with Brian - it's so beautiful there.

Vintage 1960's dress and BCBGeneration Flats(that were $3!).

Did you survive winter? I think I barely made it. I was so lucky to be able to go to Cancun.

where palm trees sway

Hello I'm Morgan. I'm not dead. After I got back from Mexico I was very sick for two weeks. I had planned to immediately share photos from my trip. That obviously didn't happen, so here are some now! Better late than never right?

Vintage 1980's sundress, thrifted hat, years old Marshall's sandals. 

Let's just say Caribbean life agrees with me. The sunshine, the breeze, and being able to wear sundresses whenever I want! I got this dress back in December and was sad that I would have to wait months to wear it. Then the solution hit - take it with me! I loved wearing it so much that I wore it twice during the trip.
Life is so much easier when I can wake up to sunshine, throw on a dress, and be out the door. Such simplicity.

My time in Mexico really taught me that I honestly loathe any temperatures below 40 degrees. I'm just not suited for life here (is anyone suited for this winter?).

How is your winter going?

january stagnation

We find ourselves in January. The month where everything slows down, freezes over, and stagnates. Especially my style. When it's 15 degrees out, the motivation to put together an outfit just dissipates. So I apologize for the lack of posts. My outfits have just been black jeans and a sweater. Every single day. Sometime I'll throw a beanie on just to spice things up. Nothing worth posting. Maybe it is, but it's just too hard to take the photos.

I'm leaving for Cancun on Sunday, so hopefully I'll take some photos to share while I'm there.  This time I'm trying to take some cute vintage sundresses, so hopefully that will bring future posts!

In the meantime, here's a video of some new clothes I just bought at Forever 21: