I am a pirate you are a princess we could sail the seven seas

My life has been so hectic the past few weeks. That's partially why I haven't been consistently updating my blog. These photos are part of what I've been up to lately. I just got a lot of new inventory in my shop and I'm in love with everything! My mom and I have been working on photographing, and fixing them up. The last dress is my personal favorite.

You can shop most of what you see here now on eBay. Or stop in and see me in person!

Have a great weekend!

Buffalo Fashion Week

(One of my favorite looks of the night.)

I'm wearing: Forever 21 skirt, thrifted H&M blouse, vintage bag, and Sam Edelman Zoe boots. 

I was very lucky to be asked to attend Buffalo Fashion week on behalf of Solis Magazine. I'm from Rochester, so it wasn't a far drive. It was so glitzy and fabulous, I loved every minute of it. Buffalo pulled out all the stops - I was very impressed.

I dressed simple, with a touch of crazy. I was just press so I didn't want to go all glam. I toyed with so many different outfits until I spontaneously threw this on. It was my first time wearing this ridiculously cool Beetlejuice skirt. I had picked it up at a sale awhile back, but the heavy knit was too much for the hot weather. Definitely can't wait to wear it more often and maybe have passerbys scream "BEETLEJUICE, BEETLEJUICE, BEETLEJUICE!" at me.  I think I've talked about this before, way back here.

There were so many amazing looks displayed at the runway show. The mustard suit pictured above by Dowry Designs was one of my personal favorites. I don't want to ruin any of the amazing things I saw at the event. You can pre-order the magazine that will feature my article on Buffalo Fashion Week here.

I'm off to have a lovely meal with Brian. I hope your week is going splendidly.

friday funtime

Vintage 1950's dress, vintage bag and BCBG Max Azria sandals.

Just a quick iPhone snap of what I wore to a wedding last weekend. I picked up this dress when I bought a few items for my shop. I fell in love with it and had to wear it. Unfortunately, it's too big in the bust so I'm going to sell it.

I'm off for an action-packed weekend. I'm going out of town to celebrate my best friend's birthday! I hope you all have an amazing weekend.

zig and zag

Missoni for Target dress, thrifted leather bag, eBay sunglasses and Target booties.

There is nothing more essential to me than simple styling after a night of feeling sick. That's exactly how I dressed this morning. If you have been reading my blog for awhile you've probably seen this dress before. It's such a statement piece that it doesn't need much else. That's why I chose it this morning. After a year, I'm still smitten with it. The colors and knit make it perfect for fall, which is the best time of year.

Fall is also wonderful because I can wear my new booties! I scored these for 6 bucks in the Target clearance aisle. I sometimes feel like I'm always at Target. I get a lot of basics there because of their awesome clearance prices. Too much wonderfulness. Also, too much money spent there.

Well, I'm already loving our beautiful fall weather. I hope you're enjoying it too.

Neptune Cadet

Sugarlips Neptune Cadet dress, Target cross body purse, Icing chain necklace, eBay sunglasses, and Aldo Smeal heels.

This gorgeous dress is courtesy of Sugarlips (click to go the website)! I was so excited to wear it without a jacket due to a warm spell we've had. It's super soft and comfortable, even though it's sparkly. That's a problem I have with a lot of metallic knits, they're incredibly itchy. Not this dress! I love that the cut is so flattering. I usually feel super self-conscious when I wear a body-con dress. This one hugged me in all the right places (thank goodness! I don't want to look like a sausage in a tube sock). The cut really reminded me Carrie Bradshaw's dress from season two of Sex and the City. Simple, yet fabulous.

I love the whole alien/space cadet vibe the dress has going on. The silver lame really looks like liquid when it's on, so cool! I'm going to wear it again tomorrow for date night. Normally I have trouble styling body-con dresses, but I found the silver actually made it easier (I thought it'd be harder!). My heavy chain necklace went perfectly. That necklace was a great investment, it goes with everything.

Instead going for a casual daytime look, I went for a bold one. I wore my favorite studded shoes and added matching silver eyeshadow. I definitely stood out (I love looking like a space cadet). Next time I'm going to wear bright yellow eyeshadow to match the crazy zipper! I love it.

I hope your week is going splendidly. Mine's been super busy yet exciting!

Thousand Islands photo diary

Boldt Castle

Thousand Island Park

(The inside and outside of the beautiful house my uncle built.)

(There are houses on those two tiny islands.)

I was so lucky to spend this past weekend in Thousand Island Park in the house my uncle built. My cousin now owns it and she was so nice to let my family and I stay there. This little community holds so many amazing childhood memories for me.

When we arrived I had found nothing had changed. Not even the house. Everything came back to me: the river, the houses on the tiny islands, the swimming hole, and the beautiful victorian cottages.

On Saturday we took an amazing boat tour and went to Boldt Castle. It's a beautiful place, but also a little sad. George Boldt built the castle for his wife, but she died before it was finished. He abandoned the place and it sat empty for decades. Now it's restored and some of the bedrooms and all of the downstairs have been completed.

It was a wonderful and relaxing weekend (despite having to ride in a tow truck home because our car broke down). I hope you had a wonderful weekend too!