how very un-buddha-like of me:

a list of things i want:
- the amazing house we stumbled on over the weekend that is for sale and possibly in our budget AND in my bestfriend's hood
- the puppy to be house-trained already
- an honest night's sleep
- for diana to come visit me (PLEASE?!)
- my hair to grow and grow and grow and grow
- did i mention sleep?!

here are some pics from Argentina:








note that these are more to just show what i wore than anything else - it's a safe bet to say that 80% of these outfits are 100% thrifted too! i'm so proud of me.

the people have spoken

this is an older outfit (as evidenced by the still platinum hair do') and it was taken in the dressing room of F21 - what can i say, i liked what i had on better than anything i tried on there so i took a snap!

i call this my "street urchin" look and i didn't "poladroid" it so that you could see it's neutral-ish details and layering. (click to enlarge as usual) you're welcome!

knit hat - UO

black leather vest - etsy

long grey cardigan - liz lange maternity at target (!)

teal dress - TJ Maxx

charcoal leg warmers - TJ Maxx

boots - Shii

thrift scores

i'm feelin' a really boho cowgirl vibe these days... here are some of my latest thrift finds in that vein:

the opposite of groundbreaking

i got my hair done today and it is supposed to be a bit darker and not so platinum but i can't really tell a difference at all. i tried to make it a bit messy but it ended up looking poofy and much shorter... why won't it GROW already?! 

ah, such is life. the weather is gorgeous (you can make fun of my state being redneck all you like but you just can't beat 70 degrees with a breeze people) and i shouldn't complain. 

here's a thrift store dress that i threw on over my yoga clothes to go down to the park. it's actually about calf-length and rather mumu-ish but i belted it up and made it poofy... like my hair! 

i like to imagine that there is a magical day somewhere in my future when i will have long hippie locks and this dress, and me in it, will look like a gucci ad.... ah, dreams.

i realize that is impossible but i know that when i wear this dress out for "real" i am going to add lots more of everything: eyeliner, jangles, fur, boots, pout, and attitude. wait for it. 

free bread! what?

p and i have an addiction to french food and thus have become "regulars" at the place around the way. tonight we reached "free baguette" status! FREE BREAD!

i wasn't loving my look (especially my hair) so i am kinda miffed in the first pic but p got me to lighten up and by the last pic i was back to true form!

how, exactly, does one acquire "drunk face" when sober?!

(this is the only way i have booty)

we both decided this is a pretty accurate depiction of my mood tonight. 

ps - these are the other pair of PLV shoes i bought before christmas and they are, all joking aside, some of the most comfortable shoes i own. hearts!

just another day in paradise

the weather here today is maaaahvelous. 

you can really tell by these next 3 shots that i shoot with a timer in quick succession! 

if you were to watch me taking these it would look like i were a "posing robot"!

thrifted bracelets

hope everybody has a great weekend - i'll be "kid-sitting" so god only knows what mine will bring! 

shiny shriner's tassles

try saying it three times fast.

here's a very long, exhausting and emotional story short:

i'm ok by my doc but am seeking a second opinion anyway because i just feel like she's quicker to shoo me out the door than to really check into what might be causing the issue. i mean, that ninny didn't even bother to look at my chart and the personal info about me before suggesting that i get "REGULAR EXCERCISE!" .... um, beeyatch, i teach 4-5 yoga classes a day five days a week an extra one on sundays - don't start. 

my poor, poor grandma is STILL in the hospital. i went down and stayed with her in the hospital last wednesday through friday and it was one of the more depleting and humbling experiences i have ever had to go through. i SO appreciate all of your kind thoughts. she's doing better but i think it may be a long road still. 

okay - on to the clothes:

i don't know why, but i seem to only photograph when i am wearing an item i have photographed before and i have waaaaay too many clothes for me to have any excuse for this. at any rate, here's another take on my red dress and "clown collar" shirt. i have never tried this combo before but i like it mucho grande. i'm also lovin' my window pane stockings from UO. 

thrifted these stuart weisman cut-out shoes and newsprint raybans over the weekend- score!

isn't ellie's red hair just the best? it's all natural too. hate her.

i think my brain went down the drain

i just took a super hot bath and it not only melted my stress away but it apparently melted ALL of my thoughts away. here's an outfit for you to gander:

you can click all photos to enlarge

ps - i just looked up the word "gander" to insure i was using it properly and was re-reminded that it means  "male goose". how do you think that happens? a word means "male goose" and then one day becomes slang for "gaze"? weird huh?

details:

knit hat - H&M

vintage blouse - thrifted

bow pin - thrifted

jumper - made by me

chevron tights - UO

shoes - steve madden

to costume or not to costume?

i have a tendency to dress in a bit of a theme and i think sometimes i end up costume-y. this isn't particularly a problem for me, but i wonder to what degree i look like i'm trying too hard... which is funny because dressing in theme is exactly the opposite of trying because rocker goes with rocker, innocent goes with innocent, mod goes with mod, school girl goes with school girl, hippie goes with hippie and so on and so forth - there's really very little to think about! 

i know the glamourai refers to her attire as "costumes" and i've heard other people do it too, but i am wondering if i take that term a little too far. 

does it just look lazy or weird if i dress in a "look" from head to toe?

coffee talk - talk amongst yourselves. 

as a side note: the saddle shoes i am sporting here are currently competing for the #1 spot of "most adored" in my closet... also up for the top spot is the cream crochet dress i bought from dutchess vintage on etsy which came in the mail today and i just opened as i walked in the door and am wearing over the clothes i had on as i type this! love it! photos soon :)

she's so unusual

this skirt reminds me of early madonna and cyndi lauper. it has literally sat in my drawer for years and i think i've worn it once! i just couldn't figure out how i wanted to wear a poufy lace skater skirt without looking totally 80's. i think i like this unlikely combo of mauve tights (one of the pairs from UO) and frilly shirt - what do you think?

("pouty" and i are listening to the tornado sirens here and wondering if we should go inside!)

check please!

despite today's abysmal weather, i managed to take 6 sets of photos that i plan on spreading out over the week! a post-a-day if you can believe it! since i don't have a personal photographer (or even another human around during the middle of the day to operate my camera) they are just timer shots with much to be desired. 

i'll start you off with the dress i mentioned in the last post -the one i sewed over the weekend- it's from a vintage McCall's pattern #3877. it's super easy and fun to sew and can be found for sale on etsy (just click HERE).

LOVE the corset-back 

i wore it here with 1 of the 4 new pair of tights i picked up at UO (can you believe in the entire drawer of tights i own i didn't have a single solid white pair?!) and my new PLV heels. i bought two pair of PLV shoes just before christmas and i love both of them so much - i really would love to have these for spring:

if you really like mine, and you wear a size 8 or above, you can purchase your very own on sale at the urban outfitter's site... for much less than i paid for mine too. i highly recommend them because they'll make you super tall but they way they cover the top of the foot and lace up the back make them really secure and easy to strut in! 

alright, more posts to come so check back soon! xoxox!

shoulda, woulda, coulda

well, i spent all day yesterday sewing a new babydoll dress and whata ya' think i did? wore it to dinner last night and didn't take a single photo and then wore a different dress today and DID take a photo! i'm a mystery, folks....

as part of my sew-a-thon yesterday i not only made a new dress but finally got around to hemming multiple dresses to dangerously short lengths - a project i've been meaning to do for months now. see, i've come across a new blog (new to me anyway) that has re-ignited my desire to make 2009 the year of super short 60's inspired dresses and daring cat eyes:

check out i'm not antisocial to see what i'm talking about - you won't be sorry! she's awesome. 

so here is one of the thrift store dresses that was originally a mid-calf, very pentecostal look that i guess i completely made ungodly by shortening the hem line as i did.... 

(but after reading this i am confused because it would seem that now i am more womanly and less manly and therefore doing right by the word of god....??? i've always been fascinated by the way pentecostal women dress and i always catch myself staring at them in the fabric store as they carefully pick out their patterns and fabrics.)

hrmmm - i dunno. i just like showing of my hot legs and bright tights. i don't think that makes me such a bad person. 

new stuff (parenthesis)

here are some photos we took at the abandoned mansion across the street. i'm wearing my new sweater coat (thrifted for $10) over a dress i made (but you can't see here), electric blue tights (which makes me fond for THIS - i heart debbie gibson!), and F21 shoes and hairbows (look! my hair is kinda growing out!), and i'm carrying my new picnic purse (thrifted for $3- it is a bit more carry-able and not as large as my other one).

don't know if this place has some weird energy or if it's p's photo skills at work, but all of the pics are blurry and there's one that looks like i'm surrounded by a haze (or that we have an effect on the camera - and we DON'T) - weird!
we are about to curl up on the couch to watch amelie! hope your week and weekend were wonderful - i'm going to try to post again before next saturday so stay tuned!

this one was at the entrance to a weird basement entrance at the back of the house that's creepy - no filter on the camera.