new beginnings

A few of my current favorite things.

New dress from Opening Ceremony (I have worn it almost every day since I bought it..TMI? WHOOPS), yellow tights, perfectly broken in 70s clogs (2 dollars at the Sals in Connecticut, during our set visit to The Innkeepers- more on that later), mini leather backpack (another 2 dollars at the Sals).

The entirety of my thrift haul:

Light blue hard shell circle suitcase (with violet interior), the afore-photo'd clogs, a red Donna Martin-esque boob-cupped crop-top, a purple LL Bean crazy patterned anorak that is verrrry O.Ceremony, the perfect little boys denim jacket, leather backpack, top-handle purse, blue leather coin pouch (my new camera bag), a slouchy linen blazer thing, 2 light denim button downs and a striped romper.

$29 bones for all of it.
Good lord, I love a good day at the Salvation Army.
Note: Good thing I bought a suitcase cuzzzzz....there was no other way to get all this crap home.

BLOGNOTE:
I HAVE A NEW LAPTOP YOU GUYS! This is wildly exciting.
But until Tuesday-ish, I have nothing from my old hard drive.
So posting may be sparse, but there is SO MUCH TO COME.
I CAN'T WAIT !

fashion hoarders part 2

As promised, I will continiue to fully expose my maximalism to the unflinching internets. As I am actually still moving into my apartment (long story), there are so SO many boxes of treasures that have yet to be unpacked, and thrust into your eyespace.



I started going throuh my jewwrees the other night, to find my Elizabeth nameplate (feeling it again) and realized..good GRIEF I have a lot of charm/pendant/things-to-hang-from-yr-jangle..BLOOOG POST? (nerd!). Here are some of the highlights.

Let's consider this the pruned & curated collection; I purged/sold so much last summer before VISION QUEST OH NINE. I kept everything that was sentimental, important or had a great story.

SIDENOTE Embroidered art is one of my collections (consider this a teaser). This Matisse-inspired situtation right here was purchased in the South Hamtpon (they have really good thrifts!).



Blistered Pearl by Heather Morra, gift from my mom
ENORMOUS Scorpion Las Vegas thrift, bought on my sister's 21st bday weekend
Sterling Silver perfume heart (top left) from Paramus Park Mall when I was 13 
Yin-Yang/Weed leaf & Flying Eagle pocketknives 25 cents each from old Chinese man on Grand Street (bought with BDonns about 3 or 4 yrs ago)
Scorpion / E / Scorpion / E necklace gifts from my grandfathers when I was a child
Elizabeth nameplate from the mall (?) bought in college
Tiny harmonica (before this craze of tiny harmonicas, sorry but TRUE) from a children's store in Soho
Assorted lockets (hearts and otherwise) thrifted, collecting since high school
TCB in a Flash from Graceland, 1st cross country trip in 2000
Bullet from Army Navy store in Portland last summer (also bought with BDonns)
Ceramic Elizabeth heart gift from Ece
78 gift from my sister



Giant Ass Hippie Crystal recent gift from my sister
Red Glass Coral / ES heartshaped locket / Evil eye / Diamond center flower assorted gifts. The engraved locket is from an ex-bf and has a pic of me and my grandmother in it. The others were gifts from family members. They are always on this chain and I wear this when I fly or need luck!
YinYang Ball gift from BDonns (how did he figure so prominently into my jangle collections???) (Hunter wears this sometimes. it has a tiny bell inside- JINGLE JANGLE!)
Giant Chunk of Amber was my Great-grandmother's, she gave it to me when I was 18.
Odd shield shape locket flea market
Triangle Lightning Bolt charm gift from Ozan
Heavy Old Key from flea market in Italy, I have a few, they are good luck (I sent one to Zana as a gift last year!)
Silver Cowbell thrifted
Teensy Silver Viking Helmet from Hunter, his from college. It has a tiny lightning bolt on it ! I wear this most days..sometimes alone, sometimes added to other things.
JC on the cross Pocketknife same old Chinese dude as the other two pocketknives
Silver & Enamel Aztec-ish thing gift from Mark J



NOT PICTURED The contents of my middle school & college jewelry boxes, both of which are currently in storage. In there you will find the barbell from my tongue piercing, my old nose ring, lots more crystals, more lockets, more Elizabeth & E-related things (duh).

I think I sold/gave away about twice this amount in the past year. YOU CAN'T KEEP IT ALL (sadface) !

the new modesty

A giant duffle bag, that I am certain I could live in quite comfortably, has been returned to me. It was on extended holiday in the pacific northwest in Jill Meisner's kitchen, since I left it there to chillibrate in early September.
Now that my wardrobe has tripled, and I have been reunited with some of my favorite treasures,  I am living in an episode of Hoarders:Thrift Store Addict Edition. It's not too cute for my apartment.

It is cute for my STYLELYFE, though, and so..I will figure it out.

QUESTION FOR THE FASHION UNIVERSE: Can I do a longer length?

THRIFTED DRESS (NASHVILLE?) // BLACK OLD NAVY BLAZER FROM 2001 (SRSLY) // POLKA DOT ALICE & OLIVIA SATIN PLATFORMS // M.A.C. GIRL ABOUT TOWN LIPSTICK (SO BEST)

I am undecided. I am short as hell, so really...long doesn't seem so right? But these shoes are a monster and they make me seem fucking TALL. So..maybe it works? I can't tell. It's weird! Hunter said it seems fancy. 

I can't get longish-to-long skirts outta mah head...blame it on Chloe Sev's Big Love steez; Mormon chic. I love how she declares everything "immodest"; it cracks me up.

I am seriously on the fence.

This is either swedish shopgirl odd-cool or like..parent teacher conference night.

Unclear, stay tuned.

mad wings

i got this sweater when i went DEEP thrifting into methtown the other day...it's pretty fucking dreamtown, i love it!



the sleeves are HUGE, this shit is AVANT. i hve it tucked in to a denim skirt which is maybe not the LEAST BULKY look for a gal, but i'm just going for it.



whoever this "MOM" character is, she should get her own sweater line. this is the best thing i have bought in a while.



bought a bullet keychain at this sick army navy store, it's my new jangle jam. (with my lucky coin)



these deena& ozzy white oxfords that i got a while ago at urban are what i wear with everything these days.

thank god the 90 degree bullshit that was happening here has slowed its roll.
it's 66 at 2 Pm and i couldn't be happier. SO the kind of summer i can can get down with!