Celadon

photos linked here

Lately I have totally fallen in love with everything celadon. While it's easy to find lovely celadon ceramics or even jewelry it isn't so easy to find vintage clothing in celadon...but, I have been squirreling some away and this month will be stocking the shop with sweet celadon vintage pieces, stay tuned!

Winter Looks

The Sartorialist, Vanessa Jackman, ParisX3, Stockholm Street Style, ???, Stockholm Street Style

These days have been so cold and damp that I've barely wanted to leave the house.  These lovely ladies are reminding me that there's hope to leave the house looking stylish rather than buried under a pile of layers with warmth as my only concern.  

Wearing Nothing New

I just watched this short TED TALK with Jessi Arrington and thought it was certainly 

something I needed to share with my vintage-loving friends. 

I Will Wait For You There

Photographer: Damon Heath, Models: Ondria Hardin and Morgane Warnier, Stylist: Leith Clark, Scans from TFS

Pretty much everything Leith Clark lays her hands on is gold in my eyes, so it's no surprise that the editorial she styled in the new issue of Lula, I Will Wait For You There, is a new favorite.  Looking at these editorials always makes me want to seek out more opportunities to try my hand at styling. 

Travel Wardrobe

As soon as I saw these photos from the Madewell spring lookbook, all shot in Paris, I instantly thought about our upcoming trip and the fact that I'm going to be packing two weeks worth of clothes into one small bag.  Doesn't this looks like the perfect mix-n-match wardrobe?  Lots of easy layers, neutral colors and flat shoes for walking.  Now if only I could figure out how to braid my hair like that!

The Locals

In my collection of street style photos I recently noticed a trend that several of the photos came from The Locals, formerly Copenhagen Streetstyle. So many street style sites feature a lot of, I don't know what you would call it... edgy looks?  You know, all black, lots of studded everything, sky high heels, that sort of thing.  That's all well and good, just not my thing per se.  So it's nice to find a site that features looks that I relate to and can feel inspired by.  What are your favorite street style sites? 

Street Style Favorites

Stockholm Street Style, Vanessa Jackman, Sartorialist, Fancy Fine, Shop Lawrence, Hummingbird Girls, Stockhom Street Style, Sartorialist

You may have noticed a lack of outfit photos on the blog lately.  I just haven't felt much like stepping in front of the camera.  I'm sure it's a phase and it will pass but until then, rest assured that I'm still getting dressed on a daily basis.  Ha, ha.  When I'm feeling a bit stuck and I'm not quite sure what to wear, I often consult the "outfit favorites" folder on my computer for inspiration.  These are some of my favorite favorites right now: lots of neutral colors, layering, longer length skirts and ankle boots.  That pretty much sums up what I've been wearing. 

Delightful Feather Dress

photos: Orchid Grey, Selective Potential, Here's Lookin' at Me Kid, A Thought is the Blossom

I'm sequestering myself in the house this week to try to catch up on lots of work I've neglected over the summer months. That means no outfits posts and no internet browsing looking for interesting things to post about. Instead I'll point you in the direction of a lovely group of ladies known as the Delightful Dozen. I was so excited to see them passing around a dress that I sold in my Etsy shop. As a vintage seller, most of the time you never get to see the items you pass along in their new surroundings. It's a lot of fun to see this feather print dress being worn by so many stylish ladies.

You, Me & the Sun

photography: benjamin kwan, styling: janet li, make up & hair: livia metcalf, model: natalie @ mode models

Here's some fun, summer time photos from Cliche Magazine. Doesn't it seem like there are more and more good online magazines these days? I guess that's a good thing since they're accessible to anyone with an internet connection and there's no paper waste. These remind me of wandering around in the woods in Alabama and the sort of simple outfits I'd like to be wearing this summer.

Founders & Followers

When you visit Founders & Followers you're greeted with the following options: shop fashion, shop art, atelier, editorial. There's a little bit of everything all in one place. I'm partial to the "shop fashion" part, of course. I love the simple styling and muted palette of the outfits featured in the shop.

But then I'm also drawn into art section with work by Esra Roise and Marie Molterer and the atelier section with behind the scenes looks at the workshop of designers such as Bodkin. And then there's the editorial section with a shoot styled with pieces from designers such as Samantha Pleet, Rachel Antonoff and TBA.

A Cautionary Tale

from the closet of Emily Current via The Covetuer

I know I'm not alone in my love of white lacy dresses, even if I don't actually wear them very often. What is it about those pieces that tug at our heartstrings? Anytime I try to wear one, I end up feeling a bit too precious and afraid that I'm going to spill something all over myself. Unfortunately my luck in the lacy white dress department has been running a bit thin lately. A cautionary tale...

When we took our trip to LA, we were trying to avoid checking bags so I shipped a box of clothes (including a couple of my favorite white dresses) to our friend's house where we would be staying. All was well, I wore a couple of the dresses while we were there (photos to come) and when it was time to come home, I packed them into their box to ship them back. I was confident that we would beat the boxes home by a day so I would be there to accept them when they were delivered but the post office used some sort of super sonic coast to coast delivery system because the box ended up beating us home by a day.

Rather than leave a notice on the door or try redelivering the next day the postman just tossed the box over our gate and left it on the sidewalk. In the pouring rain. Ugh! By the time I discovered the box, it was soaked through. Rainwater poured out of the corners when I picked it up. My heart sank! I knew what I would find when I opened the box but I was hoping against hope that everything would be OK. What I found was a pile of sopping wet dresses, the dyes all running onto one another. After a good old-fashioned foot-stomping hissy fit I calmed down to assess the damage; three white vintage dresses (including a 30s chiffon one I bought in LA and hadn't even taken off the tags) that looked like they'd been badly tie-dyed. Double ugh!

No amount of soaking has lifted the dyes so I think I'll be investing some time in a Rit bath for them soon. I just have to decide what color to go with. Who knows, maybe I'll wear them more once they're not so pristine looking. I knew I should have wrapped the clothes in a plastic bag before shipping them and have no real reason why I didn't. Lesson learned! The hard way.

LA Inspiration

all photos from Mr. Newton

Soon enough Tom and I will be a mile high and on our way to sunny Los Angeles. It will be our first visit to LA since we left three years ago. I can't believe it's been that long since we lived there! We'll be catching up with lots of friends, visiting all our old favorite restaurants, hitting up the Griffith Observatory (it was closed for renovations while we lived there) and just generally chilling out for a week. Of course I'll also be doing a tour of all my favorite vintage shops that I miss. And perhaps the best part... spending a night out in the desert!

I'm pretty excited, if you haven't gathered that already. I've been collecting images of things I'd like to wear while I'm there. Outfits that just seem a bit out of place in Lancaster or ones it's just been too dang cold to wear! All of these photos were snapped over the weekend at Coachella and are just the sorts of things I'll be packing. That second one on Tali Lennox is pretty much my LA dream outfit. And unless I'm crazy, she's wearing this dress. Perhaps I'll have to make that dream a reality.

Still Waters Run Deep

TwentySeven Names seems to have perfected the art of the little white dress. Each season they offer one sweet and simple dress that is just right for summer. Their Still Waters Run Deep collection for spring/summer 11/12 offers the little white dress alongside lots of other easy to wear summery pieces. I am still on the hunt for the perfect silk blouse to button all the way to the top. I was just about to give up but this has reignited my search.