Itty Bitty Hiatus

Something's come up and I'm going to be taking a few days off from blogging. Last minute arrangements have been made and tomorrow morning I'll be boarding a plane and jetting off to Alabama. Perhaps I'll be able to find a moment to post a few photos or silly little things to pass the time, but I'm not counting on it. I'll be back to regular posting on Friday at the latest.

Also, remember a few posts back when I lamented the fact that we could no longer post YouTube clips on Blogger? Yeah, scratch that. I'm just super lame and didn't see the link. Oops! Don't you wish fashion shows today were like this one? It would definitely make things a little more interesting...

What I'm Wearing

tank top: J. Perse
crochet shawl: vintage
skirt: vintage
tights: American Apparel
shoes: vintagepurse: vintage
headband: made by me

Ebay Schmebay

Hiya all! I've got good news and I've got bad news. Let's start with the bad news. I want to apologize to any of you that may have been bidding on or watching one of my items for sale on Ebay. My Ebay account has some serious knots in it right now and all of the listing have been canceled. Oy vey! What's the good news you ask? Well, I've relisted most of the items with "Buy It Now" prices. So, if you're one of those people that hates getting outbid at the last second (and who doesn't hate that?) today could be your lucky day. Hop on over to the store and get 'em while they last. I should have all the kinks worked out in the next week or so and then it will be back to business as usual. Again, I'm so sorry if you were bidding on an item that was canceled. Below are all of the items that I've relisted. If you were watching or bidding on an item that you don't see here, that item will be relisted with next week's batch.

To make it easy for you, I've linked all of the photos to their auction pages so all you have to do is click on the photo and it will take you right to the auction page. Who knows! If this goes well maybe it will be my foray into the world of Etsy. Thanks so much for stopping by! ;)

France Gall

France Gall, like Francoise Hardy, is yet another of the yé-yé girls of the 60's French pop movement. Here she is appearing in a 1968 issue of Madamoiselle Age Tendre modeling adorable French fashions of the time. You can see on the cover that some of the other yé-yé girls must have appeared in the issue as well: Sylvie, Francoise, Sheila! If you'd like to see more of France you should check out her adorableness here and here. (Why can you no longer post YouTube clips on Blogger?!)

What I'm Wearing

dress: vintage
belt: thrifted at Salvation Army
boots: vintage
knit beret: vintage
purse: vintage
tights: American Apparel

On our recent trip to New York I ended up buying two vintage dresses. One is the little brown mod shift dress with the lace ruffle collar you saw in the NY photo collage (it's still in my to-sew pile) and this is the other one. Surprisingly enough I found it at one of the many American Apparels that dot the city in their California Select vintage section. I expected to find lots of flashy 80's vintage duds but was quite pleasantly surprised at their selection. I ended up trying on four dresses and felt a bit like Goldilocks. This one's a bit too big, this one's a bit too small and this one is juuuust right. I know that every time I buy a vintage dress I say it's my new favorite dress and once again I'm declaring this my new favorite. With its brown velveteen trim and pockets on the hips, how could I not?

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Hiya! I'm sure by now you've all signed up for bloglovin' as I'm usually the last person to get around to doing things like this. I finally got around to adding an icon to my sidebar (over there -->>) to make it easier for everyone to follow my daily posts. Just click on "follow this blog", sign up (it's super easy) and you'll be able to follow all of your favorite blogs on one page. What could be better? I've already marked all of my daily reads as well as discovered a few new blogs to follow. Thanks so much!

Four Ways - Doc Martens

A couple of weeks ago when I posted photos of my recent vintage buys I included a pair of perfectly broken in Doc Martens. Several of you commented that you would like to see ways to style the boots so... here you have it.

• On a day when I want to be 100% comfortable, say going to a thrift store to dig through piles and piles in search of that one perfect find that makes it all worth while, I'd throw on a pair of vintage Levi cut-offs, a beat up old tee and a slouchy cardigan. I'm not much of a sneaker-wearer so the Docs are the perfect alternative.
• Now this is cheating a bit. I personally love this look, however, I don't think I could leave the house in this. It's not that I don't think it's a good combo, I do. It's just that the one rule of fashion (if there are any hard and fast rules) that I tend to follow is that if you wore it the first time around, you shouldn't go back. I think I literally wore this outfit when I was a sophomore in high school (yes, I'm that old!). But just because I've already lived my grunge years those of you that weren't even born in 1992 shouldn't miss out. And since I won't be wearing it out of the house, you can buy it here. ;)
• OK, this is more my speed. I think the trick for me will be to mix feminine pieces with tougher pieces like this floral dress with my motorcycle jacket. The girly dress balances out the tougher pieces in the ensemble.
• In the same way, I like to pair skinny jeans and a black tank top with a feminine sweater to balance things out. If I wore my motorcycle jacket with this outfit I'd feel a little too biker-chick.