Mankind Magazine

When Design for Mankind asked me to answer a few questions for an article they were doing on wearing handmade clothing for an upcoming issue of Mankind Mag, I have to admit I wasn’t familiar with the magazine. Boy, have I been missing out! The newest issue "focuses on the growing popularity of the handmade market." Inside you can find all sorts of inspiration from artists, designers and craftmakers. Need an idea for the upcoming holidays? You're sure to find it in here. Be sure to check it out. I’m already looking forward to next month’s Consumption Issue. Can’t wait!

This Week at Sally Jane Vintage

Here's a sneak peek at the pieces that will be going up for sale in the store tomorrow afternoon. Plus lots of shoes and boots of course. Thanks for stopping by! Love ya - SJ

Shoes, Shoes, Shoes!

Remember when I mentioned that I picked up a suitcase full of shoes and boots on my trip to Alabama? Well, I spent the better part of yesterday organizing and photographing the collection in order to get them ready for the store. Here's just a taste of what I've been doing. Half of these will go in the store tomorrow and the other half will go in the store next week (and some are already for sale). And that's just the tip of the iceberg!

What I'm Wearing

photos by Tom b.

shirt: J. Perse
vest: vintage
skirt: vintage (altered by me)
tights: AA
shoes, belt, hat & purse: vintage

Dear Mother Nature,

I would just like to clear up one thing. I said "Fall". You know, like Autumn. That means bright blue skies, colorful leaves, crisp sunny days. Not blustery grey skies, drizzling rain and bitter cold wind. If you could get that straightened out for me, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks!

Orla Kiely

Whenever I know I don’t have an extra penny to spend on fun things like clothes and shoes, sometimes it’s just better to stay away from the internet. There are too many tempting things to lay my eyes upon. So, to be on the safe side, I’m just looking at lovely things that are so very out of my price range I know I can’t actually be tempted. Torturous, right? Take, for instance, Orla Kiely. I adore her mid century modern-esque prints and playful color palette. All of the looks are styled to perfection with thick tights and platform sandals. And that luggage?! Yes, please. I’ll take two. And how much easier would it be to pick your pretty luggage out from all the boring black bags when you’re standing at baggage claim? I suggest you go to their home page and watch their little slide show of images. Each new photo made me squeal with delight – both the clothes and the photography.

Looking at these reminds me that I’m lucky enough to own one Orla Kiely dress. I got it from Anthropologie a couple of years ago on super-duper sale. I had a fancy-schmancy fashiony event to go to when I was living in LA and wanted a cute new dress to wear. I got a couple of compliments on the dress and one girl even asked where I bought it. When I answered Anthropologie she gave me a snobby little laugh, turned up her nose and walked away. Ha! So very LA!

The Ballad of Bonnie & Clyde

Bonnie -
skirt: vintage
sweater: Anthropologie
beret: Miller Hats
shoes, belt & scarf: vintage
gun: Toy Arsenal

Clyde -
pants & vest: vintage
shirt: Banana Republic
hat: UO
shoes: Moo Shoes
gun: Toy Arsenal

As promised, here are a few of our photos from Halloween. It was a beautiful night out and we had a blast hanging out at the creepy old Elk's Lodge, playing duck pin bowling and enjoying everyone's costumes. Perhaps the best part of the night though was when Tom, um, I mean Clyde, and I were leaving we snuck up to the top floor of the Elk's Lodge where it was dark and empty to snoop around and take photos.

Shadow Puppets

For the most part I try to keep the focus of this blog on fashiony things and personal style. But from time to time I run across other fun things I’m tempted to share with you. I’m never quite sure where to fit those things in because 9 out of 10 times they have absolutely nothing to do with fashion. So… I’ve decided to dedicate my Saturday posts to what I’m calling Random Goodness: good things I find that I don’t want to keep to myself. It could be illustrations, photography, music, design, movies or whatever happens to tickle my fancy that week. It could even be something as random as shadow puppetry.