Monday, July 11, 2011

Vacation all I ever wanted

It's not often in my life that I am able to have anything resembling a vacation. You know getting away from your daily life and normal setting. no work, no worries, beaches, family all this. I grew up going camping at least once every summer. This was the only kind of vacation my family went on really, but it is has become one of my most treasured memories. We'd go up north in Michigan to Manistee, set up the tent, spend days on the beach on lake Michigan, play in the water, eat delicious campfire curry, and go to town for ice cream.

This 4th of July was a variation of those childhood memories. No tent involved but everything else wasn't too far off. My first visit to my dads new house in Traverse City. A pretty green houses surrounded by flowers, berries, and trees. A drive to the beach in Mannestee. kitchen made curry, thrift shopping, and of course ice cream.















Goodbye. more photos actually coming soon!

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Girly Gritty Inspiration

 Busy combing the internet for inspiring editorials. I'm feeling girly, per usual but with a gritty, torn up twist here and there.



Cool indie online publication with a focus on DIY and Vintage. Easy direct links to web sites that are nifty but can be a pain when accidentally clicked. 

Teen Vogue:





 "The New Romantics" an old favorite prom editorial. Reminds me of a much more romanticized version on my life at 17.






No Subject or Point


Nasty Gal Wants it All

I had a bit of a panic of "like this, like that... ohhh and that" over at Nasty Gal. Its a uber trendy but still good. Wichy, 90's vibes, sheer things, doll dresses, and asymmetrical hems. I'm eating that stuff up.














Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Shining in Crochet

I had a really lovely weekend/ early week with my family in town for my graduation. We ate same great eats (Italian, Indian, Sandwiches), caught up, and spent a bit of time at the beach. I will share some pictures of my cool grad dress when my dad emails them, but all I have for you now is what I wore to unwind with friends last night after the busy few days.

Sequin slip- Free People, Crochet dressand necklace- F21, Shoes- H&M

Monday, June 6, 2011

The Lace Flare

About a year ago when I first saw the black lace flares from Bona Drag featured on fashiontoast, I fell into a sort of style love spell. I had a major if only moment. If only I could justify such a splurge. When a similar pair arrived on the Free People site for a similarly out of reach price I fell again for their glory. The other day on a jaunt to Salvation Army, a trip even out of my current budget, I found a bit of glory with a green $5.00 price tag stapled to the waistband. Oh my lace flares! True they were lined with a terrible nylon lining but that was an easy fix. Snip, snip, et voila!
Although the "tabacco" colored ones from Free People are still tempting...

Original from Bona Drag...
Free People...



Salvation Army mega find....





tank- H&M,  pants- thrifted, wedges- Sonia Rykiel for H&M, necklaces- found objects on vintage chains, rings- by me, f21, flea market.