theme fridays: all floral

This weeks theme I was super excited about! This was one that I put in hat that we draw out of each week. I thought it would be fun to put together an all totally floral outfit. I am definitely going to have to try this again on my own, because I did come up with quite a few combinations. Lets see, the scarf on me head, the floral blouse under all the others, the skirt, the socks AND the flower brooch I all got from Beacon's. This store is taking over my closet! The blue floral button up blouse I got at as estate sale a few years back. It's one of my favorites, really thin and soft and has a cool collar shape. The purple platforms were the first platforms I ever got. I think I got them durring my senior of high school, and I'm really glad I held onto them.
 

dream dress

Last night it rained all night long, and it still ain't so nice out. Why am I telling you this? Well because these curls are on their third day and I don't want anything like a little rain to mess them up! On thursday I had some really nice ones going, but then I finally left the house in some misty weather and they were quickly lost. Rag curls work wonders I'm telling ya, they will last for days if done right. But as soon as there is a bit of moisture in the air, thats the end for these babies.

These curls in particular I put in Saturday night and the last two nights I didn't even re-wrap them. Just brushed them out then wound bits around my finger to remake the curls. I think they are the best ringlets and longest lasting I have done. So it looks like I will be leaving the house with a scarf around my head to help preserve them till I get to work, wish me luck!

Another thing about today is that I really wanted to wear this new dress I got, much better suited for a beautiful sunny day.. but I just couldn't wait. I got it from where else, Beacon's, brought it home with me last night, it's pretty much a dream dress. A beautiful shade of purple, which I don't own too much of, covered in flowers and ruffles and the cut out detail on the bodice is just perfect. And it looks like I have acquired yet another pair of clogs! It's a little hard to tell by these photos but they are a real dark midnight blue. They are sooooo super comfortable and gosh darn beautiful!
 

talking style with Style Rat

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A few weeks ago when I was up on the Highline with my friend Emma eating some messy (but delicious) Artichoke pizza before going to the Audrey Grace pop up shop we were asked by this nice girl Frances if she could take some video of us talking about our style and such. So we scarfed down our pizza and she asked a few questions and heres the results! I'm actually pretty happy with the outcome, I don't think I'v done anything like this before and it was all just one take. I don't seem like too much of a weirdo haha. So check it out and be sure to check out the one of Emma Here!

dots and stripes

It's funny, these days when I get a day off from work, it's the day I don't post on my blog. Where it very much used to be the other way around since the days I worked I looked like garbage. But now I get dressed up the best for work, have a little routine going of posting before I go to work. So when I get a day off I don't feel so inclined to post my outfits. I get lazy on my days off, sue me! Yesterday I spent the afternoon watching Melancholia.... oh dear lord, you all have to watch it. So good! It was also so nice out so I went to this bar around the corner Franklin Park and sat outside and had a bloody mary with my friend Bob. Then ended the night with my mother and sister seeing Death Cab For Cutie! I don't really listen to them much anymore, but a love Plans and they opened with Passenger Seat and then I died. And this is my ghost writing this right now.

This super cool skirt I'm wearing here I got from Beacon's before I worked there. It's Free People and when I got it it was a bit too bit but I just took it in real simple like, and now it's one of my favorite skirts. I love the way the polka dots get larger at the bottom of the skirt. This top is just a little something I thrifted out on LI a few years back, but these shoes, they are something special! I got them at the Beacon's in Wburg not too long ago, Swedish Hassbeens for H&M, and for only $15! When this collaboration came out I wanted a pair so bad, but missed my change. Instead I just let fate take over and here we are together, two peas in a pod.
 

theme fridays: saturday night fever

Boy do I love these theme fridays! Especially when the theme is something like this! I pretty much feel like I would wear this any day of the week anyway. I just got this halter top from work recently and I have been dying to wear it. Now that I have been there a bit the girls kinda know my style, and sometimes when your off a day of two ya come back in and they have put something in your holds bucket. This was one of those things I came into one day and I could not have been happier! I feel i'll be wearing this quite a bit come summer.

 These awesome pants I mentioned on here once before. I wore them to work one day but didn't end up taking outfit photos that day so ya didn't get to see. But here they are! I got them from Donnaland in St. Louis, pulled these beauties out of the rags! I love how full they are, but fitted where it counts. Also pants without a waist band are always nice, leaves room for eating a drinking! I also got some killer platforms on from Blowfish that I got at DSW last summer I think.

 Oh and another thing! I finally got me nose ring put back in! For the last year I had this clear glass post in cause I had to get an MRI last March. And for some reason I just left it in there.. But recently I had been really wanting the ring again, so yesterday I went down to St. Marks in the city and got this baby. Glad to have it back!
 

denim

Denim today, not something I do too often now that I'm not working at TJ's. I actually don't really have a good pair of high waisted denim, one kinda sorta stretchy pair from f21, a few pairs of high waisted pants, but not denim. These aren't even the perfect pair I had in mind, but they will do for now and were only $10 at work. I also got this cute Vivienne Westwood crop top yesterday, and you all know I love crop tops! And last but not least probably my favorite pair of shoes. I thrifted these boots probably like a year and a half ago, they are so so perfect and fit great. I need to get them resoled terribly bad thought, in fact I have a whole slew of shoes I need to take to a cobbler. The woes of owning second hand clothes.

sheer and floral

So it's back to cold weather here, well not cold but it did rain all day yesterday for the first time in a long time. And with that rain came the 55 degree weather thats going to stick around all week. Bummer! So now I have to start remembering to layer up and wear a jacket when I leave the house now. I guess I shouldn't really be complaining, we have been very lucky with this past winter... but enough about weather! Today I'm wearing some stuff from beacon's again, this pretty cheer floral top is from French Connection. I really love the colors and how it looks vintage even though it isn't. I guess thats always a bit of a prerequisite for all new and name brand things I buy. I also got my bullet bra on underneath which helps with the retro shape and look. The skirt is from h&m I think, another item that looks vintage inspired.. something that's every common to come across these days in modern clothing is seems.

theme fridays: in mourning

A bit morbid huh? I don't know where we get these themes from sometimes, but here we are! I actually felt a bit underprepared for this one. No black lace gloves, no hat with a vail.. but I tried my best! We actually have a little something to mourn at Beacons today, one of the girls is leaving and today is her last theme friday with us. She's a blogger too actually, her name is Nicole and she writes a blog called Running in Wedges, a super fun chick I will miss to have around at work.

So today this outfit consists of an old ratty victorian skirt I got from Donnaland last summer, and I also got these lovely AMAZING shoes from her back in november. Unfortunately they are a bit broken and therefore I got them for free from her, but they are so pretty! I won't actually be wearing these out of the house today, but I thought they were fitting for the photos at least. And to top off the outfit a black lace top that was thrifted and a little black pill box hat I got from god knows where, probably an estate sale.

cheryl creations

So one of my good friends Alley has started working with me at Beacon's and it's sweet! Yesterday was our first day working together and it was really cool having her around. She's a vintage feind as well, but luckily we are different sizes, as well as shoe sizes so no need to fight over good stuff we find. Not like we would really fight over a silly dress, but it definitely makes it easier hah. So when Alley was going through a buy yesterday she bought in this sweet top, and I called seconds on it, and now it's mine! It's made by the same brand 90s Cheryl Creations that made this cool indian print set I found last week at work. Which I think is my new favorite 90s brand haha. but it makes me sad because I'm sure somewhere out there is a skirt that matches this top and boy do I wish I had it! The print in this one is pretty cool, a little hard to tell from the photos but it's covered in vintage beach babes and beach umbrellas and stuff. In love!

coming up daisies

Yesterday was a great day, I pretty much spent the entier day at Prospect Park! First I road over there in my bike just on my lonesome, spread out a blanket and read a book. Then went back later on with my friends Tyler and Bob and just hung out. Boy was that park filled with people! I really need to spend more time there. It was so beautiful out, Bob and I were in the park till dark, perfect weather! Today is going to be in the high 80s! But today I will be working all day. womp womp! This dress I got from Guvnor's Vintage in Park Slope back in september. It's one of my favorites with its huge yellow and white daisies. And my new trusty Salvatore Ferragamo sandals from Beacon's that will probably be gracing my feet all summer long.

shorts and ruffles

Ahhhh, another beautiful day! Well I haven't actually left the house yet, but it's currently near 70 degrees and sunny, and my day off! Not totally sure what my plans are yet, maybe a bike ride to prospect park for some sun action, but this kind of weather really puts me in a good mood. And for the occasion I broke out one of my favorite crop tops! I got this one back in September when the lovely Ashley of Fancy Fine came to stay with me for fashion week. She was to stay on my couch all week even though it was our first time meeting! And along with Ashley treating me to many a drink on our nights out, she gifted me this great top as thanks for letting her stay! Chick knows me too well! Unfortunately I only got to wear it once since then being that fall was right around the corner. But now that spring and an early summer is here I plan to wear this cutie much more often!

And here is another example of just one fo the many cute pairs of shorts I own. These ones I thrifted like two years ago, the are originally from that cheap mall store 5.7.9, y'all remember that place? Man, I am really beginning to love the 90s for their vintage inspired duds, nearly as good as the real thing! Now, I'm gonna get my buns off this computer and go enjoy the beautiful weather! Oh and thanks for all the well wishes in my last post.. still sick, but the functioning kind of sick. It's nice to know you are all actually reading when I'm writing here too hehe.