Here I am in 1980, 1.5 years old. Hope your holidays are better than this!
Have a great weekend!
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This is me in 1983, on one of my dad’s construction sites. My mom had probably picked me up from ballet practice and had to run an errand for my dad. He hates this picture for some reason. I love it!
Hope everyone has a great weekend!
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Dialing this one in. I’m exhausted. Have a great weekend! I’m sleeping! Oh wait, the bf’s and my 2 year anniversary is on Sunday. We’re scared to make any real plans because of these got-damn kidney stones. Crap.
“A baby bear drinks a bowl of honey in a cafe as a waitress watches in 1950.”
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Love this old ad via
I don’t think I’ll be bringing my laptop with me this weekend so… have a great one!
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Move over Lady Gaga! I don’t know who “the author” is but a side of bacon is such a ridiculous costume! You guys still haven’t told me what you’re wearing for Halloween! (via)
At first, I thought he got 1st prize of 40 Guinness.
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What are you dressing up as for Halloween? It’s time to start planning! I’ll be whipping out the ole hamster suit!
(found on some strange Brazilian blog, translated the Portuguese, couldn’t find a credit)
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I don’t go to thrift stores on a regular basis. Once in a blue moon the bf and I will go on an adventure to see what weird shirts he can find but I rarely get a thing. The stores in Richmond are either crazy over-priced or totally picked over because we live in a college town and the hipsters are like locusts. We venture out to stores in the surrounding counties, in shady neighborhoods. Today, we went to a few.
Everyone’s so damn thrift happy on the fashion blogs these days I actually looked at the clothes this time. I found 2 immaculate grey wool Pendleton blazers that fit like a dream for $10 total at two separate stores. After digging around online, I found out that the longer one is from the 70s and the shorter from the 80s according to this informative vintage site. Their current blazers sell for $200-$300 now! I had no idea. I will definitely be thrifting more often for sure!
Info from Vintage Fashion Guild:
The Pendleton Woolen Mill of Oregon was opened in 1909, producing Indian blankets. In time, the blankets were used to make bathrobes and coats. By 1924 they started making the famous Pendleton Man’s wool shirt, and by 1929 they were producing a full line of menswear.In 1949, Pendleton first made women’s clothing. Most notable was their ’49er jacket – hip length, long-sleeved casual jacket with wide collar, patch pockets and large shell buttons down the front. The 49er is still being made by Pendleton today.
For many years, Pendleton raised their own sheep and spun and wove the wool. They sold the fabric as well as the blankets and finished clothing. At one time, Pendleton used 1% of all the wool produced in the US.
Pendleton worked exclusively in wool until 1972, when they produced their first spring line. Blue Pendleton labels indicate men’s clothing, and white labels are on women’s.
Oh, and the bf found a sweet shirt and the perfect air plant hanger like I had talked about for 35-cents! We need to clean it up and drill a hole in it. We found a few others online for cheap as well and plan on getting them soon to have a cluster in the corner of the living room.
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This post has been over a month in the making. First, the eBay sellers were on vacation so I didn’t get the boots for weeks after I paid for them then, my cobbler went on vacation and I had to wait weeks to get them fixed.
You know I’ve been dying for some brown leather boots. Well I got outbid about 5 times on a pair on eBay and ultimately reached my limit for a pair of used boots. I also had my eye on this horribly beat up pair of buy-it-now Kenneth Coles for about a week. No one was biting because they looked like crap. I decided to take a chance for $20 because they have a great worn-in vintage feel and the repairs they needed weren’t above what I was willing to pay my awesome shoe repair man. He’s re-heeled and re-soled a bunch of shoes for me already so I knew this was doable. The leather needed to be cleaned and conditioned plus new heel caps and treads were put on. Here are the scary before pics:
My bf thinks it’s gross to buy used shoes but women buy vintage and used stuff all the time. Of course, you can launder clothing so I understand shoes being a little weird for some. A lot of funk goes on in shoes. I used to buy vintage mary janes during my Courtney Love grunge phase all the time. (God, I wish I still had them!) I thoroughly de-germed the insides with Lysol and aired them out in the sun for a day, with salt inside. I also added new insoles. $55 total later, here are my lovely new-ish boots!
And here are the rest of my Fall boot steals:
Thanks to Poochie, I was alerted to these steals at Charlotte Russe. They’re not leather (all the better for bad weather) and were discounted to $20!! The laces are a bit too thick and too long so, I’m getting some different ones.
I also scored these Blowfish Hichi ankle boots at DSW for $10 after finding them on the clearance rack and using an almost expired coupon. They are the most comfortable things in the world!
I’m not getting these grey over-the-knee wedge boots until x-mas, as they will be a gift from my mom. I had to order them ASAP since I knew they would sell out fast. 2 days after they went online, mine were already on back-order. Other than not being real suede, at $46 they’re a dream. GREY! Considering my wardrobe has a ton of black in it, grey is a softer addition and goes with everything. They have a comfortable rubbery wedge heel and lug sole for really getting around. I also picked up some camel skinny pants so those, these and cozy sweaters will be my uniform this winter. I don’t know if I can stand waiting until Christmas!
There! Fall/Winter boot search is done! (I still want some riding boots without laces… but they will have to be a serious deal as well or a serious investment that may just have to wait until next year. I’m just about shopped out!
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