Being the owner of a small business, it always makes me happy to support other small businesses. The ultimate jackpot for me is when I find a really fabulous vintage store, especially since they’re pretty much all locally owned and often owner-operated. A few days ago I rediscovered an incredible little vintage shop named Downtown Nostalgic that I fell in love with years ago. My mom and I were eating lunch across the street and I just happened to notice that their door was open and they had a sale rack outside – lucky me! Of course that meant that I had to inhale my food so I could go look around. Unfortunately I wasn’t expecting to adventure, so I hadn’t borrowed Maya’s camera. Luckily my mom has an iPhone, so I was able to use that.
This is just the front room!
So many beautiful bags and hats to drool over…
Bkuwzyjk- holy jewelry overload!!
Aaaannndd, if you’re looking for a little something for the dapper guy in your life, then she’s got you covered on that too. She has some really incredible men’s pieces for around $20, and if you’ve ever shopped for men’s vintage you know how hard it can be to find good stuff. My theory on that is that men just keep their clothes until they disintegrate, especially if they’re cool. Look at that stuff!
She’s even got a spot for the friend you dragged with you to collapse in.
All in all a really great little shop, and the owner, Ocie is just the sweetest woman. It’s located on Calhoun Street in Clifton, right by Urban Outfitters. Since she has a day job they are only open when she can be there, which can be a bit sporadic. You can call 513.861.9336 for information about that though. Check ‘em on Yelp too! They’re just getting started online so right now their only review is from me, but would I lie??
This is the super-cute top I got from Downtown. I got a really adorable little floral housecoat that I’m gonna rock as a dress. I’ll make sure to post some pics of that soon!
It was my Grampa’s 86th birthday, so after vintagemania we went to go visit my grandparents. Isn’t it crazy how much my mom and Gramma look alike? I know, I look just like ‘em too.
I definitely inherited a lot of style from my Gramma. For most of her life she made her own clothes and was always done up in something fabulous – never afraid to take some fashion risks. When she was younger she had a little red truck (just like me!) and she made little chicken curtains for it. When I was little she had a lot of names for me, depending on her mood; Minerva (when I was being stubborn), Sadie Sue (when she’s in a good mood), and of course Jessy Sue. She is always made up her own words for stuff too, like adventuring is “hooleyhackin”. She’s just always been really goofy and fun, and definitely the grandparent I am closest with. <3
As for what I was wearing…. I had kind of a flapper thing going on that day.
My beloved gold bag
For some reason the women in my family have taken pictures of themselves like this for generations. I was trying to find some of the ones of my Gramma and her sisters in the same pose, but no luck. Oh well!
WHAT: flapper hat, forever 21
snowflake shirt, thrift
tank, rainbow
suede skirt, nashville thrift
giant heart ring, forever 21
gold tote, pre to post modern vintage (nashville)
black oxfords, payless
WHERE: hooleyhackin’
WHEN: Saturday, Sept 4
This Goodwill is the beginning of my love of thrift stores. As I mentioned, Williamsburg is a very small town and pretty much everybody we grew up with was more into mall clothes so we had the run of this Goodwill’s ironic t-shirts and vintage dresses. Among many other treasures I once got a perfect 1930 Royal typewriter with the case for $10 here. Obviously this was on my list of places that we had to stop at.
