sail a ship on my ocean

Although I don’t shop there too much, I recently made a stop at my local Urban Outfitters since it was on my way home (after I walked a block out of the way). I was very pleased to see lots and lots of sale stuff- my favorite! I allowed myself to get one thing, and at $10 this striped bodysuit won! I am a little annoyed with myself for not trying it on because I always forget to account for my longer torso, so it is a bit small for me. It’s still wearable though and I was very happy about how well it matched this skirt. In an effort to avoid being too red, white, and blue though I went with tan accessories. Ideally I would have been wearing these shoes, but there’s some rule about paying for things before you receive them or something. Weak.

Just use your imagination and pretend I’m wearing those, it’s much cuter. And as usual, sorry for the blur.

I made these little guys out of vintage buttons from my Gramma.

WHAT: sheer scarf (of course), thrift

button earrings, diy by me

gold necklace, thrift

stripe bodysuit, urban outfitters

tube skirt, h&m

tan sandals, borrowed from maya

WHERE: work at the shop

WHEN: tuesday, may 24

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winter adventure

Since I got so many awesome skirts in Nashville, it hasn’t been too hard for me to put together some pretty decent combos. However, I realize that I’ve been building outfits around one piece a little too completely, such as this outfit. It’s the lazy thing that I am tempted to do constantly. Don’t get me wrong, I really like the simplicity of it in a way, but I want to branch out more and challenge myself.

The bummer about this outfit was that the t-shirt I chose kept stretching out more and more, so by the end of the day my sleeves were down past the end of my hands! (Hence the hands in pockets pose.)


WHAT: silver bourbon necklace, made by me!

dark green t, thrift

anchor belt, chicken lays an egg

plaid skirt (altered by me), lion’s thrift (nashville)

gray tights, tj maxx

red boots, thrift

WHERE: work and playing in the slightly warm weather

WHEN: tuesday, march 2

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another day in nashville

Since I had so many pictures in my last post, I just decided to do a separate one for my outfit. Plus, I am debuting my very first GIF! And I want to tip my hat to the always fabulous Rebecca from The Clothes Horse for giving me the idea. I love the stop motion GIFs she does with her rabbit. This one is definitely not as exciting as hers, but I wanted to try something new so my very sweet boy whipped this up for me.

I got this superb orange coat at the thrift store earlier in the day, and was thrilled with how well it matched the rest of my outfit. I know it’s a bit much, but I’m not one to shy away from looking a little like a circus clown. I also had to buy the Lolita style heart sunglasses I’m wearing, because I realized once we got into town that had forgotten mine at home. I like these, but since I already routinely get mistaken for a high schooler I try to shy away from accessories that  make me look any younger.

This was the first time tried the skinny belt over my sweater, I was really happy with the result.

I love how ridiculously huge these buttons are!

WHAT: heart-shaped glasses, pre to post modern (nashville)

green cloth earrings, salvaged from an altered dress

orange wool coat, southern thrift (nashville)

gold anchor necklace, thrift

m.i.a. dress, thrift

gray tights, target

leather boots, pre to post modern (nashville)

WHERE: bumming around music city

WHEN: saturday, february 13

February 21, 2010 | jessy | Tags: , , , , | 3 Comments »

greasy food and tattoos

Well, I spent the first day of this year mostly lounging around in my PJs and then eating some delicious greasy food at The Anchor, Kentucky’s premiere greasy spoon diner. And since it’s in Kentucky, you can smoke inside too! And of course I have to mention the totally amazing mechanical band they have that “plays” when the jukebox plays a song.

"we may doze, but we never close"

On the way home we passed a tattoo parlor that happened to be open, so I decided to go in and get the little Ohio outline behind my ear I’ve been wanting. I am so excited to have it done, now I want my embroidery tattoo even more!

I now realize that I don’t think I’ve even mentioned my other tattoo. I really like it, but since I mostly wear high-waisted stuff, no one really ever sees it. It is a giant sparrow across my back. I had a similar image that I carried in my wallet for eight years, and on my 21st birthday, I decided to finally get it as a present to myself. My grandpa has two sparrows on his chest from his Navy days that I always liked, so it’s a bit of a heritage piece. Pardon for the odd cropping, it was done for modesty’s sake. :) Interestingly enough, the place I ended up getting mine at tonight is where Chris, the artist who did my sparrow, now works. And Brian who did my Ohio was a really nice, down to earth guy, and my favorite tattoo artist characteristic, a perfectionist. If you’re in the market, check out Mothers!

Anyway, it was a fantastic day all in all!

i'm really digging this purse my friend Jeni gave me. It has a TON of pockets.

WHAT: white flowy button-up, thrift

gray cashmere sweater, thrift

pocket watch necklace, chicken lays an egg

plaid skirt, gabriel brothers

navy tights, target

cowgirl boots, thrift

WHERE: the anchor and mother’s tattoo in covington

WHEN: friday, january 1

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local music

Even though I’ve known Dana for a while now, somehow I had never seen any of her bands play before. I had been to a few shows but always missed them by a few minutes. So when she told me that Culture Queer was playing last Thursday, I knew I had to be there. I was so happy to finally catch them! They all definitely blew me away. I see Dana as such a strong, balls out, get shit done kind of woman, that her soft, sweet singing voice really surprised me. It was nice to go out on a week night too, that almost never happens.

I was pretty stoked to rock my new dot tights with shorts, and thought it would be the perfect occasion. They aren’t exactly the kid I want, but they’re the closest I could find. I was feeling lazy though too so I just recycled my hat, shoes, and jewelry from the day before.

WHAT: gray floppy hat, borrowed from boyfriend

anchor necklace, thrift

egg shaped sweatshirt, target

white t, rainbow

jeans, hand me downs

dot tights, forever 21

WHERE: culture queer show at mayday

WHEN: thursday, december 24

Culture Queer in action

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photo booth fun

When Maya, Dana, and I made the photo booth in the dressing room for the holiday soiree, we kind fell in love with it. Consequently we decided to just leave it up. Of course I couldn’t resist having my own little photo shoot in there! This is definitely my super comfy lazy look, but I love it nonetheless.

WHAT: floppy gray hat, borrowed from boyfriend

gray turtleneck tunic, rainbow

anchor necklace, thrift

watch, borrowed from maya

stretchy geometric pants, gabriel brothers ($2!)

combat boots, thrift

WHERE: working at the store

WHEN: wednesday, december 22

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customer appreciation day is my favorite!

A few days ago me and the boy went around town hitting all of the sale days at the local thrift stores, and with amazing results! I got a ton of stuff, and here’s the beginning….

m.i.a. dress

ooohhh boombox bag!

anchors away!

boombox!

WHAT: the amazing m.i.a. wannabe dress, thrift

chunky anchor necklace, thrift

parcel boom box purse, mall (you can even hook your ipod up to it and it will play out of the speakers on the front!! WHAT WHAT techmology!!)

black flats, target

WHERE: loud party (i went the complete dork way and wore a loud outfit) and esquire theatre employee shindig

WHEN: september something? around the 12th?

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