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betty draper kind of day

This no computer thing is a real bummer! It’s OK though, hopefully it will be fixed soon. I am a little behind on my posts now though, so you may get two posts today. Only if you’re good though…

I wore this cute little number on Friday for optimal coolness. It’s a nice light cotton dress and since it’s such a light blue it a lot cooler. As much as I love vintage clothes, sometimes it’s really hard to motivate oneself to slap on a polyester dress. I love the fit of this one too, I feel very much like Betty Draper at an afternoon cocktails do. Kind of like the dress she wore to go visit her dad in season 2, episode 10 ‘The Inheritance’. I’m trying to hunt down a picture from that, but without my computer I am without my episodes of Man Men to take a decent screen shot with. Anyway, here’s what I wore:

WHAT: blue pleats, chicken lays an egg

rose brooches, chicken lays an egg

gold belt, chicken lays an egg

bird ring, forever 21

strappy shoes, borrowed from maya

WHERE: work at chicken and extreme sewing after

WHEN: friday, may 28

On a side note, I recently bought this really great nail polish and I wanted to mention it. I have to say I’m not usually one to rep the products of giant companies too much, but I was very happy with the color and staying power of this stuff.

I’m pretty hard on my nails, between not sitting still long enough to let it dry and just being hard on my hands. This picture was taken on Friday morning and after the whole long weekend and babysitting, they look almost exactly the same. For me that’s a pretty big deal since they’re always chipped to hell by the next day usually. Anyway I definitely recommend this stuff!

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red alert

I have been trying to keep from shopping too much, so I allowed myself to spend a little at a recent trip to Fashion Cents and picked up this number. I don’t usually go for tan items, mostly because I forget how well it matches everything else. So I was pleasantly surprised when I started playing around with it and some of my accessories. This particular outfit I just kind of threw together so I could wear my red tights. Alas, right after I took these my puppy jumped up on me and ripped a giant hole in the leg. C’est la vie. That’s why I absolutely cannot justify spending any more than $10 on a pair of tights.

I love this little camera! If you look into the viewfinder, this is what you see, and every time you click the shutter, a new animal comes up. I’m kind of surprised that these came out this well.

I’m especially stoked about this dress because it completes my girl scout uniform Halloween costume! I blatantly stole the idea from Calivintage‘s costume this year, and as you can see her execution was totally perfect, per usual for Erin. I’m obviously channeling this costume already with my shoe choice!

WHAT: camera necklace, diy by me

tan dress, fashion cents

patent leather belt, chicken lays an egg

red tights, costume shop

saddles, urban outfitters

WHERE: work at chicken lays an egg

WHEN: friday, march 5

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i miss the playgrounds and the animals and digging up worms

As you may be able to tell, I’ve been listening to a lot of MGMT today. I can’t help it, whenever I’m in an excited-for-no reason kind of good mood (especially on a nice day) all I want to listen to is MGMT and Matt & Kim. And this is probably the most gorgeous day we’ve had so far this year! I decided to play hookie, so I called in sick and went on a super long walk with the boy and puppies. It was the longest walk that the little one has ever been on, so needless to say they’re both passed out on the couch cuddling.

It’s amazing what a 60 degree day can do for every one’s attitude! I saw that Mayday, a favorite Cincinnati bar, is having half price drinks tonight and decided immediately to go. I wouldn’t have even considered going out on a weekday before today, but it’s a beautiful day, everyone is in a great mood, and that’ll make for some cheap ass drinks, so out we go!

I was having such a good time on our walk that when I saw this giant tree, I decided I’d take a note from The Clothes Horse and my childhood self and climb on up. I think had been years since I climbed a tree, and that just seemed wrong to me somehow.

However, me being in a tree was seriously distressing my poor pup, Chopper.

So much whining!

So I came down and we walked on through the park some more. The park right by my apartment, Burnet Woods, encompasses an entire city block so you can waste some serious time there.

Everything I’m wearing today is new actually, the skirt is Bebe, but I got in one of the Nashville thrift stores for $3! And awesomely the scarf that I just grabbed from Chicken Lays An Egg matched the pink perfectly.

I really like this scarf especially because of the square polka dots, I feel like you don’t see that too often.

I had to wear the bird ring of course. Those things just match everything!

Not that I like bird jewelry or anything.

I love my new belt, the square in the middle actually turns to lock. It's unlocked in this one.

WHAT: square polka dot scarf, chicken lays an egg

bird necklace, chicken lays an egg

white t, fashion cents

linen bebe skirt, thrift

wide belt, fashion cents

double finger ring, forever 21

flats, target

gold bag, pre to post modern (nashville)

WHERE: walking around aimlessly and going out for drinks

WHEN: monday, march 8

Oh, I just happened to pick up the March issue of Vogue, and saw an ad for the Jean Paul Gaultier for Target line. My roommate and I are going to drive out this week- I can’t wait to go out and see it in person! I wandered over to Target.com and skimmed the collection, and I already found some things that I know will be coming home with me!

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fuzzy wuzzy was a girl

I have to say that I am uber pleased to present my new vintage fur collar! I had been hunting for one since early winter, ever since I saw how adorable Calivintage and Orchid Grey‘s fur collars were. Both Erin and Julie just made it look like such a great, effortless piece. And it is very warm, a major plus for me. There are none to be found in the vintage stores of Cincinnati, and the first one I saw in Nashville was way out of price range at $70. I picked this one up for $35, and I like it because although it is lamb skin, it doesn’t feel super real. While I have no moral problem wearing vintage fur since it’s long dead and recycled, I personally can’t handle the feeling of some furs on my skin. They just feel a little too much like someone’s pet sometimes. Anyway, all these pieces worked to well together, and everything but the sweater and tights are from Nashville! I’m sorry about how blurry they are too, I didn’t realize until the next day when I uploaded them.

I took a few shots at the shop too, although didn’t like how busy they are. One of the things I love about the store is that there’s definitely a lot going on visually, it just kind of works against me for this purpose. Although, since the other ones came out so blurry, maybe they’ll give you a better idea of the whole outfit.

WHAT: white post earrings, thrift

black knit beret, forever 21

fur collar, flashback vintage (nashville)

wraparound sweater, chicken lays an egg

blackbird ring, forever 21

suede skirt, lion’s thrift (nashville)

black tights, gabriel brothers

majorette boots, pre to post modern (nashville)

WHERE: work at chicken lays an egg

WHEN: wednesday, february 17

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nashville take one

While all the other lovely fashion bloggers are in New York for Fashion Week, I am just returning from Music City. I have soooooo many pictures from our trip, and I plan on doing a review of all the thrift and vintage stores. I’m pretty sure I hit them all but one. Since I have such a massive amount of stuff to talk about I’m going to break it up into a few parts.

We had a really great time in Nashville though, the people were so incredibly friendly and down to earth. Thursday was our first day there, but we got in so late that all we really did was eat dinner and go to bed. That dinner was probably the best meal we ate there too!

Prince’s Hot Chicken Shack‘s specialty fried chicken originated when the current owner’s great-uncle cheated on his girlfriend and she got revenge by over spicing his dinner. (Probably the lamest, but most scrumptious revenge ever.) Unfortunately for her, he loved the extra hot flavor and he ran with it.

I have to say, even though I was damn near crying from how insane hot the MEDIUM (it went all the way the extra hot) was, it was hands down the best chicken I’ve ever had. Although it’s hot, it’s also really deliciously sweet and salty at the same time. The spice is caramelized on the top and kind of falls off as you eat it, and the actual chicken is still super moist and flavorful. Anyway, if you’re ever in Nashville it’s a must try.

After that we just kind of crashed and woke up early to go explore the Adventure Science Center, Nashville’s kids’ museum. It seemed so small compared to Cincinnati’s! Our history and kids’ museum is in the former train station called Union Terminal and it’s HUGE. For as small of a city as Cincinnati is, we have really good museums. Anyway the Science Center was small, but we still had a really good time.

Some cheesy green screen thing they had. I believe this was 'volcano', but we were being more like Godzillas.

underwater

We did hit one vintage store before dinner that first night, Pre To Post Modern, where I got my gorgeous new gold foil bag (among many other amazing things). Obviously I was really excited to use it as soon as possible, which I did. It was well worth it’s $15! It really does match this outfit so well, and the museum provided a perfect background for some outfit shots. It wouldn’t have been possible without my wonderful boyfriend and his fantastic photography though!

I had a good time pretending I was Tom Hanks in Big.

Jacob was sweet enough to take a few more of me while we were out walking around thrifting.

WHAT: navy blue studs, thrift

my new favorite shirt, chicken lays an egg

white dove ring, forever 21

baroque ring, my gramma

white watch, borrowed from maya

brass buckle belt, thrift

high waisted jeans, urban outfitters

brown boots, chicken lays an egg

tan coat, free from clothing swap

fantastic gold bag, pre to post modern

WHERE: vacation!

WHEN: friday, february 12

PARTS TWO AND THREE COMING SOON…..

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like marbles on a mirror

I have say as much as I dig this shirt, I really hate these pictures. I had to take them just this once in my totally unappealing kitchen. I feel odd because I don’t really have anything to say about this outfit. Just a little something I threw on to go out for a drink with some friends.

WHAT: blue scarf, thrift

paisley shirt, chicken lays an egg

blue bangle, rag-o-rama

blackbird ring, forever 21

jeans, forever 21

patent leather oxfords, payless

WHERE: drinks at the northside tavern

WHEN: friday, january 29

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seein’ red

I know I’ve mentioned it recently, I’ve been really unhappy with my outfits lately. While I like this one, it’s not totally up to snuff. I had been looking pretty hardcore for a drape cardigan like this though, so I was pretty stoked to find one I really like. I was also pretty happy to take advantage of the warm day and not rock a coat.

WHAT: gray scarf, target

birds in the sun necklace, chicken lays an egg

drape cardigan, tj maxx

white tank, rainbow

red stitch belt, chicken lays an egg

white bird ring, forever 21

jeans, forever 21

red boots, thrift

WHERE: running errands and enjoying my day off

WHEN: saturday, january 16

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bows abound

Well, Christmas is over already somehow. It always sneaks up on me, but it really got me this time! The Holiday Soiree at the store went fabulously, and I’ll have the photo booth pictures up in the next few days. They turned out phenomenal, our friend Scott really did an incredible job.

My Christmas turned out pretty great, I actually got a bunch of stuff I wanted! Thankfully I got lots of grocery gift cards; I’m so glad my family finally realized that the best present you can get for poor kids is food! I also got a bunch of board games from my mom and a Dremel from my Dad, which was exactly what I wanted. Honestly though the best part of Christmas for me was just having some free time to spend on the couch cuddling with my boy and our puppy brigade. I’ve been running around so much in the last week or so that I’ve barely had time to do that.

Since I have quite a few outfits from the last week, I guess I’ll just do a few each day. This one is from last Wednesday at the shop. I just got this dress and hat from the store and I was dying to wear them. I just love the giant bow on this hat! Actually, everything I was wearing that day is from the store except for my tights and shoes!

WHAT: velvet bow hat, chicken lays an egg

white oval earrings, thrift

bow and pearl necklace, gift from my friend jeni

blue pleated dress, chicken lays an egg

stretchy black and white belt, chicken lays an egg

bird ring (as always), forever 21

yellow tights, target

black oxfords, payless

WHERE: work at the store

WHEN: wednesday, december 16

Just a little moment of awesomeness from my Christmas: these are gay pride Christmas bears that my straight ex-marine cousin made. Her mom told her she was ruining Christmas, and she said, “What mom? Gay people have Christmas too!” This was all while my biker aunt and uncle got sloshed on PBR, and everyone there continuously screamed over each other to be heard. That’s how every holiday is. I love my family.

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it’s been a good day : )

Well, as much as I distance myself from people who create drama and try very hard not to let the stress get to me, it does occasionally happen. Luckily this is the end of it for me, my drama resolved itself. I try to live a life full of good karma. It’s the closest thing I’ll ever have to a religion, and I think it helps me out of these situations. Be good and good things will happen in return. So here’s to more good karma!

I also got an email back from the always lovely Julie at Orchid Grey, and she has graciously put up a link on her page too! I’m loving these blogger ladies, they’re a bunch of sweethearts!

I am way jealous of her frames!

I think I’ve also been feeling better because I finally whipped out my needle and did some long-overdue stitching! I made this really cute set of felt breakfast ornaments (includes toast, fried egg, and of course bacon) to sell at the store. The boy snapped a few of me elbow deep in some felt bacon.

stitchin' away

I'll have some more pictures once I finish them all up!

new dress!

I wish you could see the back panel in these! There's a cute little pleat right down the middle on the top.

purple smokiness

I borrowed these little lovelies from the store, via Maya. I love that they look like little candies your Gramma would've had on the coffee table.

I borrowed these little lovelies from the store, via Maya. I love that they look like little candies your Gramma would've had on her coffee table.

peter pan

king of buttons

WHAT: candy earrings, chicken lays an egg (These are currently for sale for $4)

amazing shirtdress, chicken lays an egg

blackbird ring, forever 21

gray tights, dollar store

black oxfords, payless

WHERE: work at the library, sewing at home

WHEN: monday, decemeber 14

I was feeling cheeky.

When I was a kid I used to always love when my Dad did this because I could never figure out how he did it.

If you’re going to be in Cincinnati at all next Saturday the 19th, the ladies of Chicken Lays An Egg will be having a little holiday soiree! Check out the details here. Bring your friends, we’ll have booze!

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RETROactive posting- part 3

As stoked as I was when I bought this dress, I didn’t realize how see through it was! Luckily I had a white tank and short slip that worked out OK. I love the detail on this dress too; the little shoulder panels of floral print are probably my fave.