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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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blazin’ blazer

I cannot believe that I somehow failed to mention all the exciting things that Chicken Lays An Egg is going to be involved in! Among other things, we are participating in a real burlesque show this Saturday at our favorite bar, Mayday. If you live in or around Cincinnati, please come to the free Brews, Tattoos and Hair Do’s show! The Cin City Burlesque Troop will be doing all the dancing and all of the fabulous clothes (and pasties too) are from Chicken Lays An Egg!! Mayday will also be tapping several new specialty beers, and many of the local tattoo shops will be there with their portfolios answering questions. It will be a night you DO NOT want to miss! The Brews, Tattoos and Hair Do’s link takes you to the Facebook event page for all the info.

On the personal clothing end, I have to say that I’ve been kind of disappointed in the similarity of my outfits lately. I don’t feel like I’m being creative and different enough, which simply means I need to put forth some effort and amp it up! Before I do that though, you get one more similar-ish outfit. I just got this amazing blazer yesterday and today is kind of a nasty gray day, so I had to rock it! As much as I love the way blazers look on so many ladies I have a lot of trouble finding ones that fit me right. So obviously I freaked out when I tried this on and looked in the mirror. I bought it off a friend of mine who is built like supermodel (super tall and thin) so I really doubted it would look good. However this is why I always feel compelled to try on things that I know will never fit, because sometimes they do! Sorry for the odd blurriness on some of them, I still can’t quite figure out what’s going on with my camera. : (

Wash-out city

I absolutely love the colors of this blazer, blue and purple herringbone?! Yes please!

WHAT: sheer scarf, thrift

vintage cameo, chicken lays an egg

the perfect blazer, chicken lays an egg

purple v neck, rainbow

brass buckle belt, chicken lays an egg

high-waisted jeans, urban outfitters

faux vintage t-straps, shoetopia (r.i.p.)

WHERE: to the bar last night and work this morning.

WHEN: wednesday, may 19

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spring soiree – part 1

I just got some very exciting news today, ladies and gents. I am very pleased to announce that Chicken Lays An Egg will be participating in Cincinnati Fashion Week! I hadn’t really mentioned Fashion Week before because I couldn’t afford a ticket at $150, and if I couldn’t go it seemed a little pointless. However since they will be using our clothes for one of their shows, we get to go for free! The next few weeks are going to be insane for Chicken Lays An Egg; we will be at the Crafty Supermarket this weekend, Fashion Week next week and we have another event at the Northside Tavern next weekend! Whew, it’s gonna be a whirlwind. On that note, forgive me if I go a few days without posting.

These are some of the gorgeous pictures taken by our lovely photographers, Amy Rudnik and Rachel Elliott from our Spring Sale and Soiree at Chicken Lays An Egg. I am going to put a bunch of them on the Chicken site also, but these are mostly the ones of me. I feel a bit narcissistic putting up this many artsy shots of myself, but I’ve never had pictures like this taken of me.

This is how my photos for my blog are usually taken.

My favorite picture ever. <3

My adorable boy

I just like this one because our mannerisms seem so similar.

It was a blast of a day, we did fantastic business. Unfortunately we bought too many hot dogs, so now whenever anyone comes to our house I try to force them to eat some. Having drunk friends helps with that.

Here’s a good shot of my outfit for the day. I got this dress the day before the party and it was another maxi dress, so I stayed up until 5 am hemming it by hand.

All the white parts on the flowers are fuzzy!

The blister-makers

WHAT: fuzzy floral dress, chicken lays an egg

daisy brooch, thrift

green ring, bubblegum machine

mary janes, target

WHERE: chicken lays an egg’s spring soiree

WHEN: saturday, march 10

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chart a course

I’ve noticed in going back through my old posts that slowly more and more cuss words have worked their way into my blog. I had to laugh because honestly it just means I’m being myself a little more. My mom taught me many of my most flavorful words in her moments of surprise pain and extreme aggravation. Truthfully I love dirty words, it delights me quite a bit to throw a good fuck into a sentence. I really don’t think about it too much, but the other day I was reading Keiko Lynn‘s little get to know me post where she mentioned that she can’t bring herself to swear. It seemed like such a cute odd thing to me, only because I’m so opposite.

Anyway, this outfit is obviously pretty similar to my last, but I was really happy with this color combo. Not to mention the INCREDIBLE map shirt! Random fact about me: I love geography, and one of the most beautiful things to me are maps. Doesn’t matter what it’s of or what facts it illustrates, I am obsessed. I have a giant map of Cincinnati right by my door in case I ever don’t know where I’m headed.

I had a good time taking these photos today, sorry for the location change though!

I got this awesome little guy at an antique store for $2!

WHAT: purple studs, thrift

map shirt, thrift

seagull necklace, antique store

stretchy skirt, h&m

spinny silver ring, gift?

gray tights, tj maxx

mustard mary janes, target

gray scarf, target

leather jacket, chicken lays an egg

flower brooch, chicken lays an egg

WHERE: work at the shop

WHEN: friday, january 22

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emerald green is the color of the day

Winter has finally, angrily hit us here in Ohio, and I was not prepared for it today. I may have looked cute, but I thought I was going to die every time I stepped outside. I was really stoked to rock these pieces though, most of them I’ve never worn!

check out all those dresses behind me!

love this scarf!

makeup again?!

coolest scarf brooch ever!

playing with my camera

ring things

green legs

stayin' warm!

WHAT: leopard scarf, my gramma

scarf brooch, on loan from maya

lemon shift dress, thrift

green tights, forever 21

patent oxfords, payless

WHERE: work at the store

WHEN: december 10

Stay warm!

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guest appearance

I’ve been in a bit of a slump for the last few days, and as always it is definitely evident in my outfits. I also haven’t really had to leave the house for almost a day and a half, so mostly I’ve just been in my jammies. Yesterday my lovely friend, business partner, and roommate, Maya came over to hang and do some crafts and she just looked adorable. I asked her if she’d mind posing for a few, and set her up in front of the camera. She did a beautiful job if a may say so! Also, she had on the coolest necklace! It seems like its pieces of lace that were somehow cast in metal- totally awesome. Sorry the pictures of her super-cool accessories are of such poor quality. She also brought over a bunch of jewelry to price and I ended up borrowing and buying quite a few pieces from her. I included a few pictures of those guys too!

maya lookin' adorable

clip-ons can be cool!

AWESOME metal lace necklace

sexy boots

WHO: maya banatwala, great friend, co-owner of chicken lays an egg, manager of the esquire theatre, also a library employee!

WHAT: metal clip-ons, thrift

metal lace necklace, chicken lays an egg

plaid t shirt dress, target

sparkle cardigan, thrift

black leggings, rainbow

leather go-go boots, chicken lays an egg

WHERE: coffee with jay twomey, errands, crafting with me

I love this personalized brooch! I'm gonna tell everyone it's my kid, even though the picture is obviously from the late 70's or early 80's.

Chopper loves to model for me. Here she is displaying the emerald scarf brooch I'm borrowing from Maya.

That’s all for now, thanks for reading!

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sick lady

It seems somewhere along the way I picked up the latest cold that’s going around. Not too shocking really; I work at the downtown library, a clothing store, and I babysit toddlers. So basically I’m in a never-ending onslaught of germs. I really wanted to spend my entire day on my couch with Puffs (the ones with Vick’s are like crack) up my nose and 30 Rock on the TV, unfortunately I had some errands to run. It seems that the people who own my apartment want rent EVERY month or something. Weird.

So, I threw on this new dress and ran out the door!

i just wanna go back to bed!!

girl scouts!

cool double buckle belt

found this in my couch

green legs

i look mad, but i'm actually just cold

WHAT: vintage girl scout beret, chicken lays an egg

new psychedelic dress, chicken lays an egg

pink double buckle belt, chicken lays an egg

plastic twist ring, my couch (if anyone lost this at my house lemme know!)

green tights, forever 21

brown oxfords, macy’s

WHERE: pay rent, go to the bank, look at puppy to possibly adopt

WHEN: thursday, december 3

And check this sweet new dress I picked up from the store! Three pockets?! Are you kidding me? I was so happy that it fit!

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adventures in the city

Well, I got a little lazy last night so I didn’t get around to putting up my outfit from yesterday. Therefore, you lovely folks get a double dose of Jessy clothes, and some bonus driving around and playing in the park pictures. Without further ado….

flopper frog