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presto change-o

jessy — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 05:45:58 +0000

On a recent impromptu shopping trip I found the most adorable little patent leather Charlotte Russe mary janes for $10 and I fell in love. They even have the big chunky heel that I’ve been lusting after on so many shoes! Unfortunately they have absolutely no tread and I wore them on a slushy day, so I spent the day falling on my ass every time I went outside. Sometimes you gotta suffer for fashion though right?

I’m also looking to challenge myself to try new things stylistically too so I went out on a limb and got a longer skirt than I usually wear. I generally don’t wear anything between floor length and above my knee just because it tends to really shorten my already short self visually. Aaaanyway, I thought this skirt was cute and I actually don’t think I look like a frump monster (which is what I was imagining).

I mean, check how cute these suckers are!!

Thank god that I have such a technologically-savvy guy, I’d never get to do cool stuff like gifs without him!

Well as much as I liked that outfit it isn’t exactly great Friday night bar-wear. So I had to have a little costume change…..

Although,

apparently one of the side effects of starting to drink before having your picture taken is that you can only make weirdo faces.

I love the pailey-esque design on this button ring and who doesn’t love an elephant necklace…

besides possibly someone whose entire family was repeatedly trampled by elephants, I mean.

Outfit 1

WHAT: oval cream earrings, my gramma

tan banana republic shirt, thrift

clock necklace, chicken lays an egg

black patent belt, chicken lays an egg

polka dot skirt, chicken lays an egg

gray tights, target

charlotte russe mary janes, thrift

WHERE: work at chicken

Outfit 2

WHAT: tan coat, clothing swap

brooches, my gramma

elephant necklace, my gramma

button ring, the lovely teaspoon

floral minidress, charlotte russe

gold purse, nashville thrift

WHERE: northside bar hoppin’

THANKS FOR READING!

they’re gonna eat me alive

jessy — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 02:26:13 +0000

Man, these freezing cold Ohio mornings have been killing my spur of the moment style! The balcony door is in our bedroom so it’s about 10 degrees colder than every other room, so I never wanna stand in there more than a few minutes. I was excited to remember these wool pants the other day, although I think I could put it together with something more interesting. Oh well, not every single outfit is a home run. :)

WHAT: cardigan, chicken lays an egg

rose brooch, chicken lays an egg

white t, rainbow

mustard belt, thrift

wool pants, chicken lays an egg

mint socks, chicken lays an egg

wedges, aldo

WHERE: work at chicken lays an egg

WHEN: thursday, november 4

one last time before winter

jessy — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 20:39:48 +0000

This Ohio weather is killing me- one day it’s 80 degrees and the next it’s 50! This was one of my favorite summer outfits, and I threw it on yesterday morning when it seemed nice and warm. However, by 7 o’clock when I was closing up the shop I was freezing! I was glad to finally document this outfit though since I wore it all summer but was without a camera.

I just love the crap out of my Orange Fuzz brooch- the artists live above Chicken Lays An Egg, where they also make soap! Check out their Etsy shop!

(I’m definitely not engaged folks- it’s just a vintage ring that only fits that finger)

WHAT: green straw fedora, forever 21

blazer/vest, h&m

brooch, orange fuzz

chain, thrift

gold ring, my gramma

watch, chicken lays an egg

jeans shorts, hand-me-downs

old lady shoes, street fair

WHERE: work at chicken

WHEN: monday, october 5

new camera day one

jessy — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 00:22:34 +0000

What a fantastic week it’s been! I don’t know about you, but I had a really rough summer. I was broke constantly (like, I have 50 cents to my name kind of broke) and I was just in a slump. Every year, as soon as the smell of fall hits then air I get reinvigorated; and this year has been no exception. I have to say that it also doesn’t hurt that my luck has seriously changed in the last few weeks. As I mentioned in my last post, my mom did the most awesome, generous thing ever and bought me not only a camera, but a sewing machine as well! I’m almost overwhelmed by how much this is going to do for everything in my life: my blog, online sales for Chicken Lays An Egg, learning how to do more serious alterations, and just the fun factor! I feel like I can finally throw myself back into my blog, which makes me really happy. Aaaaaannyway, here are some of the shots Jacob and I took today! These first few are just some that I took around our apartment last night.

Murderface the alligator attacks a Cabbage Patch Kid

Have I ever mentioned that we have four dogs in our apartment? Maya (roommate/business partner extraordinaire) has two and Jacob and I have two.

Maya’s Jack Russel, Dexter

Lady, Maya’s other dog is a beagle/shih tzu mix.

Charlie is the puppy that I got Jacob for Christmas last year. Supposedly she’s a boxer/collie mix, but she looks nothing like either of those. She actually looks like a tiny bloodhound or something. Whatever she is, she’s very sweet and a master of looking sad.

Chopper has the extra-sad face going on because she had just gotten in trouble for growling at one of our friends. She’s a little skittish sometimes because she was abused so badly by her original owners, so we are forgiving when she freaks out. It kills me when she looks that sad, but she also knows that and also has it down to a fine art.

Jacob took this earlier today at the shop, and it’s my favorite picture that’s been taken with my camera so far. The entire brick wall of the building next door to us is covered in ivy but it’s starting to die off for the season, hence the black base. This picture hasn’t been enhanced or anything, that’s just how it came out! Oh wait, this is a style blog right? I guess I should show you what I was wearing.

I love these fucking jeans so much. I don’t know what I’d do if something happened to them.

That is a real horseshoe crab, covered in gold and made into a brooch. I got it from my friend who sold me the sweet parrot necklace from a few entries ago.

And I’ll leave you with a little emoface.

WHAT: vintage brown fedora, borrowed from Chicken Lays An Egg

striped sweater, Chicken Lays An Egg

horseshoe crab, yard sale

jeans, urban outiftters

socks, yard sale

high heel brogues, macy’s

WHERE: work at Chicken

WHEN: friday, october 1

betty draper kind of day

jessy — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 18:53:34 +0000

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!

blazin’ blazer

jessy — Wed, 19 May 2010 20:08:39 +0000

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

spring soiree – part 1

jessy — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 01:18:10 +0000

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

chart a course

jessy — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 07:52:34 +0000

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

emerald green is the color of the day

jessy — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:00:31 +0000

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!

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!

guest appearance

jessy — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:30:49 +0000

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!

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!