it runs in the family

Having a big brother is kind of like having training wheels on being awesome- at least for me. For as long as I can remember my brother has been teaching me cool things, and style this is definitely notwithstanding. From an early age he was fascinated by antiquated things; cars, clothes, basically the entire 1930′s (and earlier) aesthetic. So for much of his life that was how he dressed- suspenders, fedoras, wingtips and bowties. As you can see, it rubbed off on me.

I was recently doing some cleaning at our dad’s house when I found an entire bag of bowties from Dan’s childhood! Needless to say I was pretty thrilled and immediately grabbed them to bring home. After I sent him some of these pictures he told me that he received that particular bowtie in first grade as a present from our Gramma. I’ve also taken to wearing a bunch of the antique watches that she gave me as bracelets, which is a great way to still sport them since none of them work! She knows how to make stylish grandkids for sure.

WHAT: fedora, thrift

oxford shirt, thrift

bowtie, my brother’s

leather belt, chicken lays an egg

pleated skirt, flea market

socks, chicken lays an egg

oxford heels, macy’s

watches, my gramma

WHERE: work at chicken lays an egg

WHEN: monday, march 21

there’s no glitter in the gutter

Hellllllloo there, another addition of late night outfits for ya!

I love this shirt so so so much. I’m constantly afraid of ripping off the arms though. #Hulk-style

This coat was another fabulous free finds. Talk about a jackpot!


That’s all for today, hope your weekend was good!

WHAT: oval post earrings, chicken lays an egg

fabu shirt, chicken lays an egg

belt, thrift

high-waisted jeans, urban outfitters

brogue heels, macy’s

fur collar coat, free

brooches, gifts

WHERE: a night of drinking and dancing at Guerrilla Queer Bar

WHEN: friday, november 5

new camera day one

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