fun with filters!

What a great weekend it was! The Eco Go-Go fashion show went really well, and there will be some amazing pictures soon! We had all been so busy sewing and getting ready for the show that once it was over I realized that I hadn’t thought a single moment passed the show. That to me meant that I was owed a very large drink, which is exactly what we did.

The big bummer of the weekend though was that my camera stopped turning on. *insert sad trombone here* All that really means is that I’ll be borrowing Maya’s camera more and saving furiously for a DSLR. Speaking of Maya’s camera, I borrowed it today to snap a few at the park. Today I decided to play around with some filters, so you’ll notice a lack of continuity in the coloring and such. Lemme know what you think!!


It's fun to have your boyfriend as your photographer!

WHAT: silk poppy scarf, chicken lays an egg

lace dress, forever 21

skinny leather belt, chicken lays an egg

sunglasses, chicken lays an egg

vintage floral bag, my gramma

big black ring, forever 21

socks, thrift

brown oxfords, macy’s

WHERE: playing at the park and work at chicken, then PIZZA!

WHEN: tuesday, june 22

We played around with Jacob’s iPhone Hipstamatic app a little too, which produced some pretty cool shots!


Thanks for looking!!

June 22, 2010 | jessy | Tags: , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments »

krohn conservatory

Last week the boy and I took a little field trip to Krohn Conservatory, Cincinnati’s indoor botanical garden. It’s not the biggest place, but it’s free and really pretty. Plus it makes for a great backdrop for posts! AND it was seen in the 1993 skating movie that everyone but Cincinnatians forgot, Airborne.

Just inside the front door

Cutie McGee

WHAT: perfect summer dress, consignments by julie

brown belt, thrift

ring, gumball machine

pillbox bag, chicken lays an egg

stripey scarf, chicken lays an egg

brown oxfords, macy’s

WHERE: krohn conservatory

WHEN: monday, may 3

Thanks for reading!

May 12, 2010 | jessy | Tags: , , , , | 1 Comment »

twofer

I really hope that everyone’s spring has been going well; mine has been spectacular! Honestly that is probably why I’ve been posting so little lately. I’m glad that things turned themselves around though because the year started off kinda rough.

Since I am behind on my posts, I have quite a backlog of outfits. Now I know what you’re thinking- what does this mean to me, the average blog reader? It means that you get not one but TWO outfits in this one post! I know, it’s an amazing deal. This first outfit is from the Friday of the Kentucky Derby, and I actually completely forgot and still ended up with a very Derby outfit. I just wanted to wear my new hat! I was also really excited that day because while I was getting dressed my fancy new blue shoes arrived! I’ve been on a big kick to buy more brightly colored shoes after being incredibly inspired by Iman of Mishaps & Miracles, she rocks the best head to toe color that I’ve seen in a long time!

I am really happy with my new shoes, I was debating between the ones I got and the Steve Madden version:

As you can see the ruffle down the front is a little more well made, but for $20 less I figured I could deal. Actually when I got them I liked them better than I thought I would. The color was more vivid and they just looked more well made than they did in the picture on the Target website.

WHAT: floppy wool hat, thrift

w.a.s.p. dress, borrowed from maya

green rhinestone ring, gumball machine

double buckle belt, chicken lays an egg

ruffle shoes, target.com

WHERE: work at chicken lays an egg

WHEN: friday, april 30

This second outfit was a little something I threw together to work with the head wrap thing. Haiku Ambulance rocks them so well and since we have the same haircut I wanted to give it a try. Unfortunately this was one of the days that my camera decided it couldn’t focus on things. For some reason it’s been doing that lately and I don’t know why, but please bear with me until I figure it out.

Also, A little shout out to my girl Haiku Ambulance for getting Weardrobe‘s Spotlight this week!

I used a square-ended 1980's necktie for my hair wrap



WHAT: 1980′s skinny neck tie (as a hair wrap), chicken lays an egg

banana republic oxford shirt, thrift

wide belt, chicken lays an egg

checkered skirt, chicken lays an egg

knee socks, target

mary janes, target

round purse, chicken lays an egg

WHERE: running errards and drinks with some friends

WHEN: tuesday, may 3

May 10, 2010 | jessy | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments »

crochet like snowflakes

I recently dug up this adorable crochet top that I got from the thrift store ages ago. I had forgotten that I owned it actually. It was the perfect match to this new Banana Republic skirt that I got from my store, Chicken Lays An Egg. I have two other business partners who bring in items almost every day, so I end up getting almost all of my clothes from the store now. It’s a curse and a blessing; my closet is bursting now!

I did a few mini photo shoots throughout the day today, I’m trying to mix things up a little. I have been dreaming of an SLR a lot recently, I want more from a camera than my little point and shoot can do. I’m trying to combat my distaste with variety.

This one is from the store’s dressing room,

I love these little brocade earrings, and the orange in them matches the skirt exactly!

Walking home from work I decided to try to take a few. I think my camera got a little wet from the snow, hence the foggy image.

Finally home!

WHAT: vintage earrings, chicken lays an egg

crochet top, thrift store

navy blue t-shirt, rainbow

vintage watch with green snakeskin band, my gramma

vintage ring, my gramma

orange skirt, chicken lays an egg

lemon tights, target

brown oxfords, macy’s

WHEN: saturday, february 6

WHERE: work at chicken lays an egg and after work drinks

February 6, 2010 | jessy | Tags: , | No Comments »

perfection

Well I’m not sure if my most recent shopping trip did it or what, but I have broken through my outfitblock. I finally put something together that my critical mind didn’t find overly simple. I had been looking for a suspender pencil skirt like this for years, so I basically lost my shit when I found this one! I just picked up this shirt at a half off sale and was really pleased with how well it went with the skirt. Add complimentary tights and presto!

Side note: If you live in Cincinnati, please go here and vote for Chicken Lays An Egg for the 2010 CityBeat Best Of awards!

I love how he's super floppy like a real fish

WHAT: pinwheel button earrings, handmade by me

geometric shirt, atomic 10

suspender skirt, chicken lays an egg

blue tights, gabriel brothers

oxfords, macy’s

WHERE: work at the library, dinner at thai express, drinks and karaoke

WHEN: tuesday, january 19

January 20, 2010 | jessy | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

RETROactive posting- part 5

Well, I believe this will be my final retroactive post! I finally got up all the pictures that I somehow lost in the cracks of blogging. This little number was something simple I wore out to dinner with my Dad. I love this dress, but I tend to forget that I own it sometimes. I’m just starting to play with mixing colors in a less conventional way, and this was one of my first tries. I think I did pretty well! Normally I’d have gone for some really light color tights, but I really like how this turned out.

plain jane

Some days she has a really tough time waiting for me to finish taking pictures.

Some days she has a really tough time waiting for me to finish taking pictures.

legs

WHAT: 1970′s sears dress, mustard seed

watch necklace, uo

accordian folio bag, casablanca vintage

navy tights, target

brown oxfords, macy’s

WHERE: dinner with dad

WHEN: who knows!

December 10, 2009 | jessy | Tags: , , , , , | No Comments »

thanksgiving and waffle house go hand in hand

Wednesday Addams pretty much summed up my feelings about Thanksgiving,

“You have taken the land which is rightfully ours. Years from now my people will be forced to live in mobile homes on reservations. Your people will wear cardigans, and drink highballs. My people will have pain and degradation. Your people will have stick shifts. And for all these reasons I have decided to scalp you and burn your village to the ground.”

Not that I don’t love it when people give me hot, free, delicious food, especially since my diet consists mostly of cereal. I just hate all the running around. This year the boy and I had 5 Thanksgivings to attend, including one we threw for our friends, but it was all a lot of fun. It was really nice to meet the boy’s extended family too. For exactly that reason, I chose a pretty plain outfit by my standards so as not to completely weird them out on our first meeting. Also of course went for comfort with my jersey knit tent dress. No tight pants here! And my new tiny gold pocket watch, which I have worn everyday since I got it. Without further ado…

sooo full!

handmade feather headband

pocketwatch

faux fur lined coat

WHAT: feather headband, homemade

white t, rainbow

navy tent dress, gift from my friend nancy

gray scarf, target

teeny pocket watch, chicken lays an egg

brown oxfords, macy’s

leather saddle bag purse, thrift

feather scarf, chicken lays an egg

tan coat, gift from karma

WHERE: all the food fests

WHEN: thursday, november 26

Then, at about 2:30 in the morning, my brother and I decided that Waffle House was in order. So we drove over the bridge to Kentucky, land of Waffle House, cheap cigs, and smoking INSIDE! I opted for a little more casual outfit for that.

IMG_1748

trying to get posed in time!

black leather purse

Here’s some miscellaneous pictures from the Thanksgiving some friends of ours had.

burning pile of wax

deviled eggs

pesto or prosciutto

cheesecake squares

not like she's begging or anything

Thanks for reading, hope your Thanksgiving was good!

November 27, 2009 | jessy | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment »

entrepreneurial days!!

Today is my second weekday at our lovely new store, and I really want to thank everyone who helped me along the way. From painting to donating clothes to just coming in, you have all made this possible for me. For as long as I can remember this has been my dream, so from the bottom of my heart, thank you.

The response from the Northside neighborhood in general has just been so overwhelmingly friendly and supportive. One of the residents from the upstairs apartments even donated a box of beautiful vintage cameras! Thanks Erin!!

And here’s our little store!!

from the front door

I don’t want to completely bog down this post with pictures, but that doesn’t even show half of the store, as well as our back room that you can barely see. And we definitely have MEN’S clothes too!

Here’s a little outfit I wore to the library a few days ago, and I finally took advantage of my lovely surroundings…

hiding in the stacks

This was originally a floor-length old lady skirt with a giant bunny patch on it, but I salvaged it for the cute yoke and POCKETS. One of my best saves.

scarfiness

bakelite roses

lacey legs

WHAT: diy button earrings, homemade

fall leaves scarf, thrift

mustard yellow t-shirt, rainbow

full summery skirt, thrift

bakelite rose bracelet, my gramma

burgundy lace knee socks, chicken lays an egg

brown oxfords, macy’s

WHERE: library job and hanging out with my brother

WHEN:  Tuesday, November 3

November 6, 2009 | jessy | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

just another day as a fake librarian

I am pretty much always the ridiculously over-dressed person at my job as a shelver at the downtown Cincinnati Public Library, but it never bothers me. : ) I wish I didn’t make such dumb faces though. Oh well!

modern victorian

gramma's cameo

bamboo handle accordian folio bag

brass buckle

beautiful oxfords

WHAT: 80’s ruffle shirt, thrift

high-waisted jeans, urban outfitters (on sale)

cameo ring, my gramma

leather folio purse, casablaca vintage

favorite brown leather belt, thrift

favorite shoes, macy’s

WHERE: work : )

WHEN: friday, october 2

Sorry for so many pics, but I’m having lighting issues in my apartment. I’m working on it! Thanks for reading!!!

October 4, 2009 | jessy | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

just new boot goofin’

Well, here’s my intro to the magical world of blogging! I had a little bit of a debate to myself about even starting a style blog, mostly due to my distaste of high fashion and designer clothes. But I figured I’d just go for it!

So here’s my life: I’ve been pretty busy lately trying to get my store up and running. I can’t wait to have it all finished and finally open!! And I’m also trying to make some more of my handicrafts to sell there; mostly t-shirt pillows and felt veggies. But I should probably go do some more of that now, actually. Oh, and I finally got the little brown boots I wanted, and they are soooo beautiful.

marc fisher oxfords

September 27, 2009 | jessy | Tags: , | No Comments »