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it runs in the family

jessy — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 03:45:58 +0000

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

jessy — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 02:40:18 +0000

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

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

fun with filters!

jessy — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:28:24 +0000

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!!

krohn conservatory

jessy — Thu, 13 May 2010 01:50:00 +0000

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!

twofer

jessy — Tue, 11 May 2010 02:33:41 +0000

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

crochet like snowflakes

jessy — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 03:57:26 +0000

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

perfection

jessy — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:50:07 +0000

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

RETROactive posting- part 5

jessy — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:00:44 +0000

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.

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

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!

thanksgiving and waffle house go hand in hand

jessy — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:40:00 +0000

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…

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.

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

Thanks for reading, hope your Thanksgiving was good!