High-waisted | Mascara or Motoroil

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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old lady accessories

I was really happy with how well this outfit came out! I hardly ever wear this pencil skirt, but combined with the cropped sleeve jacket, gloves, and tiny pillbox handbag it makes the perfect old lady style classic outfit. And I love this coat so much- it’s vintage and locally made! I got it for free years ago and was very pleased to later find out that it was made by the now-defunct Cincinnati brand, Sincerely Jenny.

I really love the detail on this shirt too.

WHAT: vintage cropped jacket, clothes swap

vintage yellow shirt, chicken lays an egg

bird brooch, chicken lays an egg

pencil skirt, forever 21

skinny belt, chicken lays an egg

lace gloves, chicken lays an egg

pillbox bag, chicken lays an egg

t-straps, shoetopia

WHERE: work at the library

WHEN: tuesday, march 23

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nashville take one

While all the other lovely fashion bloggers are in New York for Fashion Week, I am just returning from Music City. I have soooooo many pictures from our trip, and I plan on doing a review of all the thrift and vintage stores. I’m pretty sure I hit them all but one. Since I have such a massive amount of stuff to talk about I’m going to break it up into a few parts.

We had a really great time in Nashville though, the people were so incredibly friendly and down to earth. Thursday was our first day there, but we got in so late that all we really did was eat dinner and go to bed. That dinner was probably the best meal we ate there too!

Prince’s Hot Chicken Shack‘s specialty fried chicken originated when the current owner’s great-uncle cheated on his girlfriend and she got revenge by over spicing his dinner. (Probably the lamest, but most scrumptious revenge ever.) Unfortunately for her, he loved the extra hot flavor and he ran with it.

I have to say, even though I was damn near crying from how insane hot the MEDIUM (it went all the way the extra hot) was, it was hands down the best chicken I’ve ever had. Although it’s hot, it’s also really deliciously sweet and salty at the same time. The spice is caramelized on the top and kind of falls off as you eat it, and the actual chicken is still super moist and flavorful. Anyway, if you’re ever in Nashville it’s a must try.

After that we just kind of crashed and woke up early to go explore the Adventure Science Center, Nashville’s kids’ museum. It seemed so small compared to Cincinnati’s! Our history and kids’ museum is in the former train station called Union Terminal and it’s HUGE. For as small of a city as Cincinnati is, we have really good museums. Anyway the Science Center was small, but we still had a really good time.

Some cheesy green screen thing they had. I believe this was 'volcano', but we were being more like Godzillas.

underwater

We did hit one vintage store before dinner that first night, Pre To Post Modern, where I got my gorgeous new gold foil bag (among many other amazing things). Obviously I was really excited to use it as soon as possible, which I did. It was well worth it’s $15! It really does match this outfit so well, and the museum provided a perfect background for some outfit shots. It wouldn’t have been possible without my wonderful boyfriend and his fantastic photography though!

I had a good time pretending I was Tom Hanks in Big.

Jacob was sweet enough to take a few more of me while we were out walking around thrifting.

WHAT: navy blue studs, thrift

my new favorite shirt, chicken lays an egg

white dove ring, forever 21

baroque ring, my gramma

white watch, borrowed from maya

brass buckle belt, thrift

high waisted jeans, urban outfitters

brown boots, chicken lays an egg

tan coat, free from clothing swap

fantastic gold bag, pre to post modern

WHERE: vacation!

WHEN: friday, february 12

PARTS TWO AND THREE COMING SOON…..

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horse feathers

Jeans? Again? I know, I know. But I like this whole ensemble a lot, I really love the color palate. This was also a bit of a special occasion because I can fit into my high-waisted jeans again! I always gain a bit of weight in the winter (who doesn’t) but I had sadly gotten to the point where I couldn’t really wear these guys comfortably. Although due to the giant pile of laundry I have yet to do, I didn’t have any other clean jeans so I tried them on and VOILA!

WHAT: button earrings, handmade

peach sweater, chicken lays an egg

pocket watch, chicken lays an egg

bangles, my gramma

high-waisted jeans, urban outiftters

feather scarf, thrift

saddles, urban outfitters

WHERE: work at the library and a birthday party at chicken lays an egg

WHEN: saturday, january 30

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RETROactive posting- part 4

I honestly cannot remember when I wore this outfit last. I really like it, but it’s a bit restrictive. Also, I try not to dress too cute when I work at the library due to the amount of creepy dudes who stare at me when I do. It’s just the kind of staring that you can feel and it gets a bit disruptive when you’re trying to work. I especially love this tie; it’s a silk one from about the 1930′s. newspaper editor

best tie ever

black patents

WHAT: white button up, forever 21

silk tie, gift from my brother

gray pencil skirt, forever 21

black belt, came with skirt

black patent oxfords, payless

WHERE: work at the library

WHEN: who knows!

Have a good day!

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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