presto change-o

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!

all wifey an’ shit

Sorry for the weekend hiatus dear readers, I had both Friday and Saturday off which is a rare treat for me. I did manage to take some great pictures but posting them and writing words that went along with them seemed like too much work for the level of laziness I was maintaining. Anyway, I’m back today!!

The weather here in Cincinnati has been just perfect, cool enough for a jacket but still sunny. I’ve been trying to take advantage of the beautiful mid-range weather by really making every day’s outfit great. I’m not as happy with this one as some of the past few but nonetheless, not too shabs!


Needless to say I was pretty excited to find that someone had thrown away this beautiful vintage vacuum cleaner- it made a great prop.

It’s just so hard to keep this pesky courtyard clean!

Eh, screw it. I’ll just use it to accentuate my really cute shoes!

WHAT: bourbon necklace, handmade by me

floral tent dress, target

skinny belt, chicken lays an egg

green tights, target

vintage mary janes, chicken lays an egg

WHERE: work at chicken

WHEN: thursday, october 14

art museum blogger date

I have to start by thanking everyone who came out to U-Swap, it was such an incredible success! Molly and I had a great time and can’t wait to do it again (although hopefully in a less sweaty place and time). The fabulous Rachel Elliott took some shots for us, so I will post those as soon as I get my hands on em! Thank you so much to Kasmira, Tamia, and Paige and all the other Cincy bloggers for coming too- it was so great to meet everyone and see the people I did know again! As always everyone looked fabulous!

These pictures are a few weeks old now since I am a slacker extraordinaire, but Molly the Sister in Second-Hand Sequins and I went to the Cincinnati Art Museum recently to check out the temporary display of antique neon signs they currently have on loan from the American Sign Museum. They only had a few, but after I saw how huge they were I understand why! If you’re near Cincy you should absolutely make a trip to the Sign Museum – they have weird hours but are also open by appointment. We had a really good time running around though- thank god that Molly had her camera and Jacob didn’t mind being our photographer.

He's comin' for ya Molly!

Hudy - delcious Cincinnati beer

I must admit in a little disclaimer here that I don’t drink beer. It just makes me feel all sloshy and sleepy so I pretty much stick to mah favorite super cheap wine: Crane Lake Riesling. Mmmmmm….

Just look how softly he glows. Like an angel.....

They had one of the balcony areas all separated with matte wallpaper and these cool frames for people to draw in!

The museum also currently has some really beautiful Charley Harper prints that are really out of his normal realm. Most of his pieces are centered around nature and look more like the picture below, but these featured a lot more industrial scenes. It was a small exhibit, but I definitely recommend it if you’re in or near Cincinnati.

I love how geometric most of his work is.

Then we ventured around the little courtyard outside to enjoy the sunshine…

The low back on Molly's leotard top is so cute!

One of my many beloved veil hats

Ain't nobody here but us style bloggers....

If only the big swing in front of the museum wasn't anchored...

I love this one that Molly snapped of herself. Suuuch a cute outfit!

All in all a very fun excursion! I love these little playdates and can’t wait to do one with Paige the Midwest Darling too!

WHAT: white cage veil hat, chicken lays an egg

daisy dress, chicken lays an egg

je taime double ring, forever 21

mustard mary janes, target

white vinyl bag, chicken lays an egg

WHERE: art museum and then work

WHEN: tuesday, sometime ago…