Navy | Mascara or Motoroil

all aboard for summer!

Thanks to the naturally cool temperature of our apartment, I had no idea how incredibly humid it was outside today and opted for pants. Not one of my best calls; I was sweating everywhere. Luckily we just got a new A/C unit for the shop so at least I got to be nice and cool while I was working. I’m hoping that it will cool off a little by 8, as I’m planning on going to a concert on Fountain Square tonight (in downtown Cincinnati) as part of the MidPoint Music Festival. If you’re in the area make sure to catch The Minor Leagues!

I borrowed this cool piece of Indian costume jewelry from my roommate and business partner Maya today that I was really excited to wear and was happy it went well with the conductor stripe jeans! As you can see I have worn my new shoes every day since I got them. That’s not just for my posts either, I actually haven’t worn any other shoes- except maybe some flip flops to take the pups out.

I absolutely love the little ruffle on the clutch and the carved bangles!

You know you'll be seeing a lot of them!

WHAT: navy post earrings, chicken lays an egg

indian necklace, borrowed from maya

mustard t, rainbow

carved bangles, my gramma

clutch, chicken lays an egg

navy belt, chicken lays an egg

striped jeans, forever 21

wedges, aldo

WHERE: work at chicken and midpoint music festival

WHEN: friday, june 11

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fascinators and funky poses

I have to say that I have the best friends. They have just all been so great in helping with the store! If they’re not just giving me things to sell, they’re telling everyone they know to shop with us. In that vein, I have to thank Leah Fleischer for hooking me up with Andria. Andria, along with quite a few of my friends (and now my brother!!) is going to Korea to teach English. If you have lots of student debt and would like to travel, you should look into this. They give you a housing stipend and pay you almost $1000 a month! Make sure you do it Seoul though, otherwise they stick you out in the boonies where there’s nothing going on. Anyway, best of luck to Andria and thank you for selling me all your stuff!

Since I bought a ton of clothes this week I spent most of my day at the store pricing and steaming and I’m still nowhere near done. I did also redress all the mannequins though. I’ll make a post of that in a few.

Everything I wore today except the tights and feather hairpiece were pieces I got from Andria. She has incredible taste!

WHAT: pheasant feather headband, homemade

off white oval earrings, thrift

off center button dress, chicken lays an egg

navy belt, chicken lays an egg

navy tights, target

brown booties, chicken lays an egg

WHERE: work at chicken

WHEN: wednesday january 6

Oh, I also finally made a Facebook page for my blog, so please search Mascara or Motoroil and become a fan! I’ll make sure to update that when I put up new stuff here too.

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the majorette in us all

Today is the day! Ever since I got this sweet majorette dress, I’ve been dying to wear it. When I bought it I was a little afraid I didn’t have stuff to wear with it on a regular basis, but I had forgotten that saddle shoes match everything! While it looks a bit like a 1950s after-school practice costume, I’m totally OK with that. And to top it all off, the watch I’m borrowing has 4 colors of changeable bands, and I had one that matched the yellow perfectly!

WHAT: white studs, thrift

majorette dress, chicken lays an egg

watch, on loan from friend

tan knee socks, yard sale

bg saddle shoes, uo

WHERE: chicken lays an egg

WHEN: monday, november 30

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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.