Vintage & Modern Fashion

I vowed at the close of 2015 to get out of my jeans rut and start wearing the clothes in my closet that I had collected and never worn. Well I'm doing just that!


I have so much vintage! I love everything vintage and that includes the fashion. I love when I can find a good vintage piece of clothing and show it off. The first two dresses I've had in my closet for at least the last 5 years and I finally put them on.



Navy Dress

This dress is from the late 1960s and it's fabulous. The pattern, the long sleeves and the colors are vibrant and different.





Psychedelic Print Dress

This dress was originally purchased by my mother. I had thought at first I would cut it off and make it into a shorter dress. Then the thought of actually taking scissors to this amazing vintage find horrified me. It's patchwork maxi skirt attached to a black turtleneck makes it a true vintage gem. The colors are so vibrant!






Modern Stripes

This dress was acquired when I moved to California. It's not vintage but I love that it's a maxi. It's also very cool to wear in the hot summers. California has had hotter temps this past week so it was time to bust it out.


St. Patricks Day Green

I didn't want to dress overly green in the office so I went with the tribal print shirt that has accents of green. This is actually a high waist pencil skirt but the shirt is a high low and I decided to leave it open.

Casual Stripes



Casual grey stripes closed out my week! I love that the shirt mixes the directions of the stripes an centers the shirt. It also went with these jeans!


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Let's see what I come up with for next week!

Flashing Some Skin

I've got two beach vacations planned for this year. I'm going to Puerto Rico in March and Hawaii in July. I've also got a Las Vegas trip too but I don't have dates for it yet. Since I'm going to tropical places, I'm going to need some great bathing suits. I scoured the internet for hours hitting up my usual places: Victoria Secret, Venus Swimwear, Ebay and then I found Unique Vintage. That's when it happened. Love at first sight.

If you know me or if you've been reading for awhile then you know I love all things vintage. The bathing suits are gorgeous on their site! I love the pin up look of them. These two are the ones I'm wanting to get for my beach adventures. They seem so Marilyn Monroe to me.

Seriously I envision myself sitting on the Hawaiian sand sitting there soaking up the sun wearing these bathing suits and shading my face with this hat...

 

Should I mention the fact that each one of these swimsuits is at least 75.00 dollars or higher in price? No? Yeah I didn't think so either. Hey... we only live once! I also love this one for the fact that it would be awesome at a July 4th pool party...

I just love the look! I think they are fabulous. It brings back that old world charm of the era. I have visions of wearing these, instagraming photos and being like Marilyn Monroe and Betty Garble on vacation. The suits show off skin without being too flashy. To me they just embody classy while sun bathing. Oh hey... Unique Vintage if you're reading these I'd love to wear one of these beauties.

 

So what do you think? Cute? Where do you find your bathing suits?

Five on Friday

1. My mom and I spent 48 hours in one of my favorite places- Pigeon Forge/Gaitlinburg Tennessee. I seriously love that place and no visit to the east coast would be complete without going there. We made the 4 hour road trip and hit the town.

2. The Dixie Stampede! Every year the Dixie Stampede changes up their show and puts on a Christmas theme during this time of the year. The show is great and the food is wonderful. You also get a super cute boot for your drink!

3. The Comedy Barn.

We've seen this show multiple times but it's never failed to make us laugh. They've got singing, dancing, comedy and animals. It's always a fun time!

4. We shopped at some of my favorite Christmas stores.

I had to feed my addiction of all things Christmas and acquire more ornaments for my new trees and themes! Beach theme got tons of new ornaments! Here's a sneak peek...

5. We hit up one of my favorite vintage stores, Nostalgia.

It's located in Knoxville and I always find amazing vintage pieces there. This is the place that I found my sectional couch and chairs. This trip didn't disappoint. I found some great 1970's curtains still in the original packaging... sealed! I was like SOLD!

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It's Getting Fishy In Here

It all started with these three fish...

I was vintage shopping with my mom in San Jose and we came across those three little fish. They are from the 1960s and are vintage chalk ware. I had seem similar ones when I was shopping in Memphis, Tennessee but didn't buy them (boy am I kicking myself now). These were so cute and the price was just right. I couldn't pass them up. I took some of my birthday money and bought them.

I had been wanting to paint my master bathroom (tiniest master bathroom ever btw) and I had been debating on the color. I wanted a color that was going to be light and something that I knew if I got sick wouldn't make me feel sicker. Know what I mean? So after much debate I ended up going with Olympic in Oasis. It's a very, very light blue. In the light it can almost pass for a light blue/green.

Before and after

With the three fish on one wall, I couldn't just leave them in there by themselves so I started hunting down more to go along with them. I found this cute couple...

I also found this mermaid...

I've got three walls bearing vintage chalk ware now I just need to find some more for one more wall and the bathroom will be complete. I of course have one of the super, colorful tropical fish shower curtains as well. I also keep my Baker Beach rock collection in there. Every time I've been there, I've picked up a rock or two.





The Final Birthday Recap!

On my actual Birthday my mom had to fly back to West Virginia. We spent the day around Sacramento. I woke up to a Happy Birthday Banner...

We started the day by going to breakfast at Brookfields. My mom said that I shouldn't have to make anything on my birthday so we headed there. I had planned to make waffles for her since she sent me that waffle maker a month ago.

We then went vintage shopping, where I found a great coffee table and two end tables that go great with my other vintage furniture. They also go great with my floors in the living room.

Once we got back from shopping my mom made me some blondies. I'm not a big frosting person so cake has never really been my major want on birthdays. The last couple of years my mom has made me these since they are some of my favorites.

Then we spent the rest of the day watching episodes of the old Mission Impossible show. We've been watching this show for years from the start to finish and we've only got a few episodes left. I don't know what show we'll start once we finish watching this one together. Sadly that evening my mom had to get on her flight. I didn't want her to go. I can't wait to see her again.

 

Weekend Review

I hope everyone is having a wonderful Memorial Day weekend! My holiday weekend started off on Wednesday. I couldn't count down the minutes fast enough before I could get out of work! When I got home I was tired but determined to make something yummy to eat for dinner. I decided on an extra cheesy, pepperoni pizza... 

Then later that night I went to the 10:00p.m (first showing time in CA) showing of The Hangover Part III. I love these movies! Yes, I know the second one wasn't as good as the first but the third one makes up for it. I thought it probably the best one in the series. I might even go see it again... oh wait, no I won't because it's like 12.00 to see a movie! I can pay that on the dvd when it comes out. 

 

Thursday I figured I should get as many errands done as possible before the holiday traffic started to take over Sacramento. One of my tasks was grocery shopping, during it I found some of the biggest strawberries I have ever seen! Take a look at an example....

It took up my entire palm! The strawberries are just the right color, taste and shape. This one even looked like a heart. I also added to my vintage Merry Mushroom collection by getting the bread box as an early birthday gift from my mom.

It's so cute and it gets all of my bread off the kitchen countertops. I originally had plans of going skydiving this coming week but they had to get cancelled due to people in the group having to reschedule. Since I had all that money burning a hole in my pocket, I finally bought one of the necklaces I had been wanting for months. 

It won't be here for about two weeks but it's going to look awesome with some of my summer attire! Then to top off the weekend, I visited the Sacramento County Fair! I even got an Elvis tattoo (don't worry it's only temporary!)

Among the many foods that I consumed while at the fair, my favorite was probably this madagascar vanilla bean gelato. Pure amazingness!

And that kids is how you spend a memorial day weekend! 

Weekend Review

I started the weekend off by eating ice cream right out of the carton. It's just me so why not?!? The vanilla was very good...

 I did some furniture shopping and hit up a few antique/vintage places...

I jammed out to the Pitch Perfect soundtrack...

I made some home made potatoes....

I had mentioned to my mom that I wanted a waffle maker... well guess what she sent me in the mail?! A waffle maker! So of course I had to make some. They didn't look that great but they tasted yummy. I have a feeling I'll be perfecting my waffle making craft over the next few weeks. 

Now it's back to the grindstone at work! Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Happy Heart Day

Happy Valentine's Day!

Hope you all have a very love filled day! I'll be back from Jamaica soon! 

A Vintage Weekend

Earlier last week, I was sitting at work and surfing the internet while eating lunch. I decided to stumble upon one of the many vintage shops that I've been in before to see some of their current items. And to quote Rachel Zoe, that's when "I died".

I saw a couch that I knew I had to have. I know, I know. I'm moving to California but the price was just right. Plus vintage stuff is a one in a million find. You could see it again somewhere else or you could never see it again ever. I didn't want to be kicking myself for years to come so I called them up and they still had it in the store. It was totally meant to be. Minus the fact that the store was 280 miles away from me and that I don't own a truck.

I got a cargo van and made the drive together this weekend. The store was nice enough to put a hold on it for me and when I got there it was waiting for me!

At the Nostalgia Store

The three piece sectional is great! It can be set up a few different ways and it was in almost mint condition. While I was at the store, I ended up getting a few more items. I mean have van, will fill. Right? I saw two great egg chairs so I scooped them us as well.

You can't really see it from the iphone photo, but their velvet and in a wine color. They also have a faint swirl pattern on the fabric. I'll have to take a better picture. I also got this super retro, carry on luggage piece. 

I love it! I can't wait to carry it! Right now it smells like old lady on the inside of it but I figure it'll air out before my next trip. 

Everything was in such great condition and the people at Nostalgia in Tennessee were so nice to do business with. If you're ever in their area, I highly suggest stopping in! 

Vintage Closet Memphis!

When I was in Memphis, I just had to find a vintage clothing store. Luckily for me, they have one! So on my first afternoon in town I fed my vintage clothing addiction at Flashback. 

(Inside Flashback)

Not only do they sale clothing and accessories but they have housewares as well! When I get back to Memphis, I'll be sure to stop in again and take a longer look at all the kitchen items. As for their clothing, I expected more of it but I was able to find a dress shirt and in my size.

(close up of the fabric)

I did however luck out in the jewelry department and found a ring and bracelet cuff that I fell in love with and just had to get...

(Hula Dancer ring)

(Cuff Bracelet)

All in all I feel like it was a successful vintage shopping trip! If you've missed any of my other vintage trips you can find them under my labels: Vintage Clothing.