what it would look like if Edie & Andy got reincarnated and reborn in the 80′s.
i adore the cropped pants with little red socks and ankle boots, so modern and chic. i think that’s going to be the new pant length trend, somewhere between cigarette and capri.
the belt and skirt make this perfectly awesome.
The cutest thing I’ve seen on the interwebs lately is how regular wardrobe remixers are choosing outfits from pieces in their past photos. this one was beautifully chosen in fall colors for whimsicalnerd by vasiliisa, the great.
playful, girly, edgy and sophisticated all at the same time. how do she do it? must be all in the pose.
gagagaglamour girl! jiminy. boboniaa is a heartbreaker! the girly vintage floral clutch is the perfect dose of demure.
if there’s one thing that could sum up the main focus this fall, i’d say its legwear. creative legwear of any kind is a must. i love the men’s trouser sock with a dress! so coy!
the refreshing weight of those ridiculously awesome sandals is the only thing keeping this girl from floating away in her lovely fresh sundress.
the vintage society girl does it again. this is my absolute favorite outfit of hers so far. and believe me, i’m a fan.
of course i couldn’t resist this. i was a Last Unicorn fanatic (no, fiend) growing up.
i’m going to start pouting indefinitely if i’m not somehow able to secure every piece of this exact outfit by the end of winter.
the cuteness is now giving me a headache. the screaming yellow flutter-sleeve blouse is the answer to all the world’s sadness.
sorry about the slow weekend here. we ended up going on a impromptu november camping trip! it was awesome. i’d just like to thank Al Gore for inventing global warming (ok, that’s a joke. al gore invented the internet, remember? get it straight.) because it was gorgeous out!
so anyway, our weekly thrift stars post promises to be extra good. we’ll post it later tonight when eve can help me out with whittling away at the mountains of awesomeness…!
in the meantime, here’s a beyond wicked Fashion Rocks performance of David Bowie with the Arcade Fire which i somehow managed to miss seeing until now. I love the energy and both violinists are looking especially hot. You will enjoy it…
OK so we like Man Man. A lot. We’re fans, I swear. But we couldn’t pick them out of a crowd apparently because when we went to their show we got up our liquid courage, put on our most benevolent faces and asked these hip-ass mofos for a shot:
We loved the Asics, geek glasses, striped fedora, white clogs and especially the oversized fleece sweater and white deck shoes. HOT.
We were all like, “Oooh! you get to be on a fashion blog! Aren’t you excited??”
And yes, they turned out to be the band pre-costume change. I suppose it’s an understandable mistake when we’re more used to seeing them like this:
We went bar-hopping and to our buddy Nate’s show the other night (he’s in the background with Amber’s dearest roommate Angie in her turquoise wedges and leopard print skirt). I got this giant 80′s turquoise cardigan for $1 at a thrift store and belted it (with a lovely ruched Christmas gift from my dear Amber), added over the knee socks from target and some slouchy flat ankle booties from Payless, and BAM! Outfit. Underneath is pair of vintage Calvin Klein shorts and a way-too-sexy-to-wear-in-public orange halter.
Amber wore her trusty pleather bomber from Le Chateau in Whistler, grey skinny jeans from Target, her favorite vintage punched leather oxford flats, and this amazing glammer than glam rust top with gold stud details…
that I’ve had for ages, but never wore. Goes to show, one girl’s drawer-liner is another girl’s favorite dancin’ duds.
she’s wearing 2 vests! it’s genius! pretty sure this would only work monochromatically, but i love it! this is a good example of an all-designer outfit that could be easily replicated with thrift store finds, except maybe the wet-look leggings. i’m thoroughly charmed.
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Amber
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