Supa-scores! Things I am in love with this week

I have been on a major vintage-scoring roll lately. Here are my absolute favorite things in my closet to sport this week.


High-waisted leather pin-up shorts (Thunderhorse Vintage, $22) – For SERIOUS. These made of the most soft, thin, buttery leathah ever. I cannot believe my luck. The shape is EXACTLY what I’ve been craving- with the slight flair at the bottom, they breathe well enough that I just might be able to wear them into the depths of summer, and believe me, I will be wearing them every chance I get.

Oversize fish necklace (Thunderhorse Vintage)- I always feel like I’m wearing some kinda whimsical breastplate when I’m wearing this. Makes me think it could stop bullets.
Filigree bird earrings – I just have a filigree fetish. I’ve had the black ones for a while and are consistently my favorite pair, so when I saw these colorful rooster ones for $5.99 on eBay, I just had to own them too (BTW, if you like vintage bird earrings, Penelopepups Vintage has an AWESOME pair here.
Native American necklace – I scored this at a flea market for $10, the dood said he made it with his own two hands. So I guess this doesn’t qualify as vintage, but… SCORE.


Buckle boots – $8 at the flea market. By far the most comfortable and versatile boots I own.

70s deadstock terrycloth dress (Thunderhorse Vintage) – Eek! Sherbet-colored chevron stripes?? Sign me up! This still has tags on it from the 70s, but it just felt wrong to remove them when they’ve been on this long – call me crazy, but I just tuck them in and wear it anyway.


Orange woven wedges (Atelier, $1) – Comfy cozy and sexy as hell.

Of course, this is just the tip of the ‘berg. I have some amazing things in great condition that weren’t my size that I just couldn’t abandon to the unnamed masses. They’ll be up in the Etsy store later this week!

Also, welcome Chicagoans! I was featured on the front page of ChicagoTribune.com via Being Totally Sweet in Chicago today! Thanks, Ira, and CONGRATS!

thrift star of the day: winter wondergirl

bundled up fashion
originally uploaded by Onini for wardrobe_remix

I get a lot of email about how to spice up day to day winter fashion. Onini does it perfectly with a lovely cream peacoat contrasted with patterns and colors up the wazoo. It’s a glee-gasm.

thrift star of the day: forties -inspired



Remixd: Uncomplicated., originally uploaded by sherbet tone.

Ah, Sherbet Tone. High-waisted flared tap shorts with ferocious platform pumps? Be still, my envious heart. It’s the perfect execution of the 40′s pin-up in a modern way. Plus? It’s ALL THRIFTED.

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thrift stars of the day

emilie
i definitely need more brat pack in my wardrobe.

liebemarlene
ah liebemarlene, it must be exhausting maintaining this level of cuteness all the time. darling.

vintage fabric dress
ivy frozen is a DIY guru. she made this out of another, much less adorable vintage dress. magic!

sallyjane
this totally makes me want to cut a hole in the middle of a bath mat and wear it to like, a cocktail party hosted by jesus.

alice
next time i go to sleep, i wanna fall down the exact same rabbit hole.

vintage dress
matchy matchy done right.

thrift stars of the week! 11 March 08

Ok, you guys at Wardrobe Remix are seriously killing me. I kid you not, I had to (was forced to!) look through almost 1,000 photos today before I got through the week. That’s 30 full pages worth of thumbnail-sized amazingness. I’m starting to get very skeptical emails from people who don’t believe I actually manage to go through them all. Well I do, only because I’m getting anal about the possibility that I might uncover most perfectly layered sartorial confection in the history of man. So really, I suppose it’s actually my fault. But Jeebus help me, I’m pretty sure I’ll soon have to just start doing Thrift Stars of the Day. Two or three every few days… What would you think of that? I think it’s either that or I end up a hunched over screen-squinting old lady. This is not good for my back. 

I interrupt this spoiled brat whining session with a totally fashion-unrelated shameless bragging announcement: OMG, my dog is the SMARTEST. She just learned how to do the Downward Facing Dog yoga pose on command in mere milliseconds. I credit her dome-like head and her neverending lust for cheese. That concludes this totally fashion-unrelated shameless bragging announcement.      

We will now resume with the regularly scheduled, totally fashion-related eye candy.

piksi scarf
 
 
 
blonde vest
 
ruffles
 
overalls
 
snail
 
brown leather jacket vintage
 
navy bag
 
coveted
 
apron
piksi skirt pixie boots
 
piksi nerd 
 
overcoat
 
back of skirt
 
sweater as dress
 
tea party outfit