Vintage Wool

One year, while working for the Opera Theatre of St. Louis [going back in May!!], a local lady brought in swathes and swathes of vintage fabric she'd had in her attic since the 60s and 70s. It was a first come, first serve frenzy and I emerged from the melee with several bolts of ugly-beautiful polyester 70s prints and gorgeous vintage wools, like this acid green with chevrons. So, I made this jumper skirt and a high-waisted circle skirt out of it, as well as a bow-tie for my fiancee!

This is what I wore to work on Sunday. I suppose because of the feel of the fabric, the look was retro-inspired in a roundabout way. It was just a tad less chilly than it has been, so I just brought this cable knit cape to keep my shoulders warm. No heels because my feet would've been dead by hour three. An actual good hair day + green/yellow goldfinch necklace that perfectly matches my outfit = joy.

I drug my fiancee in front of the camera for once [she's a photographer] because she was dressed rather adorably as well.



Okay, I've been editing photos and messing around making dinner and talking with random people so now I'm tired and cranky and just want to settle into bed with hot chocolate and queue up a veritable shitload of House episodes on Hulu.

I mean, come on...

I'd let Dr. House poke me any...Okay, too easy.

Also: Mind if I say, WOW?

So, I think I'll also be adding pictures of friends and other random people unfortunate enough to get in the way of my [admittedly sort of crappy and I need a new one] camera...provided they are dressed superbly.

First up? Just one of my many work-girlfriends, Megan. She is very tiny and very cute. She and I share a special love for quoting Mean Girls all day long, in response to any- and everything said to us. At work, the uniform for pretty much all of us lazy slackers is a tee and jeans, but Megan's and my work-girlfriend-mind powers compelled us both to dress up today, so here's what she wore.

See? Tiny and cute.

The tiered skirt is from Hot Topic and the cuuuute lace insert cardigan is from Charlotte Russe.

Just so I don't feel like this post is a total load of crap, I'll stick in a little bit of hair accessory porn. These are both from For Love 21 and I've worn one of them almost every single day since I bought them...the black more than the cream because who really has that much cream in their wardrobe except your Grandmother? Not to say that I don't desperately want to dress like a grandmother, because I definitely do. And yes, I know I look like a friggin' RealDoll in this first picture here...

If an accessory is hilariously huge, I have to have it. If it is also on sale, I will fight your for it. Both of these were under three dollars. This is why For Love 21 is my absolute favorite place to shop for accessories. Cheap and cute are all I need.

Time for the aforementioned House + hot chocolate extravaganza to commence.

|Anjle|