Looking at my photostream, I realized the amount of yellow I've been wearing lately. Which is good, because sometimes I worry that I wear too much black, or too many neutrals (dont get me wrong, I love neutrals. I would wear all neutrals if I was asked to choose between that and all color!) But in the summer coming up, and seeing all of the girls pulling off colors and patterns, I knew I wanted to try it out more... little did I know I was already doing it! I LOVE SUMMER! (plus, this version of yellow is perfect for me because its not too showy and bright... more of a mustard yellow that's in my wardrobe!)

I watched the classic movie Grand Prix on TCM the other day, and just loved the 1960's costume design! I wanted to post a bunch of film stills, and there are some good ones out there of the wide shots and dashing male characters. But not of the fashion, or any of the female characters I wanted. So instead, I thought I would do a quick little collage of Eva Marie Saint herself (who was in the film). Isn't she so cute? My favorite picture is the one of her with the beer mugs!

So Sorry to have been lacking in the art/design department lately. I really do want to post more! But I have been feeling totally uninspired. All of the design blogs I used to read are either boring me (Design Boner) or annoying me (Apartment Therapy, much?) lately. Others don't post enough, so they inevitably end up falling off of my radar. Design*Sponge is the only blog I really visit anymore, and even that hasn't been satiating my thirst for more. (All of the wonderful photos below c/o Design*Sponge)

Could anyone recommend any good art or design blogs? ...Emma? I'm searching.

Okay, I've done a couple of alterations and DIYs, but nothing super fancy. Shini, over at Park&Cube however, does some serious DIYs and I am constantly inspired by her and others that make awesome things out of nothing. So when I saw these high-waisted mom jean shorts at the St. Vincent De Paul, I knew I had to try it. Shredding. I've never owned that perfect pair of cut-off shorts, and I feel like this summer is the time. I plan on spending my unemployed days on the beach and catching some rays as much as humanly possible. I might as well enjoy being unemployed and uninsured, instead of having anxiety attacks and stress headaches at home all of the time! AM I RIGHT?!?

What do you guys think, I'm not completely sold... They're not fitting as well as I thought they would (they were never worn, with tags so I figured they'd shrink down in the wash a little more), and all of the finger-numbing shredding I did basically turned into giant holes. But it still has the effect I was going for. Maybe I'll go take them for a test spin and let you know.

On another note, don't forget to check out Hello Ladies this week, lots of stuff is selling and we'll be adding more this week, hopefully! We'll let you know when that goes down. For shizzle.

Chel over at Lets Live Fast titled her post "If I were a Boy," but this is basically how I strive to dress all of the time! Especially that last one. The hair, the jeans, and GAH I want that soft, flowy vest(?) so much!!

c/o The Fashion Spot, via Lets Live Fast

photos c/o: cookie v (this is exactly what I'm going for this spring. simple tank, simple skirt, light colors) artd!va (scarfs in the summer? heck yes.), maritaBliss (the always classic white blouse and perfect jeans. so sophisticated!), onemoredress (for some reason I currently crave big eighties floral prints on skirts and dresses), elyoo (fancy skirts paired with basic tees, i love it.) ps: don't all of these girls happen to have such GREAT SHOES?!?

In honor of Emma and I recently joining the Etsy community (go take a look at the additional 10 items we added today!), I thought I'd do a post about some really great shops out there! Some longstanding favorites and new finds alike, I present to you:

imyourpresent

I admire this girl for not only her adorable handmade girly-chic clothing and earrings, but also for the SHEER AMOUNT of work she sells a day. She must have quite the following if she managed to sell 33 ITEMS this last Saturday!!!! You Frickin Go Girl!



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Clever Nettle's estatesale

I've mentioned this lady before, but I am still infatuated with her lovely photographs-that-look-like-illustrations! Not to mention, she always has such a vast array of adorable items for sale... You can check out her blog here (which I've been reading for awhile, and is how I found out about her etsy).



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sallyjanevintage

A long-time favorite of mine, this lady always has a well-edited collection of vintage items for sale. My personal favorites are the dresses, OH THE DRESSES. And she's from the south, one of the few bloggers I know of from the south, and so its refreshing to get her angle and style updates mixed in with my usual LA and NYC-residing bloggers (I love you too!) Plus you can keep ahead of the game by reading her blog due to the fact that she updates you like clockwork, every week!



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domestikate

Lastly, but CERTAINLY not leastly (can I say leastly??), this shop has me floored. A self-proclaimed "junker" who is both country, rock and roll and "definitely a little bit pirate," domestikate has the most beautiful collection of household goods and antiques (she also has a vintage clothing etsy!). And the photography is perfect. I'd like to frame some of them and hang them as still-life paintings. And I guess I have to mention that she's also been mentioned (mentioned?!? I should say lusted over!) by such prestigious blogs as Apartment Therapy, HGTV blog, Real Simple, Vintage Indie, and PoppyTalk to name a few.




That's all I can handle for now, but I'll keep you all (all? does anyone read this? maybe I should just say 'you' and keep myself in the dark. edit: I'm in a chips-and-salsa-induced-stupor right now, I apologize if I sound wierd...) updated on things if I find more that I just have to share.

Good news, the shop is finally open! In case you didn't already guess, Emma and I have been plotting for awhile to set up a vintage clothing etsy, and now Hello Ladies Vintage League is up and running! Check out all of the adorable items we have up right now, all procured in hopes of selling them to eager vintage collectors just like us! Needless to say, we are very proud parents.



The items in the post below and a few other things should be in the shop shortly, too. I'm still getting the process of ironing, photographing, uploading, editing and measuring then POSTING the pieces down to a science. That may take awhile...

Spread the word, we need customers!

I recently went to Savers looking for cheap work pants and sneakers, and they were having a .99cent sale, and so of course, I brought home more than I had anticipated! Which is fine I guess, as long as it was cheap!!

On of the things I found was this awesome hippie sweater thing, and since I never buy stuff like this, I took some inspiration from Rumi at Fashion Toast (the most adventurous of the fashion bloggers I know!), and tried it out below. I decided to try it a couple of different ways in a Sally Jane Vintage four-ways-post kind of way, just to see how I liked it best. What do you think? Am I a bonafied hippie-slash-suburban-mom who thinks shes hip?

I kind of like it.






I went with the jeans for today, I thought it was a little more daytime. Stay tuned for more posts about my recent thrifting adventures!! Also, some really exciting news involving my friend Emma and our mutual love of vintage.

poncho-sweater: thrifted, Savers
tunic-dress: Urban
jeans: Old Navy Limited Edition, thrifted from Savers
gladiator sandals: Steve Madden, thrifted from Buffalo Exchange
boots: Chinese Laundry, from DSW

I am shoes crazy. I just cant stop! All I do all night at work (during the show, when nothing is happening) is look at shoes online!!! At least I have to forethought to bring my laptop, or I would literally go nuts.

Somebody stop me... Or get me a job.

shoes clockwise from top left c/o: yesstyle, bebe, yesstyle, yesstyle, bebe, office, yesstyle

I really have to credit this post (obviously) to the original wardrobe remixer, and the poster of her favorites EVERY WEEK, Tricia from Bits+Bobbins. As promised, here are some of my favorite wardrobe remixers from the last few days.



Photo credits for these lovely ladies are from left to right: supernab (ADORABLE isn't she?), Nouvell_Vague, RedemptionVintage (go look at her etsy shop, I frequent it a lot. frequently.), floinnyc, and Annabelle Rose

I just love this pale 70's dress, but hadn't really worn it yet (because of WINTER and) because it used to have strange 70's tie sleeves. They just ended up overpowering the dress, and me! I've now cut them off, but still need to hem them. Maybe? We'll see.

Entering this one in the weekly Weardrobe Contest because of the new spring sandals. Check it ooout!

dress: vintage, Everyday People
belt: Madonna for H&M
shoes: chiao bella, from DSW