Passport Smiles: Vintage

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Wednesday, July 6, 2011

WAH-WAH-Wednesday: Patriotism

So, this can sorta be seen as a Patriotic outfit. We've got the red, the white and the blues.

Again, back to my "I NEED A KAMERA" post, I had to experiment with the lighting and setting, because my camera is not the best.

And now close-ups of one of my favorite treasures. A shop in Murray, KY custom made these types of wooden-purses. This was my grandmother's purse.

It has my Mom and Aunt's name on it:

So cute!

Happy belated 4th.

Outfit Details:

1) Straw Fedora Hat: Street Vendor in Paris

2) Multi-Colored Equestrian Scarf: DIY--I cut the bottom of a vintage skirt and made that a scarf.

3) Floral Summer Dress: The Limited circa 1997--it was my big sister's

4) Red, White and Blue belt: Vintage Chez my momma

5) Various Bangles: Vintage from my fam or from thrift stores

6) Emerald and Gold Ring: My great-grandmother

7) Picnic Wooden Purse: Vintage Chez Grandmama

8) Cowboy Boots: Andre (France)

9) Polka Dot socks: H&M

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

In the backyard. With my camera. No photographer. The 3 shot setting. The direction changes. A chair appears. My dog interrupts some photos. I'm distracted by the neighbors. The sun peeps out, the sun disappears. And like the sun, my Louis comes and goes in the images. These are the results of no tripod/no extra human at home. Blogger's with boyfriends, you don't know how good you've got it for outfit posts! But truth-be-told, this whatever method is pretty a la Passport Smiles. I ain't nothin' fancy here.

So, with this outfit, I am introducing for the first time, my ZARA TRI-COLOR, leather Heels. I fell in love with these while living in France around March. I waited and waited, and I finally bought them before leaving Europe. Since then, I've only worn them twice, because I think they are too pretty to be ruined (I'm very hard on shoes and cannot walk very well in heels). This isn't a very great picture of them, but don't worry, you'll see them again in better lighting in some future outfit posts:

Outfit Details:

1) Braided Straw Fedora: Street vendor in Paris

2) White Tank: Forever 21 from 5 years ago

3) Black Sports Bra: The "Ta Ta Tamer" (I'm not joking) from Lulu Lemon

4) Deep Blue Maxi Skirt: Vintage from Goodwill

5) Louis Vuitton: Speedy 30

6) THE BEST TRI-COLOR Leather HEELS in the world: Zara

Accessory Details:

1) Beaded Blue and Silver Necklace: Pangaea in Nashville, TN

2) Black and White Striped Stretch belt: Vintage from Goodwill

3/4) Silver cuffs: Vintage from my momma

Friday, June 3, 2011

Outfit Post: Murray, KY

Location: Murray, KY

These Urban Outfitters shorts/romper/overalls are supposed to be worn with the suspenders (see below), but for most of the day, I just let the straps hang like you see in the pictures above. The suspenders are connected by little buttons, so they are also removable. However, I think I like them better suspended.