it's like that, but better

here's your vintage version of the a.p.c. collection everybody's raving about! add tights and a long sleeved shirt for the look on the left; unzip the dress a little and add a short sleeve v-neck sweater for an (even better) ode to the look on the right. i just saved you like $200.

leather jackets. mmm, fall.

i've been buying a few fall pieces here and there all year, and keeping them wrapped up tight until the right time came. i'm not really sure that time is now either, but when i found these two jackets last week, i couldn't bear to hold them back!

and so, the first lil' peek at deborah jean's fall collection, already in the shop. i think i'll probably let some of the others out of the closet next week. are you ready for boots yet?

sweet babydoll

i've been so lucky -- i found five (five!!) adorable babydoll dresses whilst shopping this week. and i'm only keeping one of them! it's the one on the left below. i put it on for the shoot, but it just fit me too perfectly and i love the colors too much. the other four are going into the shop by the end of the weekend. they're great for these end-of-summer days. light and breezy with sandals or flats now, and super cute when it's boots-and-tights time!

you'll feel just like penny lane in almost famous. i think i'm going to put that in my queue and see what other inspiration penny can bestow upon me.

paint box

i am loving these bright tops! (going into the shop shortly.) i am especially loving the two crop tops with my super high-waisted vintage deadstock braxton jeans. i am maybe-too-much loving said jeans rolled and scrunched up with my new 60s wood-stacked heel oxfords (with fringe!).
i hereby announce uber-excitement for my upcoming transitional fall wardrobe. too bad i don't get to keep any of these tops.






more on this week's finds coming soon! they were so good, they need their own posts even!

heart palpitations

these will probably be gone by the time you read this because they are the most wonderful shoes ever. but perhaps by sheer luck, you will be the lovely girl with size 5 1/2 or 6 feet who gets to snap these up. are you seeing this?! mustard. patent leather. round toe. double strap. bows! lauren, you rock.

this dress

yesterday i found the perfect dress. i knew immediately it would not be going into the shop. i even picked out one of my favorite dresses in my closet to substitute for this one because i felt so bad for keeping it.
but, alas, it will be going into the shop. because it doesn't fit.

life is so unfair sometimes.

new lovelies

this has been one of the busiest weeks i can remember. i've been running so hard, i actually slept for 11 hours last night - and boy did i need it! it was pretty slim pickings in the shops this week, so it took extra hours of hunting to track down these goodies, but it was worth it because they are ah-mazing. i found great everyday dresses and skirts, and some more avant garde pieces. everything was so fun to try on during the photo shoot today, i had to strike some more 'model-y' poses -- the sass was just too much to contain!
check out the shop....these babies will be arriving throughout the week. hope you likey!

coming soon...

here's the rest of last week's goodies, arriving late (again) in the shop over the next couple days.

estate sale finds

some of tomorrow's goodies came from the estate sale i went to on friday. the house belonged to a pack rat who seems to have lived many, many years by herself. most of the rooms had been decorated completely in purple - the exact same shade as these awesome t-strap heels i found there. i think it may have been her favorite color. she had also turned one whole bedroom into a closet (a woman after my own heart, indeed) filled with racks and racks of crochet-covered hangers holding mostly awful pastel 60s polyester. the clothes were actually pretty cute - girlfriend had bangin' taste up until about 1982 it looks like. i just can't buy you guys all that synthetic stuff. so here's about half the stuff i smuggled out of there - of course, i had to keep some too. the tank top is so adorable - a poly blend knit henley with tiny little whales all over! i would live in those two dresses, but i'm going to let you do it instead.
the other thing you should know about our stylish benefactor: she spilled a lot. these three knits have slight stains on the fronts of them - but the prints make up for it by being so adorable and also distracting the eye from the stain! swell!

i'm hoping to start listing this stuff in the shop tomorrow. next up...the rest of the update!

remember her?

i just caught a glimpse of one of my long lost loves.

the amazing, peter pan collared, earthy green, wildflower printed, perfect-in-every-way, 50s cotton daydress that i bought for myself but sold in the shop, is available again.
i was super excited to sell it to the lovely ms. emma, author of one of my very first favorite blogs, closet shots. you know you're doing okay when one of your style heroes is shopping from you!
well, emma found the dress a tad too long, and is selling it in her brand new etsy shop! the shop announcement claims this is just a practice round, so make sure to bookmark the shop - when she gets going, i know it is going to be awesome.
and for now, if you missed out on this dress the first time around, or are only now meeting and falling in love with her, snap her up now by clicking right here.

pretty finds

i should be fast asleep right now, but i got trapped looking through the etsy vintage pages. these beauties are the first look at what i'd like to be wearing in the fall - and, yes, i do find it absolutely ridiculous that i am thinking about fall outfits when i can barely stand to wear any clothes at all in the miserable heat wave that struck here this week.
i love the little details on the dresses and the blouse, and all three shoes just made me swoon -- those first ones especially. the vest is faux-fur, so don't hate me for including it, and it came from a shop that just opened on etsy this week which i think will definitely be one to watch out for.
now i am sleepytime. g'night!

oxfords from the greedy seagull, dress from santoki vintage, green 30s heels from easy street vintage, 50s peach blouse from siouxsiette

faux-fur vest from she loves vintage, plaid sailor dress from lethilogica, two-tone oxfords from rarae aves

new this weekend!

these items were actually supposed to be photographed last week and listed already, but i had an out-of-town guest and a case of the lazies so it didn't happen quite as planned. that means these lovelies will be listed over the weekend, and the things i was supposed to photograph on thursday will be ready on monday so that i can get back on schedule and have 20+ more items for you by this thursday! sheesh! i am so behind!
p.s. this is seriously my favorite collection yet -- i really pared my finds down to the items most likely to be found in my closet. and this first dress actually stayed in my closet for a bit before i had to get it ready to live in your closet! i love it so much i wore it to get my new driver's license photo taken last week so that i can remember it forever. or at least for the next five years.
p.p.s. click here to shop!