stretsis

Oiy, kithung muang thai maak maak luey!
Translation from funky phonetical Thai (aka Thaiglish)...I miss Thailand so much!
Jing jing luey!
I really really do!

And Stretsis, you've got me feeling sia jai knowing I'm missing out on your Bangkok based shop this Fall. Although I must say, I never could have afforded you on my meager Thai salary, let alone felt comfortable prancing around anywhere in the country but Bangkok in your Western beauties. Can you imagine sporting these in Surat Thani!

I remember walking into the Siam Square boutique sometime in 2005...Drooling...Then walking right out wishing I could afford slash had a place to wear such gorgeous clothing.

I have to say though, now that I'm back in the comfort of my own Texas home I'd love to get my hands on a few of your pieces. I'm thinking holiday wear, more specifically New Year's...And oh my, wouldn't these lovelies be the absolute!

I love the idea of wearing sunflower yellow and golden copper in celebration of the new year.




But on the other hand, how can a girl say mai ow to a perfectly classic black and white number?

bastrop, texas

A few more shots from Bastrop...Tomorrow I'm heading over to a small town my cousin told me about yesterday in hopes of finding some abandoned loveliness. Hopefully I'll return with a camera full of photos. Fingers crossed!

vintage indie

A few weeks ago, my mom spied a photo taken by a friend and immediately thought it would be a perfect spot to snap a few photographs for the shop. Two weeks and one phone call later, we were off to investigate and boy she couldn't have been more right!

We ended up in the abandoned historical district of Bastrop, a small town about 30 miles southeast of Austin. Overflowing with old-timey gadgets and vines, it was the perfect place to photograph, minus the killer mosquitoes that is. And a girl couldn't have asked for more perfect timing, as I had promised the super sweet Gabreial over at Vintage Indie a lookbook this very week.

I'll post a few more of the photos this evening so you can catch a glimpse for yourself, but in the meantime take a peak at the lookbook in full over on Vintage Indie.

hats

Lately I've noticed my love for vintage hats has begun to grow and immensely so. Hence, two postings in a row on the topic! My apologies to all you non lovers out there. I really don't mean to be a bore, but oh what a day today was when I came across a slew of the most adorable hats from the Fifties and Sixties. A few of them went up in the shop yesterday and the rest are coming this morning.

I'm kind of in love with the Russianesque fur number, it reminds me of something Lara from Dr. Zhivago would wear. Thoughts?

turbans

It's funny, I always associate the turban with summertime, sand and swimsuits. But this evening, I was ecstatic to find The Sartorialist had captured the turban in it's full Fall flare.




And the reason I was searching for turbans? Well last month, while shopping, I came across a few vintage turbans which I quickly snatched up. The thought was I'd either put them up in the shop or sport them through the Fall, but after photographing and posting both of them today I realized I actually want to keep one. However, tragically it was too late...They were already up in the shop! So off, I am, to scout out the perfect turban for my Fall wardrobe. I'm thinking green velvet would be the absolute. As in Scarlett O'Hara's make shift recession gown green. No?

So why, you might ask, do I have a certain fondness for the turban? I kind of feel this quote from Miss Dita von Teese in Inked Magazine is perfectly fitting of my love...

"Paris. As an eccentric, I feel most comfortable there. I was having tea in one of my favorite restaurants there recently, and I was wearing a 1940’s turban. I looked around, and I saw two other women in turbans. They were like, 90 years old, but I thought, “This is the place for me!”

I can't tell you how many times I wonder, am I really 27 years old? Or perhaps just a 90-year-old trapped in a young body? Am I alone in this feeling?

end of (southern) summer sale

It's still summer down here in the South, but it's finally coming to an end. Hopefully we're saying au revoir to days of sunny warmth. To celebrate and welcome in cooler weather we're having an End of (Southern) Summer Sale over in the shop where all Summer items have been marked 40% OFF...Run on over if you'd like!

By the way, that's my lovely Aunt Vinnie. Great Aunt that is...Isn't she gorgeous!

dace

Seeing modern lines combined with classic femininity and a touch of vintagey goodness makes for one happy me. Dace, launched out of Vancouver in 2002, is exactly such, featuring pieces that seem so perfectly tailored they scream sexy--in a subtle and flattering way of course! And the best thing, other than the line itself, is that even though dace is based out of Vancouver, they've got an online shop for your out-of-reach needs. Thank you interwebs, for your instant gratification, and of course Mr. Postman, for faithfully delivering!