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I can't decide if I look more like  a) A French woman or b) An eccentric granny. Am I having a fashion identity crisis? I know I'm not the only one. Can you imagine a older French woman sitting around pondering the idea of dressing like a 20-something from the Midwest? I actually she think would have it worse off. (Don't dress like me lady, you can do better!) I guess what I'm getting at is that life doesn't come with a manual on how you should act and dress like at every age. Books and magazines are guides , but they are not the answer . It's a lot of fun to try out different styles and make things up. Because really, I'm really just making up this fashion stuff as I go along. Outfit details - Black dress, .25 cents (garage sale) - Tights, c/o We Love Colors - Houndstooth cape, from my aunt - Scarf, .25 cents (thrifted) - Pork pie hat, paid w/ GC (Asos.com) - Flats, $10 (Wal-Mart) - Lipstick, 911D by Wet'n'Wild

 Well the weather outside is frightful, but inside the stores.. well it's still frightful. That tends to happen when everyone decides they need to shop the week before Christmas. Luckily I bought everything weeks ago and it's now wrapped up and nestled under our miniature fake purple tree. But I did venture out yesterday to every thrift & antique store in town trying to find some last minute treasures. Can't really say that I found exactly what I was looking for, but it'll do! If you're thinking this outfit doesn't exactly match up with winter weather, you'd be kind of right. The day was actually really nice and kind of warm, but then we got hit with an ice storm that shut the town down. I'm just glad I wasn't wearing a dress like this outside when that occurred! Outfit details - Dress c/o eShakti.com (old) - Denim top, $1.23 (thrifted) - Tights, $5 (Wal-Mart) - Flats, $10 (Wal-Mart) - Hat, paid w/ GC ( Asos.com ) - Necklace, from my sister - Re...

Barbies were pretty much the only toy I wanted to get as a kid on Christmas morning. But after spending the last week sorting through childhood Barbie stuff with my sister; I wouldn't mind never seeing them ever again. Who knew 2 little girls could accumulate so much stuff? I think it really got out of control after we started making money on a paper route and could afford to buy all the things for ourselves. Though I don't really see the point in owning a coconut scented Ken doll. Sometimes our younger selves make strange decisions! Luckily, my younger self from a couple weeks ago was spot on with this outfit. I'm very obsessed with the whole look. As much as I admire all of my Barbie clothes, I think my real life closet is way more fun because I actually get to wear the things. Barbie would never look as good in my clothes. But that is mostly because she's only 11 inches tall and would be swimming in them! ;) Outfit details - Crochet top, gift from my mom (Monroe ...

Fashion is a means of time travelling. I bet you never thought an old pair of jeans could transport you to a different time, eh? If clothes are vintage or vintage inspired, wearing them can make you remember back to a good time you wore them or imagine a time before you existed when someone was sporting the very same look you have on. I basically just described the premise of my blog title - which is cool because today is my 4th blogiversary! Unfortunately my look does not embody any of the description from above. But these pictures do take me back to a couple weeks ago when I actually wore this outfit and the weather was tolerable without a heavy coat & scarf. It's composed of mostly new-to-me and barely worn pieces. Plus this skirt makes me feel fierce. (Oh and sorry if you were expecting a lot more Mean Girls references in this post considering the title. Like 'fetch', I just couldn't make it happen.) Outfit details - Pink sweaterette, $1 (thrifted) - Floral top,...

Does wearing orange lipstick count as taking Vitamin C? If so, then I'm going to kick this cold in the butt. I can't actually have most of the medicine needed to take care of a cold because of my stomach issues ; I've tried a couple cough drops and ended up nauseous in the end. I'll take a snotty nose over nausea any day! On Saturday, I pushed through feeling like death, put on clothes, and functioned like a regular member of society. When you look good, you feel good, right? No one will ever know that I've stuffed tissues up the sleeves of this fabulous floral blazer or that my foundation was discreetly covering a red face. Except you because I just told you on my blog. Hey, I'm not very good at keeping my own secrets! Outfit details - Dress, $7 (thrifted) - Floral blazer, $10 (thrifted) - Tights, $5 (Wal-Mart) - Flats, $10 (Wal-Mart) - Necklace, $1 ( Amazon.com ) - Hat, paid w/ GC ( Asos.com ) - Scarf, from my aunt - Lip color, Purty Persimmon by Wet'n...

This weekend I did something that millions of people around the world probably did - and it wasn't work, in case this blazer was throwing you off - I went and saw the Catching Fire movie at a theater! That's a pretty big deal considering I don't like watching movies and I have no idea what the Hunger Games are. I struggled through and tried to enjoy it as much as I could. It was kind of distracting when my sister and I sat in close proximity to two couples and one enjoyed a conversation throughout the entire movie. Who does that?? In other news, I wore this outfit weeks ago and I can't remember why, but it looks super cute and I'm impressed with myself for wearing a blazer despite being lifelong unemployed. You never know when I'll get chance to wear it for real life so I might as well style it for fun now! Outfit details - Floral shirt, $1 (thrifted) - Blazer, $1 (thrifted) - Jeggings, $4 (thrifted) - Jewelry, both from Dani - Booties, $15 (K-Mart, old) - Por...

 Would you believe me if I told that I'm standing outside a cemetery? It's set in the back of the woods I frequently visit to take outfit pictures at and it's quite unusual. There are 13 marked graves with "headstones" (if you can call some roman numerals on a rock a headstone) but actually over 100 bodies reside within this small space. Creepy, right? Before the cold got to me too badly; I had a look around. While one grave seemed to be collapsed in on itself; everything else seemed pretty normal. The only evidence of human visits were paraphernalia from teenage parties. Such a shame! The wind was pretty fierce this day, but luckily I finally thrifted the perfect winter jacket that protected me from the elements. I wasn't sure what kind of coat I was looking for, I just kept thinking that if I saw it I would know. You know how sometimes you just have a gut feeling? That's what I got when I spotted this hanging at the end of a thrift store rack. It's p...