Pink and bows. Bows and pink.

A little spring photoshoot to kick off May!
I love this dress. It's pink with bows, so there's not much more to ask for (kittens?). It's a modern dress I'm actually comfortable in, most are just so short! So far it's been a date night dress, I'm thinking a cardigan and boots will make it a bit more casual for a future outfit ;)
 Dress-Jolie Bow Pinic Dress, Courtesy of Wheels and Dollbaby 
 Photos by Light and Shadow Photography 

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Good ol' fashioned postcards

I picked these postcards up a few months ago at an antique shop, and they were so cute I couldn't help but take them home. I think they're from the 1940s, there's no writing on the back, someone must have collected them! 
I think my favorite is the top postcard, though the little red shoes are hard to miss in the others! 

A girl can never have too much jewelry

A few weeks ago I got an email asking if I wanted some pieces of jewelry. Madeline, the owner, had these sitting in her jewel box, and wanted them to be worn and loved. Her Nana was throwing them out, but she saved them! 
 Thank you Madeline, I love them, especially the huge pendant, I feel like such a mammoth could easily be considered a weapon of some sort...
Have you ever saved something from the fate of the trash bin? Any dumpster divers out there? There's treasures to be found!   

Flowers everywhere

{Photos by Ruth}
This weekend we celebrated my grandma and mothers birthday by having lunch out in the beautiful 80 degree weather. 
Perfect time to bring out this beauty of a dress. One in every color please. 
It feels like some sort of rayon, so I'm cautious about wearing it. How great it would be to find a sewing pattern for the same cut, so I could make a bunch of them in cotton! 
Hope you all had a nice weekend. I spent it away from my computer, shopping, knitting, and watching What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? with my grandma. She's the best person to watch old movies with because she'll tell you all the celebrity gossip from 60 years ago. 
Dress-Fab Gabs 
Sunglasses-Anthropolgie 
Shoes-Thrifted

Black and White

As you have probably guessed, I'm all about color. It's not too often I go with neutrals, especially black and white! But I just got this sweet little 50s blouse, and after days of soaking and getting stains out, it's ready to wear all summer. Or spring with a cardigan, it has a perfect collar!

This cardigan is one I've had for ages, I think it's been worn more with jeans and converse in high school than any dresses or skirts.
Blouse-Vintage Connection
Skirt-Magpie
Cardigan-Buffalo Exchange
Shoes-Falshbacks Vintage 
Socks-Target

Ruthie

This is my cousin Ruth, the eye behind most of the photos taken on here. 
She's 15 and has a self portrait project due at school, so we decided to make to most of it. She had my wardrobe at her fingertips, and chose this beautiful 50s prom dress I've had since I was about eleven. 
I'm not pushing vintage style on anyone...but come on. So cute. 

Stripes, plaid, and acorns

Do you guys remember this sweater? It was on a beautiful blog (if someone remembers which one, link me please!) I posted on Facebook, and someone had altered it to fit their child. I'd never been so jealous of a four year old.
*Update* A couple people have remembered the site, it's The Glow and this is the post the sweater is on.  
I never really expected to find it, some people told me it was from H&M, I figured eventually I could make my own. 
But then this weekend, there it was at Buffalo Exchange. I almost didn't look on the sweater rack because the weather is warming up. Good thing I did! 
I wasted to time in wearing it, and the neckline is perfect for my acorn necklace. 
I didn't set my hair, so I tried a bang roll, using a "rat", and the rest in a bandanna. I learned how to do that using Fleurs lovely 1940s faux bangs tutorial. Still getting the hang of it, but it's a great vintage style for days my hair isn't curled. 
Sweater-H&M brand, via Buffalo Exchange
1940s skirt and belt-Urban Eccentric Vintage,
Rachel Antonoff for Bass shoes-Courtesy of Modcloth
Socks-JC Penny
Bakelite bracelet and acorn necklace-Antique shows
Bandanna-Thrifted

Excellent Sunday

Sunday afternoon Sam and I took advantage of the sunny weather and wandered around Portland for a while. We went to Buffalo Exchange, and not only was my favorite employee working, but someone who reads my blog recognized me!
AND 
Anyone remember the striped sweater with shoulder ruffles I posted about on Facebook a few months ago? It was on someone's blog, which of course I've lost the link to. I wanted it so bad, but it was an H&M sweater, not much chance of finding it months later. Well, I found it. What are the chances? And in my size. The style goddesses were with me. 
Photos to come soon I'm sure! 
We then walked to Pok Pok and had a fantastic lunch. And drinks. I really want more of that soup...
After that we walked to Xtabay, just so I could bask in the glory that is wall to wall perfect vintage. The real stuff, no digging through 90s dresses to get to the 40s novelty prints. They're just right there. Waiting for you. 
Then we waked back to the Pok Pok whisky bar right across from the restaurant, and had drinks and dessert. And a pretty doggie wanted Sams food...
This skirt is something I wore for the first time. I found it in pieces at an estate sale, like the skirt and waistband had been separated, and never stitched back together. So I cut some inches off the top (it was awkwardly long), put on the waistband, and used the leftover piece to make a matching headscarf/turban. 
All in all, I say excellent Sunday.
1940s Cardigan-Urban Eccentric Vintage 
Blouse and skirt-Estate sale
Sunglasses-Anthropologie
Bakelite bangles-Antique shows
Shoes, Swedish Hasbeens-Courtesy of Modcloth   

Titanic Tea

The Titanic tea was a wondrous success, I'm so glad so many people got together, and on such a perfectly sunny day too!
We gathered at The Grant House in Vancouver Washington, a sea of feathers and silks, and had tea, treats, and since we had the entire house to ourselves, explored a little here and there. Out on the lawn many a photo op was made, thanks to the beautiful weather and in bloom tulip tree in the yard. 
Everyone looked so wonderful, and the costumes were just amazing! We even had three gentlemen to add some dapper style to all us ladies dresses and hats. 
A few of the attendees you may recognize are: Nichole of Life in a Pink House (and her family), Janey of Atomic Redhead, Amanda of Girl in pink, Marjorie Mink of Reviving Vintage, Julie of Fab Gabs, and Rhiannon of Garb-Oh Vintage. 
For those who attended, thank you so much, I will be posting when the photos Lisa took are ready for you, so stay tuned! 
For everyone else, I hope you enjoy these photos!