Commuters

You might remember my dear friend, Henry, from other posts here on my blog (like this one from last fall or this springy set of photos). Henry moved to New York City and is now out on tour, so I don't get much of a chance to take photos with him anymore. But he happened to be home for a weekend in September and I was lucky enough to spend a fabulous day with him. We went to a really good estate sale, did some vintage shopping, had a delicious lunch, and then took these photos on my cute little street. As I get older, I seem to get more selective with the people I choose to spend my time with. But spending an afternoon with Henry is always an absolute delight. I just wish we could see each other more often!

In an effort to utilize more of my existing wardrobe – rather than constantly buying new stuff – I decided to remix this Mary Blair commuters print dress from Pinup Girl Clothing for the fall. One of my favorite way to get more use out of my dresses is to layer a top or a sweater over it. It works especially well with tops that look a bit too short with jeans, but a regular-length tee can work just as well if you roll up the bottom hem and tuck it into a wide belt. Ta-da! Your dress becomes a skirt, and no one will ever know!

Outfit Details

Jenny Dress in Mary Blair Commuters Print: Pinup Girl Clothing

Vintage hat: Jane Vintage (online store here)

Black boatneck top: Target

Heels: Aerosoles (similar)

Belt: from another dress

This month has been hard, but it's also been filled with some good things. I'm getting to work from home this week, Thanksgiving is almost here, and I feel refreshed and ready to get back to blogging. :) I may not love all the snow outside today, but I'm definitely looking forward to the holidays!

Have a great start to your week!

Autumn leaves

As much as I try to deny it, fall is slowly turning into winter every day – which means that I'm savoring it for as long as possible. My friend Henry and I took these photos early last month, but I hadn't had a chance to post them 'til now. Henry recently posted a photo of his awesome necktie on his Instagram, and I realized that it would coordinate with this new-to-me vintage dress pretty perfectly! So we decided to have a day of antique-ing and photo-ing in our matching outfits before he moved away to New York City. 

The leaves are pretty much all gone now, and I can hardly believe Thanksgiving is next week(!??!). November has really flown by. I'm not really looking forward to the freezing cold weather that winter in Rochester always brings, but I am excited for things to come, like the holidays. And the fun outfits that happen around that time. I think next month may be entirely filled with Christmastime apparel... I hope you can stand all the holiday cheer! ;)

Outfit Details

Vintage dress: from Kate

Heels: estate sale store

Brooch: vintage

Have a great day!

Happy Haunts

This post – or the idea of it, anyway – has been in the works for quite a while. My dear friends Rusty and Henry have appeared on my blog before (find other posts here and here), but we've wanted to do a post with all three of us for at least a year. Since Henry is moving to New York City in a couple of weeks, and Rusty is busy doing youth theatre tours out of Auburn, NY for the next 8+ months, I'm so glad the stars finally aligned in time for us to do this spooky Halloween post!

As a group, we tend to play a lot of quirky characters and villains, so a ghostly post seemed pretty perfect for us. We headed to Mount Hope Cemetery (where Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass, among many others, are buried) to snap a few photos. In all honesty, I generally dislike when people pose on or near gravestones, but Mt. Hope has some really beautiful spots and I would like to think we were as respectful as possible (except when we accidentally stayed in an hour past closing time and actually got locked in... whoops!). 

Apparently, this has been unofficially proclaimed Skirt Week, since I'm totally embracing these new Pinup Girl Clothing skirts for fall. This spiderweb print Jenny is obviously longer than the Darling Dames fetish print skirt I wore in my last post, but I absolutely love it with the addition of a petticoat. I don't know why I waited so long to get this Tatyana coffin purse, either – I'm obsessed with it (and my parents brought me back the pink version from their recent trip to Vegas!). It may not be the most versatile of looks for year-round wear, but I love this as an alternative to dressing up in a specific costume for Halloween!

Outfit Details

Jenny Skirt in Spiderweb Print: Pinup Girl Clothing

Vintage fur bolero: hand-me-down (from Mom)

Jack Skellington brooch: Femme de Bloom

Coffin purse: Tatyana via eBay

Shoes: Chase & Chloe via Amazon

Seamed stockings: Urban Outfitters

Vintage hat: Etsy

What's your Halloween style? Spooky? Sweet? Funny? Let me know in the comments!

Have a wonderful Wednesday!