Boats

Happy Monday! I have autumnal posts in the works, but today marks the last of my more summery sets. I'd been wanting this Mary Blair boat print since I first saw it in the "coming soon" section of the PUG website, and I'm glad this skirt is finally mine. I can't wait to style it with long sleeved tops this season. For these photos, I decided to check out a park I'd never been to before and was rewarded with a beautiful location. I'll definitely be heading back soon to check out the fall foliage!

I have lots of things to cross off my to-do list in the coming weeks. I want to go to a pumpkin patch and go apple picking, I need to decorate my apartment for Halloween, I have to start planning what I want to do for my birthday... October is already going by so quickly! Time, please slow down.

Outfit Details

White Vamp Top: Pinup Girl Clothing

Jenny Skirt in Mary Blair Boat Print: Pinup Girl Clothing

Boater hat: Pinup Girl Clothing

Necklace set: similar

Flats: Amazon

Have a great start to your week!

Aeroplane

Photo credit: Ashley from Southern (California) Belle

I'm finally getting around to going through my recent photos from my recent trip to California. When I finalized the plans for my visit, I knew I'd have to bring along the Mary Blair planes print Heidi from Pinup Girl Clothing; it was just too appropriate for my first cross-country plane trip!

This is the only Heidi style dress that I own (thus far), and if you're curious about sizing, I'd say that the Heidi runs a little bigger than the average PUG dress. I originally chose this dress when I won a PUG contest on Instagram, and my normal size large was much too big on me. I ended up selling it to buy the medium, which fits really well. It's a much lighter material than some of my other dresses, which was actually a blessing with the California heat! 

Photo credit: Ashley from Southern (California) Belle

Getting the chance to spend time with Ashley was so wonderful. It can be really difficult to have such dear friends who are so far away, but it makes me even more thankful for our friendship because it stands the test of time (and distance). It also gives me an excuse to plot more fun visits! ;) I'll have to get better at photography before I visit again though – her photos are so much better than mine!

Outfit Details

Heidi Dress in Mary Blair Planes Print: Pinup Girl Clothing

Name necklace: c/o Onecklace

White flats: Aerosoles

Pettiskirt: similar

Have a great Monday!

Choo choo!

All aboard for a photo-heavy post! This train print dress might be my favorite from Pinup Girl Clothing's Mary Blair collection. This style fits me very well, and I can't resist a dress that looks like it came right out of a storybook. Plus, I really do love trains; they're my go-to choice for longer trips, and they're so much more romantic than other methods of transportation. I knew I wanted to head somewhere fun for these photos, so after a quick Google search, I found the New York Museum of Transportation, which is only about a half hour from where I live. I wish I'd known this place existed before now, because it's a really great place that houses all kinds of historic methods of transportation – including antique trolley cars, locomotives, fire trucks, buses, milk carts and bicycles – and you can even take a 2-mile round trip on their working trolley car! We had an awesome time exploring all of the old train cars, and I'll definitely be back.

They even host birthday parties in this train car!

The lighting inside the barn (where they house most of their non-operational trains) was so tricky; they use green and blue lights everywhere, which meant I had to spend a lot of time in Photoshop afterwards. There's still a weird cast to some of them, but they're definitely a big improvement from the originals. I'll just chalk it up to a good learning experience, and I'm glad I'm challenging myself to take more photos in public. It's still not something I love doing, but I'm getting more comfortable with it. Little victories! Now I just have to work on not feeling out of place wearing a fuller petticoat in public...

Outfit Details

Dress: Pinup Girl Clothing

Pettislip: Amazon

Flats: Amazon

Have a wonderful Wednesday!