Originally posted on 365daysofthrift:
I’m a huge fan of creamy white- I probably own 15-20 items in that color. It’s one of my favorite colors to thrift and layer- and if you ask me- fall and winter whites are totally on point and perfectly seasonal. Today in Nashville it was 65 degrees, sunny and perfect,…
Originally posted on Elisabeth Donaldson:
A few days ago Antonio Fajardo and I had planned to do a shoot in the rain- I had dressed in all black to match the gloom but happened to pull this dress- still in my car from my Monarch Couture fashion show over the weekend “just in case” we needed another…
Originally posted on 365daysofthrift:
I have been thrifting ever since I was old enough to care about fashion. For me it has always been style choice- even at the young age of 12 and 13- I discovered that I could find unique and unusual pieces at a thrift store that would be pretty much impossible…
I’m suprised that I don’t get into car wrecks daily- my eyes are so often not focused on the road in front of me like a good little driver- instead they are constantly- maybe sometimes even frantically- searching for beauty. Searching for images, for stories, for spaces I want to capture with a camera. … More The Bull Fighter and the Old Man
I never even know where to begin… It usually starts when I find a dress while I’m out thrifting… this girl had so many wonderful details- a lace collar that I knew would come in handy, beautiful floral pattern, and a button up bodice that was just to die for. It started out with a … More Dress Alchemy: The Louisiana Garden Dress
Once Upon a time I had this bathrobe… And I cut it here and there… You could say it took a trip…to a whole new life… And sometimes my dresses tell me stories… Here is the story this dress told me… Veronica had come from a small town in the southern Midwest… The name isn’t … More Bathrobe Revamp: The Tattered Housewife Dress and the story it told me…
I created this overdress for a collaboration with The beautiful and talented Tara Mackey and her Travel Look Book. I wanted to design a piece that captured what I considered to be the essence of Tara. We had never met in person- just connected through the magic of the internet by a mutual “e-friend” and artist. … More White Eco Warrior- Monarch Couture
Ever since the 1st of the year, I wondered what I should put here for my New Years address. Should I confess my private goals? Should I spill my guts about how 2013 was a year of both intense failure and intense triumph? Should I summarize the high points? Should I…? and two weeks went … More Dreams Are The Best- Happy 2014 from the Style Files
This is a re-post from one of my first blog posts in July of 2012. I love it as much now as I did then and I’m hoping that the summer memories will warm us all… I love Goodwill. I love the friendly staff, even when they are grumpy. I love the funk music station … More Sleeping Dolls and their Tea Parties with Friends
It was about two years ago in December of 2011. I was putting in about 40 hours a week volunteering (something which I still do and about which I am very passionate) and making a living by waiting tables at night- often with blaring music, obscene music videos, drunken Vanderbilt students and almost famous Nashville … More Beauty in the Wreckage…
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