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
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…
So if you’re going to attend an event celebrating the golden age of fiction- you better dress the part… I Thrifted this fantastic Mini Mouse dress for seven bucks and it’s one of the only Thrifted items that I’ve ever left the shoulder pads IN (gasp!) Top it off with red lips, winged liner, pinup … More The Style Files… It’s Mini Mouse time…
Some people get extra cash and they wanna sprint to the mall and buy up all the new fashion swag they can find- me, I’m a goodwill girl. I’ve been an avid thrifter since I was 12- who knows- maybe even earlier than that- all I can say is that nothing can ever compare to … More Goodwill Gold: Bad Nineties Dress Alchemy
I’ve got a Wolverine Heart- you know- that crazy metal alloy adamantium shit, bursting out of my hands, razor sharp and bleeding every time… Warrior heart- runs out screaming into the battlefield of life- open and huge, chronically naive, loving things it shouldn’t love, too big, too brave, all in, all the time, so excited, … More Wolverine Heart
Vintage camisole, skirt, belt and picnic tin from Goodwill Sunglasses: Nashville Swap Meet Gold daisy Necklace and earrings: Vintage Heirlooms Heart Necklace: Forever 21 Rings: Earthbound Trading Company, J Crew Flowers: Wild Photography by Amanda Carberry
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
I know, we’re practically buying next years gifts already… but that doesn’t make this outfit any less adorable… This year Christmas was really a perfect kind of day- sunny and in the sixties in good ol’ Nashville, TN. I wore a gifted sweater from my sister- a thrifted satin dress and thrifted belt, plus my … More My New Years Resolution is to Show You What I Wore on Christmas before January…The Style Files
“There’s a lot of spiders in there…” she said, referring to the leaves I was about to lay down in. She was right, I had seen them. I had seen three little spiders crawling in the leaves within the span of about 15 seconds when I had looked down earlier. “Are you sure you want … More Cheap Horses in the Fall Leaves…The Style Files
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