Shopping ban? What's that?

Damn me and my extremely flighty willpower. I went shopping yesterday. At Ann Taylor Loft.

But they were having a sale! And, in my defense, I bought 3 things and none were more than $10. I spent $23 total.

But why, oh why, has my willpower abandoned me? I blame February.

February has many things wrong with it:

• It's usually the coldest and cloudiest here in Arkansas.
  
• Our one winter snow has usually come and gone by mid-Feb., as has Christmas and New Years, so we have nothing left to look forward to.
  
• President's day is in February. Lots of my friends get that day off, but NOT ME.
  
  

Then again, February has lots of things RIGHT with it:

• SALES!!!!!!!

Like the one at Ann Taylor Loft. The stuff I bought was on such clearance that the Web site has already taken off the photos of it. But let me just say, I bought an amazing dress for $4.98! Photos to come!

Then again, I have been a good girl. I sold some stuff on eBay. And with that money, bought Frontline for the dogs. AND THIS DRESS!

I used to be obsessed with dresses from the 60s when I was in High School. They abounded at my local Savers. Alas, that was many years ago and the stock of mod shift dresses has been severely thinned over the years. But here I am, back to my roots, buying this psychedelic print dress! I LOVE bright colors. I just have to watch that I don't end up looking like Bozo's (much hotter and funnier) sidekick.

Nothing like plaid on a rainy fall day

On Tuesday I went to Savers again. It's less than a mile from my house, so I like to go often to get the freshest merch! This time, I got so lucky and had one of the best thrifting scores I have ever had. I found no less than FIVE vintage, homemade dresses, IN MY SIZE! I'm quite certain they all came from the same lot, and have decided that my old lady doppelganger must have died (R.I.P) and that her sweet old handmade dresses landed at that Savers just for me. Aw. I'll miss her, old lady doppelganger. But her dresses will live on, on me, for some time.



( I generally made stupid faces so I don't feel like such a tool when taking photos. Not sure if that's really working for me though.)

This is the first of the doppelganger dress lot. I added new buttons and made some minor repairs. Then when washed and ironed, she was all sparkling and ready to go! What do you think, does it need to be a tad shorter?

Vintage plaid frock: Savers
Tights (they are a herringbone pattern but the photo doesn't really indicate that): TJ Maxx
Boots: Estate sale
Bracelets: gifts from grandma and parents
Earrings: Icing
Belt: TJ Maxx

Most of the dresses required minor alterations. Some new buttons. Totally easy. And at $4 per dress, how could I lose?

Thanks to Jan for indulging my vanity and taking these photos!

"That just happened. In Kroger"

Those were the words that came out of Brittany's mouth when we left. Kroger.
And she was wearing this:





(Don't you think this pose is PERFECT? Hair all to one side!)

I bought this beautiful romper at an estate sale for a mere $2 a few weeks ago. I knew it wouldn't fit me, but someone HAD to have it.


This, however, poses the question: Rompers? WTF?


Just google "romper" and the first image is not a baby ... oh no friends, it's a lady. In a romper.


Ok, ok, they're kinda cute. Kinda nostalgic, even quaint. But don't get the runs while wearing one of these beauties. They are not known for their ease of removal.







This is the other estate sale purchase.
Pastel florals? check
Built in bra? check
Smocked back for comfort? check







I call this baby the "Friends Season 2 Special." Savers, $6.
And yep, it's a romper. Surpise!

Where I've been...

Ya'll, I've been busy. Mainly because I started doing this Abba cover band, Stabba!

We're performing on Halloween. And I am SO STOKED! I love to sing, and I love Abba, so naturally I love to sing Abba!

This is the look we are going to recreate. I am the brunette, Frida. Lydia is the blond.

Other bands are participating too. Husker Du! Blondie! Everyone in Little Rock should come on down!

Here's the poster:

(P.S. That poster was designed by yours truly.)

Also, I had a sweet run at Savers on Thursday. So those photos should be up soon. Brittany still has my tripod, so I might have to do some creative maneuvering to get a full body shot!

Redneck Riviera style

So I am here on a short vacation in Destin, Fla with my wonderful little brother. And I am keeping this post short because the outlet mall across the street is calling my name.

Actually, my bro lives in Thomasville, GA, but we drove 2 hours to Destin for the beach and ... well ok the outlet mall. I know, outlet malls aren't even that great, the prices are rarely as cheap as promised and the stock is usually lacking. But whatever. I'm falling for the trap. Fell, really.

Earlier today we stopped at the biggest Goodwill I have ever seen.

I scored a vintage dress and some sweet barely-worn Seychelles wedges.

Then we went to a shitty little tourist/souvenir shop.

Unfortunately I couldn't convince Brian to purchase this sweet tee. And I also could not discover how to rotate this photo. I feel so stupid and lost without Photoshop.

I think that tee, however, pretty much sums up the fashion here in Destin. And, I'm out.

Arkie Tattoos/thrifing fun

PART ONE:

Everytime I go out, it seems, I see another person with an Arkansas-themed tattoo. Now I don't know if this happens in other states (I'm sure it does, because I've seen at least 2 wayward Texas tats here in LR) but it seems to happen A LOT in Arkansas. I had no idea that state pride was such a hip statement, but most of my life, I was given grief for being from Arkansas (I was an Air Force brat) so it's quite lovely to see so many of my bretheran proudly displaying their Arkie pride.

THE POINT: I am collecting photos of Arkansas tattoos. Here are my first two.

I think this was the very first Arkie tattoo to which I was exposed. It's on the arm of Ben Nichols, who plays with Lucero.

This Little Rock Skyline tattoo is on the arm of my friend and coworker Cash. He hooks me up wtih PPR sometimes.

PART TWO:

As I mentioned in my previous post, Brittany and I went thrifting the other day. One of the best things about thrifting is the absolutely hideous gems of clothing, just waiting there to be mocked.

I constantly wonder why metallic vinyl outfits never became a fashion staple.

I'm pretty sure Kid and/or Play wore this shirt in one of the House Party movies.