Tag: vintage

Conscious Fashion: Reinvented Jewelry

Giving everyday items a new life happens to be one of my favorite things. Belts as headbands? Absolutely. Vintage doors as a headboard? Count me in. Silverware as jewelry? Yes, please! I’ve tried the first two ideas and recently came across the third. After hearing 

Conscious Fashion: Nifty Thrifty

The term vintage shopping is tossed around pretty loosely. It can be used to describe anything from shopping at a designer boutique to a second-hand thrift store to outfits found in your mom’s closet. The downside to vintage shopping is the endless rummaging… and sometimes 

The Style Guru: Look Fab and Have Fun (Without Hurting Your Piggy Bank)

    • Get dressed up and go on an old fashioned picnic: The great thing about this is that it virtually costs no more than some picnic goodies, and the legwork to get to your destination. So why not put on your cute summer 

Ever Present Past: Louise Brooks

Hello readers! For my next few blog posts I’m going to be focusing on fashion icons from the 20th Century. This week is about a Hollywood scarlet from the 1920s. Louise Brooks, born Mary Louise Brooks, was born and raised in Cherryvale, Kansas. It is 

Funky Fixes: Recycled Reading

I don’t know what it is about books, especially old ones, but I absolutely love them. There is something rich and unique hidden in the pages of a well loved book. So in our modern day of Kindles and iPads, what’s a book-loving girl to 

Ever Present Past: Stars and Stripes

The ’40s were a time of sacrifice for women. When World War II came, everyone was asked to help the war effort. Rations were placed on everything- including fashion. Nylons were rarely found on a store shelf due to the fact the nylon was now 

Conscious Fashion: Summer’s Here!

Summer can be a hard time for the conscious Fashionista. Swimsuits are typically made from synthetic materials (spandex, lycra, etc.) and when they’re made of anything else, they just look and feel downright weird.  Picking out a swimsuit can already be scary territory, but throwing 

Tumblr Tuesday: Cheryl Tiegs

Vintage summer beauty, Cheryl Tiegs, for your Tuesday. Enjoy! All images are seen on Tumblr and link to the source.

Foreign Friday: Bij Ons Vintage, Amsterdam

So we’re now in Amsterdam and perhaps the coolest thing that we found while wandering around was Bij Ons Vintage shop. They had a fabulous selection of clothes, shoes, accessories and furniture. JD and I had an absolute field day looking at everything and trying