look of the week.

Let's rename this post 'For the Love of Blue'.

I already had my hand slapped by sweetie

this morning because my last blue post

was too small. I admit, my heart was not in

it. Frankly, the blue items that really excite me

are the blue items in my own closet.

I'm not sure if its the end of summer or what

is going on, but I have definitely been in a vintage dress

wearing mood lately.

Take this extremely killer backless friend below...

accompanied by sweetie's homemade blue friend.

And no, jeans and dresses are not a sweet pairing, but I

was feeling a bit lazy this morning.

This dress was not originally blue, but after careful

consideration became blue just yesterday. The original

had potential but was white with a blue stripe and some

extra special vintage yellowing.

I quickly thought about blue blue and more blue

and yesterday my blue dreams came true.

[dress from the VZmoda35 shop, dyed with RIT dye]

let's dress alike! Go dye some stuff blue!

My favorite collection of vintage blue dresses(and one jumper)!

[get your dresses! from left: dresses 1,4,6 from Wasteland,

dress 2 from rabbitsnyc, dress 3 from VZmoda35,

dress 5 from NodtoMod Vintage, and dress 7 from my mom.]

we are shocked by the beauty of blue!

go spread the blue vintage love.

(any excuse to repost myself making this face)

tuesday blahs

ok, so this is turning into a shoe blog and I'm sorry.

I will blog about clothing and other nonsense

again shortly.

Hello to the new TOMS Cordones shoe!

This shoe is very cute.

[image via notcouture]

read about the development of the newer,

more fashionable

TOM's shoe world here.

Happy blah Tuesday!

just because

.. I am not totally sure these shoes got enough credit

the first time around.

I can't stop thinking about their pretty pinkness atop

some grey winter tights.

loving the baby blue/pink as a little touch to fall.

[via brown bag vintage]

[via beckydrolen]

Happy weekend!

when i grow up

Since reading this month's Bon Apétit magazine

article about food carts, I have become semi

obsessed with them. Of course, the magazine article

was all about street carts in Portland.. another reason why

Portland is totally amazing.

See the online article/slideshow here.

Is staring at a photo of food for long periods

of time as good as eating it?

After doing some internet food photo gawking,

I have come to find that there is actually a

blog that lists and rates all of the Portland food carts.

OF COURSE there is. Portland is the coolest.

junior ambassadors must be quite the place, as it was featured

in Bon Apétit and on the home page of the foodcartsportland page.

Although, it is an 'ice cream cart' who makes bacon

ice cream. And, its orange.

This one's for you Joce!

The swamp shack.. home of southern fried food.

jambalaya!!

my personal fave(at least in pictures) = the spud locker

melted cheese and bacon? heaven.

I'm guessing that there is a strong correlation

between any food this cool appearing in orange county

and me opening up my own food shack.

Let's put this one at number three on my

potential near future calling list behind killer

apparel and art co op shop owner and crafty workshop

studio owner. I'm hungry.

obsessed!

I have been far to busy to be a good

internet comber lately

and I am paying for it!

I just spotted these two-toned

Chanel tights

and I am dying over them.

I need them!

[via the fantastic Whorange blog..]

just in case

..you are having party withdrawal,

of course there is a fantastic new party dress

on the Allen Company Inc site.

Pair it with the Swan floral creation from

Myra Kim, and we are back in that happy

place again.

oh my

I have been a bad bad fashion blogger.

Just as I was about to do another non clothing

related post, it's still coming,

I stopped myself.

Let's see a little vintage splash

from my favoritest Allen Company Inc.

Beautiful! Fall!

And, her collection of shoes and hats has

really stepped it up a notch.

Hello blouses and blouses of blouses!

Happy September.

Seriously the best eye. Lovely!