FUR , VINTAGE, AND LACE

It all started with this vest . ONLY 2 DOLLARS at Rue 21 !

Mother Nature gave me one more cool day to wear this clearanced faux-fur vest. I was gonna do the hippy look, but that seemed too obvious . So, I threw it over a vintagy outfit instead. It got to walk with me in the sun for a brief moment, only to be shunned into the back of the closet til next year. I would have never paid full price for it, as trends go out so fast, but for Two dollars, it was worth it !

After helping my Hubby get out the ladder for gutter cleaning , I booted the vest.

I felt so Girlie! I was having major exposure problems that day , which probably started with my bath experience. As those who keep up with me know, I hate house work, with a capitol H ! I got the idea to Mop my entire bathroom from ceiling to walls to floor. Sounded so much more time efficient. The only problem was, I put the mop in a plastic bag when I was finished, and felt so clever ! I left it in the tub and forgot all about it. The next day, half asleep, I ran my bath, slid open the door, sat down in a tub full of yummy, bubbly Mop water. Yep. Mop water. The mop was still in there beneath the bubbles. I removed said mop, and just kept on bathing. I can be gross, but I rationalized it as clean mop water !

The deets :

Vintage Skirt : Thrifted.

Furry Bracelet : 1928

 Ring : Vintage from my Mom. 3 diamonds from 3 engagement rings.

My Grandma's, Great Aunt's, and Mom's first.

Shoes : Westies.  Tights : Merona over cream Hanes.

Brooch: 1928

Flower hair / pin : Dollar Store

Ladder : ?

Sunset : God.

VINTAGE WRAP SKIRT/VINTAGE AIGNER SHOES

I used to live in a VERY small town, which had 2 small clothing shops. Everything i wore came from those shops. Last year, the last one closed down, and in the back of the store were shoes dating from the late 60's/early 70's. My mom and i went nuts. As the nostalgia washed over me, I picked out 3 pair of shoes which fit. Back then a size 8 was equal to a size 7 today, so the pickings were limited. Here is a pair I found by Aigner, the very best by 70's standards, and I must say, they were still in great shape! I paired them with a Vintage wrap skirt and I,m sure they will have many more days in the sun!