Today, I inadvertently dressed as a walking salt advertisement, which was just fine by me. It has been windy and rainy all week (although today was mostly windy) and I have been getting a serious case of cabin fever. Having an entire day out of the house was extremely refreshing. We had brunch, bought a lot of really awesome things at antique shop and did some grocery shopping at Trader Joe's. I spent half an hour searching through boxes of old tintype photos, magazines, advertisements and other little bits of nostalgia, from past generations. We ended up leaving with a 1915 edition of White Fang, a beautiful portrait of a woman (from 1926), a vintage "Alteration and Repairs" sign for above my sewing station, some antique bottle openers and a stack of [redacted - I know you're reading this, mom!] for my mom's birthday. The best part was finding a super old negative (of a woman hanging clothing on a line), inside of the book. I love the random things that people leave as bookmarks.
I spent most of my day pushing my hair out of my face.
umbrella: ny street vendor
vintage dress - thrifted, altered to fit and hemmed shorter) ($2)
silver tights - urban outfitters ($3.99)
shoes - jeffrey campbell ($50)
vintage bag - hourglass consignment
p.s. I have matching hotpants underneath. Not the same fabric but same color:)
Lovely as it was, I'm already itching to get out, tomorrow. Tonight, I have a lot of work - I'm finally putting up a ton of new headbands and have to start planning for the Unique LA event. Tomorrow, we are having a picnic! That is, if the weather permits. Please, please, please...permit!
-Keiko Lynn
i actually bought a bubble umbrella today! its the cutest ;)
ReplyDeleteI love that yellow dress! It would look really nice with a white belt =D
ReplyDeleteI can't get enough of that umbrella. It's too cute!
ReplyDeletei like how mod your eye make up is today, i wish i was brave enough (and dextrous enough) to do makeup like that on my own eyes. i have to admit i was relieved that you were wearing hotpants =P
ReplyDeleteoh, this outfit is precious! i think yellow and grey is possibly the greatest color combination in existence.
ReplyDeletebeautiful...all of you...your face...your smile...and of course...your legs & tights...i wonder...if you keep a lot of tights since high school, you should have at least a ton o tights...is it???
ReplyDeleteI adore your yellow mini dress & shoes!! you're so cute. ^_^
ReplyDeletelove, dayna
You look so sweet:) Love everything, especially the smile. In one of the photos you look like a 21 century Mary Poppins:P
ReplyDeleteYou look happy in all the pictures and that's the main thing
ReplyDeleteOh post some pictures of those vintage things you're talking about, pleaze! :)
ReplyDeletei love all your outfits!
ReplyDeleteyou always look so sweet and happy!
stunning dress!
the dress looks great, bright colours are amazing on you. your umbrella is cute too!!
ReplyDeletebrooke xx
I love that bright yellow dress and those lovely gray heels!
ReplyDeleteLove yoour hair style in this picture - so cute!
ReplyDeletelovely dress! looks great with grey colour.
ReplyDeleteI think this is my favorite outfit of all that you have posted here. Love it. I was very glad to read that you had on hotpants, though, since the dress is so scandalously short!
ReplyDeleteI have an umbrella just like that, and I love it. My husband and I also have some wedding photos of us huddled under it, since it was rainy on our wedding day.
this is the first time I read your blog.... and I LOVE IT! LOVE LOVE LOVE! the style is amazing! you are so inspiring!
ReplyDeletelove yu!
So flippin' adorable! Random question...Do you make your own hot pants?
ReplyDeleteaw, you are such a doll! :D
ReplyDeletehaha hotpants are a must sometimes. i think the length of your dress is so perfect though! nicely done.
ReplyDeleteyour hair looks sooo good! love it.
you look beautiful, i love the umbrella, how is it that you never have any people in the background of your photos?
ReplyDeletexo
Yellow...my favorite color!I love your dress!
ReplyDeletei don't know, and i don't want to sound weird but i see you as scarlet johanson, only in happy colors. hihi.
ReplyDeleteyou are so pretty in yellow with that umbrella. so cute.
J'adore tes créations, je ne laisse pas de message car je ne parle pas anglais.
ReplyDeletetu as beaucoup de talent bravo!
your hait is cute:)
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Kay, hilarious! I wore a totally similar outfit with my clear umbrella the other day. style symmetry I linked your post. :-)
ReplyDeleteYou look beautiful as always.
ReplyDeleteI love yellow, it makes me happy when I wear it. ^_^ And I absolutely love that bag of yours.
aww can i ask which antique shop you went to? its always so hard to find one in the new york area that is overpriced or picked
ReplyDeleteoh my gosh i cannot get enough of that dress!!!! its just the perfect yellow color, and i love the shape/tailoring!
ReplyDeleteI adore your style! Absolutely love it! I have that umbrella as well and it is fabulous!
ReplyDeletebeutiful dress
ReplyDeleteSo jealous! I wanted to be the morton salt girl for Halloween but didn't have the right dress and unbrella
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ReplyDeleteHey. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the shoes. I know you said they were Jeffery Campbell but where did you buy them? I would love to get a pair.
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