Kismet

Outfit Details:
vintage cape - dumpster, courtesy of my dumpster diving mom
leopard silk shirt - thrifted
burgundy shorts - courtesy of LuLu*s (use code KEIKO for 15% any purchase)
tights - Target
Seychelles Romance boots - courtesy of Seychelles
Ginger Leather satchel - courtesy of Coach
glasses - forever 21

The timing of this outfit couldn't be better. Today is the second anniversary of my little ol' blog, and this cape happens to be featured in my very first outfit post. It was not planned, I swear! Call it kismet; I just now figured out that it was the second anniversary of the blog when I was looking for the post. I wish I had something big planned but I have nothing prepared because I'm no Oprah. Ten thousand virtual hugs for all of my readers!

As you can see in the original post, my mom got this cape for me out of a dumpster. The thrift store near her bar used to throw out bags and bags of clothes; it's really a shame how much of it always went to waste (though most of the homeless in our hometown found a great deal of their clothing there). My mom saw this vintage cape and fetched it for me - and washed it thoroughly, obviously. I really love it; it's like wearing a cozy blanket. Now all I need is one that goes all the way down to my toes. Snuggie?

 p.s. Am I the only person who avoids switching big, everyday purses on a daily basis? I like to carry the same one every day (as you might have noticed) unless I'm switching to a wee little bag and just throw in my cards, cash, phone, keys and burt's bees. Otherwise, it's such a big to do since I carry way too much of everything with me. Every time I switch everything over to a new bag, I carry that one for weeks. I'm trying to get better about actually coordinating them with my outfits but I guess that means getting more organized for efficiency's sake.