One of my favorite weekend activities (both when I lived in New York and still now that I’m here in LA) has been to wander a flea market. Often times I go home empty handed but this trip I was on a very focused mission to find a high waisted printed full skirt that hit right below my knees. Specific? Yes. Impossible? No. The silhouette was a token of the 1950’s and I caught many a cool girl running around NY Fashion Week in a similar look. But despite my best online searching, I couldn’t quite find what I was looking for. So I figured I’d go straight to the source. And at my very last booth, there it was. So perfectly fitted at my natural waist it was like it was custom made. The stuff of thrifting dreams. Want to know my trick for shopping vintage? Stick with the decade your body type matches. My hourglass dimensions are great for 50’s shapes but 60’s shift dresses – perfect on more narrow figures – never quite work on me. What’s been your greatest flea market find?
P.S. I changed up my post layouts a bit to make it easier to see all the pictures and look a little cleaner – let me know what you think!
P.P.S. In the third photo down I propose to my photographer. (just kidding Mom…)
Can you believe we’re more than halfway through October? This month has already been a good one, but I can’t even tell you how excited I am for the next few weeks. For starters I leave for New York on Wednesday for a whirlwind 4 days that includes the Lucky FABB bloggers conference, invites to a few events that I’m still pinching myself over, and spending a bit of time with my best friend and sister. And because I wouldn’t want to hog all this happiness for myself, I’ve got some really exciting things planned for the blog these next couple of weeks – including some big news that I’m nearly bursting to share with you. So sit tight. Let’s send October off with a bang. 
