I'm a verbivore!
Because I have friends who are unusually interested in the contents of my closet. Because those friends were unable to attend Viva this year. And because I received a number of lovely compliments regarding my wardrobe during the course of the weekend, and perhaps some of those people are coincidentally readers of my blog. THURSDAY [...]
Mon, April 12 2010 » Vintage & Retro Style, Viva Las Vegas, fashion, friends, sewing, vacation » 5 Comments
If you know me, you know that my year pretty much centers around the annual Viva Las Vegas rockabilly weekender in April. Well, it’s that time of year again, and so off I go. My flight leaves in about 12 hours, and I am mostly packed. Ish. My planned wardrobe includes four vintage dresses, one [...]
Wed, March 31 2010 » Vintage & Retro Style, Viva Las Vegas, fashion, music, vacation » 4 Comments
I bought Vogue 9996 in, I believe, 2008, the day that my friend Megan and I picked through a small basket of vintage patterns at an antiques mall about halfway to Wyoming. Last month, I finally bought the fabric and notions necessary to make it. A plaid? Why did I choose a notoriously-difficult-to-line-up plaid? Oh, [...]
Thu, February 25 2010 » Vintage & Retro Style, Viva Las Vegas, collections, fashion, sewing » 1 Comment
Dice bracelets. I originally made them just for my own use, but someone said I should sell them, and so I started adding them to my Etsy shop in early ’08. I wound up bringing a pound or two of them with me to VLV10 for my gal-pals and I to mix and match with [...]
Sun, February 21 2010 » Vintage & Retro Style, Viva Las Vegas, fashion, jewelry, pet peeves » 1 Comment
AAAAAAAaaaaaaaAAAAAAAA! Whew. Okay. As many of you know, my Biggest Event of the Year is the annual Viva Las Vegas rockabilly weekender. I first attended VLV10 in 2007 at the urging of (and spending all of my time with) my friends at Peek Photo and a mutual friend of ours. They were absolutely sure that [...]
Mon, February 1 2010 » Vintage & Retro Style, Viva Las Vegas, fashion, food, friends, nostalgia, shopping, vacation » 5 Comments
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