Kaleidoscopic Refrains

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

A Palette of Purple

Hello Everyone! I'm sorry for my sparse posting lately. The past two weeks have been busy and a bit rough, especially last weekend. We hosted two (very welcome) house guests, I worked Saturday and Sunday, and my father had surgery on Friday. I've just been exhausted, but fully intend to get back into the swing of posting more than once a week from now on.

Over the next week, I'll also be putting up more pictures from our Italian vacation. I've decided to do a post for each city that we visited. Thanks for all of your wonderful comments about the Rome post. I really appreciate everyone who took the time not only to check them out, but also to leave such thoughtful notes.

With everything that's been going on lately and the weather (which has taken a decided turn towards cold and rainy) I've been craving warm and cozy sweaters, paired with tights, boots and my favorite closet staple...vintage dresses and skirts:) I found this over-sized, angora and lambswool grandfather cardigan at my favorite thrift store the other day and have a feeling that its going to be a winter wardrobe constant. I'll be back soon with more vacation pics!

(Please click on any of the following pics if you wish to enlarge them:)

Dress: Vintage
Sweater: Thrifted
Belt: Target
Beret: H&M
Shoes: Target
Tights: American Apparel

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

In My Future, I See Vintage Coats

I was feeling a little fancy today, so I decided to sport one of my favorite blouses, a new piece of costume jewelry, a vest...and a fake fur jacket. There are quite a few things that I don't like about fall and winter, but I always, always, always look forward to breaking out my vintage jackets and coats. While its hard to let go of long afternoons, warm breezes, and a life devoid of static cling, there's just something about a great coat (or lots:) that manages to get me excited for winter...not to mention the hats, scarves, gloves...etc...that go along with them.

Well, this fall and winter may be the most exciting yet, judging by the coats that I've collected over the past few months. I've had such luck and the little jacket in this post may have been the cherry on top (so far:). Its resembles nothing else in my closet or anything I've ever chosen to wear, but when I saw it on the rack at my local thrift store, I just knew. Unfortunately, there was no price tag attached and they will not sell an item without a tag. So I came back every day for two days and was lucky enough to find it there the second time I returned. Well, my heart skipped a beat and I felt pretty darn fancy today when I wore it for the first time.

(Please click on any of the pictures if you wish to enlarge them:)