things are a bit busy over here lately. i haven’t talked too much about what’s going on behind-the-scenes, but we decided to move out of our adorable little apartment in los feliz in favor of a little upgrade. now that we have adam, we’re beginning to see how nice it would be to have a house with a yard and just a little bit more space. unfortunately, nailing down the right place has been a bit more hectic than we had expected with everything else going on in life. so things might be a little quiet for a couple of weeks, but i’m sure once we get settled, things will be better than ever. 2014 is a year of change, that’s for sure.

so when it comes to my clothes, you’d better bet i’ve been adopting a pretty simple uniform between caring for the baby and running all around to view houses. i’ve been wearing a lot of denim. not jeans necessarily, but denim pinafores, chambray tees… i recently found a cool pair of white wide leg denim pants. it’s the summer denim!

wearing:
everlane box cut tee
denim sleeveless dress courtesy of front row shop
clare vivier messenger tote
swedish hasbeens braided sky high

when it comes to how much vintage i’m wearing, i’d definitely say there is an ebb and flow. sometimes i can’t seem to scratch the itch, i find myself popping into thrift stores almost compulsively, feverishly digging through the racks with the hopes of scoring something amazing. other times, i get frustrated when i go to countless vintage shops and come out empty handed. everything i want seems to be one inch too small, or else i’m bummed that i have to say goodbye to a well-loved vintage piece that’s finally too threadbare to continue wearing. lately, i’ve been on a major vintage kick, so it was perfect timing when taylor of a wild poppy asked me if i’d like to style a few pieces from her latest vintage collection. the moment they arrived in the mail, i got all giddy with excitement. the sheer eyelet dress is what dreams are made of, and i love the intricate embroidered pattern on this simple white skirt.

she sent pieces to several different bloggers to style, which will culminate in one big spring/summer lookbook, which you will be able to shop on her site. so consider this a little sneak peek, because both of these pieces will soon be up for grabs at a wild poppy!

if you follow me on instagram, you may remember that i posted this little gem a few weeks back. smitten with all of the jumpsuits i’d been seeing online, but a little wary of the price tags, i decided to take things into my own hands and try sewing-up something of my own. i picked up this navy cotton/linen blend, and after browsing through vintage patterns on etsy, settled on a few good options to try. mind you, i haven’t sewn anything since i was in high school, and even then, i think my mom probably ended up doing the bulk of the work. obviously i didn’t want anything too complicated, so i went with this oversized style, essentially made with four panels of fabric.

i followed the directions without doing a proper fitting, so it wasn’t a huge surprise when i discovered that it was several sizes too big. a few alterations later and here’s my progress. i think i might make the legs a bit more tapered, but either way, it’s been good practice and now i’m feeling confident enough to try something a bit more complicated.

as far as the styling, the look is a little more cabbages & roses/mori girl/kinfolk than i had intended. i had just bought that fedora about an hour before taking these pictures, and i happened to have pretty dirty hair, so on it went. that coupled with the linen is definitely giving a more crafty vibe than i’m used to, but i still really liked the look. so here’s to more sewing projects this summer!

wearing:
monki blouse
handmade linen jumpsuit
vintage coach bucket bag
san diego hat co. straw fedora
swedish hasbeens braided high

so it turns out that everything in my wardrobe post-baby is either navy blue, black, or white/cream. granted, my wardrobe is still pretty small at this point, but it was kinda funny when i realized this fact the other day. i carefully cleaned out my garment rack with only the pieces that currently fit and are practical for wearing daily. and there it was, an entire rack of almost completely navy clothes. it’s long been my favorite color to wear, both of these pieces were in my wardrobe long before i became pregnant, but i guess i let it get a little out of hand recently. i’m going to chalk it up to a still incomplete wardrobe, but it’s a good reminder to myself that i need to remember to add a few more colors into the mix every now and then…

wearing:
equipment silk mina blouse
lauren moffatt skirt
peep toe high sandals courtesy of swedish hasbeens
vintage coach bucket bag
ray-ban clubmaster sunglasses
double hoop necklace courtesy of giantlion

you’ll have to excuse me if i look a little disheveled… these photos were snapped on a particularly hot and sweaty day, but i wanted to show you an example of a look that’s very similar to my last outfit, but that feels so much more “me” these days. the only real difference between the two looks is that this dress is much longer in length. just add some inches and suddenly it feels so much more sophisticated and grown-up, don’t you think? and i like the very simple elegance of such a luxurious silk dress paired with a crisp white t-shirt. i kinda wish i had three of this same dress in different colors and fabrics to switch out with different tops!

marlena midi dress and silk noil headwrap (worn as a neck tie) courtesy of elizabeth suzann
everlane box cut tee
peep toe high in black courtesy of swedish hasbeens
j.w. hulme legacy handbag
jasper sunglasses courtesy of warby parker

looking at this outfit, i can definitely say that it’s one of those looks that has really become a signature of my style. but putting it on this weekend, i noticed that it didn’t quite feel like “me” anymore. i looked at myself in the mirror and thought something that i’ve never thought before: i think this dress is too short for me! before my pregnancy, i always wore ridiculously, dangerously short dresses and skirts with little bloomers and pettipants underneath. i mean, i’ve worn this particular pinafore a million times and never thought twice about it! but for the first time in my life, i’m much more interested in longer hemlines. part of that is just the cyclical nature of trends; you can only bring your hemline up so far before you get bored, and then back you go to longer lengths before starting the cycle all over again. but a bigger part of it just has to do with what’s practical nowadays.

i’ve talked a lot lately about how my style has been changing and i’ve been rethinking my wardrobe, and looking at this outfit really drives it home. it’s interesting how it’s basically something that i still love, but a simple alteration, maybe a midi length hem, would make me feel much more comfortable and more like myself.

wearing: vintage pinafore courtesy of skinny bitch apparel, lauren moffatt daylily pintuck top, swedish hasbeens braided high, coach classics shoulder bag