and what a perfect subject to bring up on a day when i decided to wear some of the most recognizable brands in fashion. so what do you think? too much? haha! ;)

jacket: marc by marc jacobs via gilt groupe
jeans: j brand 210 the oslo jeans in indigo
shoes: vintage salvatore ferragamo bow flats
purse: vintage coach doctor bag
watch: men’s timex dress bracelet
sunglasses: rayban wayfarers

so whenever i get something i really really like, i usually wear it for like a week straight. i suppose that’s kinda gross, but it’s actually a good sign, because it means i’ve found something good. which is probably why i’m wearing my brand new j brand jeans along with my swedish hasbeens for the second day in a row. i just changed up the look a little bit with a nautical theme and topped it off with this adorable rabbits brooch i got from oh my cavalier! i only recently discovered her little shop and i’m already considering a few more purchases!

if you haven’t noticed, i’ve definitely been in shopping mode since the weather changed and the springtime started. but since i’ve already dropped a bit of cash on “investment pieces,” i’m now switching gears and getting really excited about some major thrifting. i think i’m going to spend the rest of my afternoon driving all around the east bay checking out what they’ve got in store on the racks of all my favorite thrift stores.

hat: vintage straw boater
shirt: rodarte for target
jeans: j brand 210 the oslo in indigo
brooch: oh my cavalier! dancing rabits
clogs: swedish hasbeens peep toe super high in mustard

i thought that referring to myself as a hasbeen was particularly apt today considering i just got my new swedish hasbeens in the mail and i totally decided to pair them with this old marc by marc jacobs coat that i bought waaaay back in 2001 when i was 18! (yeah yeah do the math on that one.) but like the tag on my shoes reads, sometimes you have to “move back to be able to move forward.” and i quite like that. but i guess you already knew that, considering that this blog has so much to do with vintage!

so while this marc coat isn’t quite vintage, it’s already 9 years old, which is about how much time it took me to like it again. and i kinda have to commend my 18-year-old self for that purchase, actually. i think that nowadays, i might find myself much too cautious to buy a huge orange military-style coat that looks like something straight out of sgt. peper’s lonely hearts club band. but at the time, i didn’t even flinch when i bought it. i was like, yeah, i’m 18! no rules. i’m spending all the money i saved over summer to buy marc jacobs. woo! or something like that. haha!

after spending my weekend out in the woods, i had to wear something completely different today. something delicate, like lace and eyelet in pale pastels, perfect for keeping all neat and tidy on a shopping day. i recently ordered this marc by marc jacobs jacket on final sale at gilt groupe. and if you’ve ever shopped the site, then you know the frenzy of refreshing your screen at exactly 9am to pounce on your favorite items before they all disappear into someone else’s shopping cart. then, if you’re lucky enough to get what you want into your cart, you have but mere minutes before you commit to the purchase or else it’s gone forever. ok, i’m being dramatic, but they definitely do a good job of making it feel very dire. anyway, i managed to get this baby into my cart, and i felt quite proud of myself.

on a completely different note, do you ever feel like you need to match your hair color to your outfits? i’m a big fan of wearing pastels lately, but i just can’t bring myself to go all the way with every single piece being such a light color because i have dark brown hair. i always feel the need to anchor it with at least one dark item in my wardrobe. it usually ends up being the shoes or some other accessory. i guess that’s just my slippery slope with dark colors in general.

with the amount of pictures i had to share with you in the last post, i decided that i should probably do a separate outfit post to show you what i wore for my weekend camping trip at a farm in northern california. the forecast called for freezing temperatures over night and rain on sunday, so i knew i had to be prepared for conditions that us city folk just aren’t quite accustomed to. since i quite enjoy going on weekend excursions such as this, i try to collect functional clothing whenever i’m out shopping in the thrift stores. and last summer, i was more than delighted when i found these vintage ll bean duck boots for $5 at a local thrift store. only thing is, i live in california, so it took me this long to actually find a situation where i would need to wear them. and i have to say, they came in handy!

i’m feeling extra-specially fancy today in almost all new clothing from places that aren’t thrift stores. i’m not going all high-end on you guys, but sometimes it’s nice to dress like a million bucks. ok, my outfit really wasn’t that expensive. you know me, i’m on a budget. but that’s not the point. the point is that whenever i wear something designer, even if it’s just this marc by marc jacobs blouse that i got on discount from gilt groupe, i still feel just a little bit special. i suppose that’s what you call conspicuous consumption right there.

one of the challenges to styling this blouse is that it’s sheer. it’s pretty great for layering under dresses, and i could certainly throw on a camisole underneath to keep it more modest, but i decided to go without one to make the look a little bit more edgy. this definitely isn’t office attire. so excuse me while i go feel fancy.

sheer back seam tights, tabio
reproduction 1940’s platforms, remix vintage shoes

oh hello. just hangin out on the roof, dude. the weather took a turn for the cold and blustery this week, so i decided to pull out my trusty jeans and boots and cashmere and whatnot. when the weather turned all warm and springlike, i instantly forgot that winter ever existed and i imagined my entire life ahead of me, filled with bbqs every weekend, drinking ice cold mint juleps and fanning myself with some sort of fancy… fan. so yeah, i’m cold right now. trying to keep warm in this 55 degree weather. i’m from the desert, alright!

anyway, i felt concerned that i looked a little costumey in this outfit, so i asked my boyfriend what he thought. apparently this look made him thinking of flying? like in airplanes. what, do i look like a stewardess? i think not. that boy is downright silly if he can’t recognize that this is clearly a chic riding ensemble. duh!