Every Holiday

   Knitted Sweater & Beanie: American Apparel Skirt: reworked vintage design 

OTK Boots: Jeffery Campbell Tights: Nordstroms Makeup Artist: Natalie De La Vega

I've been really bad about blogging. I thought I would do better but my boyfriend hates taking pictures of my outfits. He's a modest guy, so taking pictures of his girlfriend in public is kinda weird for him. I've been on the hunt for the perfect over the knee boots and these are definitely NOT them. I have to take them to a cobbler to have the back fitted. They're super loose. I really have a pair in mind but forking over $700 for them.... I'll have to skip that. I hope you all have an excellent Christmas!

Twirl Twirl

 

I had a wonderful thanksgiving, and I hope anyone that reads this blog had one as well. If you were able to score some good finds for black Friday, I applaud you. I went with my boyfriend and daughter to a few sales and it was madness. Despite the madness, we were able to get one main thing I was scouting out.  Before we made it to his families to gobble up the turkey, I forced him to stop and snap some pictures of me. He acts like he hates it, but I know he loves it. He he. 

I am wearing: 

Sweater: Vintage chunky knit Skirt: ASOS  Nude fish nets: Hue Booties: Steve Madden

New York, Next Year

I visited New York with my guy for our Anniversary.  I received a trip to see lady liberty and an amazing dinner for a gift.  It was literally the best gift I've ever received. I took him to see Spiderman on Broadway. I tried for Lion King but it was sold out. Spiderman was a very good alternative.  I would have worn heels but of course with the amount of walking we did in New York, my heels went untouched.  I opted for some trusty leather converse.

This is what I strolled around Times Square in:
Jacket: American Apparel Skirt and Top: Choies Thigh High Socks: American Apparel Shoes: Converse

Filthy Plaid

I  convinced my boyfriend to take us to the LA County fair on their closing day here in Pomona. I wanted to get the last bit of wear out of my chanclas (sandals) before I fully commit to boots for the fall season. Oh how I wish I'd worn boots, because my feet were filthy by the end of the night.  I found these amazing shorts at my favorite thrift store for........50 cents! I know! I couldn't believe it. I plan to pair them with so much more, chunky knit fisherman sweater from AA, sweatshirts, My Moto boots and maybe over the knee boots ( if I can manage to find the perfect pair). An essential find to my closet for .50 cents. Thank you thrift gods!

 Top: American Apparel Shorts: Vintage thrift find Sandals: Urban outfitters Purse: Philip Lim

SUMMER DRESSES FOR FALL

 

Dress: Vintage rework (re-designed by me) Shoes: Charles Jourdan  Bag: Philip Lim

 

 

 I haven't had much time this week to dress up. I went out on a date to the Grove and wore my favorite summer dress. It's an amazing 70's dress, from a maker here in California. I redesigned the skirt, I tend to do that with a majority of my vintage finds.

 

 I just got this Philip Lim bag, for target of course. It seems to be the theme with most girls, their boyfriends buy them very expensive bags for their birthday, Christmas, or anniversary gift. I just want to tell you, I for one am no different. Hint hint hint. Of course I would love and appreciate anything I receive.

Mariscos Y Mariposas

           Dress: Naven Shoes: Zara Sun Glasses: Carrera Courtesy of Karla's Closet 

Heels take any outfit I wear to a whole different level. Heels literally elongate my legs and position my body in a way that makes my outfit look entirely different. I wore this Butterfly silk dress by Naven to a baby shower, with a floppy hat and some sandals and it seemed very appropriate. My Mother said she loves the ventilation on the dress. Lol. However, I wore this same dress to a weekend family BBQ and the heels made me feel like I was too dressy. Oh well, I don't get to dress up as much as I once did. So Heels to a BBQ it is. The thing about heels, is they have to be the right ones. Sometimes an outfit calls for an elaborate heel and other times a simple sexy shoe will accent a particular outfit perfectly. One thing I personally will never do is wear a Kitten Heel. No. No.No. It's either sky high, and I mean so high, I have to bend over to kiss my mamasita goodbye, high or flat as a chola's hair after a hot shower. Another must have for me this summer are my glasses pictured here. I love my Carrera glasses so much, I won them in blog Give away for Karlascloset.com. They're literally the best glasses I've ever worn thus far. The Cobalt blue is the best part, they add color to anything I'm wearing and they never clash! 

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Lady Like Leather Skirt

 

I know, I know....Vintage again. I have been on a mission to collect vintage graphic and band t-shirts, basically anything I can get my hands on. I can't afford a $200 + skirt. So, I found this $5 skirt at a thrift and had it altered. I'm honestly a bitch on a budget. I wish I could spend hundreds of dollars on a skirt or a shirt or even buy the $600 dollar pair of shoes I really want. I think I'll continue to elaborate on how I find an item and change it up to fit what I'm looking for in an outfit. I don't only stick to vintage, I'll often find last years Zara's jacket at a thrift and sport the Sh*** out of it.  It's rediscovered and I love that.  I hope you all have a great week. 

 

Shirt: Vintage Band T-Shirt (Rosebowl Flea market)  Leather Skirt: Vintage ( Great Deals thrift)  Shoes: Zara

Just A Little Longer

I actually got dressed for a friend's party, but found out I had the wrong date for the event. Lucky me. I decided to just hangout with my guy instead. I found this dress on Ebay, the seller is American Archive and I haunt their merchandise to no end. You can find their link here: http://stores.ebay.com/american-archive. I'm obsessed with vintage, I know. My all time favorite vintage brand is Gunne Sax. I love the lace up front and the fabric. I can't get enough of these denim vests! The longer the better!

Dress: Vintage Gunne Sax   Vest: Vintage Levis   Shoes: Charles Jourdan 

Tuxie Kinda of Day

 

My boyfriend and I go to Tuxies at least once a week to pick up one of their signature Tuxies, which is basically a raspado that had a baby with an luxurious ice cream sundae or a chabalita, which is also a raspado with fruit and chili. It's amazing. I have ventured to other Mexican spots and still have not found anything like this place. A religious trip to Riverside never hurt anyone.

 

 

 

 I wore this outfit to one of my boyfriend's family parties, he has a huge family so we literally attend some sort of family function almost every weekend, and half way through the party; I realized this outfit may not have been appropriate to wear, as the skirt is very short. I had shorts under, as I do with most my dresses, but apparently my assets were still on display because his female cousins mentioned it later on. I thought it was kind of funny, but I still invested in better fitting shorts. I'm going to try to be more religious about my posts, perhaps as religious as my Tuxie trips?

                           Dress: Vintage  Shoes: Schutz  Cop Top: American Apparel

MODERN VINTAGE IN MAY

My boyfriend took me out for an amazing day in Los Angeles. He brought me to one of my favorite places and told me to choose any outfit I wanted. Well, any outfit with his approval of course. Boys/men are not allowed in Shareens, so he spent a good hour and a half waiting for me. Poor guy.  The staff took this picture of me in the Shareen Again Halter Top and posted it on their facebook site. I love how feminine I feel in this dress. I couldn't help but pair it with my Sky High Dolce Vita Chunky Heels. I didn't add to many accessories as it's blazing hot here is sunny Southern California and less is more at this point. You can check out Shreens Vintage and her modern pieces at Shareen.com