prairie ruffles

Prairie blouse (vintage, Regeneration, Pleasant Ridge, MI). Levi's (vintage, Lost & Found Vintage, Royal Oak, MI). Suede pumps (Nine West). Sunglasses (Ray-Ban).

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mixed plaid

Plaid silk skirt (vintage, Bungalow, Toronto, ON). Denim jacket (Old Navy). Plaid scarf (F21). Booties (BCBG MaxAzria). Velvet headband (Le Chateau). Rings (H&M).

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inspiration

Too much snow to shoot this weekend :( Dreaming of warmer temps and feeling inspired.

hot in the city

Plaid blouse (vintage, Regeneration, Pleasant Ridge, MI. $6). Levi's shorts (Club Monaco). Sandals (Zara). Carryall (Gucci). Sunglasses (Ray-Ban). Watch (Michael Kors). Bracelet (Giles & Brother).

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what i'm thinking about - fall transition

L to R

1. Oversized coats. 2. Patent leather stacked heel boots. 3. Maroon clutches. 4. Adidas Stan Smith sneakers. 5. Plaid trousers. 6. Vintage cuff bracelets 7. Plaid on plaid. 8. Patent leather Birkenstock sandals. 9. Oversized sweaters sans pants.

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search and you will find

This dress was a perfect addition to my closet which until now consisted of mostly black and neutrals.  I have been looking for something bold and I fell in love with the plaid pattern and puff sleeves.  I picked it up last week at Chosen Vintage while in Toronto for the Vintage Crawl.  It was the only thing I bought that night which is a rarity for me, but I prefer to shop at my own pace and found the crowds a bit distracting.  Not to take anything away from the event, it was great, I just had more fun that night people watching than actually shopping for myself :)

Dress (vintage, Chosen Vintage, Toronto, ON. $48). Boots (vintage, 69 Vintage, Toronto, ON $65 last seen here). Jacket (Zara). Sunglasses (Ray-Ban). Necklace (Juicy Couture). 

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cropped plaid

Plaid pants (thrifted, Divine, Edmonton, AB. $15). Top (Zara). Shoes (Aldo). Purse (vintage, Jones & Co. Windsor, ON $25). Sunglasses (Ray-Ban). Cuff (H&M).

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plaid now showing

Plaid wool jacket (vintage, Public Butter check them out here, Toronto, ON $10). Denim jacket (F21). Bodysuit (Talula Babaton). Skirt (Joe Fresh). Boots (Hunters). Hat (American Apparel, with netting that I added). Necklaces (vintage, Chief Salvage check them out here, Toronto, ON $30; L & K Antiques, Tilbury, ON $32). Bracelets (BCBG, F21, Swarovski, Club Monaco, Henry Bendel).

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12 hours in detroit

My friend Jess was in town yesterday for the Muse show, so we decided to spend the day vintage shopping and taking photos for the blog in Detroit.

We started the day at the famed abandoned Packard Plant building. Aside from in pictures, neither of us had ever been there before. We circled the building in my car first, looking for a place to shoot some photos.  I'm not going to lie, I was a little apprehensive when we stopped at an opening that looked straight into the centre 'courtyard' of the structure. Me in my heels, Jess with camera in hand, not really sure what or who we were going to encounter.  It was eerie to walk up and find a mound of shoes.  Men's and women's shoes, heels and boots. Almost as if they had been placed there for a photo shoot, as props, in the past.  There were literally hundreds of shoes, some still elasticized together in pairs.  In Steven Kutrz' recently published article on Detroit in ruins in the NY Times (here), Mark Binelli (Rolling Stone Magazine) said it best: He compared ruins like the Packard plant to cathedrals, writing that “they can feel beautiful and tragic at the same time.” My sentiments exactly.

Metallic top (vintage, Mama Loves You, Toronto, ON $26). Pants (Jacob). Leather jacket (Zara). Booties (Steve Madden). Clutch (H&M). Sunglasses (Ray-Ban).

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Some of the days finds from Mother Fletchers and Lost and Found Vintage

Muse

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