Style: Stripey Jacket Glamour

Charming Charlie sunglasses, vintage snood, striped Walmart jacket, Target lace-trim tank, thrifted lace skirt, Talbot's hose, Merona flats.

Style: Something New

Working the red lippy... my go-to on rushed mornings, I always feel so chic and retro. Funny thing, until I had braces a while and they brought my teeth forward, I disliked my mouth: it looked almost pinched and the lips were flat and small. Now my mouth is one of my favorite features!

H&M rose clips, Claire's chandelier earrings, Talbot's blouse, tights; thrifted George lace skirt (I love it!), Merona flats.

Style: New-ish Ruffled Lace Top

I had to replace the buttons on this shirt when I brought it home from the thrift store. They used to be flat and shiny, utterly incongruous to the fabric. I bought new buttons to match the fabric, and I love the outcome!

Thrifted lace blouse, faux alligator belt, Talbot's pants, Merona flats.

Style: Grey

But that's okay with me, because silver is my favorite color! My skin looks better against grey than any other neutral, and I've found all my favorite hats are grey; I just don't look good with black on top of my face. However, that does not mean I'll stop wearing all-black any time soon!

I'm been battling early morning/ late evening chill and mid-day heat all in the same days! Bother. It makes dressing for work- where I take the bus, then freeze in an aggressively air-conditioned mall- tough.

*New* leopard print fedora from Walmart, Claire's earrings, self-made pearl necklace, Sam's Club tee, vintage belt, thrifted wool skirt, Merona flats.

Style: Lace In Layers

Claire's chandelier earrings, self-made necklace, thrifted lace vest, Talbot's lace front tank and dress pants, vintage belt, Trotter's lace applique loafers. (The loafers are new. My mother bought them for me at Nordstrom's Rack!)

Hey, look, I'm standing in a wind machine! This was the best photo, mostly I'm squinting from the blasts of dry sharp air. It's skin-shriveling Santa Ana season... last year I got so dried out my nose bled eleven times in one day, constantly it seemed; very horror-movie-ish. Fingers crossed that incident never repeats itself!