Style Crush: Zachary Quinto

Because I'm still in a Star Trek mood, and I'm getting to see the film again this Friday, this week's Style Crush is another cast member: the handsome Zachary Quinto.

I love the fact that Zachary is wearing a bow tie with his suit above.  I also had to use this photo because Benedict Cumberbatch is in it.  And even though Zach does look really good in the photo below, it definitely is a nice excuse to also look at Benedict (and Chris.)  See how I got around that?  It totally worked, right?

Zachary, of course, has a good street style too.  He wouldn't be a full rounded Style Crush if he just looked good at events where people most likely styled him.  I do think men have it a bit easier though.  They can just throw on some jeans and shirt and look good.

He sure does clean up nice though.  I love a man in a three piece suit.  It's just so classic and charming.

Zachary first came into my radar when he played Sylar in Heroes.  He's such a diverse actor that you actually believe he's a power stealing psycho, or a 1960s serial killer, or even a green-blooded half-Vulcan.

Classy Girls Wear Pearls

Today is way too hot for me to do anything.  I'm not used to this warm weather.  I think it will soon be time to get someone to hook up my air conditioner for me.  Just looking at photos of me wearing this jumper makes me want to wilt.

This was an outfit I head in my head for awhile and finally got to wear last month when there was a cooler day.

I wonder what these steps used to lead to.  Right now they are just randomly there but they must have been for some reason in the past.

I love the pearl detail on the hem of this jumper, so of course I had to accessorize with pearl jewellery.

Outfit Details:

vintage sweater, vintage skirt, handbag, belt {thrifted}

shoes {eBay}

bracelet {handmade}

necklace, earrings {Claire's}

I'm going to keep this short and sweet, ending here.  The laptop is adding unnecessary heat to my lap.  Have a lovely day!

Want to see what photos didn't make the blog?  Head over to Facebook for the rest.

My Week According to Instagram

Another week has passed.  This week was a week for rekindling old friendships.  On Monday I met up with my friend Nikkoel who I hadn't seen since graduation in 2004.  We did a Great Gatsby photoshoot before we went and saw the film.  It was really a lot of fun teaming up with someone to take photos.

Wednesday night I got to see my friend Amanda who I know from beauty school and working at the same salon together.  We met up in Lebanon to see Star Trek Into Darkness.  The neat thing was that the cinema played the first Star Trek film beforehand to really get us in the mood for the new one.  I must just say that it was phenomenal and it was really nice seeing Benedict Cumberbatch in 3D and on that big of a screen.

 1. My finger waves turned out great just in time for Gatsby.

2. My mum and I when I was a wee lass.

3. Swooning over RDJ.

4. Last week's Instagram post.

 5-6. All dolled up for The Great Gatsby.

7. Nikkoel and I after seeing The Great Gatsby.

8. Woohoo!

9. Testing costumes for Star Trek Into Darkness.

10. Finally edited Gatsby photoshoot pictures.

11. Zoe Saldana was this week's Style Crush.

12. The final outfit for Star Trek.

13. Oh yes, that's a phaser.

14. The glorious Benedict Cumberbatch in Star Trek Into Darkness.

15. I wore a nightgown as a dress on Thursday.

16. The goodies I won in Nora's giveaway arrived!

17-18. Incredible deadstock vintage dresses my mum told me about.

19-20.Very springy in a lilac dress on Friday.

21-24. Some photos from the Gatsby shoot. The rest can be seen here.

25. Devoured (hehe) the first season of UK's Being Human. Can't wait to watch the rest.

26. Found this beautiful piece on Craig's List.

27. Welcome home, baby.

Yesterday I headed over to my mum's house to restore an old 1950s Formica table that she picked up for free on the side of the road.  I sanded the chipped paint off the legs and painted them a glossy black.  The chrome and top were in pretty good condition and just needed a bit of cleaning.  The table is going to serve as my new sewing station.

I also picked up a beautiful Waterfall wardrobe that I found on Craig's List.  I've wanted a matching one for my bedroom set for quite awhile.  After my current wardrobe's rod broke, I decided it was time to seriously into a replacement.  And voila!  A couple days after searching, I found a lovely one that nearly matches my current set perfectly.

Today was the car show which was a bit of an anti-climax.  The overcast clouds and on and off misting rain kept most of the really pretty vintage cars at home.  I was a bit disappointed because I really wanted to take outfit photos by them.  There was one nice Ford from 1940 that I got my photo with so that's good at least.

How was your weekend?

Interview on Eccentric Owl

This week I was featured and interviewed on the gorgeous Kristina's blog, Eccentric Owl.  It is truly quite the honour as her blog is the first one I ever started reading.  She's got such wonderful style and she is the sweetest girl.  We've become Internet buddies and I believe if it weren't for many many states between us, we'd hang out and thrift a lot.

So be sure to head over to her blog to read the interview and also check out her inspiring outfit posts!

The Great Gatsby

I must warn you now, there will be an extreme photo overload happening.  My mum and I took the first set of photos on Sunday after church because I heard it was going to be a lot cooler the following day when I was going to see Gatsby.  I also wore eyeshadow during the first batch, trying to emulate the 1920s makeup.  Unfortunately, I didn't have black or grey to do a smokey eye and ended up having to use purples.  I didn't really care for the end result.

I also wore eyeshadow during the first batch, trying to emulate the 1920s makeup.  Unfortunately, I didn't have black or grey to do a smokey eye and ended up having to use purples.  I didn't really care for the end result.

I am so glad that I found this dress on eBay.  The red flapper dress I made was a bit scandalous length-wise.  I blame the fact that it was a pattern for a Halloween costume.  It's fine if that's what you're going for.  But I wanted something a bit more authentic to the period.  I wanted to look like I stepped out of the 20s and not like a generic Halloween flapper.

My finger waves for once turned out quite well, if I say so myself.  And just in time for going to see the film.

Now below is the second set of photos taken Monday, the day I saw Gatsby, at my usual location of the Conrad Weiser Homestead.  It was more chilly, as it was announced, so I donned my faux fur coat, which I thought went well with the 20s aesthetic.

I took these photos whilst waiting for my friend, Nikkoel to arrive.  I decided I wanted to take some solo at this spot and I also changed my eye makeup so I wanted new photos for that reason as well.  I really liked the way the photos turned out here by the door.  It's like a secret entrance with the way the plants have grown up.

I am my own worst critic when it comes to photos of myself.  But I am absolutely in love with the photo below.  I feel like it turned out so well and I look like a real flapper.  My only complaint would be the plant blocking the view of my legs a bit.

Nikkoel arrived and we had a lot of fun figuring out photos and poses.  It was a bit awkward at first since I've never really done that with another person.  My mum usually just snaps away to get poses and candid shots.  But this was different.  I had to stage two people, not just myself.  I like to pretend that we are walking up to Jay Gatsby's house for one of his wild parties.

It was really nice to have someone else to shoot ideas off of.  Nikkoel came up with the idea to lay across the bench like this.  It turned out really swell.  She had some great input.

My Outfit Details:

vintage 1970s does 1920s dress {eBay}

vintage 1920s hat {Maine}

vintage 1920s handbag {gift}

vintage gloves, vintage jewellery, vintage fur shrug {Grandma Charlotte & Grandma Ruth}

fishnet backseam stockings {k-mart}

heels {thrifted}

We unfortunately ran out of time for taking photos because we had to travel a bit to get to the cinema.  I really wish we could have taken more photos and gotten to other spots on the Homestead.  Hopefully there will be more photoshoots together in the future.  It was so nice to get together with someone else who appreciates past decades and likes to dress up.

I had an amazing day taking photos with Nikkoel and we really enjoyed the film as well.

Want to see what photos didn't make it onto the blog?  Head over to Facebook for a look.