My Week According to Instagram

This week was rather busy for me.  It feels good to sit down and type this out.  Tuesday was the only day that I didn't have something to do.  I haven't been this busy in a while, it's weird.

Speaking of weird, the weather has been all out of whack.  It's turning around today and looking warmer for the rest of the week.  Unfortunately, with that, probably comes the humidity as well.  Humidity is not my friend.  My hair goes crazy and gets super fluffy and out of control.  I have yet to find the right hair products to defeat this nuisance.

1-2. Last Sunday's outfit.

3-4. At the car show in my town.

5-6. In black and white.

7-8. Monday's outfit. I wore a deadstock vintage frock.

9. The only day I got to take outfit photos due to the weather.

10. Ehm...yes.

11. A couple embracing at Penn Station in 1944.

12. Tuesday's hot weather outfit.

13. A good hair day.

14. Shared this blog post via Instagram.

15. I am currently addicted to Being Human (UK version) starring Aidan Turner.

16. Wednesday's hot weather outfit.

17. An updo to help with the heat.

18. Zachary Quinto was this week's Style Crush.

19. Went to a Reading Phillies game with my family.

20. Thursday's hot weather outfit.

21. Another updo.

22. A close up of the unique neckline.

23-24. Gorgeous vintage hats from my lovely neighbour.

25. Even more!

26-27. And a vintage Dior!

28. Colgate Shaving Stick can and antique tin.

29. A calendar from 1947.

30. An old thermos, mirror, and coasters.

31. An old letter holder and bookend.

32. A girl's teen magazine from 1944.

33. Less than two weeks until WWII Weekend!
34. I had a very geeky dream about Captain Kirk, Thor, Loki, and the Doctor.
35. Mickey was in the new Star Trek!
36. I Love Lucy themed outfit post.

37. Yesterday's very blue outfit.
38. I got to wear one of the hats my neighbor gave me.
39. A sweet couple in Central Park in the 40s.

Tomorrow, since it's a holiday, my mum and I are going to get some flowers for my wee garden and make it look pretty.  I hope you all had a wonderful (long, if you're in the US) weekend!

I Love Lucy

The weather this week has been so bizarre.  The beginning of the week started out really hot with highs around 86F or so.  Now today is only 54F.  That's a ridiculous 22 degree difference!  It goes from super hot with humidity to cool, windy, and rainy.  Suffice to say, this week has not been good for outfit shoots.

So let's instead focus on the nice weather that was present whilst these photos were taken.  This was obviously my I Love Lucy inspired outfit.  I bought the dress 8 years ago and am finally wearing it.  How bad is that?

I got this dress at a thrift shop in Kutztown called The Attic.  I saw it and immediately thought of Lucy and figured if all else failed, I could be Lucy for Halloween or something.  Now many years later, the poor thing is finally get its day in the sun.

I usually don't wear my hair up, but I thought it went with the whole look.  I wasn't going to just half-ass it; I needed to put all my effort into the look.  My grandma's hat was the perfect topper for the look.

 Outfit Details:

vintage dress, vintage shoes, vintage handbag, vintage gloves, belt {thrifted}
vintage stockings {flea market}

vintage hat {Grandma Ruth}

bracelet, earrings {Claire's}

In summary, I wish it were a bit warmer, but I'm thankful that I want be sweating to death and having my hair go all fluffy and crazy because of the humidity.  Now I just have to watch out for the rain making it do the same thing...  Such is life!

I hope you all have a lovely end to your week!

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

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!