Are You Ready for Halloween?

September 29, 2013, 9 Comments

The real “goal” of going to Disneyland this go around was to attend one of Mickey’s Halloween Parties, something I’ve never done before. These parties, which take place during select nights during the Halloween season, are the only time when those over the age of nine are permitted to wear costumes, and since I love…

Where Dreams Come True

September 27, 2013, 9 Comments

Yesterday Patrick and I spent another wonderful day at The Happiest Place on Earth. So gear up for a pretty picture heavy post! After riding a few of the attractions in Fantasyland during our “Magic Morning” we hopped over to California Adventure to visit Cars Land and Tower of Terror. And just when I was…

Hollywood

September 25, 2013, 4 Comments

Yesterday Patrick and I roamed around Hollywood for awhile. Even without a car, we were able to make it to downtown LA via Metrolink, a commuter rail that connects much of southern California with Los Angeles’ Union Station. Once at Union Station, we were able to take the subway on into Hollywood for a bit…

Tiki Day

September 23, 2013, 20 Comments

Yesterday brought Tiki Day at Disneyland. Despite being only the second ever Tiki Day, there was quite a turn out! I wore my second vintage Enchanted Tiki Room garment (the first being this), a homemade dress of the fabric guests could buy at the park in the 1960s…

Visitor from Across the Pond

September 19, 2013, 20 Comments

Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of meeting up with Charlotte of Tuppence Ha’penny. Charlotte actually hopped across the pond just for shopping! So she and I walked the streets of Portland on the hunt for vintage goodies, visiting such stores as BillyGoat, Magpie and Living Threads. We also stopped in at Powell’s, which…

Rose Tinted

September 15, 2013, 12 Comments

I’ve been feeling rather overwhelmed the last week, and I don’t see this upcoming week being any better. We have loads to do before packing up and flying to California next weekend, and I’m frantically trying to clean, do some last minute sewing (including making a whole new piece for Patrick’s costume because an item…

Wait…I’m a what!?

September 8, 2013, 19 Comments

I recently read through a forum thread from which I was getting a lot of views from. It discussed that some “vintage blogs” aren’t really “vintage” anymore. While I was mentioned positively, and I understand the readers’ frustrations, I would also like to say that a person’s blog is their own. It is for their…

Trouser Wearing Gals

September 3, 2013, 12 Comments

So many of us hear about how World War II changed women’s fashion, most notably with reading it becoming socially acceptable for women to wear pants. While I love me a lovely frock, I am always fond of a good pair of trousers. And it seems there were quite a few other gals who loved…

Afternoon Tea

September 1, 2013, 13 Comments

Today I joined a few friends to celebrate one of their birthdays by having afternoon tea at Portland’s Heathman. Enveloped in plush chairs and dark wood we chatted away while sipping tea and taking delectable bites from savory sandwiches and sweet cakes. The occasion and warm weather allowed for me to wear a new addition…

Atomic Redhead

Month: September 2013

Are You Ready for Halloween?

Where Dreams Come True

Hollywood

Tiki Day

Visitor from Across the Pond

Rose Tinted

Wait…I’m a what!?

Trouser Wearing Gals

Afternoon Tea