A pale green wooden building, covered in fake cob webs, myself standing in front, wearing a long sleeve purple, Victorian style shirt, with a black and white cameo, and a black full skirt, net style tights with a floral design and black shoes. My hair is piled atop my head in a Gibson Girl style.

Kicking Off the Spooky Season

September 21, 2018, 1 Comment

It may still be September, but Halloween is in full swing down here in Southern California. Disneyland officially kicked off the Halloween season back on the 7th, I hauled out the Halloween decorations, and last night was the first night for Knott’s Scary Farm, the annual, multi-night event at Knott’s Berry Farm, which features a…

Birthday at Farrell’s

April 23, 2016, 6 Comments

I told you to look out for another Gibson Girl inspired look soon! Because we went to Farrell’s with some friends to celebrate my birthday Thursday evening. Farrell’s even offers an ice cream dish called the Gibson Girl which I got as my birthday treat. I honestly believe that no matter how old you get…

Gibson Girl Goes to Disneyland

April 19, 2016, 10 Comments

Last Sunday, Pinup Girl Clothing (or PUG, and pronounced like the dog, as it is affectionately called) hosted Pin-Up Parade in the Park, their themed day at Disneyland Park. It’s a day to celebrate pin-up style, while, preferably of course wearing PUG’s stuff, and enjoying the park with many, many vintage and retro loving gals. I…

Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour

September 8, 2015, 10 Comments

When I was a kid there was this wonderful, magical place that I would sometimes get to go to. No, for once I’m not talking about Disneyland. I’m talking about Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour. Founded by Bob Farrell and Ken McCarthy in 1963 in Portland, Farrell’s quickly became the go-to place for birthdays and other celebrations for…

Teddy Girl

November 7, 2013, 15 Comments

One look that I’ve always admired, but never dived into is the Teddy Girl look of 1950s England. These bad girls combined looks from the time with that of the Edwardian period resulting in something nothing short of fantastic. Then one day while staring into my closet, I realized I had all the makings of…

Merry in Magenta

November 2, 2012, 6 Comments

When I wrote about my Expo finds from last month, I mentioned my magenta suit might get a post of its own…and sure enough, here it is. Last night a friend of mine had a Day of the Dead themed art show, and I figured the bright magenta suit with black accents would be perfect…