retro clothing

Anchors Away!

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Recently I had the pleasure of working yet again with eShakti, the cute, customizable, and affordable on-line collection that takes the perfect hints from the past… This time I was to select something from their Fall/Winter Collection.  After mulling over their collection, I decided the red, white, and blue portion of my wardrobe needed to…

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Calamity Jane

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Over the past few days I’ve been working on my Halloween costume. Yes, you read right. Halloween costume.  Why? Well, part of our festivities will occur over a month prior to the holiday itself!  Patrick and I procured tickets for one of Mickey’s Halloween Parties at Disneyland for September 27th! These Halloween parties are the…

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Jitterbuggin’

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Yesterday many of us PDX ladies had the absolute pleasure of going to the home of the owner of Jitterbuggin’, Kim.  She hosted a lovely open house, complete with treats, so we could try on her beautifully crafted creations. Kim’s home is so cute, adorned with fun vintage prints, records and linens.  Her work space…

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The Hideaway

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I think one of the highlights of our Palm Springs trip was our hotel.  I find it difficult to find words for how much I love this place. So, hey, what’s better than words? Pictures! And there are a lot! Because not only am I going to show you the swank hotel is that we…

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The Foundation

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Recently my dear friend Angelica introduced me to what has become one of my new favorite shops in town. The Foundation: From Billie to Bettie. It’s a little shop located at 4831 SE Davision here in Portland that sells everything (and more) that I included in my Vintage Must Have Foundations Series (Read more on…

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Hello September!

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It’s September! Finally!  We’re entering into my favorite time of year…autumn.  A time for cocoa, pumpkin flavored things, and crisp leaves…oh, and all that farm girl goodness…like my new Freddies of Pinewoods… They feel sturdy, like good jeans should.  They have a perfect indigo color, like perfect dungarees should.  And they are just the right…

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