Fur & Feathers Comes to LA!

January 19, 2016, 9 Comments

Just a little preface: This post will show a lot of vintage fur. To read my views on fur please read this post. Please also note that unkind comments will be deleted from the comments section. Long time readers of my blog will remember an annual event that Julie of FabGabs Vintage would put on,…

Thanksgiving at Clifton’s

November 27, 2015, 19 Comments

When Patrick and I heard that Clifton’s was doing a special Thanksgiving meal we instantly decided that is what we were going to do for the holiday. I’m not a huge Thanksgiving person, but that could be a post in itself, so I’ll spare you, and let’s move onto what I wore, and more gorgeous…

Bond…James Bond.

November 12, 2015, 10 Comments

I was first introduced to James Bond at the age of nine. It was 1998, and my dad and I were about to head to Las Vegas for a NASCAR race and he figured I should watch something with Las Vegas in it (this started a life long pattern of watching movies and television that…

The Monuments Men

February 7, 2014, 12 Comments

Yesterday Portland received a mid-winter treat; snow! Portland proper really doesn’t get a lot of snow, as we are basically at sea level. So when we do get snow, the whole city pretty much freaks out and shuts down. But seeing as The Monuments Men came out today, Patrick and I braved the snow covered…

The Annual Fur & Feathers

January 19, 2014, 15 Comments

Just a little preface: This post will show a lot of vintage fur. To read my views on fur please read this post and this post. Please also note that unkind comments will be deleted from the comments section. Yesterday was spent in the grand company of many of Pacific Northwest’s finest vintage gals as…

Boo!

November 1, 2013, 13 Comments

For Halloween this year we went to a Kick-Ass Oregon History event at the Jack London, which included tales of northwest satanism and suicide and some burlesque performances, including one of my friends. While costumes were encouraged, and there was even a costume contest, I hadn’t planned a costume, and my last minute costume didn’t…

A Word on Fur

June 10, 2013, 25 Comments

I know we’ve had the great fur debate before, but something happened that has made me want to talk about it again. Recently, my friend, Courtney was dining at a restaurant in Paris and had her purse stolen. Her purse was this beautiful ocelot… I beg you, please, if you see this purse, please make…

Fur & Feathers

January 12, 2013, 23 Comments

This afternoon I joined some of the most marvelous fellow vintage gals in the Pacific Northwest for the annual Fur & Feathers Luncheon as hosted by Julie of FabGabs Vintage. (You can view last year’s event here!) So get ready to see some amazing fur and feathered concoctions on some even more amazing ladies in…

A Brother for Algernon

December 15, 2012, 12 Comments

Yesterday Patrick and I celebrated two wonderful years of marriage. It was a day of being rather lazy and taking time to relax before our trip to California next week and the craziness of the holidays that is just around the corner. We also exchanged gifts, and Patrick gave me something I’ve been dying to…

The Perfect Fur – Better Late Than Never

May 22, 2012, 8 Comments

Friday afternoon found me and my friend Angelica, as well as her cousin and aunt, driving over to the home of Julie Bergmans, owner of Fab Gabs, for a wonderful as-is sale. This gal had six, count ’em, SIX, clothing racks in her living room full of vintage goodies and a bit of some amusing…