Got the time? 60s sundress pocket watch Novelty print on ticking stripes ..wow!
black label Gunne Sax........
70s Mary Jane Cherokee wedges....
Sparkly paisley 60s Enid Collins "I wish I was"
50s - 60s black sequin sheath.......nice size, from Saks Fifth Avenue...
and the next pile of goodies.......several rompers, a couple of bathing suits.........and some guy shirts........a Bjorn Borg polo and a Jantzen shirt ....coming soon to the etsy shop.......
Whilst I was in the tiny garden on Monday planting the nasturtium seeds several folks said Hi ! and let me know they were so happy to see a sweet little thing in the midst of brokeness and leftovers.
Daniel was entranced by this sleepy little bee ! He gave it a voice "Hey you said it was Spring!"
(Nature has been tricking us all lately!)
I don't mind the busted ness of downtown.....it's kinda interesting......I love to look over the edge down to the parking lot next to the Spanish Steps...It's a dizzying view! and then lift my eyes to The Old City Hall......the bluest sky and the cotton clouds.......and the beautiful saltyness.....the industry of burly men and determined women........
My my my...Industrious little daffs......went from this on February 23.......to.......
This on March 1 !!
The pansies and the primroses are spritely !
I adore how this little daff is folded......so much like a butterfly emerging from a coccoon..
Most of the daffs are King Alfred type, but there are a few renegades mixed in.....I wish I'd have planted a bag or 3 or 7 of Poet's Narcissus...they are my favorites of the Narcissus.......I adore the teeny minis also........
Narcissus flowers are named for the son of the River God, Cephissus and Leiriope, a nymph, in Greek mythology.........This boy Narcissus was a hawt babe according to legend. A prophet told Leiriope her son would live long and prosper if he avoided ever seeing himself in a reflection.
The boy had many women and men (this is a Greek legend) fall in love with him as he grew up into a man, but he chose none of them for a lover.
A nymph, Echo, who had her own curse to deal with, goddess Hera made poor Echo repeat again the last words she heard said to her.......loved Narcissus. But he did not have eyes for her!
Ameinias, another hopeful lover was also rejected by the handsome Narcissus, and Ameinias killed himself. Just before taking his life he asked for the gods to punish the sexy beast Narcissus.
The gods then set Narcissus to gaze on his loveliness in a clear pond......He fell in love with himself!
When he went to touch the beautiful image, he fell in and drowned......or he killed himself also....we're not too clear on that.
The gods thought the tragedy (this is a Greek legend) ought to be commemorated......and so named the lovely yellow late winter flower.......Narcissus.
Let this be a lesson to you Pretty People....Love one another....and don't be stuck-up!
One of the greatest pleasures of life is to wear fine clothes that feel good, wear well, look great on you and have that touch of quality. This is but one reason I love vintage. Utilitarian. Filson. this one is vintage.
Clothes and most of everything else used to be made of "real ingredients" as I like to exclaim.... I had a yell-fest the other day when I had to buy some dungaree buttons from the fabric store to repair a pair of jeans that had lost the waist button. This is the kind that's metal and is whacked in, instead of a buttonhole and a sewn button...... I don't have any vintage ones on hand...made in Taiwan in the 70s and 80s, and before that, in the US. The ones I bought were Made In China they were shit! I whacked the first one and it broke! The second one bent! First I despise crap made in 3rd world countries because it is usually done by children and exploited workers. This issue is well-know now, so I won't bother with links here (just Google!) and second, I only want to buy and use Honest to Goodness Good Stuff. This Filson cruiser jacket will last a half-lifetime of use. And work well. And made in Seattle.
So...I buy a lot of utilitarian, military, fair-trade and local-grown and made, and commercial stuff...and vintage of course!
Military is always made for serious adventures. Functional. A-2 with a fur edged hood.
Vintage Banana Republic......a fashion line that is excellent quality.
I love linen and silk. Where do they come from? It's hard being me... Here's some super quality vintage I've just listed....... a gorgeous full skirt vintage SPRING dress in an XL...
a knock out fabulous vintage Escada suit....so Amazing in the detail, the quality, and the style is classic, military-influenced and so steampunk! and...so classy for some Old Lady Chic!
A charming turn of the century (last one) style blouse in a sheer soft polyester from the 70s that is 100 times better made than dreck made today...
Here's a gorgeous vintage 60s cocktail dress......the quality and workmanship, and the silk chiffon....fabulous !
and...from remnants of other projects, I made these romantic spats....
when I return next week from my teeny weeny vacay.....I'm starting in on spring coats, spring dresses, denim fables, more men's wear.....tote bags..... and a line of ultra romantic needs for the steampunk woman......
I don't think I will ever tire of dresses/skirts with boots...and really cute sandals.....especially if they have buckles and straps........
A Blue dress for the Alice in you.......on etsy....
A tailcoat of ivory with toile, crochet and shells....and lots of lace......with a blue silk party dress....... fairytale.........
................................................................................................................... and this song was playing last night in the "new" Thriftway...as I was shopping for pie and lotion kleenex for my husband......I sometimes forget that I love Christine McVie
Remember when my car had it's inner guts tampered with? Yes. good. While it was being repaired at the Mechanic it developed this horrific putrefying baby-Bambi-and-a-herd-of-lemurs-killing... odor inside the car ! Yes. bad.
Big Lebowski reference #1... [after recovering his car from the Auto circus] The Dude: Oh, Jesus, what's that smell, man? Auto Circus Cop: Yes, probably a vagrant slept in the car. Or maybe just used it as a toilet and moved on.
Mark and I traced it down to the front passenger floor mats and long story short....they are now buried in the Tacoma Dump for some future digger to discover...(sorry.) But the carpet held on to the stink...like a baby grips your lips and won't let go until you break/unwrap his fat little fingers from your mouth......
We sprayed it with that Cat Puke digester stuff you buy at the Fred Meyer, the one you mix with warm water just Seconds Before You Need To Use It... weird. Nope. Still STANK.
Then we tried Forest Flowers of Mars scent Lysol Spray in a can........ That helped. I hate Lysol. It smells like a decaying stomach operation and a demented grandpa TV chair...... So I like to avoid Lysol. Mark and I even had a bit of a "dust up" over my sensible/crazy hatred of Lysol.
But while perusing the line up of Products To Make You Impressive To Others (aka...Scent Products For Your Home and Car) at the Albertsons... I found this pretty can of spray Lysol that doesn't smell like Lysol, or a surgical procedure from the 1920s or a dog urine chair/potty.
So I sprayed my carpet ...again and again....and again. The smell was quite masked. But. Still. There.
I just gave up for 2 weeks and decided I was just gonna have to pretend my life was going just fine despite having a Toxic Bomb for a car.
Mark had a secret weapon....Why did he save the Best for Last?
A couple of years ago he took possession of a "used car" and in the back seat was forgotten bottle of KARL LAGERFELD men's cologne. So. f'n. Trashy. But, hey it smelled good !
I mean, it's Karl f'n Lagerfeld ....(you can buy it at Sears)... Every once in awhile we'd squirt a bit in the bathroom for "those special occasions".. Hey, it smelled good !
The other night Mark and I decided to drive my car to get some viddles Jethro, and he carried a small black vial of some mystery substance with him........ He showed me the KARL...
...and said this was a last ditch effort before we pay Mr. Bueno a small sum to steal the car and light it on fire.
I told Mark that KARL was superspecialchilipeppercoagulated, and to please, only splash a drop or 2 on the carpet for fear of burning the carpet right then and there, without the benefit of Mr. Bueno "stealing" the car for "show business" At first my eyes burned and my nose dripped, and my ears rang as the KARL seeped into the putrifying carpet....
Big Lebowski reference #2... We started joking about "Karl"...and since my car sports at least 2 Big Lebowski bumper stickers, our jokes also included "Karl" the man who comes to fix the cobble. [Maude shows the porn video starring Bunny to the Dude] Sherry in 'Logjammin': [on video] You must be here to fix the cable. Maude Lebowski: Lord. You can imagine where it goes from here. The Dude: He fixes the cable? Maude Lebowski: Don't be fatuous, Jeffrey. It's all about Karl ! Even A Dress A Day bows to the greatness that is KARL !!
We rolled our windows down as we drove my hooptie to North Compton to have a nice dinner of Harbor Lights martinis.
On the way home, a tidy little jaunt of just a mile or 2 down Ruston Way to Pacific Ave, and to home......a Miracle Occured.
I have sold many things to famous or not so famous very talented people...when I was in High School (2 1/2 years) I made tons of things that I sold at a Head Shop (name escapes...) on Jefferson Street near the Liquor Store, Lawlers, if you must know....
and I met lots of "Rock Stars".....ha ...and I got a lot of commissions to embroider groovi things on their jeans...... I also made a tidy little lump of cash cutting up jeans and making tuxedo morning coats for fancy boys and girls..... Well, that's the kind of thing that happens to a girl that lives near a world class city......
Lynne plays the banjo and is pretty and she sings. I feel so lazy! Well, I'm really happy to do my part to help performers, The Real Talented People of the Planet ..look good... Because when you look good ...You feel good...and when you feel good, You Look and Sound FABULOUS on stage......
