Back in Black...

...And cream—well, and a few golds. 

Anyways, the point is, I'm back to bloggin' yo!

My last post was April 2013 and even then my blogging wasn't as consistent as it should have been. 

So, as one of the bullets on my list of New Year's resolutions, I will be bringing my thrifty ensembles to the web at least twice a week. 

I just barely caught the sun to get some photos for my first 2014 post today. My 16 year old brother (who took many of my previous blog photos) and his friend (with his new T3i in hand) snapped these photos for me today. I'd say they did a rad job!

~Outfit details at the end of post~

 Hat: H&M

Beaded Vintage Bolero: Thrift Store ($10)

Crop Top: Brandy Melville in Rome this Summer

Vintage Skirt: Garage Sale ($2)
Vintage Handbag: Garage Sale ($1.50)

Shoes: Zara Sale ($60)

Snow Gypsy

 ^mid-sentence mouthage

YoOoo everyone! 

I just got home from a nice getaway weekend in Utah. Although the fresh mountain air was lovely, my desert-rat self is happy to back in 80 degree Nevada weather.

As mentioned a few posts ago, i'm now working at Anthropologie, which is more like a source of an expense than an income for me as I've been making use of that employee discount quite a bit lately. This dress is one I bought with my discount at the Fashion Show Mall's Free People last friday. It is sooo lovely and butter-soft. Definitely a must-have dress for this spring/summer. 

The coat i'm wearing is a Roxy one that I bought at a thrift store in Reno last year. It is the perfect thickness and looks so good over everything. You can see me wearing it in the post Nature Walk. 

My mom bought me these fun Betsey Johnson over-the-knee socks a couple christmases ago and the boots are from Target.

Sailing to Nowhere

I'm just about to take off for class in a bit so i'm going to make this quick...

Shirt- thrift store $2

Shorts- On sale at H&M a few years ago $10

Converse- I've had for 5+ years

Shades- Prada copycats & bought at a random kiosk at Town Square $15

Rings: Anchor- bought at a garage sale I believe

Pirates of the Caribbean- Given to me by a friend

Mmm I tried the Pumpkin Spice Latte at Starbuck for the first time today... it was heaven. 

What's your favorite Starbucks drink?

P.S. the title of this post is the name of a Broken Bells song. You should listen to their stuff.

Fashion's Night Out- Las Vegas

Beatrice, George Kotsiopoulos, & I

For the Las Vegas Fashion's Night Out, my friend Beatrice and I went to The Shoppes at The Palazzo where George Kotsiopoulos hosted the event with a fashion show which included a special appearance by Joan Rivers. Beatrice and I went into Chloé were they handed us pink cotton candy while we strolled around the store, drooling over all the beautiful pieces.

I wore a dress from Nasty Gal, shoes from H&M, a long gold vest from a thrift store, & a leopard vintage purse that I borrowed from my mom.

Henri Bendel Las Vegas Grand Opening

Last night I attended the grand opening for the Henri Bendel store here in Las Vegas. I wish I had a photo to show of the beautiful store but I guess I was so distracted by the beautiful handbags and jewelry that I didn't think to take out my camera, that is until, of course, the moment I had the opportunity to meet the beautiful Miss Lucy Hale. She is a real sweet lady. I was quite chipper when she told me that my vintage dress looks like Chanel where I really bought it at an auction in Wisconsin this summer for two bucks! The rest of my outfit consisted of my H&M shoes (about $4), a vintage glitter belt from a thrift store ($1), and a vintage brown snakeskin or alligator purse I borrowed from my mom.

See a beautiful photo of the new Henri Bendel store here on the Las Vegas Review Journal site.

Spanish Harlem

"Weather-wise it's such a lovely day..."

Since today was a little cooler than the 100+ degree days we've been having, I opted for this lightweight shirt I recently bought at Desert Industries Thrift Store for $3. The Levi shorts were a pair pants that I bought at Savers, chopped off the legs, and then distressed for around 6 bucks. I just recently purchased these shoes at H&M... here's the deal on the price of these: So I get to the checkout at H&M, ready to pay about $35 bucks for these shoes, complete the transaction, and then get home... a few days later I'm having a little buyer's remorse, so I look at the receipt and the guy at the checkout must have punched in the wrong numbers and charged me about $5 for these babies! Woo Hoo! I guess thrifty is just my destiny. The vintage turquoise bracelet was a gift from my mom last Christmas and the sombrero earrings (yes I said sombrero earrings) were a good thrift find last summer in Wisconsin for $2... I'm trying this new thing where I'm actually wearing my jewelry rather than letting it collect dust in my jewelry box.

Bark Cloth

Finally, a chilly day has arrived here in Wisconsin! I took advantage of this nice weather by taking a run this morning and then wearing this 3/4 length sleeve dress I picked up on sale at H&M for $10. The print of the dress reminds me of one that would be on some vintage bark cloth... hence the post's title.

The shoes are from Nordstrom Rack and the arm candy is Jeepers, my most prized accessory.

Bonnaroo

The Bonnaroo arch

Blowin' Bubbles

Devon & I eating delicious freshly baked Amish Doughnuts 

Sarah Barthel of Phantogram....I love her.

H & M sheer shirt- I think it was $5 on sale 

Super old converse

A Ralph Lauren backpack I got at a thrift store for like $15

& galaxy shorts pictured in more detail below

Thom Yorke... a name that needs no introduction. 

Hand-painted galaxy shorts from The Gypsy Den. I'm in love.

 We spotted Reggie Watts on the ferris wheel just before we went to his set in the Comedy Tent. Hilarious dude.

The last night at Bonnaroo & it was raining. I'm wearing a thrifted dress, my go-to spiked necklace from The Gypsy Den, and a sweater from The Gap's sale.

Click here my Bonnaroo video!

So basically Bonnaroo was/is awesome. We scored on some unusually cool weather for the fest this year and we were not complaining. This was my first year attending and it was amazing. And even though I did go to a festival that was hundreds of miles away from home, I still managed to stay true to my thrifty-ness. Instead of paying for a $300 four day pass plus camping and $240 travel expenses, we decided to volunteer at the fest through the Work Exchange Team (WET) which covered our full ticket, camping, and three $8 meal tokens to use at the festival vendors... it was a really great deal.

XXX

 Anyways, I hope you enjoyed some of these photos I managed to take. Below is link to a video compilation of some of the acts I saw over the weekend... enjoy!
Click here for the video!
PS.
These are the shows I made it to:
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Radiohead, Phantogram, The Beach Boys, Aziz Ansari, Reggie Watts, Phish, Rodrigo y Gabriela, The Roots, The Devil Makes Three, The Cave Singers, Alice Cooper, fun., and Ludacris.

Railroad Tracks

Here are some photos of what I wore today as well as beautiful flowers I spotted on campus; they look like mini hydrangeas (my favorite). 

The flowers are in bloom and is so is my wardrobe creativity... 

expect to see more postings this week.

Jean shirt: thrift store $3

Belt: On sale at Anthropologie

90s Guess Shorts: Garage sale

Vintage bag: thrift store $24

Cork wedges: hand-me-downs from my mom.

Glasses: H&M on sale $1

Totally Thrifted

Vintage Leather Jacket: Thrift Store $16

Vintage Glasses: Thrift Store: $2

Vintage Wool Vest: Thrift Store $2.50

Vintage Fish Belt: Thrift Store $4

Vintage Anne Klein skirt: Thrift Store $3

Tights: H&M $10

Stuart Weitzman: Thrift Store $8

Grand total: $45.50

I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend! It's the perfect overcast/chilly day to get cozy inside so I'll be studying for some upcoming exams (not like I have the a choice, actually).

xo

Lost Cat

I hope this Gato finds its home!

So, it's been a little while and now here I am, diving into my second week of the new semester. I think Core Humanities is going to kill me; I hate trying to decipher all that ancient text.

My American Popular Music class, however, is going to be the beez kneez.

I'm all layered up in: 

Silver cardigan//H&M

Thermal//Thrifted Free People
Sequin Tube Top//a past "dress up" article from when I was a kid

White long sleeve//On sale from The Gap

Vintage denim-ish skirt//Given to me by my aunt

Shoes//Classiques Entier
Vintage Hat//a gift from Zac