Pictures by Mom!
Clown shirt - thrifted by my brother-in-law in high school, reworked by my sister 30 years later (just kidding, Danny!)
Striped skirt - H&M
Denim stirrup leggings, black floral hair pin, leaf necklace - Forever21
Boho bag - Flea market
Cutout heels, cross necklace - Thrift
So this is my 'edgy' clothing response to my last post - wearing a shirt with a clown crossed off that reads 'No Bozos'. I went straight from 50s housewife to biker chick, right? Well, it's one step at a time, and I believe my sister Ashley when she speaks of balance in a wardrobe. You can't be 100% feminine or 100% masculine all of the time - the best outfits are ones that combine the two genders seamlessly (not in an 'It's Pat' sort of way, either, but I do think androgyny plays a small part).
Speaking of my sister Ashley.. here she is! In a beautiful drop-waist maxi dress. She, Mom, and I had a chance to go antique/junk store shopping today, and we had a great time with some interesting places (Mom joined us later at the less creepy ones in Franklin, where we found that beautiful lamp shown below at a gift shop above Henpeck Market).
Just Ash and I went to this gem. Exploring Steely's Corner in Columbia requires a strong tolerance for mildew and low ceilings. Aside from that and the lack of clothing, it was a really great place to look around. The helpful workers at Steely's took a haphazard approach to decorating, and I loved it. When you dig around in a junk shop, you feel like you've truly earned whatever you find in the many mystery bins and piles.
Antique and thrift stores off the beaten path always yield the best results.
Every time I hit up an antique store, I search for old photos and scrapbooks, and especially now that everyone seems to be finding great ones and posting about them. Well, I have never found one until today.. It was a beautiful yellow book with gold detailing, in awesome shape, from the 1960s. And it was a travel scrapbook! The work people put into these things - all of the details - made my sister and I wonder how they end up in antique stores at all. This one even had a section on plane rides. Shouldn't these scrapbooks be passed down?
So, did I buy this great scrapbook find? No. I ended up purchasing this Darth Vader porcelain bust. I'm sorry, but my nerdy passions have to win out. Darth Vader is going straight to our living room bookshelf when we move into our new Nashville place on Monday.
Aside from Darth Vader, I found an old bamboo rug and a home sweet home sign that is going above our front door. We also found a strange 1960s coffee table that Neil and I might be going back for. Old furniture will always be better than new to me. Unless the furniture comes from Urban Outfitters and is made to resemble old furniture, of course.
10 comments:
I love your tee and that junkstore looks like loads of fun. I never found such a store here in the Netherlands. That Darth Vader bust is just awesome.
my boyfriend Mike will die a little bit inside when I show him the Darth Vader bust you got!
Junk shops are a ton of fun to dig through, and I totally get what you mean about earning the stuff you find!! :D
lookin' good!
DARTH!!!!!!!!!
I get to see you guys today! (but why can't Ashley and Danny stay?)
I love that you ended up buying a Star Wars thing . . . that's the most Lauren thing to do in the world. :)
that lamp is really neat!
I love crazy junk stores like that - it's ever so much more fun to have to dig for your treasure. You really do feel like you've earned it! Vintage scrapbooks are quite amazing, aren't they? Last week while travelling in Texas, I found a scrapbook from 1940. Theme: Overall Health and Infant Nutrition. It looked like a high school project and was full of newspaper and magazine cutouts from that year. It was very hard not to purchase it, but like you, I had to opt out in favour of something else that I couldn't live without. ;) (the Darth Vader bust is pretty impressive, I must say)
Good luck with your move on Monday!
totally love th outfit.. so fun and carefree.. and that's my favorite kind. hehe..
xx
V
Eeeeee, Darth Vader!!
Thanks for the nice words about my inspiration posts. I always feel quite shy about posting them, I'm not sure why... I'm happy you like them and I would love to see what inspires you :)
That junk store sounds just amazing! Good luck with the move! You'll have to post pictures of your new places once you're settled!
thanks everyone! going through this sort of stuff is always a blast. you never know what you'll find.
Marmelindela - that's sad! if you should come to America for anything, it should be for the antique and thrift places. we have them everywhere.
Sarah - that sounds like a great find, but I'm glad you passed yours up, too :) the 60s scrapbook was 19 dollars, and the Darth Vader bust was 8. at the end of the day, there was no contest.
Valentine - thanks a lot! this is pretty casual for me, but I love it too for that fact - carefree sums it up well.
Jess - I think I am going to do an etsy inspiration day every week because of you! I love your blog because it always has beautiful things on it, I'm glad you post your inspirations because they become other people's, too.
Rhi and Drew - I'm sitting with you guys right now!!
Lexie - I love that burlap look on the shade, it's very 70s.. and that beautiful seafoam green color always wins!
Meaghan Kelly, Andrea - the bust is big and hollow, too! can't wait to put a candle inside and make his eyes shine. :)
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