Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater

 

Have anyone of you heard this nursery rhyme before? 

Peter, Peter pumpkin eater,

Had a wife but couldn't keep her;

He put her in a pumpkin shell

And there he kept her very well.

That was all I could think of when I wore this outfit to the pumpkin patch to pick out our pumpkin.  Kind of gruesome if you think about it.  I mean, why did he need to keep her in a pumpkin shell?  To make sure she had no contact with the outside world?  To put her in her place, so to speak?  Either way, it rhymes so it must be good for children;) 

Anywho, yesterday evening Zach and I drove to our sad little pumpkin patch to pick out a pumpkin for Halloween.  Since I'm never one to turn down an opportunity to take some outfit photos I figured I'd give it a whirl at the pumpkin patch and wear my most pumpkinst dress!!  I also wore the most illogical shoes, but I've been dying to wear them this fall so I couldn't help it.

I hope your trips to the pumpkin patch are a little more exciting than this place.  It's been a tradition to for me to go to this particular pumpkin patch since I was a child so I enjoy the nostalgic part of it all, but it's just not as fun as other places I've seen.  I may try and drag Zach out to one about 40 minutes away where there are hay rides, corn mazes and all sorts of things!

Dress, Thrifted

Aldo Boots, Thrifted

Leather Bracelets and Hair Clip, Leather booth 

Metal Bracelet, Yard Sale

Belt, Vintage

Music to My Ears

So, we all love music and it's always better to share music, right?  I've discovered some of my most favorite bands from friends and of course Zach!  A couple of weeks ago Zach and I went to Philadelphia for a couple of days to experience Riot Fest East and I promised to make a mix for you guys of some of the bands we went to see.  Here are some of my favorites:

Gooey Show of Emotions

I wanted to take this moment to really really thank each and everyone of you guys who stop by my blog and read and leave comments!!  The first year I started blogging, nobody really took notice (mainly cause my pictures were crap) but once my parents gifted Zach and I a new camera and lens I really wanted to stick with the blogging and start taking it seriously.  It's been such a great journey for me and I've met so many wonderful people through the community in style/lifestyle blogging.  You all are the greatest!

"Now enough with the gooey show of emotions" (my favorite quote from Home Alone 2 btw) and lets get on with the outfit!  I wore this getup to do all sorts of fun things!!  The Art Fest in our neighborhood was going on and this is what I wore for day 2 of the festival and to see a friend's band play.  Normally I am into punk and hardcore but I have a special place in my heart for bluegrass and Two Dollar Band is a cool local bluegrass band that I love to catch when they're playing around town.  After that we headed with our friends to brunch.  I had a stuff french toast the size of my head.  It was alright.

The outfit was great for these types of outtings, but I must've appeared hookerish wearing over the knee  socks and a mini dress while gallivanting around our neighborhood on a Sunday morning. I kept getting disapproving looks from some of the parents with small children at the art fest.  Oh well!!  I liked it:)

Dress, Forever21, gift
Socks, Target
Shoes, Dolce Vita for Target
Boyfriend Cardigan, Stole from Zach
Sunnies, Stole from my sister
Leather Bracelet, Art Fest
Bronze Bracelet, Hummingbird Girls

Having a Moment

I haven't worn a pants look in a while and now I'm starting to get in the mood for pants pants pants!!  I'm searching for skinny cords, slim khakis, paper bag high waisted styles and other random looks.  I have a fantastic pair of pants waiting for me at the tailors and I can not wait to show them on the blog!!  Think Threes Company;)  They're that kind of awesome.  In the meantime, here's a pair of my standby skinnys with a nice vintage topping!

Oh and for the record, I am having a moment with vintage cardigans and sweaters as of late.  They have so much texture and more than likely they'll even be made with 100% wool.  Now all I need are some cute vintage sweater clips and I'll be a true addict!

Alright!  I hope you enjoyed a fabulous Monday.  My day ended with a trip to Moes for vegetarian nachos so it ended well, and that's all that matters.  

Blouse,Sweater, Brogues, Vintage

Jeans, Heritage 1984

Belt, H&M

Vintage Coach, Beacon's Closet

Sunnies, Liz Claiborne

In A Pinch

I'm one of those lucky people who works super close to work.  Like so close, I can walk home for lunch and enjoy some cuddle time with my pups while browsing the internet.  Fortunately, I can also use this time to change a whole outfit if my first outfit didn't work.  Or in the case that day, my outfit was totally inappropriate for walking to work on a blustery day.  The whole way from work I was walking like the Hunchback of Notre Dame because my dress would not stay down.  So in order to relieve myself of some embarrassment I had to find a completely new outfit to wear to work.  And so I came up with this.  All in less than 5 minutes.

I had a chambray dress with ruffles that just begged to be worn with tights and then the pop of red in my belt to add a waist to an otherwise shapeless dress.  Then my pretty vintage cardigan topped it off.  The scalloped design of the knitting was what drew me to the sweater and for $7 I couldn't pass on it. 

Oh and these photos were taken on a way to a date (hint hint for my new feature coming) and I made Zach pull over right before the final sunset over the Hague.  We love to take the drive through our neighborhood village in order to get downtown and it's so pretty during the sunset.  Do you agree?

Dress, TJ Maxx

Tights, H&M

Shoes, Dolce Vita for Target 2010

Red Belt, Sweater, and Ring, Vintage

Bracelet, Archives Vintage

Color Mix

Alright, so I am in love with these shoes!!!  They are perhaps the craziest shoes I've ever worn and the colors are fun to mix and max a bunch.  They are Christian Siriano for Payless ( I believe from 2009 or 2010) and my friend picked them up in NYC and is now letting me borrow them.  I had the crazy idea to pair them with some mustard/chartreuse colored tights and then an all white ensemble to really make them pop.  It's kind of weird, but I like it!

Oh and lets just come out and say it.  I was having a bad hair day.  Between running to and from work in drizzly rain and not washing my hair I was struggling to do something with it.  Oh well!!  I'll figure something out next time. 

Happy Friday Folks!!! 

Blouse, Vintage

Blazer, Vintage

Skirt, UO

Shoes, Borrowed

Bracelet, Yard Sale

Tights, Target (4 years ago)

Some Like it Hot, But I Like it Cool

First things first.  Have you Liked my Facebook page yet?  Once I get 100 Likes I'm doing a Giveaway!!  So get on it, will ya ;) 

I was having a major desire to sport my summer silk dress before putting it away for the fall/winter months.  I was in the mood for a tri-colored frock (my version of color blocking if you will) and mixed the tawny, black and nude for a cohesive outfit that seemed inspired by autumn.  And I know I wore this sweater the other day but it's just the best.  I'm in love with the color, so it'll probably be in my fall/winter rotation a lot on this blog.

Oh and I have a really fun idea for my blog!!!  I can't wait to share it with you!  The idea has been born but I need to come up with a name for this feature:)  It'll be inspiring for you guys.  And it will be lifestyle/fashion based.