wrist action.
vintage finds are my go to presents. i was in need of a gift for a friend so i headed to one of my local thrift stores where i found the pretty feather/leaf-like silver bracelet. perfect. got home, tried it on and looked in the mirror and could not take it off. great. plan b. so i turned to my own jewelry collection to see what i could give up. i found the blue, green, red and ivory bangle which i had picked up at a street market. the colors screamed vintage gucci. had yet to wear it so i decided that this was a possibility. stuffed the 2 bracelets in my suitcase and was on my merry way to california. spent good times with my vintage partner in crime slash cousin and i asked her opinion which one to give up. she said none. both keepers. so stuffed the 2 bracelets back in my suitcase and was on my merry way back to nyc.
p.s. gave my friend vintage housewares
oui oui.
picked up the pair of vintage bakelite like necklaces at a thrift store in BK. love the neutral colours - black, off white, army green and soft nude/pink - considering my favourite colours are black and camo. as soon as the sales person grabbed the necklaces from the glass case, i exclaimed, “i’ll take them.” 2 french girls were behind me, all up in my business and commented on how great the necklaces were. yes. yes they are.
happy birthday to me.
when my cousin called me to wish me a happy birthday, she asked me how i was going to spend my day. i replied with, firstly, a trip to the thrift store. my cousin, also my thrifting partner in crime, replied with, perfection, doing something you love to do.
this vintage coach pocketbook as mentioned in my previous post is part of my fall uniform. pocketbook. who talks like that? this bag is very structured and small and the handle fits perfectly nestled in my grip. i think calling it a pocketbook does it justice. this was a very last minute find. as i was paying for my other finds, i noticed this pocketbook hidden in the cashwrap glass case. the thrifting gods must have know it was my birthday.
anyways, last night it accompanied me to a bar. $3 drinks and under bar hooks that perfectly display my find. hmmmm, u think i can yelp the bar and give it 5 stars for their hooks?
never rule out drawstring bags.
alexander wang refers to them as bucket bags, but i still call them drawstring bags.
leopard print + drawstring = pirate booty of a bag
walk like an egyptian.
the other day, i was riding the subway to work and noticed the woman next to me wearing some cool bangles very similar to the ones in the photo. so when I saw these at the brooklyn flea market, i just had to have them :) the ends of the brass bangles are pharaoh heads. i am not sure if they are “vintage”. the vendor only had this pair. this bangle score made up for the lobster roll guy being a no show at 1 hanson place. a chocolate brownie cookie coupled with a hot tea and a lobster roll rock my bk flea visits.
like butta, like prada.
whenever i make it to the motherland…san diego…chula vista specifically, i try to stop at my favorite thrift stores. this clutch was a purchase from my last visit and has to be one of my favorites in my mad mad mad world of a collection of handbags. “but this one is different”, explaining to my boyfriend why i needed it as i joyfully toted it around the store. clearly you can see the amazingness of the clutch…neutral color, pleated detailing and buttery soft leather so prada-esque. love. adore.
priceless.
so working for a luxury jewelry brand, i have amassed a collection of jewelry especially the ever so affordable sterling silver pieces, but these etsy indy designer rings are my favorite. a gift from my soljah of a sister, the rings are engraved with my triplet nieces’ names. yeah you heard me right, i said triplets :) my nieces are cuter than yours.
