For the love of Patti

Reading this book by Patti Smith about her life with Robert Mapplethorpe made me not only appreciate NYC all over again (though hardly any of the places mentioned exist anymore sadly) but also what a very cool and totally self-styled woman this is! Am pulling out all my old fave ripped vintage t-shirts and loose pants and going all 'Patti' this weekend. Amazing life, wonderful book and some pretty great music thrown in too, thanks Patti.

Perfect Pairings: PB&J, Axl and Cutoffs, Jerry and George

I love a good food and wine pairing, but my matching knowledge isn't much more extensive than red with meats, white with seafood. OK it's a little better than that, but I generally leave it to the man. Pairing outfits with occasions or matching shoes with a dress? Now you are talking.

So this week I was inspired to do a little international cooking and thought I would document my adventures and pair a little outfit with it.

Make this again Sam

Meal: Moroccan Spiced Tilapia with mango and cilantro served with Currant and Vegetable Cous Cous.




Outfit: Obviously anything inspired by Casablanca or just a ridiculously embellished kaftan and giant gold jewelry.


Some inspiration from Etsy (not meant to be worn all together)

Kaftan

Gold Earrings



Necklace


Clutch and Change Purse



Una Cerveza Por Favor

Meal: Baja Prawn Tacos with avocado cream and shredded cabbage and my version of Tacos Al Pastor.



Outfit: Anything inspired by The Night of the Iguana or an embroidered top or dress with a wood beaded necklace and a tooled leather bag.



Some inspiration from Etsy (not meant to be worn all together)

Embroidered Jumpsuit


Fiesta Shoes


Tooled Leather Clutch


I need to do some Italian cooking next week just so I can find vintage Gucci things.

Hitting the Hamptons

Heading out to the Hamptons for a visit with a friend proved even better when the yard sales were also hit! So much more affordable than one would think (though there were $2,000 rugs). Favourite finds were a Victorian lace dress for $7 and a quilted cowboy cushion for $3! Great things for sale; canoes, dressers, furs, books galore, paintings.....Now I would like to have a yard sale, but first better start with getting a yard. BBQ kept up the hunting energy...

Little Black, Red, Blue, Neon, Polka dot, Plaid, Striped etc. Dress

It's no secret that I have a lot of dresses. Summer dresses are my particular weakness. Last weekend I switched my fall/ winter clothes in my closet for my spring/summer ones. I realized that I may have one (or 50) too many dresses...


Looking to expand your dress collection? Check out the dress section in our Etsy store.

Clothes + Ladies + Food

Bunch o' ladies popped on over this past weekend and brought with them a whole heap of clothes they no longer wished for...a ton of food, hilarity, dressing up and contortions resulted (no full length mirror just the crappy bathroom cupboard!). Highly recommend a swap to boost your wardrobe and clean it out all at the same time...plus dear Bonnie and Edwina above were put to good use modeling some Sweet Clothes stock! Thanks ladies.....

Spring Dressing: Not Too Hot, Not Too Cold, Mmmm...Just Right:

I find early spring dressing difficult and often feel like I have a case of "the Goldilocks". Too cold for bare legs. Too warm for boots and tights. I don’t wear dress pants very often and I can’t wear jeans every day.

I do have some dresses and skirts that work for both winter and summer and I tend to gravitate to them. Wearing them with lighter coloured tights and flats/ heels or without tights but with boots is usually my solution.

If you love pants (I don’t as I find it hard to find one’s that fit me properly), try them with a more spring/summery shoe and a light trench coat. Trenches also look great with lighter weight fabric dresses and certain types of boots (i.e. slightly bohemian). The fashion peeps call the articles that work for this time of year “transition pieces”.

What’s your favourite transition piece or what are your suggestions for unpredictable early spring weather?

Here are some good transition pieces in our Etsy shop:

Airy floral dress with some nice boots...



Classic trench with some jeans and ballet flats...



Cobalt blue blazer over a floral dress...


Dove Grey Skirt with a jean jacket and boots...

Race to the Primaries!

Some bright and sunny stuff for this warm weather (yippeeee!), first up from our wee store and then some beautiful vivid colour from some fab Etsy sellers we found when we put in a search for primaries! Now we just need a touch of tan so we don't have scary skin tone clash....

Jordache Shirt Dress (in a decent size!)

Sunny Side Up Wedges (size 8)

Slouchy Red Pants (Small)

Cobalt Blazer (Small)

Breakin' tee SOLD

Striped 1970s tee (Small)

Regal Red Mini by vintagestew (super affordable great dress, get out those pins!)

Yellow Phone (round and round not up and down, remember?) by Gingersgirl

Nautical Skirt (excellent scalloped sailboat trim!)by cloudninevintage