vintage black suede & leather dress / $14.50

01 vintage scoop back

A very good dress!

trying on the suede

Buffalo Exchange Long Beach.
There was a shop tag marked $110 attached.
Very soft and easy to wear.
I biked to the beach in it!
Score, right?

05 black suede and leather

06 lady bug friend

A ladybug was hanging around.
Probably wanted to join in on the red accenting.

02 toes in beach sand

03 red pink lips

I’m lucky to have the getaway to Long Beach available to me.
Belmont Shore is so beautiful. peaceful. quiet. mellow.
My brother lives there.
He still has the bad ass couch I passed on when I left Cali 5 years ago.
Every time I visit and sit/sleep on this marvelous couch, my brain calculates if it would be possible to get the couch back in my possession.
It’s deep. long. grey. seemingly unstainable.
And made by a local L.A. builder.
I bought it ten years ago at a local design boutique on 3rd Street (I think).
Couches are too much of a pain to move from place to place, sadly.
I’m glad this one is still in the family, at least.

on the beach

posted 3 days ago

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thrifted kenneth cole leather skirt / $6.98

01 bath house

02 bath house

03 bath house

I don’t know why some thrifts list prices with .98 (vs.99), but they do.
This skirt’s leather is well-worn…supple, if you will.
Between the comfort & pockets, it’s an actual practical leather skirt.
Versatile length. Easy to dress down.

These shots were taken at the Bath House Cultural Center at White Rock Lake.
Lots of sun here lately. And warmth.
Everyone is terrified that may mean a 120 degree summer.
Maybe winter will show up in February?

04 bath house

05 leather

06 viewfinder

05 bathhouse

posted 3 weeks ago

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black cotton gap dress / $2.99

01 Gap dress

02 abandoned shed

03 thrifted dress

It was 70° and sunny yesterday in Dallas.
But technically we are still in winter.
This dress was a good weight and style for the non-winter weather day.
When I was “sent home to change” for wearing a scandalous outfit to work,
I headed to the thrift store near (my former) work and grabbed this Gap dress to throw over.

05 Deep Ellum tin bldg

Ended up working out, since this is a great basic.

04 opal ring
From my grandmother’s collection.


06 black dress

Have a great weekend!

posted 1 month ago

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