D.I.Y. Didn't I Do This Sooner?

This is my first foray into clothes making. It's a paperbag-waist skirt made with vintage fabric I picked up at the Methodist rummage sale. I got several yards of the fabric for $1.00 I think. It was really quick and really easy even for a novice like me. I was able to complete it in about an hour or so using this tutorial.

Now if only I had some kind of Mad Hatter tea party to wear this to.

Another Day, Another Thrifting Adventure

Today I went to a new thrift store that opened further out of town. This thing was huge! We're talking like half an old Wal-Mart or something. It was clean and really well organized. All the clothing was divided into categories and sizes. You rarely see that. I made another good score on vintage linens. Set of vintage napkins above.

Two vintage flat sheets which happened to be 50% of today. I got both of them for $3.00. Where else can you get so much fabric for so little money? Okay, maybe a Methodist rummage sale, but that is it.

Vintage pillowcases. They were $1.00 a piece. Perfect for projects that you need just a bit of fabric. Please excuse the dark streaks across the pictures. I really need to clean my windows, but that is difficult three-stories up.

Goodwill Was Good To Me

Stopped again today at the Goodwill close to school. I usually have good luck there getting wacky vintage fabric that no one else in the area could possible want and today was no exception. I found the fabric samples pictured above. There are four of them and they are all different color variations of the same print. The guy at the checkout couldn't categorize them, so rang them up as napkins, $0.49 for all four. The fabric is in excellent condition and will work great for some kind of crafty project. Bright blue strawberries. Ha!

My next find was this vintage mu mu. I absolutely love the pattern, especially the color. The fabric is really crisp, so I don't think that this has ever been worn, or at least not very much. Haven't quite decided what to do with this little beauty just yet. I was thinking of cutting it of short, altering the sleeves and making it into a sundress. I also considered cutting off the bottom half to make a skirt. The fabric would be great for just about anything. At $1.49, it's a steal.

Thrift Store Finds

I stopped by the Goodwill close to the University Campus for the first time. I was hoping to find some clothes that I could alter. No luck there, but I did make a haul on vintage linens. I can't wait to use these in some sewing projects.

Several yards of vintage fabric. Skirt, pillow for the couch, or both.

Three sheets to the wind. Maybe not, but the pink striped sheet is Marimekko marked 1986.

I love the little eyelet detail on this.

Working Girl

Typical teaching outfit. This one does stick to the architecture professor stereotype: black. I try to mix it up ruffles and print. You'd never see Corbu in either of those. Plus, the skirt looks kind of like a plan of city blocks, if they were extremely regularized.

Black Cardigan - J.Crew

Ruffle Shirt - Eddie Bauer

Print Skirt - Banana Republic

Patent Heels - Gianni Bini

Casual Day

Meeting with students about their projects. Next time I would wear a different necklace. This one blends in too much.

Cranberry Cardigan - Banana Republic

Striped T-Shirt - Old Navy

Black Denim Leggings - Target

Fabric Braid and Chain Necklace - Gap

Black Brogues - Aldo

Such Great Heights

This is absolutely the most fabulous dress I own. It was my Christmas gift from my boyfriend. He let me pick anything I wanted from Anthropologie and this was it. Pretty appropriate for an architecture professor, don't you think?

Dress - Such Great Heights Dress We Love Vera at Anthropologie

Patent Heels - Gianni Bini

This is how I decided to style my most fabulous dress. I definitely got lots of comments within the Architecture Department today.

Hot Pink Cardigan - Banana Republic

Modern Prof

This is what a modern architecture professor wears. It's not all black!

Black Dress - Banana Republic

Navy Cardigan - Ann Taylor Loft

Yellow Belt - Target

Locket Necklace - Vintage

Black Boots - Vintage

What I wanted to wear today....

However, it was incredibly windy and kind of chilly today, so I had to layer. I've really been inspired by J. Crew's use of the chambray shirt this season and this is my take on it.

Chambray Dress - Old Navy

Black Skirt - Banana Republic

Gold Fringy Necklace - Gap

Black Boots - Vintage

So Cute It Hurts

I have the hugest girl-crush on Zooey Deschanel and a developing guy-crush on Joseph Gordon-Levitt. This video only serves to heighten those crushes.