Vintage Riding Boots

 

Heyo, new boots!  Well, old boots!  My mother and I ventured out into our small town and decided to check out one of its few local charms, the vintage store.  There, I found these sweet leather riding boots.  While they were an absolute pain to get on (and off again), it was well worth the struggle to find that they fit me perfectly.  The inside of the upper calves are worn smooth, presumably from repeated contact with a saddle.  All in all, they are in fabulous shape.

Mister Professor Sir

teal button up : Valley Thrift
black, blue & gold vest : hand-me-down from a friend
bottle cap vest clasp : handmade by yours truly
cream pleated skirt : Goodwill
brown woven tights : gift from step mom--apparently Italian-made
brown steampunk boots : eBay

Amy Pond?

Red vinyl (?) jacket : Valley Thrift
denim miniskirt : hand-me-down from a friend
movie strip belt : Claire's
blue tee : CVS or Walgreens
black and white polka dot plastic crescent earrings : hand-me-down from a friend
black knit & zipper leggings : hand-me-down from a friend
black button ankle boots : Valley Thrift

We don't take kindly to cider poachers...

A thoroughly country affair...

teal & spring green snap-up shirt : Goodwill
straight leg blue jeans : W*****t
dark cream cowgirl boots : Goodwill
southern drawl : Fantastic Mr. Fox

Undisclosed Desires

 

 Just decided to play around today...a merlot-and-mahogany palette, with texture variations.


tan cowboy boots : Goodwill
black fishnet tights : Targét
black and red tiered gypsy skirt : hand-me-down from Ima
gold sequined brown leather and red belt : Old Navy
black and tan zebra print top : W•••••t
brown lace shrug : Kohls or Macy's--some dept. store
red striped halter top : hand-me-down from Ima
red velvet embroidered scarf : hand-me-down from Ima

Jester

Possibly already mentioned this, can't remember if I actually have...but one of my most darling friends from school called me up and told me he had some women's clothing to get rid of...welllll, he certainly came to the right place!  So, I credit him for two of the pieces I'm wearing.

black empire tunic : hand-me-down from (the other) CJ
black and red argyle tights : hand-me-down from CJ
black militia ankle boots : Goodwill
red chunky bracelet : hand-me-down from Ima
black rose bracelet : Claire's
flower chain necklace : belt from an OLD velvet dress thing

Casual Friday

This was fun, especially when I went into the bank to discuss a withdrawal discrepancy...

pinstriped suit coat : Goodwill
beatles tee : hand-me-down from Ima
black leggings : hand-me-down from Ima
red plaid and lace miniskirt : eBay costume piece
badass ankle boots : hand-me-down from Ima

A hint of Gatsby

 

It's party time!  Some lovely 20s tips :)  Makeup?  Bow lipstick!  Don't do the whole lip, or you won't get the pouty look.  Eyes should be smoky.  I decided against eyeliner on the upper lid, in favor of dark purple and blue eyeshadow.  Definitely do eyeliner on the bottom though!  Fill in that line between your eye and bottom eyelashes, from corner to corner.  I also do a little under the lashes on the outer edge.
As for the clothing itself--braless, ladies!  This lovely tunic dress of mine just happens to have an exceptionally low waist, so I've got that covered, especially when paired with my flowy kerchief skirt.  Since the weather today is 30s and rainy, I put a couple lace tops on underneath, which also made the cleavage less blatantly there.  
Since, in the 20s, womens' hair tended to be short and simple, easy-to-do styles, while my hair is long, I came up with my own alternative.  Long, easy-to-do styles...aka messy bun!  It is exceptionally lovely if little tendrils of hair fall out :)
As for jewelery, big earrings set with rhinestones, pearls, etc. held closer to the ear (think clip-on) seemed to be popular.  Since I haven't really got any like that, I decided to just go with my awesome elephant earrings.  Necklaces should be rather like mardi-gras beads.

strawberry sparkle tunic : hand-me-down from Ima, Etsy purhcase
blue tie-dye 3/4 sleeve cardigan : hand-me-down from Ima
lace cami : W*****t
long sleeved lace blouse : eBay
brown stretch kerchief skirt : Macy's gift from Ima's cousin
panty hose : your local Walgreens/CVS
brown steam punk boots : eBay 
lennon specs : Purim 2011
pearl and gold necklaces : Valley Thrift

And now, for some Gatsby men!