Mischief Night

Okay, I know I'm getting a late start on my Halloween outfit posts... but I'll be making up for lost time this week. I've been inspired to style more casual t-shirts into my wardrobe lately, and as soon as I saw this adorable Mischief Made tee, I knew it'd make an excellent addition. This "Trick or Treat" graphic tee is SO soft and has some nice stretch to it. (It's very similar to the quality of Miss Ladybug's garments, if you're familiar with those.) It also goes incredibly well with this Steady Clothing plaid skirt, which is equally soft and buttery in texture. This entire outfit is surprisingly comfortable, which made it the ideal ensemble for pumpkin picking at Powers Farm Market.

Outfit Details

"Trick or Treat" T-shirt: Mischief Made

Leona Plaid Pocket Thrills Skirt: Steady Clothing

Jessica Simpson flats: Amazon

I'll have more Halloween outfits coming your way shortly, but until then, you can get your magical costume fix by entering my Disney-inspired birthday giveaway! Get all the details and enter here.

The Happiest (Birthday) Giveaway On Earth! [CLOSED]

It's my birthday week, and long-time followers know what that means... it's time for a giveaway! I always like to host a giveaway around my birthday to celebrate it with all of you. After all, what's better than giving and receiving presents? This year, I decided to go with a theme that's a bit *magical* in nature. If you love Disney as much as I do, this is definitely the giveaway for you! Here's what's up for grabs this year:

The winner will receive...

• "Clock Face" skirt from Vintage Inspired By Jackie x John Varvir
  (original colorway, custom size)
• Bundle of Disney embellished sunglasses, earrings, and bows from Bow Bow By Kyle
• Too Faced Peanut Butter and Jelly eyeshadow palette
• The Art Of Disney: The Golden Age card book
• Your choice of one (1) Disney princess Funko Pop (from options pictured)
• Minnie Mouse cosmetic bag

Enter the giveaway using the Rafflecopter widget below. You must be a follower of my blog and leave a blog post comment to be eligible to win. There are also a few other mandatory entries you must complete, as well as several optional ones that will increase your chances to win. One (1) winner will receive all of the prizes listed above. The winner will be contacted via e-mail, so please provide a valid e-mail address and be sure to respond promptly to the e-mail if you win (if you don't respond within 48 hours, a new winner will be chosen)! The winner will also be announced via this widget once the giveaway has ended. This giveaway is open worldwide and will run from now until 11:59 pm EST on Sunday, October 30th.

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Thank you for entering and best of luck!

Plaid and Pumpkins

Oh, fall. I do love you (even if that makes me basic). My birthday is in 10(!) days, so I think it's only natural that I adore all things about this season – including pumpkin-picking and wearing as much plaid as possible. I happened to find this adorable plaid skirt on Etsy and then realized that the seller was based right here in Rochester! She's so sweet (we actually have a bunch in common!) and she was kind enough to let me pick up the skirt in person. It's seriously the perfect autumnal plaid and will look cute with so many things! Be sure to check out Ann's shop, Magic Summer Vintage, for LOTS of adorable things!

I didn't pick up any pumpkins on this day, but I did over the weekend with my dear friend, Meghan. She just moved back home after living in St. Louis for a few years, and boy, am I glad she's here! We got frozen cider, donuts, and a bunch of pumpkins and had a lovely morning doing All Things Fall. I can't believe we're already mid-way through October... I'd better get my Halloween-themed outfits up STAT!

Outfit Details

Top: ModCloth (available in black)  ||  Skirt: Magic Summer Vintage

Belt: similar  ||  Boots: similar

Have a great day!

Mime Time

I'd wager that most of you know how much I love a good novelty print. I think Trashy Diva kills it every time with theirs, particularly because they're often recreations of actual vintage prints. Their recent "Mime Time" collection is pretty near and dear to my heart – not only because it's quirky and theatrical, but because TD also donated a portion of the proceeds from this range to the NOCCA Institute (a high school arts conservatory in Louisiana). Anything that allows me to add a pretty new dress to my wardrobe and support the arts at the same time is a total win in my book.

I actually wasn't sold on this print initially, perhaps due to the olive green background. It's not a hue to which I'd normally be drawn, but it really grew on me. I don't have anything else like this in my closet, and I love that it's such a great transitional piece. Although I love several of the cuts in this collection, I chose the Ruby Middy. (The Tuxedo style is so great and I hope they use it in future collections!) This style is really comfy and I just adore the little buttons down the front!

Outfit Details

Ruby Middy Dress in Mime Time: Trashy Diva

Lavender hat: similar  ||  Toni Pons wedges: available here

I start rehearsals tonight for the musical I'm in. I'm excited, albeit a little bit nervous about how I'm going to juggle everything. It'll be good to sing again and I'm thinking that having a more normal work schedule will be good for me, too. At the very least, it'll keep me from constantly snacking on my couch! :)

Have a great start to your week!

1 Tee, 3 Ways: Campbell/Crafts Style Challenge

Photo credit: Emma Rizzo Photo

Happy Friday, friends! I'm over on the Campbell/Crafts blog today talking about how I styled their bowling t-shirt (a collaboration with Atomic Swag) three different ways. I had a lot of fun with this one and I'd love to tell you all about it! I'm even bringing you with me to a retro-radio-festooned bowling alley here called Radio Social (thanks to my friend Emma!) – what could be more perfect than that?

I had a great time seeing how many ways I could style this top, and it made me feel invigorated to remix pieces in my wardrobe much more often. You can see all my outfits featuring this tee over at Campbell/Crafts! How do you like remixing your t-shirts?

Have a wonderful weekend!

Wildflowers

I promise, I'm done styling my floral dresses after today... but I think I might've saved the best for last. Although Trashy Diva's Wildflowers Collection came out months ago, I've been waiting for the right occasion to wear this dress. I haven't always been drawn to a lot of TD's floral prints in the past, but this one is a real winner.

This is my first "Streetcar" style dress, and I'm totally in love. After looking at these photos (and consulting with Ashley), it seems like it needs a tiny bit of tailoring in the shoulders. But other than that, it's absolutely perfect in every way. I love the pussy bow detail (though I need to get better/faster at tying it) and I'm glad it's the kind of dress that I can easily wear with a cropped cardigan throughout the year. And even though I hate side zippers with a passion that burns brighter than the sun, I'm completely willing to overlook it with this dress – it's that good.

When the sunflowers bloom in late August or early September, I usually head out to this one farmer's field located west of the city. But this year, his sunflowers didn't take! Fortunately, Wickham Farms held an event they called their Sunflower Spectacular, which featured 15 different varieties of sunflowers over five acres of land. Some were so tall that I felt like a little fairy! My mom and I had a delightful afternoon amongst the blooms. I'll definitely be going back next year.

Look how tall they were! (And I'm 5-foot-7!)

Outfit Details

Streetcar Dress in Wildflowers: Trashy Diva

Vintage daisy brooch: Trashy Diva (similar)

Flats: Aerosoles

Have a beautiful day!

Friday Favorites #151

Wow, it's been a WHILE since I did a Friday Favorites post, huh? I'm finally embracing all things spooky, which makes it the perfect time to share some of the things I'm loving lately with you all.

These ghoulish pieces from Unique Vintage speak to my almost-Halloween-baby soul.

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This Betsey Johnson PSL bag is actually anything but basic.

And I'm totally taken with this harvest print dress from Hell Bunny:

Although I'd love a pumpkin pie purse, this Kate Spade cake bag would be a sweet substitute.

And these Irregular Choice heels are enough to put a girl into a sugar coma.

I love these little Kate Spade dishes (and popcorn bowl!):

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This David Lynch brooch is a must-have.

I just adore these cozy jumpers from Joanie Clothing!

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This literary dress is so pretty, too.

I'd love to curl up with a good book under one of these lamps:

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I know most people don't keep address books anymore, but this could could convince me to...

I've been thinking that I need to create an actual workspace at home (right now, I just work on my couch). I already have an adorable desk, but I'd like a nice chair like these to go with it!

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I might need this Dapper Dans tee.

And how cute is this Collectif music skirt!

And finally, this new Kat Von D palette is sooo cool. I don't think I'd make good use of the colors, but it's stunning to look at!

Have a great weekend!

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