Dita Von Teese Inspired Hair Tutorial

After quite a while of saying I would get to some hair tutorials, here is one! I'm hoping to work on one or two every weekend, so hopefully there will be more to come soon. I hope you all enjoy it and let me know if you have any questions!

xo,
 Em

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween lovelies! Sadly, I have no costume to show you. Tyler went out of town today so I'm not doing anything fun. But, I'm loving looking around at everybody else's goings on for this Halloween night (or previous weekend). October is my absolute favorite month and so I have revelled in this weather like nobody's business. I'm a little sad to see it go, but excited for the beginning of November and the Holiday season.

 Those of you who have been following awhile will remember this is one of my favorite coats I got last year. Tyler and I are both suckers for coats and I'm so thrilled we finally get to wear them! 

coat anthroplogie

50's skirt hip zipper

blouse nudeedudee

socks we love colors

shoes so old i'm not sure

Did you do anything exciting to celebrate Halloween?

xo,

 Em

Recently

Life has sent Ty and I some curve balls these last few weeks. Stressful times and grieving times. Life can often seem to drag on with one sad thing happening after another, but there are so many pleasant wonderful things to be thankful for, and I'm so glad that I have Tyler to walk through all of life's journeys with. Here are some of our snap shots of October.

Tyler and I escaped to Kentucky earlier this month. I lived a lot of my childhood there and it has wonderful memories. I miss the barns smoking tabacco and the feeling of being out in the middle of no where, where only peace can find you. It was so refreshing, we stayed in my grandparents old house.

I also adore Tennessee. When Tyler and I moved here to Nashville we thought we might be moving on sometime soon, but we have fallen so in love with it that I'm not sure we want to move away any time soon. 

  I love weekends here. I get to sleep in all cuddled up (and it's the best cuddling weather right now!) We always indulge in some of our favorite foods on the weekends. Coffee from Fido and some yummy Indian soup from my favorite place Bombay Palace.

And of course it's always wonderful to dress up and get new goodies.

Sometimes I feel like when you travel through situations that are hard to deal with or that cause you to grieve you can forget all the things in life that are beautiful and that you should be thankful for. So right now I'm thankful for my job and all the children I get to work with that make me smile. I'm thankful for a wonderful family I get to live near and love on. I'm thankful for a tender husband who takes care of me and who supports me on this road of life. I'm thankful for each morning I get to get up and enjoy this beautiful life.

xo,

 Em

Guest Posting

Hey guys,

 I'm guest blogging over at Jen's blog: Librarian Tells All. She has a lovely blog and I'm so happy to be guest blogging for her while she's on vacation. If you want to pop over and see my post and check out her blog, please do!

I hope you all are having a fantastic Monday!

xo,

Em

Vintage On The Cheap: Undergarments

Hello lovelies, 

I'm writing to you from my comfy couch, knee deep in Kleenex and loads of medicines. Working with children (many who are sick this time of the year) has done a number on me and I'm laid up for a bit. Since I'm not up to any outfit posting I thought I'd share some vintage inspired things that you can buy on a budget. These things are items I think ladies who are interested in vintage/vintage inspired looks will appreciate, and certainly will not break the bank. Now you can feel vintage and vixen-like on the cheap.

Stockings are something that can be quite expensive. I have a couple of fully fashioned ones (vintage and new) that were a little pricier, but if you want that look and don't want to spend the money Doll House Bettie has two classic stockings that are perfect. They have a nude with black seams and the black with seams as well. At $8 a pair they are certainly a steal. I have some and they are not fully fashioned but they are 100% nylon and feel and look expensive for how inexpensive they are. 

A Garter belt is something that is a must to hold up your pretty stockings and can also be quite pricey. I found a lovely Rago 6 strap on Amazon that really fits the bill. Only $35 and since it's Rago you know it's a good quality item.

A classic bra that gives you that bullet bra-esque shape can also get up there price wise. I mentioned this in my last post, but Amazon carries a great one by Exquisite Form for only about $12.80. I have one, and I still use my bullet bra pads to fill out the very tips of the bra, but it creates a wonderful vintage shape. In three colors it can go great with all your outfits.

High Waisted Undies are something that will complete your look. When wearing anything high waisted if you have low waisted undergarments on it can leave a crease and look a little odd. Amazon has some by Illusion's that are quite inexpensive.

Doll House Bettie also has some amazing quality undies (I loveee Doll House Bettie if you couldn't tell) as well. They aren't quite as cheap but some are not terribly expensive. You should browse around if you're in the market.

Are there any brands that have classic garments but aren't super expensive that you love too?

xo,

 Em

Sweaters and Such

Sometimes life is great and sometimes things get hard. This past little bit has been hard on Tyler and I so this past weekend we went away to my grandparents old house in Kentucky. They live in Nashville now, but still have the home and it's a wonderful escape. I would recommend to any of you in times of stress and worry if you can get away even for a day it helps ever so much. Any way, on to my outfit.

 I've been really inspired by Instagram lately. There are so many amazing vintage ladies on there. It's also making me want to change my hair color so badly! But I shall prevail and eventually have my natural color back (probably followed by me dying it red I'm thinking...) If you want to follow me I'm emmyrenee.

50's blouse thrifted

70's skirt thrifted

50's sweater my mom's

belt thrifted

shoes not sure...

40's bakelite etsy

scarf from my trip to italy

I was doing a little experimenting with doing my eye brows darker, and I quite like it. Maybe not every day, but it's a fun change. Oh also, I'm wearing a great bullet bra that Janey from Atomic Redhead suggested. It was from Amazon and it's by Exquisite Form. It was only $12.80 which is a huge bargain. 

How is your week going?

xo,

 Em

What I Wear To Work

I hear a lot of people talk about how they couldn't dress vintage or vintage inspired because of their work or because it takes too much time to get put together. I just want to say I think both of these things are not really true, for the most part at least. I'm a preschool teacher; this involves lots of paint, messy lunches, sick kids, and yes...throw up and poop on occasion. I'm constantly running after kids and outside for part of the day as well. Also, I get ready in about 30 minutes in the morning, I sleep until the last possible moment, so I don't spend hours on my appearance. I thought I'd share a super simple outfit that I wore to work recently. 

 Really easy outfit and super easy to move around in. It took me five minutes to throw my hair up and nothing was complicated at all. I just want to encourage anybody out there that feels like it takes too long or they can't dress a certain way for work, sure you can! I'm surrounded by women in sweat pants and t-shirts so yeah I stick out, but I feel great about the way I'm dressed and very confident that I'm staying true to myself.

shirt nudeedudee

skirt thrifted

belt thrifted

scarf vintage

sweater gap (very old)

tights target

shoes jessica simpson

Do you ever feel like you struggle with what you wear to work or how people will perceive you?

xo,

 Em