Fall is Here!

Fall has finally come to Tennessee (hopefully me saying this will not jinx us back into 80 degree weather). Today is chilly and dreary, which I must say I love, and we finally turned on our radiators this morning! If you can't tell fall and winter are my favorite seasons. I'm so giddy that the chilly weather is finally here.

Here's an outfit I wore earlier this week.

My natural color is finally peeking through all the dyed bits. I had forgotten how light it is naturally and am excited for it to be all that color one day.

trousers vivien of holloway
blouse thrifted
cardigan anne taylor (many moons ago)
shoes can't remember
bakelite wonders on woodland

xo,
 Em

Cocktail Party

The other night Tyler and I threw a little cocktail party for bloggers and friends. Let me tell you there is nothing that will get your home cleaner than throwing a party. We did most of our home projects we'd been putting off and deep cleaned like nobodies business. Here's a few instagram  photos of the nights happenings. Sadly, not a lot of candid photos, I'm the worst at taking those. I always catch people in the worst moment. I should get better at that.

It was a fantastic night full of food, drinks, and friends. 

xo,
 Em

Grandparent's Day

This past Friday was my first musical performance working at my current school (and let me tell you I was a nervous mess). It was Grandparent's Day and the theme was The Grand Ol' Opry. (All of my kids did so well and I was completely proud of them) Because of the theme everybody dressed up in a very "country" kind of style. 

Even though I live in Nashville I don't own a pair of cowboy boots nor anything that screams "southern". Thankfully, the weekend before I thrifted a few items that could be styled in a more country type way, and my sweet friend Quincy let me borrow a pair of boots that went well with the dress. I felt very depression-era-cowgirl.

This lovely 30's dress was a steal for $1. It was in pretty rough condition and almost all the buttons had been cut off (I assume to put on some other garment). I soaked it several times, replaced the buttons, and mended a lot of holes. I think it came out looking pretty good (even though there are some stains I couldn't get out).

This is random but, I don't know if anyone else hosts their photos on photobucket, but I feel like it really messes with the quality of my photos and the colors. Any one else having issues with that?

30's dress estate sale

belt thrifted

shoes borrowed from Quincy

xo,

 Em

60% from The Paraders

Hey lovelies, I wanted to tell you about an amazing sale is going on at The Paraders. Rachael contacted me to let me know she will be moving to Portland and can't take all her lovely vintage with her. So, she needs your help to get rid of it! Here are the things you need to know:

-As of right now The Paraders is 60% off all items until 9/28. This will be your last chance to buy from them for a while.

-If you want to keep up with all the new changes that are going on you can follow their blog.  You can follow their new vintage-inspired line there and all the new happenings.

-On top of the 60% off, you guys get free shipping on most items by using the coupon code: SHIP6 (Most US shipping is $6, but if it's higher or an international order, it will just give you $6 off the cost).

Hope you darlings can get some good deals!

xo,
 Em

Fall Desires

Tennessee hasn't quite gotten to fall yet, but I can feel it trying to. We'll have rainy days and the high will be 75. Sadly, those days are mostly followed by a very muggy day with the high of 90.  Fall is trying to travel it's way down to see us, I just wish it would hurry along. I'm craving chilly days with thick sweater and leaves dropped all around me. I've been thinking all about the things I'll wear as soon as that chilly weather hits, so I thought I'd share a few of the items I'm longing for.

 

These knits would be just dreamy to wear on a cool fall day. I've already started collecting some lovely 30's knits, but I'm finding myself addicted and I want more. I'm hoping this months flea market I'll be able to hunt a few more down.

I'm really longing for a fedora type hat. I haven't been able to find the perfect one that fits my head and price range. Maybe I'll cross my fingers for the flea market on that one as well.

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Those are only a few of the things I'm craving for the fall. What are some of your wish list items?  

xo,
 Em

Embracing a different Era

This is an outfit I wore to my little sister Hannah's 18th birthday dinner. Oh my goodnes, my siblings need to stop growing up! It's making me feel old, hehe. 

I'm really embracing the 20's/30's style lately with my new hair cut and seriously loving it. It's nice to change it up and try new things. Now I just need to master finger waves.

I'm also having to get used to a few different silhouettes. I'm so used to a super cinched waist it's taken me a back to wear a few things that are looser and feel good in them. I've purchased a few 30's garments that I feel like a million bucks in though and I can't wait to show them to you. I'm also anticipating this month's flea market as I will have a whole new list of fun things to look for.

  

dress anthropologie (years ago)

shoes don't remember

necklace fire finch

xo,

 Em

New Hair

I finally got my hair cut yesterday! It's very different and thank goodness for that. I really needed a change, it was driving me a wee crazy not having changed it in so long. I adore the cut and can't wait to experiment with lots of 20's and 30's styles. As of right now it's in pin curls and I'm anxiously awaiting to see the results. 

The one thing I'm not looking forward to doing (only because it's going to look awkward) is finally getting all the color out of my hair. It's demi color but my hair dresser said some of it will still have to grow out (ugh) so for the next several months my color is gonna look mighty janky. At least it'll be exciting to finally see my natural color again.  

I'll try to get some good photos of it set/different styling in the near future.

xo,

 Em