Leather & Fur

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vintage leather dress – firenze santa barbara
coat with fur collar – marvin richards
booties – chinese laundry via scarlet
sunnies – target

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Muted

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Fall lends so well to muted hues, don’t you think?
hat – cheap thrills
houndstooth jacket, oversize polo – thrifted
booties – not rated via plato’s closet

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winter is, err, coming

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It’s November. And it’s starting to feel like it. Layers save the day, per usual. I had a few meetings in Bentonville and borrowed Elysian‘s alley to capture my ootd. Later, I walked into a gas station and a lovely gentleman with a tear tattoo on his face asked me if I was from LA because I looked “trendy”.
vintage leather bomber with fur collar – m. julian
jumper -thrifted
boots – thrifted (made in brazil)
socks – hue via grey dog
thermal – asos
hat – vintage miss edith via cheap thrills
fringe necklace – handcrafted by emily’s one man band

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Scarlet & the cool-girl kicks

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It’s a rare occurrence when I go into a store and want everything on the racks. Like it never happens as a rule. Scarlet in West Little Rock is an exception to that rule. At nine years old, Scarlet is better the ever. The shop recently opened a new storefront designed by the brilliant Heather Owens of Georgia James (you can find heather & a mini GJ shop within Scarlet); a relaunched website featuring a web store with brands like Elizabeth & James, Rebecca Minkoff and J Brand alongside the Scarlet brand capsule collection.
Brimming with leather skinnies, cutout dresses, flat bill caps and fur jackets, Scarlet has the quintessential fall wardrobe for the coolest girl you know.

The clothes, bags and baubles are drool worthy but the shoes – oh the shoes – I’m continually obsessed with the selection that owner Jeanne curates. You may know that I rarely buy new pieces, strictly adhering to a diet of vintage & thrift, but this diet doesn’t really apply to footwear. In fact, I’ll go so far as to say that shoes are almost always best when bought new.

Until now, you could only peruse & purchase this amazingness in store. I feel like it’s my duty to inform you that you will be able to buy them online as of Thursday, 10/31.

And you’re welcome.

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Bad Girls

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I’m not bad. I’m just drawn that way. – Jessica Rabbit
Retro on the Runway Lookbook

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Off to the Races!

Two recent takes on a new favorite. This dress is made of a bizarre fabric that feels like curtains but the race horse print is so good.
Dress – thrifted
leather necklace – thrifted
sunnies – asos
heels – thrifted
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hat – cheap thrills
necklaces – thrifted & emily’s one man band
booties – not rated via plato’s closet 

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A little looney

A favorite look from summer.
hat – italian market
bow – hobby lobby
looney tunes tee – thrifted
yellow skirt – vintage
platforms – bcbg

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COLLABO! Emily’s One Man Band

a lovely little lady named Emily asked me to work it in front of the camera for her rather wildy successful etsy shop. obviously, I obliged. We had a great afternoon full of fringe, sequins, denim and flying through the air with the greatest of ease.
Some of her stuff is recycled and some is upcycled. The amazing leather fringe necklace and fabulous bustiers are Emily’s handiwork.
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Stop Shop Fayetteville

IMG_6186 ahhh isn’t it fun to have talented friends?
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with Mallory & Leea at the Stop Shop Fayetteville event

Mallory Berry is an uber talented photog who recently did 16 stop motion videos for locally owned businesses. She is also my buddy and I’m super proud of her. My other buddy, Leea was the other half of the collaboration. My girls at Guillotine Hair Lounge participated and I was honored to be thier “model”. Watch for me in the middle!
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with Taylor & Lindsey of Guillotine Hair Lounge

Watch the vid –> http://bit.ly/StopShopFayetteville

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a snapshot of the finished look

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find Stop Shop Fayetteville & more pics 
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with Ro at the watch party

Cha Cha Cha

I love color. I also love sleek & black, so I sometimes forget how much I love color. Thanks Darcy & Hello Luvvy for asking me to participate in this taqueria shoot and thus reminding me.
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I chose two looks: spanish dancer & rodeo queen. Sometimes having a theme really helps me.
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spanish dancer: top – thrifted, heels – plato’s closet, tiered skirt – cheap thrills, turquoise – thrifted, Mae’s & Dark Star Visuals

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rodeo queen: vintage 60s sunnies, jewelry – thrifted, top – thrifted, skirt – part of a little red riding hood costume, boots – thrifted

There’s also a video!

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collaboratively photographed and each self-styled