current ebay watches

For those of you in Orange County, you have to stop by Rewear Warehouse Thrift Store at 845 N. Euclid Street in Anaheim (near the 5 freeway and Euclid). It's a huge thrift store with a large upstairs devoted entirely to (cheap) vintage clothes! Now, don't get TOO excited... I didn't find anything super amazing - most of the dresses ran on the larger side and there were no shoes or accessories, but there was definite potential and the prices were very reasonable. I picked up 2 dresses with the intentions of shortening them. So far I've had time to redo one and I'm really happy with how it turned out. Here's one of the dresses after I worked on it.

I wish I had taken a "before" picture. It was past knee length and the sleeves went to mid bicep. Much cuter now. Hopefully I'll have the other one done in a week or two... I'm just being lazy right now.

back from the dead

I'm back :) I'm finally feeling inspired to start this blog back up again. My tastes have changed a lot in the past 3 months so there will be less vintage featured. I may just turn this into a place where I can show off recent purchases and what I wore, etc. Anyway, I still have an obsession with vintage wedges. Delia's had these Cherokee imitations for a few months and they just went on sale for 50% off so I had to snag them. Check them out:

Volatile "San Fran", originally $59, now $29

Because of some rather shitty circumstances in my personal life, I'm taking a break.Believe it or not, fashion is the last thing on my mind at the moment (I haven't even looked at f21.com in almost a week and I don't have the heart to Ebay) To those of you who have me linked: I won't be offended if you remove links. When I come back I'll let you know.

The lack of updates here can be attributed to being a full time student/part time worker. I've been really busy with school work and keeping up with the presidential election so this blog has definitely been put on hiatus. Anyway, a short little update because it's Friday and I feel like it:

What I've been on the hunt for lately: comfortable yet cute flats for all the walking I do on campus. It's going to be getting cooler and sandals can't cut it. I'm a little obsessed with the big bow flats out right now, especially the ones by Lela Rose for Payless.

Clockwise:
cream ballet flats, $8.50, Forever 21 (just bought these, great deal)
black satin ballet flats, $34, Lela Rose for Payless (want these!)
ankle wrap knotted flat, $48, Urban Outfitters (a little steep but I love the ankle wrap)
black satin bow ballet flats, $14.99, GoJane.com (cheaper alternative to the Payless ones)
purple knotted ballet flats, $19, Charlotte Russe

I'm pretty much in love with those Payless ones, I think I'll give in an get them after I get paid next week.



I picked up this v-neck in gray and purple from Forever 21 last weekend. They're super soft and only $8.80 each. They're actually in the loungewear section, which probably explains why they still had a lot left. They have them online here in gray, white, aqua, and purple. I got a medium and they're perfect.




Another fabulous find from Forever 21, the "summer scarf" for a mere $5.50. You can get it online in a rainbow colors here.

Latest Ebay purchases:




Little sailor dress, $15 on Ebay. It's a bit short so I'm off to Joanne's today to buy some white trim to sew on the bottom to make it longer.




High waisted sail boat skirt, $12, Ebay. I don't know why I'm obsessed with nautical stuff but I am. I shortened it a bit because it was too long. Pictures eventually.




70s space dyed wrap sweater, $43 (yeah I know...), Ebay. I've wanted one of these for a few years and finally got one. They're in very high demand on Ebay. Can't wear it yet because it's still in the 80s here but it's going to go nicely with boots.



Woven leather purse, $15, Ebay. I love this and have been using it everyday. It's in perfect condition for a vintage purse.


That's it for now.

back to school blues

I'm back to school (I graduate next year, finally!) and have been too busy to do any shopping in person. That's okay though, because I prefer shopping online. I need a new wallet and some cute earrings, so I turned to ModCloth, one of my favorite sites for unique accessories. Here's what I ordered:

Kitty wallet (looks like MY kitty!), $24



Sapling tree branch earrings, $9.74 (originally $12.99)

I've been really frustrated with Ebay lately. I've had a non-paying bidder (remind me to never accept zero feedbacks again) and getting my selling fees refunded is taking days and days. I also bought a cute woven leather purse and received it and found the strap completely broken. The seller won't answer my messages asking for a refund so now I've had to file a claim with Paypal. Annnnnd I bought a cute pair of 80s teal heels 2 weeks ago and haven't received them. I messaged the seller and she told me she "forgot" to mail them! Not a good week with Ebay.

Anyway, I've been exploring Etsy a bit more. I bought a necklace from there last year but haven't bought anything since. Lately I've been searching for vintage clothes/shoes. The prices are higher than Ebay, but they are fixed, buy it now prices. There are no bidding wars or waiting 7 days to win. I kind of like that. It's also easier to find what I'm looking for. I just got these comfy cute vintage wedges:

Perfect for walking around school. I do a lot of walking on campus (probably close to 2 miles a day) and want to be comfortable but I hate tennis shoes.

Not vintage related but I had to share. I am a big fan of cheapie shoe websites like GoJane and CutesyGirl. They have great prices on cute shoes and occasionally good accessories (the clothes are too clubby for me though). Anyway, I found a site called AMI Clubwear that is like GoJane but 1000000x bigger. They have a million shoes, accessories, Halloween costumes, and clothes. Try to ignore all of the tranny shoes and stripper outfits and take a look. I found these gladiator sandals on sale that look interesting. After looking through most of the stuff, I only like some of the shoes and accessories. The clothes are too clubby, hence the name of the site. But worth a look.