Stranger Than Vintage: polka dots

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Wednesday, January 29, 2014

What I Wore: The Bomb Girls Edition

It's been freezing in Chicago. And I'm not just saying that because I'm a big baby when it comes to the cold, it's literally been dangerous to set foot outside for the second time this month. As you can imagine, taking outfit photos or wearing anything that doesn't make me look like the Queen of the Bag Ladies has been next to impossible. I am sick of it. I've even been wearing pants. PANTS! What is the world coming to?

The never-ending polar vortex has forced me to discover new shows on Netflix as well, because, well, what else am I going to do? After I finished all the seasons of MadMen (yes, I'm incredibly behind on tv), I had the urge to keep watching a period television series. That's where Bomb Girls comes in. The show follows a group of women working in a munitions factory in 1942 Canada and aside from the drama, the outfits are to die for. These 1940s style dresses have seriously re-newed my love of all things vintage.

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Wednesday, June 12, 2013

What I Wore: The Pastels Edition

I got my identity thefted (yes, it's not a word, but I like the way it sounds) a few weeks ago so my obvious solution when I had no money was shop my woes away. Don't even act like you don't know what I'm talking about here. Anyway, I hopped onto one of my favorite sites and picked up a couple things because I hadn't bought anything from them in a quite a while and I thought it meant I was being good. One of those things were these fabulous polka dot pants! Now I had been thinking about making my own DIY polka dot pants for a while, but there were already made AND teal. Could I say no? I mean really?

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Wednesday, March 6, 2013

What I Wore: The Leather Vest Edition

Am I cool enough to rocka leather vest? No. Just by asking myself that question it's obvious I'm not. But, damnit, I'm going to try! So I went with my go-to outfit option when trying a trend that I think is too "tough" for me, I mixed it in with something sweet. Balance as always, is important in any outfit or else you start looking like you're wearing a costume if you're too "biker chic" or too sweet or too rocker, etc.

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Wednesday, October 3, 2012

What I Wore: The Vintage Dots Edition

It's been a while since I've done one of these check-what's-in-my-shop outfit posts so I thought I might be due for one. This dress is an awesome one I picked up and it's awesome for two reasons: 1. The fit is fantastic for pear shapes like myself and perfectly professional if you work in an office. 2. It's a little daring in that it's both polka dots and stripes in one dress, so if you're intimidated by mixing patterns (like I am sometimes) this dress does the hard part for you.

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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Tuesday Trendspotting: Polka Dots!

Okay so in reality I don't think polka dots ever really go out of style. They are always a fun, flirty, and girly ways to play up your wardrobe. Lately though I've been seeing more polka dots around than usual. It's probably because spring is coming and the love of all things girly seems to come back with the blooming flowers, but either way it's fun. So stock up or dig up those old polka dot prints, you'll be seeing a lot more of them around. I also recommend holding on to those classic polka dot pieces so that when you start seeing them in stores again in your own personal trendspotting, you can be ahead of the game.

Here are just a few of many patterns I found. I have to say I'm most fond of the pastel polka dots. They make the look softer and more girly than the standard black and white. And yes, I did snag the pale pink and white polka dot top from the Jason Wu for Target collection! Although, I'm also eyeballing those Betsy johnson earrings below. Love her!