“In a nightmare, I am falling from the ceiling into bed beside you.
You’re asleep, I’m screaming, shoving you trying to wake you up.
And like before, you’ve got no interest in the life you live when you’re awake.
Your dreams still follow storylines, like fictions you would make.” – Epilogue by The Antlers
Dressing gown: thrifted vintage
1. Old books.
2. My new-to-me pink 1950s flour, sugar, coffee and tea canisters.
3. iPhones are addictive, guys…especially when you have two.
4. We finally got curtains for our livingroom. Ryan decided to put his polar bear figurines (Ryan has loved polar bears since he was young) on the windowsill, on top of the curtain, to create a snowy scene for the bear…ya, I dunno either.
5. I see a pattern here…another 1950s pink kitchen item…this time a mixing bowl, with a happy little pineapple inside (we also got a juicer recently, so we have fruits galore).
6. We are looking after Ryan’s family dog, Beans, for the next few weeks. Aren’t they cute together? Like salt and pepper. (iphone)
7. Our livingroom is kind of filled with guitars and guitar amps. I’m still trying to figure out how to make the livingroom feel equal parts me and equal parts Ryan…it’s very Ryan right now.
8. A sleeping cloud baby.
9. We need to fix the frame on this picture so Bob Dylan can find a home on the wall. Also, maybe I should paint it a better colour.
10. Messy bed, that I’d very much like to be in right about now. (iphone)
I’ve acquired quite a collection of plaid/tartan skirts at this point, but I think this one is my first “new” plaid skirt. I guess it’s pretty obvious at this point that I only buy vintage and thrifted clothes as a general rule, but every once in awhile I stumble across some vintage-inspired pieces on the internet and cannot pass them up – this vibrant plaid skirt being one of them. One could argue that you don’t need 5 different tartan/plaid skirts that reach about the same length, but if you know what you like and what suits your taste (and there are just so many different colour variations and styles!!!), then why not own an assortment? (says the clothing hoarder). What about you guys? Is there an article or style of clothing you are constantly drawn to?
A fun little fact – to tell the difference between a tartan and a plaid (yes, there is a difference) you look to the pattern running vertically and horizontally. If the pattern running vertically is exactly duplicated on the horizontal axis, then we are in tartan territory. You will notice that the skirt I am wearing is indeed a plaid and not a tartan, as the pattern, colour and size are not the same in both directions. Anyways, I’m sure some of you already knew this, but I didn’t for the longest time and thought it would be nice to share the knowledge. Knowledge is power. (said a curly, ginger-haired animation from the 1970s)
Button-down & cardigan: thrifted
Skirt c/o Larmoni
Boots: Samantha Pleet x Wolverine
Tights: old pair of ballet tights
Well, it’s been quite awhile since I wrote about another intimates label, but that does not mean I haven’t been keeping my eye out for you guys (and for myself). I came across JulieK Lingerie quite awhile ago and thought it was due time I share this handmade Scotland/California based brand. JulieK started designing her own lingerie from a deep-rooted love for intimates, a love that dates back to her childhood memories of adorning herself in her mother’s personal collection. Her designs are a bit more modern than what I am normally drawn to (I’m not a fan of thongs), but I could see myself in many pieces from her collections, as there is still a vintage quality too many of them and sweet detailing that I often look for in lingerie. Check out her shop here.
My favourite: Anastasiya bralette, Nora bra, Milenne bodysuit, Powder blue bralette
1. Pretty arrangement in my parent’s home.
2-5. I think I have talked about Cleo on the blog before, but growing up, she was my dog. Leaving her when I moved here was really hard, but she has never forgotten me. She’s about 12yrs now.
6. A pile of Christmas tree decorations – on the Saturday of my visit to Ottawa, we went to my grandparents home to help my grandmother put away her tree and Christmas decorations.
7. My grandparents have a collection of Nutcrackers – I think this one is my favourite.
8. These little Christmas caroller figurines were my absolute favourite when I was a kid. I used to play with them like they were Barbies whenever we would visit my grandparents home during Christmas.
9-10. My parents took me to an antique auction on Sunday. We didn’t end up staying because there wasn’t anything we wanted to bid on, but it was pretty neat just to stop by.
11. My wonderful parents got me a ton of pink 1950s kitchenware. Pink is a very hard colour to come by in vintage kitchenware, so I was shocked they found this much. I only wish I had a better kitchen to display them in, as they are just too adorable to be sitting in a cupboard hidden away. There was however one casualty…my casserole dish ended up getting smashed in baggage check when I was flying home : (
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