Seen in Piazza Castello

Leather Cuffs

When I was in Utah I picked up a few pieces of scrap leather from the Tandy Leather Co. I had some bits and bobs sitting around from broken jewelry pieces that I thought I could repurpose in the form of a leather cuff or two. After cutting the leather to the size I wanted and attaching the jewelry piece, I closed the cuff by punching a few holes on the ends and lacing it threw with a shoelace. I ended up with 3 different pieces that I'm quite excited to wear out and about!

Awesome Find for the Home

I found these beauties at an outdoor thrift store near Santa Rosa California right next to the Coppola Winery. I really have been looking for something like these. Pottery, almost Renaissance style wine goblets. I love them.

Gold Dipped Leaf Necklace

This was my weekend project. I have been collecting these gold dipped leaves for a while now finding them at flea markets and garage sales. I was so excited to finally have enough to put this necklace together over the weekend. I love it and will probably add more leaves as I find them.

Swinging Sounds

I have just discovered the ideal musical podcast for a summer retro lounge pool party!

"The Cocktail Nation is a radio show and podcast broadcast across the world via various radio stations. Every Saturday night your host Koop Kooper talks to the movers and shakers of the lounge and Exotica scene while mixing it up with the very best in swingin’ tunes from the 50s and 60s."

The Cocktail Nation Podcast

Click here to listen now, then make yourself a martini and enjoy the mood....remember only 20 more days until Mad Men comes back!

The Cocktail Nation Podcast

http://www.ultraswank.net/podcast/

Shop Update!

Shop Update!

My Style Icon: My Aunt

 

The blond on the left is is my aunt (who was a stewerdess) in New York in 1978 just before they got into a taxi to Studio 54. They of course got in to the club that night and a thousand stories were born that have been told told at family functions ever since I was just a tot. She is my style icon.

The Story of Studio 54 

Vintage on What Not to Wear!

I love me some WNTW and I usually take what Clinton and Stacey have to say as style cannon BUT today I saw the Renee episode. The vintage lover from New Orleans that spent a lifetime collecting period pieces dating from the 40's to the 80's and Stacey and Clinton THREW THEM AWAY! It hurt to watch. Truth be told they did let her keep a few pieces to mix with her new ones but some of the stuff they got rid of was Etsy gold. For example the black and white tuxedo dress, the peach lace dress, the sequin top......

Watch for yourself, what do you think?

Shopping in Santa Rosa

To my pleasant surprise, Santa Rosa California has a plethora of thrift shops and antique stores. Many are located in the heart of their historic old town which makes vintage shopping there the appropriate thing to do.

Yesterday I shopped the refurbished neighborhood of Railroad Square which has a combination of thrift stores, vintage couture, and antiques.

Check out all of the happening around Railroad Square here: http://railroadsquare.net/

Wait till you see what I bought.......