thrifted vintage belt, has another double pocket but took if off here.
vintage 80s shoes from etsy.
$2- plaid shirt that i love.
70s thrifted denim dress i’ve had forever.
tights i’ve had forever.
little sleeve holder i keep trying to wear.
drop “pearl” earrings i made.

i always have this peripheral western clothing obsession. not sure why. i’m from the prairies but a city in the prairies. here are a couple of screenshots from The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet episode “Rick’s Riding Lesson“. i love the instructor’s tucked in plaid shirt, boyish/girlish curvy jeans, and little updo. she’s sassy & tricky in this episode too, if you care to watch it.

the rest of the pics are in my flickr stream.

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View collage large here.

Audrey falls asleep while baking and dreams herself into Cakeland. Then Devil’s Food Cake steals away Angel Food Cake during her wedding to Ginger Bread Man [after they met in the Garden of Eatin’]. And Cop Cakes and Animal Crackers come to the rescue! Not to mention the cupcake parade through town, Cake Walk and Pastry Bar cancan girls. This is probably the cutest pastry themed animation I have ever seen. A pre Valentine’s treat <3

View animation here.

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I must be the last person on the planet to see this, and this must have been blogged and Nylon-ed, and cool magged to death though I missed that too. I think I just played it 8 times. These girls look so good, with each of the 4 girls having their own 80s style. The cast includes Cherie Currie of The Runaways, and Scott Baio. And is shot in a perfect romantic haze by Adrian Lyne who I love/hate [Flashdance, Fatal Attraction, 9½ weeks, Lolita], the music is by that king of disco Giorgio Moroder. Too beautiful. If I had seen this when I was young I would have definitely related to how they lived- the divorced parents, the pile of sweet girlfriends, the running around in the night in the city. I found this Roger Ebert review of it from back in the day too… “The movie’s a rare attempt to provide a portrait of the way teen-agers really do live today in some suburban cultures.” Though their lives and setting seem very urban I would say. Besides all that, it also makes me remember the appeal of pale pink satin. Pale pink satin! Sigh.

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whooda thunk it? with her usual clever-clever & charm, Susie layers up a dissonantly sweet rain outfit for It Won’t Rain On Me. her SWANclothing sock garters peaking through the plastic polka dotted layers…

thank you Susie for the lovely outfit photos. i am such a sucker for anything see-thru, baby blue & ballerina pink & generally amazing.

Susie’s previous SWANclothing sock garter mention…
“Drop your socks and grab something…”

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smiles! i wish i liked my smiling pics. i’m all about smiling pics right now. Jennine of The Coveted and her SWANclothing sock garters, blogged on The Coveted here. thank you for such happy & lovely pics Jennine!

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{I’ve just moved this entry up so it stays on the front page. Here’s the original “intro to SWANclothing sock garters…“ And La Meow, Jaana of The door in my wardrobe, and Sabocracy wearing theirs perfectly. More colours here, including Latté. And some mentions.}

Hello pretty leg candy… Are your brogues lonely? Your futuristic wedgie platforms and stilettos need a friend or two? SWANclothing sock garters save the day! Not just for socks. Not just for girls.

Made from thrifted recycled leather and stretchy elastic. Anchored flatteringly with leather at the front & back. Topped off with a silver metal swan bead. And a clip for your socks in front. Keep those socks up!

The SWANclothing sock garters come in black, white, satin cream, white lace, latté, baby blue, and ballerina pink. And are available in all sizes, please include your calf measurement when you place your order. If you want a thigh high version, just include your thigh measurement instead.

Find them in my SWANclothing store.

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i’m fully in love with sock garter nostalgia….

these guys are too funny.

and love the mix of old & new in today’s versions…

old & new, quirky & sexy too.

and just a heads up that my SWANclothing sock garter Valentine’s sale is ending. i’ll run it until Monday night EST. thanks to everyone who has dropped by!

{a quick link back to my main SWANclothing sock garters entry.}

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i love the mitten scan thing. and she sure does make nice mittens! hi mom!

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ok so my furniture hasn’t arrived. but i traveled with my sewing machine of course. a suitcase full of cables, powerbars, 2 hard drives, laptop, speakers, awesome cds by Jim, tripod, scanner, cameras. 3 bags of sock garter elastic [i’m here for you people]. wow. and 1 change of clothes.

so the SWANclothing sewing hint #1 for sewing in the big city, with no furniture, is- don’t wear tight jeans while using your sewing machine sitting on the floor. yup. challenging.

xo

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{And again La Meow looking ripping in her SWANclothing sock garters.}

Announcing a little week long Valentine’s sale. 15% off SWANclothing sock garters AND free shipping too. If you missed out last time, now’s your chance. Let me know if they are a gift & I will gift wrap them.

xo from a very sleepy me.

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