The traffic to get to Lakeside Mall is horrendous but sometimes the effort is worth it. I made the trek to Jefferson Parish yesterday and found some cute things that are sure to enter my wardrobe heavy rotation.
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I’m in desperate need of sandals (my husband might have a different opinion) since 1. I got a new foot tattoo that I want to show off and 2. summer will be here soon. Luckily I found two really great pairs week and even the hubby agrees.
The weather has been beautiful so I decided to stroll down to La Divina for a quick bite on my lunch break. An innocent panini run turned into a shoe shopping spree when I stopped into Ah-ha while waiting for my to go order. Ah-ha always stocks Reef flip flops, which is what I wandered in for but I walked out with these Dolce Vita sandals instead. I’ve been wearing a lot of gray and blue lately and I think these will work well with skirts and dresses. I really love the way they tie at the back and the pale pink and blue is a nice splash of color.
Keeping in the Magazine St. shoe shopping theme I couldn’t resist these silver fish skeleton sandals from Buffalo Exchange. They are a fun addition to my shoe collection and for a measly $19.50 I really couldn’t pass them up.
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Pretend like my toenails have polish.
I decided to dig up an old piece of jewelry that I hadn’t worn in a long time. This was actually a handmade necklace from a secret santa at work a few years ago. Not too shabby, eh?
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If your style is more West Coast than Gulf Coast a trip to N.O. Surf Shop is in order. I am deathly afraid of drowning so you’ll never see me hanging ten* but the owner nicely told me “It’s about the lifestyle”.
This shop is so much more than surf and skate boards. There is a nice variety of men’s, women’s, and children’s clothing and a big selection of flip flops. The owner is passionate about buying home grown threads, so much so that he plans on discontinuing anything “Made in China”. I found his prices refreshingly reasonable without a big “boutique” markup. There are a slew of surf/skate brands as well as locally made jewelry.
For whatever reason the older I get the cuter surf brands get and I can’t help but love this Reef dress I just bought. I think the quality is great for the price and even though most are technically juniors they tend to flatter those of us *ahem* this side of 25.
As usual excuse the poor quality photos. That’s what happens when you photograph in poor lighting. Oh yes that is an ice chest in the background on my balcony. Keepin’ it classy.
So what seems like a simple, straightforward, above the knee dress…
Halloween
His: The leopard print on his outfit was a women’s furry jacket. I lopped off the sleeves and turned them into boot covers and the centerpiece of his skirt/loincloth. The leggings underneath are women’s plus sized lounge pants that I took in so they were fitted. The shirt is an American Apparel nude tank top. I added leopard print patches on the back and red tail feathers, which you can’t see here. The chest piece is a women’s extra small beaded tank top. I hand sewed colorful wooden beads and then made pieces of leaf shaped fabric I found at the thrift store. His armbands are from a women’s leopard print sweater that I lopped off and the blue fringe is actually place mats.
Mine: The skirt is a leopard print pillowcase with blue leggings underneath that I already owned. The skirt has a lot going on. All of the gold sequins was a Banana Republic shrug (trust me it was hideous) that I used for the trim of the skirt and the main front fringe. I also used the same blue placemats for pieces of this. The back (not pictured) also had black feathers on the bum. The top was purchased as is and I didn’t have to do much to it. I added the black feathers to each shoulder, took in the sides and added green fringe to the back. The shoes are old flip flops decorated with green fabric and I took the gold sleeves from the shrug and made foot covers with them.
All clothing items are from Pelican thrift store and Buffalo Exchange. Wigs and eye makeup are from Fifi Mahony’s, eyelashes from Buffalo Exchange and all other makeup from Uptown Costume & Dancewear.
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It’s Saturday so that means another round of Show & Tell. This week you get to delve into my closet a little more and watch me play dress up.
My husband and I had an impromptu date night on Thursday. We just received some exciting news so we decided to celebrate with dinner and drinks at Baru Bistro and The Delachaise, respectively. Never one to miss an opportunity to dress up I combed my closet accordingly.
I purchased this dress from Ruby, a sweet little shop in Hammond, LA. I typically don’t do asymmetric hemlines but this one makes my legs seem a little longer. I’l also a big fan of strapless dresses and pockets so this really fit the bill. The dress and pockets are lined with white cotton so you just get a peek of contrast.
I’m opposed to wearing snake skin but these snake embossed leather Tory Burch shoes were too hot to pass up. I love platform heels and I’m glad the trend has been resurrected.
Ask and you shall hopefully receive
Hey y’all! I need some help keeping Show & Tell Saturdays alive and well. Send me pictures of your favorite accessories or articles of clothing. It can be anything from a pair of earrings your maw maw gave you, a hot Botkier bag you just bought from Saks, or the perfectly worn in pair of Doc Martens you’ve owned since high school. I have a closet chock full of stuff to share but I’d rather peer into someone else’s collection. Send all entries to nolagurl{at}gmail{dot}com.