Well what is this? An outfit post? From me? I know, strange. I have been so quiet here this year, turns out I just can't do it all, though I would most certainly like to.
You're not missing much honestly, I'm stuck in my yearly birthday season blues as my 28th birthday looms on the 10th just ahead. No where near my goals as usual, it's hard to stay positive.
This was the outfit I wore on father's day a few weekends back while visiting the Denver Botanic Gardens with my family. It was a very nice day, I even got a bit sunburned despite my large hat, my bad eek. At least it will be an interesting tan line on my back if it decided to say.
I made this ivory twill dress for my recent adventure style look book video, and while I do love the result, I can see that the length of the bodice needs to be taken up about a half an inch and I would change the neckline at the shoulder just a bit for the next version too. Overall it will be a fun new safari ready addition to my summer closet nonetheless. I did a lot of top stitching and extra fiddly work on this one so I am proud of that!
Dress: Made by me Hat, jewelry, belt, & Clutch: Vintage Shes: Bait Footwear Sunglasses: Sunglasses Museum (on Etsy)
I present to you my favorite style in the summer time, that's right, it's adventure style! Safari style, adventure wear, whatever you call it, I call it a darn cute look. So enjoy this excess of khaki and cotton twill and I can finally move onto my next adventure!
The script at the very beginning is from the radio loop played outside of the Indiana Jones ride at Disneyland :)
It was a wild ride indeed, but the video is finally done. Two weeks of entire days spent making faux wooden crates, over $100 dollars spent on craft paint alone, four hours to film the final footage, and thirteen hours of editing and script writing, and here we are. I need a nap :)
It would mean extra special much to me if those of you who enjoyed this video could share it with someone else you think may like it as well.
I put this in a pinned comment as well, but I also want to suggest that any of those in a place to do so please consider donating to Unicef and/or Save The Children to help with their ongoing and emergency work in Sudan. Stay aware of the goings on in our wide world, please practice empathy, and stay safe out there.
Music from Epidemic Sound.
River footage from Taman Negara on flickr, https://www.flickr.com/photos/phalinn/31245275712/
All of the clothing in this video is either made by me, vintage, or in rarest of cases from fast fashion brands I no longer support and is therefore many seasons old.
I can however, link you to some of the shoes I wear in this video:
The first pair in canvas and leather are Evelyn's from Royal Vintage Shoes and can be found here : https://www.royalvintageshoes.com/1930s-vintage-shoes/evelyn-retro-oxfords-tan-brown-royal-vintage
Next we have Garnet's from Remix Vintage Shoes in black suede : https://remixvintageshoes.com/products/garnet
Then the style Peggy from Royal Vintage again : (currently unavailable but I think they might bring them back)
The brown croc finished pumps are Carmen's from Remix : https://remixvintageshoes.com/products/carmen
The yellow heels are from Chelsea Crew : https://bit.ly/2x8fVmK
The cognac leather sandal heels are from BAIT footwear : https://www.baitfootwear.com/product-page/loraine-tan
The navy and ivory t-straps are Chelsea Crew don't seem to be available in navy anymore but here they are in red and white which I also have (and so did Peggy Carter on the show...just saying) : https://www.amazon.com/Chelsea-Crew-Gatsby-Tone-Heels/dp/B01AR1TP5C
The lipstick I have on is Coloupop's liquid matte lipstick in the shade Season 10, the highlighter is their super shock highlighter in Flexitarian.
I tried and failed to clear out my spring and summer closet recently, and filmed my failure for you all to enjoy! Watch me as I explain why I actually need to keep everything :) No actually I decided to let go of a few other things after editing this (like the green lace dress), so really making this video did help me!
Why did I need to make a little room in my closet? Because I keep thrifting more "dad" shirts! I am all about Hawaiian shirts now you guys, so versatile, really! And yes...I did have too much fun setting up my backdrop to look a little more like a safari tent. I have even more backdrop ideas in mind. I just want to turn my basement into the queue for the Indiana Jones ride at Disneyland essentially...I have more crafting and prop-making in my future!
I hope you are all well! I have some outfit photos I need to edit and post for you all, so hopefully I can get that post up soon ;)
Something about this little scarf makes me feel like a girl scout, but though I am wearing khaki here and have a yellow silk kerchief, I have not been an actual girl scout in a very long time.
Instead this outfit is more inspired by the ensembles worn by Grace Kelly and Ava Gardner in the film Mogambo from 1953. I have worn very similar adventure or safari inspired outfits here on the blog before, as they are a summertime staple for me. This time I paired my trusty Banana Republic safari shirt with my newer olive green cotton sateen circle skirt that I made earlier in the year. Finished with cognac leather accessories, I was ready to face the great outdoors! I'm only kidding. A paved path was easily navigable in my favorite Bait high heeled sandals ;) I am more of a city girl as we could probably guess from my propensity for heels right?
It's back to more sedentary adventures for me, as I have a lot of work to do this upcoming weekend! I love my work though, nothing is better than writing and editing, though I do have some sewing to finish as I actually cut out a dress last week! I have been so lax in my sewing this year. Shall we call it quality over quantity? Sure, yeah...let's go with that.
Shirt: Banana Republic Skirt: Made by me Belt: Target Shoes: Bait Footwear Clutch, Earrings, Scarves: Vintage
Sometimes an ensemble and a backdrop are just meant to be together. Where am I exactly here? Perhaps just around the corner from the treasury at Petra? In an outcropping overlooking the sphinx? Nope, it's Garden of the Gods park in Colorado Springs.
Truly a remarkable place all its own! See some more photos of this gorgeous natural phenom in a very old blog post from me here.
I wore my natural colored linen bolero suit for a wander around the park. This time I paired it with a ivory rayon blouse I picked up a few years ago thrifting, my favorite ivory straw hat, and the ever gorgeous Evelyn heeled oxford shoes from Royal Vintage Shoes! These shoes are just the most perfect adventure ready vintage style heels a gal could ask for. I couldn't have dreamed up a shoe more suited to safari/adventure/explorer style ensembles!
I recently picked up a few vintage printed tin Japanese made brooch pins in the shape of cicadas and green beetles and pinned one onto my collar here for some extra "biologist abroad" vibes. Real cicada are terrifying and yet fascinating to me in equal measure. I've never seen one live (I think I would die of fright), but I also sorta like the loud sound they make in the summer breeze and they are indeed very interesting creatures-- even if my fear of insects also has me recoiling from even just photos of them! In jewelry form however? No problem, jeweled faux insects are the only kind I can tolerate after all.
I am craving a bigger adventure real bad these days, but sadly neither my bank account nor my older car are up for either flights or road tripping. So local adventures are the only kind I can get up to, other than the journeys available in a great book or a very good film of course. What is your favorite adventure film?
Suit: Made by me
Blouse, Hat, Clutch, & Jewelry: Vintage
Shoes: Royal Vintage Shoes
