U Street Shopping Trip

My friend Wendy and I head down to U Street to check out the Dog Days sales. See what we found below:


First stop a trip to Treasury to check out their nicely curated selection of vintage and contemporary clothing.


I'm also lusting after this purse. It would look great with a cocktail dress for a night on the town.


Wendy showing off a gorgeous 1920s shift. I'm dying for that print.


Next up a stop at Dr. K Vintage. Dr. K's feels a little like your grandmother's basement, where if you do a little digging you will be rewarded with an awesome find. I could sit in that chair and watch people try on vintage all day.


No shoplifting! I see you!


Last, but not least, we finished our trip at Ginger Root. Ginger Root sells revamped vintage clothing as well as jewelry.


My eye was immediately drawn to this ring. I love the polished geode.


Some revamped ties complete with funky pins.


Thank you! Come Again!

I'm testing out my teaching skills by teaching my friend Lauren how to knit. So far it's going well. Perhaps I have a new career ahead of me...

Go Martine!

My friend Martine and her awesome street style blog, Beyond Boston Chic, were featured on CNN! Congrats Martine!

Not to brag (or actually to totally brag) I was once lucky enough to grace BBC.



(Image via Beyond Boston Chic)

"A bubble flip is much better for shagging."

Just in time for my trip to the beach in North Carolina next weekend Vogue.com has done a feature on one of my favorite movies of all time, Shag. I think this means I will have to switch my vacation wardrobe from "Things to Wear on the Lanai" as originally planned to "Things to Wear to a Shag Contest." I will also be uploading the entire sound track to my Ipod.

And because I couldn't resist, a couple aweseme screen shots from the movie:

I'm still amazed that waitress can dance in roller skates.


I like to call this "Oh Nadine, do you really think I could win?"

Thanks to my super chic sister Tracy for pointing this out!

My birthday is only 111 shopping days away...

Thanks to the Daily Candy tip off on the consignment and vintage site The Syle Armory, I know what I want for my birthday and it's this necklace:


(Image via The Syle Armory)

I love the tribal feel without going overboard on the trend. I'm picturing it as a nice show piece against a simple black dress. Now, if only I could just suggest it ever so casually to the boyfriend...

About Town: Mid City Dog Days

Mid City Dog Days are happening this weekend, August 6-7. It's two days of side walk sales from businesses on and around U Street. You can find the complete list of participating businesses here. I hope you find something awesome!

Favorite Things

This post may veer strongly this into the schill-ish category (yes, I'm making up words now). What can I say when I like something a lot I want to tell people about it. Especially when that something comes from an independent designer who does amazing work. Va De Nuevo is a company based in Costa Rica that takes used leather jackets and pants and turns them into amazing bags. I discovered them on Etsy when I was looking for a unique leather bag that was sturdy and still looked fashionable, but not too trendy that it would be out of style in a year. I ended up with this bag:





It's incredibly well made and includes clever details, such as the cuff turned pocket. I always get compliments on it and feels good to know that I have a completely orginal bag. A bonus came in the personal email I was sent by the designer letting me that the bag had been shipped with a nice note about the bag. A little touch like that just made it all feel a bit more personal. Swing by the website and check out the other drool worthy bags if you have a moment.

(All images courtesy of the Va De Nuevo website)