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that's the best I have for this here blog right now. necklace made by my aunt's best friend in the 90s, edwardian blouse from lucky vintage, and 1950s skirt from the thrift by my house.</div>
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<br />Amanda M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10379930887925601149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008995243580039351.post-68560283376665777562016-06-28T23:53:00.004-07:002016-06-28T23:54:56.311-07:00i want to be what my body wants me to be Some of my more recent <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/shoptrillium?ref=hdr_shop_menu">shop</a> photos. Taking "good" or flattering photos isn't THAT hard. Taking unflattering photos is obviously very easy. However, I love the strange ones (like the first one) best of all.<br />
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<br />Amanda M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10379930887925601149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008995243580039351.post-47010489284490857902016-06-16T15:08:00.002-07:002016-06-16T15:08:40.480-07:00Film #15: The Butcher's Wife (1991)<i> The Butcher's Wife</i> is a film that few would consider good. But I loved it! It is about a beautiful clairvoyant woman who marries a butcher after knowing him one day because she is convinced he's her true love. He takes her home to his adorable New York neighborhood. She starts giving his customers romantic advice along with their pork chops and chaos ensues!<br />
The thing I found most remarkable about the movie was the beautiful antique and vintage clothing Demi Moore's character wears. The costumes in this movie were designed by Theadora Van Runkle, famed costumer for <i>Bonnie and Clyde</i> (it was her first movie!) and <i>The Godfather Part II</i>.<br />
Dream wardrobe much?<br />
(all stills by me.)<br />
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<br />Amanda M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10379930887925601149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008995243580039351.post-86244508812143147642016-05-30T00:35:00.001-07:002016-05-30T00:41:47.578-07:00A old favoriteAs a vintage seller I constantly try to purge my wardrobe of things I no longer wear. Months ago, I shoved this 1940s rayon beauty into a bag with the intent to sell. I haven't worn it in a while and thought it deserved to be loved by someone who didn't think it old hat. However the moment I put it on again, I knew I would never part with it. It was the first 1940s dress I ever owned and has fit me like a dream ever since I received it as a birthday present at the age of 17 and twirled around my room singing "I feel like Ginger Rogers!"<br />
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Without further ado, one of the top five wackiest prints in my closet (and that's saying something), the lollypop tree dress! The print literally looks like blue + purple trees bearing spiral shaped lollypops.<br />
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<br />Amanda M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10379930887925601149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008995243580039351.post-11541391204161210772016-05-06T18:05:00.003-07:002016-06-16T15:11:33.950-07:00Film #14: Cracks (2009)Cracks is a disturbing and atmospheric drama set at an all girls boarding school on an English island. It is set in the 1930s and the costumes and set designs are superb. I kept stopping the movie ever 30 seconds or so to take a screenshot, prepare yourself for one of my most photo heavy posts ever!<br />
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<br />Amanda M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10379930887925601149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008995243580039351.post-2489209609224904602016-05-06T17:54:00.000-07:002016-05-08T11:22:21.289-07:00all my stars alignedAlthough the title of one of my very favorite St. Vincent songs, the phrase never applied to me until now. As I mentioned I bought some edwardian clothing at an estate sale on Saturday. On Sunday, I went back. I bought a stained but super soft feedsack dress with a cotton yoke and a corset cover. Later that day my aunt + uncle called while I was grocery shopping to tell me that they could buy every all of the clothing left in the room at the estate sale cheap. Did I want it? Of course I did! A few hours later they appeared at my house with an extra large packing box full of edwardian clothing, a vintage/antique drying rack for clothing and a green 1940s ironing board. A lot of the clothing is super damaged or of a small child or in need of a dye but there's a calico dress, a monogrammed men's jacket/bloomer combo, another feedsack dress, a corset cover, and a really simple yet pretty ruffled blouse.<br />
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Amanda M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10379930887925601149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008995243580039351.post-6079689908440678462016-04-30T20:33:00.001-07:002016-05-01T11:36:44.020-07:00almost magical I wish I could explain to you how it feels to not sleep, to toss and turn in the night. To set your alarm for 5:45 am and wake up 5 minutes before its scheduled to go off out of sheer excitement. To not shower, to dress quickly and practically in jeans and sneakers and old army jacket. To rush your family in the most passive aggressive way to the car. To wait for three hours for a maybe, full of hope and nauseous from nervousness. To stand in line with a bunch of equally passive aggressive Pacific North-westerners that all would trample you if it meant getting in five minutes early.<br>
I went to an estate sale. A really really good estate sale. Possibly even the defining one in my surprisingly long career as an estate sale devotee.<br>
It was the home of a still-kicking 93 year old woman, according to her strangely accented neighbor who appeared in the line maybe an hour before the doors opened. She had excellent taste, sharing my passion for chenille bedspreads and Edwardian clothing. She had nothing but Edwardian clothing. I don't know how she got it, she is far too young have actually worn it during the era, maybe it was her mother's. I wish you could feel what it was like to walk into a room full of Edwardian clothing. It is heaven. It is bliss. It is the type of excitement that make your body actually tremble. I bought way too much and now I'm in debt to my aunt. At the same time, it manages to feel like I didn't buy enough. You figure that out I can't. I mean I left with 3 dresses, 2 skirts, one blouse, a skirt slip, a 1940s head vase, a 1940s chenille blanket, and a cake plate + dome.<br>
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We moved to Edmonds. Both the blanket and the pennant are from estate sales. My bed is the only clean and tidy part of my new room. I have vintage clothing and patterns for the shop in bags all over my room. </div>
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Amanda M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10379930887925601149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008995243580039351.post-31694514640089183642016-02-20T00:04:00.002-08:002016-02-20T00:07:57.468-08:00So long, farewell I have started a vintage shop to sell the things I never wear or have outgrown. Here are all of the things I have sent off to new owners. The places I have shipped clothing to include Norway, Canada, New York City, and Illinois. Far more of the world than I've seen myself!<br />
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Can you tell this is my all time favorite dress? I was heartbroken to have outgrown it! I blame my weight gain on a) desserts and b) this horrible endless rain we've been having. Who wants to go for a walk when its dumping rain and also too windy for an umbrella?<br />
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So I haven't posted anything in awhile. Let's blame it on the practically biblical rain we've had and the general grossness of a Seattle winter. Here's a picture of roughly half of my face and part of my prettiest sweater from the 1960s and a necklace from Mary's shop on the Ave, Valley of Roses boutique. I am but a mere model; the necklace isn't mine. I wish it were. </div>
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(Photo by Mary, on instagram @valleyofrosesboutique.)</div>
Amanda M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10379930887925601149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008995243580039351.post-61104620113033151052015-11-22T11:23:00.001-08:002015-11-22T11:23:36.267-08:00The Varsity Drag On a day sometime in February Amelia and I went to the U-District. We were browsing as usual, visiting all of the vintage stores. I never find anything there because I love (and purchase) mostly pre-1950s garments. At the first store we went into, Valley of Roses, I found a late 1930s dress with embroidery. It was two inches too small in the waist but I tried it on anyway and it fit! <div>The shop owner, Mary wanted to take mine and Amelia's photo for the store's Facebook. What she took resulted in some of the best photos of me and Amelia together that anyone's ever taken. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUxSyE1HocFOwRRMWWayGIpFjN5ELB__NZTJ2JQu4sZb4ejFg6ONezKlxPaXxsIjBp3uUVI5XZSZiIb8eq8Y1R9YDjTNqp2KVwYnSfcUuyAfg0Sg4MxrSFNwFQ8aDqyKlY97XLsD0Vp2ab/s640/blogger-image--117671487.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUxSyE1HocFOwRRMWWayGIpFjN5ELB__NZTJ2JQu4sZb4ejFg6ONezKlxPaXxsIjBp3uUVI5XZSZiIb8eq8Y1R9YDjTNqp2KVwYnSfcUuyAfg0Sg4MxrSFNwFQ8aDqyKlY97XLsD0Vp2ab/s640/blogger-image--117671487.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2vQoUKRF2YiRdV_O-vbmFomVKuYr5W7pHCfqzwEZWN9grAIo3ulAu1z1XDssBwKQuwG6zl9u_SbK3IJ3DJRXc9MTeOpt6ETq6-NUquDd96ttzhJ4lNsrBLsHnNmVgIAxwshgpUPcxJCNc/s640/blogger-image-1365934581.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2vQoUKRF2YiRdV_O-vbmFomVKuYr5W7pHCfqzwEZWN9grAIo3ulAu1z1XDssBwKQuwG6zl9u_SbK3IJ3DJRXc9MTeOpt6ETq6-NUquDd96ttzhJ4lNsrBLsHnNmVgIAxwshgpUPcxJCNc/s640/blogger-image-1365934581.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsL3JxlBIL80SNTtQYnjYVtKLeSxmHxqX7RIXzKGkmP836fFqYopTMxiaIKjmH7-RXBRFcsetkdw_AmKsH8Xi7Schs20A0VQgghuX8_1d2ZPssdIn9gDBuNhM5ClTZBw5ja70P0aqCglNU/s640/blogger-image-297710881.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsL3JxlBIL80SNTtQYnjYVtKLeSxmHxqX7RIXzKGkmP836fFqYopTMxiaIKjmH7-RXBRFcsetkdw_AmKsH8Xi7Schs20A0VQgghuX8_1d2ZPssdIn9gDBuNhM5ClTZBw5ja70P0aqCglNU/s640/blogger-image-297710881.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIOwEXdU49PR4txtOHftG2e8BlRAEtPQMfb5435-InySml-KQ3kuO3tlFtIPI_komnOQKNMj1IZbuxjRBaIvX8K8gFQXv7tQHqIUNOErVY3_0aXMi5ak-3I8318TseAHHTQmFx6Oh_4_3a/s640/blogger-image-1167711627.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIOwEXdU49PR4txtOHftG2e8BlRAEtPQMfb5435-InySml-KQ3kuO3tlFtIPI_komnOQKNMj1IZbuxjRBaIvX8K8gFQXv7tQHqIUNOErVY3_0aXMi5ak-3I8318TseAHHTQmFx6Oh_4_3a/s640/blogger-image-1167711627.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div>Amanda M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10379930887925601149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008995243580039351.post-18094795474488319242015-08-09T01:18:00.001-07:002016-01-06T10:26:02.156-08:00RecentlyI made homemade ice cream for the first time. (Basil chocolate chip from Bon Appetit. You're welcome.)<div>I worked a lot. And am considering quitting to go back to school. But I have no idea which path I want to take (baking, regular associates degree, or some mystical currently unknown third option?). I've had many near panic attacks over this very subject while sweeping the floor of my workplace with a giant mop/broom hybrid. A sign would be nice. Or just a stronger feeling of connection to the future, specifically mine. Part of the problem with watching old films, listening to old jazz, and collecting clothing and sewing notions older than my grandmother is that I feel far more connected to what happened then over what is happening at this moment. I have always lived in my head, absorbed in my interests and felt like what was actually happening to me was the surreal impossible thing. Help?</div><div><br></div><div>I bought a 1943 edition of The Joy of Cooking and it is so much more lively and engaging than the modern edition. Irma S. Rombauer includes little notes before most of the recipes. Some of her notes are informative in the traditional sense and some are more personal such as her note on a cake she served at a dinner party. Because it was reissued during WWII she includes a section on sugarless and reduced sugar desserts. Amelia and I made her honey spiced pound cake and it was damn fine. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJB7s9FJFeFi_i-PQpnFqUNLyoG8oRCALcCBKtNS9Ku66SzQj95OzfAEq5LTkfSpKi-t1MmOMcGhmThdW0LDfOpQ4yaHFbGo7fadLWaqurKnI-MBfj1oRACIxC0p55ydX_sUpHhRdLhH5M/s640/blogger-image-1649183687.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJB7s9FJFeFi_i-PQpnFqUNLyoG8oRCALcCBKtNS9Ku66SzQj95OzfAEq5LTkfSpKi-t1MmOMcGhmThdW0LDfOpQ4yaHFbGo7fadLWaqurKnI-MBfj1oRACIxC0p55ydX_sUpHhRdLhH5M/s640/blogger-image-1649183687.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Also, I've spent too much time with my cat. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_4gXh2-moGZVVG-fDhr97rZc92F6RtDJxwl6X3VYul4T98NHReSHOArCm5VNncJrHbnSHU_ljgfPnLKPU9fb-bZUkhrGqCpAiGy1TC_50W1hB4P4vMkPbBWVRH7Gl26JHiFB3n2rJAym6/s640/blogger-image-117235633.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_4gXh2-moGZVVG-fDhr97rZc92F6RtDJxwl6X3VYul4T98NHReSHOArCm5VNncJrHbnSHU_ljgfPnLKPU9fb-bZUkhrGqCpAiGy1TC_50W1hB4P4vMkPbBWVRH7Gl26JHiFB3n2rJAym6/s640/blogger-image-117235633.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Amanda M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10379930887925601149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008995243580039351.post-91014012922075861672015-06-26T14:18:00.001-07:002015-11-22T11:28:14.010-08:00Uh<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A collection of photos taken horizantally during our trip to Paris last September. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">1. The most aesthetically pleasing metro stop I saw in Paris.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">2. Two Matisses that have long inspired me and by total coincidence were in Musee de l'Orangerie.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">3. Plants at the Turkish Market we went to. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">4. Flower paintings by Renoir. Also at Musee de l'Orangerie.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">5. Amelia and my aunt Petra at Cafe Angelina. Their chocolat chaud, while expensive is insanely delicious. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">6. A painting of a ship on a stormy sea. Musee de l'Orangerie. Artist known, but forgotten by yours truly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">7. 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It was in the Central District and was ran by a lady who clearly knew her stuff. It was an all vintage sale and the prices were reasonable (but not cheap). I bought this dress and wore it yesterday. I was complimented so much on it that I decided I needed to properly<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> document it for the world/internet. </span><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">And here it is! Amelia took the pictures while we were in Ballard. She has excellent eye for color. Look at how perfectly the surroundings match the red and blue in the dress and socks.</span><div><div>1940s rayon dress: garage sale</div><div>Clogs: Lotta from Stockholm</div><div>Sunglasses: pilfered from my aunt<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5EyddCTnRxKARMCqWTRjUBmcxiAO7Ubxj6JIOLMCLFbR-wh80DXaF8CD4C3Xm1VF7ZDbybSOCu1vxuCtqfNVE1pYopdbJ4uz9xg3EnFB886wOiKZRWPXj6u6kstK-cek8kFwgIHOf2tJN/s640/blogger-image-661334087.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5EyddCTnRxKARMCqWTRjUBmcxiAO7Ubxj6JIOLMCLFbR-wh80DXaF8CD4C3Xm1VF7ZDbybSOCu1vxuCtqfNVE1pYopdbJ4uz9xg3EnFB886wOiKZRWPXj6u6kstK-cek8kFwgIHOf2tJN/s640/blogger-image-661334087.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGawRIch4wVEeyJj4zRakM0_m3JT4jz-o32oSl2GwghNkMkAJY-F4j3jG7C1wh2-uCrQ5-wocdgB8sGgOamU34HegDbHV5x_jOIYYn0-d3-gtAMLiGDZ96b1qsW5DzsZV8v9H5bdGed-D-/s640/blogger-image-34725122.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGawRIch4wVEeyJj4zRakM0_m3JT4jz-o32oSl2GwghNkMkAJY-F4j3jG7C1wh2-uCrQ5-wocdgB8sGgOamU34HegDbHV5x_jOIYYn0-d3-gtAMLiGDZ96b1qsW5DzsZV8v9H5bdGed-D-/s640/blogger-image-34725122.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbXaNmXw7WgFYBqE2h_WTEhX_kEgyWGLQ8Q1ifx3MLfIruw8lAME6O1XW_PsT89cmu3pccjwd-Aen5SLPZK_NrGYBHgtWcJFOqDC5vAPPYNPoBTS83rwu4kuISH37ovdfz4ofw7cV_Ne_a/s640/blogger-image-1856665586.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbXaNmXw7WgFYBqE2h_WTEhX_kEgyWGLQ8Q1ifx3MLfIruw8lAME6O1XW_PsT89cmu3pccjwd-Aen5SLPZK_NrGYBHgtWcJFOqDC5vAPPYNPoBTS83rwu4kuISH37ovdfz4ofw7cV_Ne_a/s640/blogger-image-1856665586.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjs1iGBi71fE9Syg1_APoniutlN5W2qU1zdxmfDHnEW7LIC2ePpB-Zt04ZobxjiDI1mqvhfkww6WJhfz6xv9xde6GhMpmPoET0myIA0_uXx1KD4SdxUmsVSYEBh_CEm3EcXlFV-kBhJQ4Q/s640/blogger-image-1367304949.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjs1iGBi71fE9Syg1_APoniutlN5W2qU1zdxmfDHnEW7LIC2ePpB-Zt04ZobxjiDI1mqvhfkww6WJhfz6xv9xde6GhMpmPoET0myIA0_uXx1KD4SdxUmsVSYEBh_CEm3EcXlFV-kBhJQ4Q/s640/blogger-image-1367304949.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Amanda M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10379930887925601149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008995243580039351.post-12876763627957957272015-03-19T11:54:00.001-07:002015-03-19T11:54:35.877-07:00Inspiration: The Aviator A few months ago I watched "The Aviator." It was not a happy movie at all (but it has some of the best costumes ever). For those who do not know, it is about the life and loves of Howard Hughes, an eccentric billionaire best know for financing and directing "Hell's Angels." Hughes eventually descended into madness. He was known for dating movie stars such as Ava Gardner, Ginger Rogers, and Olivia de Havilland. Most importantly he had long (for him anyway) relationship with incomparable Katherine Hepburn. In the film she is played brilliantly by Cate Blanchett and costumed just as wonderfully by Sandy Powell. I never considered slacks before, but when I saw Ms. Blanchett as Hepburn in a pumpkin colored pair I knew I needed them.<br />
Also pictured, Kate Beckinsale as Ava Gardner.<br />
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Amanda M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10379930887925601149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008995243580039351.post-11321596939338518102015-02-18T09:28:00.001-08:002015-03-15T11:48:50.212-07:00Making time For the past two weeks I have worked almost every single day. Right now I'm off but none of my friends or family are off so it's pretty dull. The most fun I've had in a while was going to the Museum of History and Industry. The current (very tiny) exhibition is on Greek restaurants, but the real reason to come is for the permanent exhibitions that cover the history of <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Seattle from when it was a Native American town called Du Wamps, through white settlement, through both World's Fairs and World Wars, and up to present day. My favorite parts were the Gold Rush exhibit, the Great Depression,and World War II rooms. </span><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> The outside of the museum is really neat as well so I had my picture taken there. The sun was in my eyes</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> so I'm squinting in most of these (oops!).</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXXxA1P4A41t9TLmQiPrAg7IiOyq3XU4iTe1GYdzNb6CP_OrEG43xVdIg3QeJUTzKZ9Vg1L__Nb8ct8y9nPMv6_8sq7HhOMJrSmP_zNUZXmGO2_Cd_xhBn2404HZ3mwdtqniTEIxTpES1g/s640/blogger-image-791102201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXXxA1P4A41t9TLmQiPrAg7IiOyq3XU4iTe1GYdzNb6CP_OrEG43xVdIg3QeJUTzKZ9Vg1L__Nb8ct8y9nPMv6_8sq7HhOMJrSmP_zNUZXmGO2_Cd_xhBn2404HZ3mwdtqniTEIxTpES1g/s640/blogger-image-791102201.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVZNQmtkGY7CroKlHuViVAlsdIdWLsC6fhoMk9xpk94gks5-dFMC9IfVozwEKK_R1-FHRLovzpzdt0Q5BnfYZV6kADKLR1j0PFk4ZSRfb_kbBNBgy-Hqzh6LE7F1-YzA_lz8WcDpD0TWer/s640/blogger-image--2135146129.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVZNQmtkGY7CroKlHuViVAlsdIdWLsC6fhoMk9xpk94gks5-dFMC9IfVozwEKK_R1-FHRLovzpzdt0Q5BnfYZV6kADKLR1j0PFk4ZSRfb_kbBNBgy-Hqzh6LE7F1-YzA_lz8WcDpD0TWer/s640/blogger-image--2135146129.jpg"></a></div><br></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzUPJTiTsO0MUKQIv2rzUn3L2mU1jJJb-XckkLfmW8jd5qQKSHGEL2fWUzgGVcc8PM6V8ExtQdObvlwILXGA7lfnEXvyA8xtsuNuTLn7JeJQAC0s2OQXdOr3MYvPd6gdjNxfBmNlGBpDi5/s640/blogger-image--257217729.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzUPJTiTsO0MUKQIv2rzUn3L2mU1jJJb-XckkLfmW8jd5qQKSHGEL2fWUzgGVcc8PM6V8ExtQdObvlwILXGA7lfnEXvyA8xtsuNuTLn7JeJQAC0s2OQXdOr3MYvPd6gdjNxfBmNlGBpDi5/s640/blogger-image--257217729.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div>Amanda M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10379930887925601149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008995243580039351.post-41138421121986857812015-01-07T12:07:00.001-08:002015-01-07T12:18:47.591-08:00We'll always have Paris Hmmm... 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(I was there for a full week after all.)</div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Amanda M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10379930887925601149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008995243580039351.post-4960317324017988952014-12-31T12:33:00.001-08:002015-01-06T01:40:01.279-08:00That's the way The first post of 2015 is actually some pictures I never got around to posting in December. Taken after a good chunk of my family had seen the last movie in the Hobbit series, this photo series/outfit post is remarkable in that I am smiling in at least one of the photos. It's so much easier to have your photo taken if someone else is in it too. <div>(My uncle decided to photo bomb. My mother took all of the photographs.) </div><div><br><div>Dress: 1920s, estate sale</div><div>Sweater: thrifted</div><div>Tote: Shakespeare and Co. </div><div>Belt + necklace: vintage</div><div>Shoes: Jeffrey Campbell<br><div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUJZdDg82XhSHLwu2NTTIYWeRTJwnVYrNYaJf3sVDMtX9hspvUwUcisjo-AqpAQGA3X3ce3qjA3i8QoFgrkDO68PgVd_y9ZPouKYCw4-wl4EyaCEjG3MNE2f9UYiDf2o41cs1KnzgDv0t6/s640/blogger-image-759669846.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUJZdDg82XhSHLwu2NTTIYWeRTJwnVYrNYaJf3sVDMtX9hspvUwUcisjo-AqpAQGA3X3ce3qjA3i8QoFgrkDO68PgVd_y9ZPouKYCw4-wl4EyaCEjG3MNE2f9UYiDf2o41cs1KnzgDv0t6/s640/blogger-image-759669846.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6KO3PJsyseMkoLunhADk0je9CdUE88_2PxFA2X28Dg9EQo6EOrE_ybxf9lPz1rxYteQpIYsEc1ovE-tPquAVaTPeI_dWmMQVA9VwtKc7bB2TF1i2wgMfUWijT14UfMvoFht1IbV3X33Tv/s640/blogger-image-155546070.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6KO3PJsyseMkoLunhADk0je9CdUE88_2PxFA2X28Dg9EQo6EOrE_ybxf9lPz1rxYteQpIYsEc1ovE-tPquAVaTPeI_dWmMQVA9VwtKc7bB2TF1i2wgMfUWijT14UfMvoFht1IbV3X33Tv/s640/blogger-image-155546070.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">(This is my "What the hell are you doing? 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It has been described as sounding like how a dolphin would laugh.)</span></div></div></div></div></div>Amanda M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10379930887925601149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008995243580039351.post-44518003326189788382014-12-31T00:30:00.001-08:002015-06-24T10:49:15.319-07:00Inspiration: Penny Lane I first saw "Almost Famous" this summer and have since watched it an abnormally large number of times since. From the first viewing on, I have been in love with Penny Lane's sense of style. This is in spite of the fact that I have in the past hated 1970s clothing. I think part of my love for her costumes <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">has to do with the romantic and interesting yet unfussy vibe they give off, and the mingling of old and new pieces. </span><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> The costume designer of "Almost Famous" said she used a little vintage for Penny Lane's wardrobe but mostly handmade the costumes (with the help of her team). The famous coat was inspired by the coats of the 1920s and her lacy crop tops were made out of table cloths. She found the jeans Penny wore in Seattle! vintage stores. What I want to know is where did she find that perfect peasant blouse?</span><div><div><div><div><br></div><div> I hope to dress a little more like her come the new year. I've already bought my peasant blouse.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC6-TEz5WtU9XKSnn3heIv-8eZ2F9mQvjh6dV9OwA3v3ccgSCXaji7zoBhfS2Dj-rIpjeqmoMGOemOpnp3tiTuPxwYTN9a8Q_ckAzKLBqhCGneegfXTs9SaU7kz7zjLIoeyz4U-fxeZmWc/s640/blogger-image--1466618214.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC6-TEz5WtU9XKSnn3heIv-8eZ2F9mQvjh6dV9OwA3v3ccgSCXaji7zoBhfS2Dj-rIpjeqmoMGOemOpnp3tiTuPxwYTN9a8Q_ckAzKLBqhCGneegfXTs9SaU7kz7zjLIoeyz4U-fxeZmWc/s640/blogger-image--1466618214.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVNyJvAFGJPvu5DHFcTq02U7JaH6Jr6rSJxdgS2woRU9_jX8yimV_sfrB70ZGcdbptcjppwonDlspo1K09H8WVedk5FI9MafQvoF41bHTpe3uvFhWZlCl-e5a18f_inkEZ5mfAKuTEmWvH/s640/blogger-image--410184683.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVNyJvAFGJPvu5DHFcTq02U7JaH6Jr6rSJxdgS2woRU9_jX8yimV_sfrB70ZGcdbptcjppwonDlspo1K09H8WVedk5FI9MafQvoF41bHTpe3uvFhWZlCl-e5a18f_inkEZ5mfAKuTEmWvH/s640/blogger-image--410184683.jpg"></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOy3ul-2_5WOMB3XqLsisDFhozZFtB4QoHu6G4saXQUv_N_5Yn8D63qbQvBSr10uLHMaYcm8xFR-36PoTBrVSeqvdM3GEcwv_o1WwCDAnK3dShrDubK7uG3k0vkxO1KJkC3MszifM3F3Vq/s640/blogger-image-1490105876.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOy3ul-2_5WOMB3XqLsisDFhozZFtB4QoHu6G4saXQUv_N_5Yn8D63qbQvBSr10uLHMaYcm8xFR-36PoTBrVSeqvdM3GEcwv_o1WwCDAnK3dShrDubK7uG3k0vkxO1KJkC3MszifM3F3Vq/s640/blogger-image-1490105876.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqIvgMiX58k-dK2ZysC5E7sg_XAnYHVk-H3Cnoczm7K6PYfKw9W2hjfakZJeaoQGh9flBAoS1tc_-MyomVSTGWjFl62GtqEXa6C_TQlcrzaChP1B9pGDG3WDeWP0oRLM2h70RoXY_I197q/s640/blogger-image-316342564.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqIvgMiX58k-dK2ZysC5E7sg_XAnYHVk-H3Cnoczm7K6PYfKw9W2hjfakZJeaoQGh9flBAoS1tc_-MyomVSTGWjFl62GtqEXa6C_TQlcrzaChP1B9pGDG3WDeWP0oRLM2h70RoXY_I197q/s640/blogger-image-316342564.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb0SUwS0W0K2_1kM3LytWHfntCHvD4DwTItORa8e1prKsBSKMSB4bsMgaUFalgfio3pQC8WczHFHL4ODZJmvJX7ZMmtcnKTQ_HwzpAZX9G6fne96NLfbg0oHMI5G2fpmD1NjXSsxTnBWKD/s640/blogger-image--48734667.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb0SUwS0W0K2_1kM3LytWHfntCHvD4DwTItORa8e1prKsBSKMSB4bsMgaUFalgfio3pQC8WczHFHL4ODZJmvJX7ZMmtcnKTQ_HwzpAZX9G6fne96NLfbg0oHMI5G2fpmD1NjXSsxTnBWKD/s640/blogger-image--48734667.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div></div></div></div></div>Amanda M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10379930887925601149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008995243580039351.post-31335709603483500232014-12-10T11:00:00.001-08:002014-12-11T10:56:36.398-08:00Our love is here to stay It is one of my all time favorite times of year: the Christmas season! I have very few original thoughts about the Christmas season, so I won't bother listing them here. I mostly like how all of my family is nice to each other and we do fun things together. Also I have never been to Pike Place Market in December before (in spite of living in the Seattle area for six years). It is so beautiful. Downtown in general is a fun place to meander during the holiday season, with its lights and window displays. <div><br><div> Also here is the closest thing I can do to an outfit photo right now. It is dark by five p.m. here. I'm wearing a 1940s dress with my coat and my grandmother's slip on shoes. I am fashion, clearly.</div><div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ4NPLqN0EFXF1ITiSmPkx52liRjTDMt2S4lfWhBktVJY5m0XDjWH0Rk198CPVd61-kmAA9rtq7FOZ6bFQi2_-xKCPJvcJUxWVC7fSknmEs1JjfyrEDjZd8lAtPsM2FnJR-6HA-IB6S509/s640/blogger-image-685846001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ4NPLqN0EFXF1ITiSmPkx52liRjTDMt2S4lfWhBktVJY5m0XDjWH0Rk198CPVd61-kmAA9rtq7FOZ6bFQi2_-xKCPJvcJUxWVC7fSknmEs1JjfyrEDjZd8lAtPsM2FnJR-6HA-IB6S509/s640/blogger-image-685846001.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwXnXJoN_kRqyw2U1ad_3ZzORjRQb7bucYyT67xu9gW-IEpQ99u4xPHn_gbbAk5rwpv2O6QhJv-z4-iIPIfpwXw9Flz1MH0VP3Yr6CK7EzOeJJFuAxdFGG7u36hoANcigKsOSdIUW6dYKS/s640/blogger-image-1516149925.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwXnXJoN_kRqyw2U1ad_3ZzORjRQb7bucYyT67xu9gW-IEpQ99u4xPHn_gbbAk5rwpv2O6QhJv-z4-iIPIfpwXw9Flz1MH0VP3Yr6CK7EzOeJJFuAxdFGG7u36hoANcigKsOSdIUW6dYKS/s640/blogger-image-1516149925.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNKfJ2BwB8Od__BOi7otB_P_tCeA8y4gAKwEba51uk4-4AgdKmJiG8Sb3Xn8shyIwsIhTT3QqOSU7bs2Kn_X_JnjLEcpdZJyEc-VnrByxvz_4FHl6-rvWcCreikqM3l-z_XJNJ4JkUNnAz/s640/blogger-image-1730630321.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNKfJ2BwB8Od__BOi7otB_P_tCeA8y4gAKwEba51uk4-4AgdKmJiG8Sb3Xn8shyIwsIhTT3QqOSU7bs2Kn_X_JnjLEcpdZJyEc-VnrByxvz_4FHl6-rvWcCreikqM3l-z_XJNJ4JkUNnAz/s640/blogger-image-1730630321.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><br></div></div></div>Amanda M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10379930887925601149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008995243580039351.post-79978778040615366972014-11-27T01:08:00.001-08:002014-11-27T01:17:34.510-08:00Inspiration: The best fashion book ever? I must admit, I have always thought of fashion books as poorly laid out wastes of space. However today my aunt brought home an $100 book that changed my way of thinking. It is entitled "Madeline Vionnet" and is written by Betty Kirke. Vionnet was a fashion designer <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">from the 1910s until the start of the Second World War. She is known for creating clothing that moved with the wearer and inventing (or popularizing) the bias cut. Her creations are </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">geometric, drapey, </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">feminine, and unfussy. In other words, they are timeless and positively </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">perfect. I've spent two hours just looking at the illustrations and photographs. The book also includes information about Vionnet's techniques, inspirations, and personal life (which I will start reading soon). Did I mention it includes patterns to make some of her dresses? 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They tend to drop off as the months grow colder, don't they? Anyway I found an (early?) 1930s blouse made of cotton lawn with ruffles trimming the collar and sleeves. If I can get its assortment of stains out, I will wear it with high waisted jeans and skirts. I am planning to try to make a pattern of it and sew it up in some blue and white flowered lawn I have. Wish me luck!<div><br></div><div>P.S. For once a picture I took turned out how I wanted it to. Don't you love that?</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSM4FVUl-1vqa909lCqJ-1RdoJ9ZkLF0Pa3B2_wpglhW_o7TnUxVHn6DAaErhzi2QWJXXyklQp1VZqx_l6xAd0kXp_4-wVNvnTljLGhVvTGQAV10KxEHIjJEl7BAXHPVVPjEkeQZJj-XCc/s640/blogger-image-1325163876.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSM4FVUl-1vqa909lCqJ-1RdoJ9ZkLF0Pa3B2_wpglhW_o7TnUxVHn6DAaErhzi2QWJXXyklQp1VZqx_l6xAd0kXp_4-wVNvnTljLGhVvTGQAV10KxEHIjJEl7BAXHPVVPjEkeQZJj-XCc/s640/blogger-image-1325163876.jpg"></a></div><br></div></div>Amanda M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10379930887925601149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008995243580039351.post-54630282035093121602014-09-29T00:11:00.001-07:002014-10-01T23:22:58.653-07:00Beyond the keep<font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">These pictures were taken a few days ago in Fremont(a neighborhood in Seattle). Our car broke down, so we decided to salvage the rest of our day and bus to the Fremont Sunday Market. It was the best time I've ever had at the market. I saw treasures like locally made silk blouses, hummus, 1910s lace, and perfect fitting vintage denim jackets (I may have to go back for that one next week). The weather was my favorite type, sunny but with crisp cold fall </font><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">air. </span><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">I'm wearing battered 1940s jeans I got from eBay, a silk scarf I found at an estate sale yesterday in Ballard, and a 1950s cashmere monogrammed cardigan from Atlas Clothing (that I found today). This is one of my favorite outfits I have ever worn because it is so comfortable. I can literally not stop wearing these jeans. </font><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I feel like a rebellious 1950s teenager in them. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">How did I go so long without trying vintage denim? </span></div><div><div><div><br></div></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2sEsqeiXhVp-_eMR1Us07PPeriXsFyyCQG-iTSOKvWpaP_ebCNjq_vXjdO3YDvmortlvtiLefD4ImlvS0sbr9drnBAVipraYkLK0qJhvCZivbImpV0EQtrJX1IxMYr2A1Ccp47O0z_-xz/s640/blogger-image-432267138.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2sEsqeiXhVp-_eMR1Us07PPeriXsFyyCQG-iTSOKvWpaP_ebCNjq_vXjdO3YDvmortlvtiLefD4ImlvS0sbr9drnBAVipraYkLK0qJhvCZivbImpV0EQtrJX1IxMYr2A1Ccp47O0z_-xz/s640/blogger-image-432267138.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvFqEWuDPtkSraR5H8fL22Tx8qd4LlNwPbZG24nlApHqCsK-Ww5a6VWlKZDncfhArdV0QHINPuqG1z5N9MUy5hERCoylbHWXv43j1TsN0jT3it151eYV_BKCkPRonVPg34JYmBjAyGl2TJ/s640/blogger-image--934283789.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvFqEWuDPtkSraR5H8fL22Tx8qd4LlNwPbZG24nlApHqCsK-Ww5a6VWlKZDncfhArdV0QHINPuqG1z5N9MUy5hERCoylbHWXv43j1TsN0jT3it151eYV_BKCkPRonVPg34JYmBjAyGl2TJ/s640/blogger-image--934283789.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbRRyihyphenhyphenYjf1zML23ShuJyC408msbQHNMAyB3fKLRMoYlW8J1C3xOghbz3YKLhl9eOe6ug7OUYgx-st-FpgHbWBJ5sp3OEqMWM6JyF82EpELqT_auBEcASB2HWnQtq7mmZT8WLLDTQTeoq/s640/blogger-image-837237926.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbRRyihyphenhyphenYjf1zML23ShuJyC408msbQHNMAyB3fKLRMoYlW8J1C3xOghbz3YKLhl9eOe6ug7OUYgx-st-FpgHbWBJ5sp3OEqMWM6JyF82EpELqT_auBEcASB2HWnQtq7mmZT8WLLDTQTeoq/s640/blogger-image-837237926.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhko33fLLkstvy96HlT_Dw3PbznlurpILHPkTvPXW61VlpXSm725-P5RHr6L8EkUjTyllmG3q79mnZYP-rb55Gcdp4ehScuGNCwE3LqMITj0S9YudtCpeU5gfWjUwhKI9UyBVicviD4nRF4/s640/blogger-image-1625267854.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhko33fLLkstvy96HlT_Dw3PbznlurpILHPkTvPXW61VlpXSm725-P5RHr6L8EkUjTyllmG3q79mnZYP-rb55Gcdp4ehScuGNCwE3LqMITj0S9YudtCpeU5gfWjUwhKI9UyBVicviD4nRF4/s640/blogger-image-1625267854.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh39JrGaLnZ8acVyr5U4RvQ_3w_A6NeIMY7OwxiN76cVZ-KyJKNUqi5Rpt8HwNHCMSl-WzkWP1kIRLgIdzAhmKgJtDpV8yWgyWhxN_9Ve9jhxDu06V781ad1TaT3BAi4xMfrMCTbvmFPNxL/s640/blogger-image--880252165.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh39JrGaLnZ8acVyr5U4RvQ_3w_A6NeIMY7OwxiN76cVZ-KyJKNUqi5Rpt8HwNHCMSl-WzkWP1kIRLgIdzAhmKgJtDpV8yWgyWhxN_9Ve9jhxDu06V781ad1TaT3BAi4xMfrMCTbvmFPNxL/s640/blogger-image--880252165.jpg"></a></div><br></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ZqdyqUjpPo3Us9YH04EaX83k9t8tSUj3-EdCBqP1WsLYFY69g-fnHYtoyzqWz4syoEZK_r4TuZVkWlLgfPD28yW_uZBG6juoZRCSwjV-q4G_uutVDky-XXaOrEWHCoVu9smm4fanIOI-/s640/blogger-image--621582379.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ZqdyqUjpPo3Us9YH04EaX83k9t8tSUj3-EdCBqP1WsLYFY69g-fnHYtoyzqWz4syoEZK_r4TuZVkWlLgfPD28yW_uZBG6juoZRCSwjV-q4G_uutVDky-XXaOrEWHCoVu9smm4fanIOI-/s640/blogger-image--621582379.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div>Amanda M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10379930887925601149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008995243580039351.post-34196922786552989342014-09-21T11:22:00.001-07:002014-11-02T11:13:38.913-08:00Panic on the streets of London<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> Sadly the post title is pretty accurate because we kept getting lost and took the wrong train at least once. This is just a collection of places we went to or passed on our 3 1/2 day stay. It was delightful and unexpected and made me want to live there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My favorite places we went to in London were Leftovers vintage and Simply Fabrics (both in Brixton), and Konditor and Cook (the best bakery I've ever been to). Pub-wise I loved the Twin Towers pub (Gypsy Hill/Crystal Palace) because of its delightful Irish proprietress, delicious apple cider, and pub cats (!). Next time I will use her as a guide to the city instead of the guidebooks. She had so much more interesting suggestions. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0_kUrdwpmZttJRcOzI1YOeyAYX-j8veqfxNM5z20Cdn8cG7wNkByqlDvd01w0V8DiUfijzU73p1jhfqCCy96ZetgQy3hCw1-_ks4JnIGtN43Sl0mgOAv0qtQ7hN6HtnV2oVGCCRaYDztS/s640/blogger-image--1533233160.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0_kUrdwpmZttJRcOzI1YOeyAYX-j8veqfxNM5z20Cdn8cG7wNkByqlDvd01w0V8DiUfijzU73p1jhfqCCy96ZetgQy3hCw1-_ks4JnIGtN43Sl0mgOAv0qtQ7hN6HtnV2oVGCCRaYDztS/s640/blogger-image--1533233160.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5i68_MT2wcfhriD4VrCRMd4so_ypwQj6HbeOR4pModb7VD75tzqJ5DZUITXOSNYWRsO4MMcTef6iqKXV9Ke56CZn6qrmREBO-al67vyOpi8wOrHaJBChopLdn9I_dvralKaa-4JdooTC1/s640/blogger-image--127807164.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Sadly nothing I tried on fit, although I did buy a 1930s leaf shaped belt buckle.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDHRKeNXFosol3BgJtCyNEMLJRlvR9tnxi4YIFfNz1Tqrl9m-2ZzVJRvwCOeVDToPQenvAhp1wtkjZA90APVzUDw27RmKA3MbwuUxmmJmRReEZsTGr79G0GveiCjQjczAfdwrIMMto52Lp/s640/blogger-image--173964210.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDHRKeNXFosol3BgJtCyNEMLJRlvR9tnxi4YIFfNz1Tqrl9m-2ZzVJRvwCOeVDToPQenvAhp1wtkjZA90APVzUDw27RmKA3MbwuUxmmJmRReEZsTGr79G0GveiCjQjczAfdwrIMMto52Lp/s640/blogger-image--173964210.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkkhBrSpauG9O48sac5j5_g-EoOlDoTEirhZAtZkYR4USjD9tbdEcZsaz3c0cRrZKh-lGpkUvUb6pmRwLPntNYSR5NZJsCzHp0S-cTECFUBZdtMxZHwozvMjnXN9-TZQqkx8V4OwEM9X__/s640/blogger-image--2115048647.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkkhBrSpauG9O48sac5j5_g-EoOlDoTEirhZAtZkYR4USjD9tbdEcZsaz3c0cRrZKh-lGpkUvUb6pmRwLPntNYSR5NZJsCzHp0S-cTECFUBZdtMxZHwozvMjnXN9-TZQqkx8V4OwEM9X__/s640/blogger-image--2115048647.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoppk7FkwKr0u6qxc2l3AjnzyabAG0BdcDkN61DQrS-gd5ScqYaquUs8jpVqqzqCjPfk7bpJ6QtW-mOXE0c4plX829-_KEFqFYkDVNnKy9YAEo6iMPWmLDnhe0jtvA4CwxM-41dGlRqbnY/s640/blogger-image-868386659.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoppk7FkwKr0u6qxc2l3AjnzyabAG0BdcDkN61DQrS-gd5ScqYaquUs8jpVqqzqCjPfk7bpJ6QtW-mOXE0c4plX829-_KEFqFYkDVNnKy9YAEo6iMPWmLDnhe0jtvA4CwxM-41dGlRqbnY/s640/blogger-image-868386659.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Part 3 of the Europe trip series.</div></div></div>Amanda M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10379930887925601149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008995243580039351.post-24894128094571419382014-09-16T00:44:00.001-07:002014-09-16T23:31:56.463-07:00How many secrets can you keep? Me plus the pastel 1910s buildings of Essen equals a love affair for the ages. <div><br></div><div>(I am wearing an Edwardian blouse, 1950s cardigan, and a thrifted Anthropologie skirt.)</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOlIwwDeGhAYLczvflFoAZujxcyRBPfrNSDBQij8ikNwrx4twUF5foeVThX3qK7CH3BJlraFRWE9mtIaHP8ceCgs1pyH4o-sXpNy-Tk3_imLJVWul-MhthWLSTjN7xcv0kZd5l1oeH41Qg/s640/blogger-image--1344843175.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOlIwwDeGhAYLczvflFoAZujxcyRBPfrNSDBQij8ikNwrx4twUF5foeVThX3qK7CH3BJlraFRWE9mtIaHP8ceCgs1pyH4o-sXpNy-Tk3_imLJVWul-MhthWLSTjN7xcv0kZd5l1oeH41Qg/s640/blogger-image--1344843175.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOHfx2CtNcNlF750bHELl1lkIQsXqr2zj7Gr_pFB9k058XVWqdWAmDiawaHGijWJYHaQVo-2NtyqIfSz-emWsYPg_wbwGc1bfDQxxOrjiltv60uEGE3v79RDZacfqltEKKWV-3PfbLPSza/s640/blogger-image-1664519653.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOHfx2CtNcNlF750bHELl1lkIQsXqr2zj7Gr_pFB9k058XVWqdWAmDiawaHGijWJYHaQVo-2NtyqIfSz-emWsYPg_wbwGc1bfDQxxOrjiltv60uEGE3v79RDZacfqltEKKWV-3PfbLPSza/s640/blogger-image-1664519653.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsMlKZgB0JoWQ5c_twSmb6S6xOEyT6xRXABxWeoR4a4sO5bZ_Hy1eb8nfCI7F1YQwMIYTCDCVv3_PGlRoV8K7s0itui-ZtMQMvOXLBcIGTnp1baL4DJy2JUVm4KlUOSjD-DQcwJGDKaxX2/s640/blogger-image-1781792558.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsMlKZgB0JoWQ5c_twSmb6S6xOEyT6xRXABxWeoR4a4sO5bZ_Hy1eb8nfCI7F1YQwMIYTCDCVv3_PGlRoV8K7s0itui-ZtMQMvOXLBcIGTnp1baL4DJy2JUVm4KlUOSjD-DQcwJGDKaxX2/s640/blogger-image-1781792558.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmbbLwya_BONP6AolcEL91cRny2RTz3VlqB9EG1hv_j304LqWpF5M59Zr7HYhiA2_X8pDfzFLsudUxWuE5licfn3-aeEbRcflWIk1GDrbfw4nNVpR1jdH8UU7gVxTY-bxUfo7U9Lw6QNFu/s640/blogger-image-164388842.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmbbLwya_BONP6AolcEL91cRny2RTz3VlqB9EG1hv_j304LqWpF5M59Zr7HYhiA2_X8pDfzFLsudUxWuE5licfn3-aeEbRcflWIk1GDrbfw4nNVpR1jdH8UU7gVxTY-bxUfo7U9Lw6QNFu/s640/blogger-image-164388842.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjD82eFqH9LWZusfKUvSwsYMyqbe_ZuBIBJJ4v0vDCMqkkhP3fK6o7lpqcnLr9vzLkfrgYeOzTChxUxzyWelRtZA-PrNjsh7emNgDOfzOQsa_-aZGLDzLPivJWQHeoL2btnbhVIF3Sn3L-/s640/blogger-image-168393915.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjD82eFqH9LWZusfKUvSwsYMyqbe_ZuBIBJJ4v0vDCMqkkhP3fK6o7lpqcnLr9vzLkfrgYeOzTChxUxzyWelRtZA-PrNjsh7emNgDOfzOQsa_-aZGLDzLPivJWQHeoL2btnbhVIF3Sn3L-/s640/blogger-image-168393915.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigfXe60zvFxm8ZMxptPIBAvy7dYX7qe8hHOcc_Wene41mSHMFCYYNSJMLT7jS8GJ5xWexq-1rs9cHILebZPlenDaU9j3d5prWl08JW5rQvhlrlY66nxYhcuVz0QG9MBsXce1SqIeaKFFDG/s640/blogger-image--1401592072.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigfXe60zvFxm8ZMxptPIBAvy7dYX7qe8hHOcc_Wene41mSHMFCYYNSJMLT7jS8GJ5xWexq-1rs9cHILebZPlenDaU9j3d5prWl08JW5rQvhlrlY66nxYhcuVz0QG9MBsXce1SqIeaKFFDG/s640/blogger-image--1401592072.jpg"></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> </div><div>Post 2 of the Europe trip series</div>Amanda M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10379930887925601149noreply@blogger.com0