halcyon rummage sale

Looking for something to do this weekend? Besides Richmond Fashion Week, that is?* Check out Halcyon's rummage sale. New things being put out constantly.

[Mine.]

[Also mine.]

Plus, you can get your cards read! Ask inside or look for the van in the alley (yes, I'm serious.)

*Newest post up on GayRVA.com about the Runway at Center Stage event. More coverage on this blog soon. Until then, mosey on over.

shopping spree: jcrew warehouse

To continue the weekend review, on Monday I woke up with plan of being lazy until a massage at 4 and yet a desire for adventure. I lay in bed picking out the perfect outfit for the day. A few weeks ago when in DC, I picked up a dress from the Tucker for Target collection. Between work and the weather, I hadn't gotten a chance to wear it. I paired with my newest thrifted purse, a necklace I made, a navy H&M cardigan and brown ballet flats. Below are some pictures taken in my basement cave-room.



So what was I to do looking so adorable? I ended up going to brunch at Shafer (yes, the VCU dining hall), then delivering lunch to a friend in the West End. I realized between where I currently was and my scheduled massage was the JCrew Regional Warehouse sale. There goes my savings for the month! I bought a basic black blazer ($50), a black Sophia dress ($25), and two pieces below. A great gray work dress ($25) that can be dressed a lot of ways and a sparkly silver and white blazer ($50.) I also bought 5 bathing suit parts that can be combined in a couple of different ways. They were supposed to be $3 a piece but I was charged for child's suits so it was $5 total.



What do you think? Worth blowing my shopping budget on four items? I'm pretty happy with them.

one, two, three, four, five

Recently I was in Urban Outfitters and saw this sweet glass hand for $14. I immediately thought of how cool my rings would look displayed on the hand but I figured I could find an authentic one without too much work. Discovering one in a thrift shop seemed like a pretty chance encounter however. After all, I'm still kicking myself for not buying a male mannequin torso at Diversity Thrift a few months back and hoping to someday find an affordable dress form. So I took to The Internets. Etsy, specifically. And with only a 10 minutes of perusing options, I found a baller glove form in this shop. For $15. Though I did pay shipping, it ultimately was only $5 more than the UO hand and has much more character. Now it's in the mail and sadly won't arrive for tomorrow's Bizarre Market at Lamplighter (12-5pm) but come November I'll have the sickest table around.

j.crew knockoff at urban

This necklace at Urban looks strikingly similar to these J. Crew necklaces. There is one that was completely rhinestones that I can't find but I swear it's a direct knockoff off (one that I loved and refused to buy for $150) but this version for $34.00 is a lot more reasonable. Very similar but much more pricey J. Crew versions below.


Images: Urban Outfitters/ J.Crew/ J.Crew

design crush

I found this ring today on an advertisement and am a little bit in love with it. Sadly, I don't think I'll be dropping $250 on a ring any time soon. j