After taking most of the fall off- off of Violet Folklore, offline in general- in order to facilitate the moving of my family into the little cottage Graham built (which wasn’t ready in time at all, causing lots of couch surfing and finally and unexpected month long stay for Mycelia and I with my mom out of town), I just need to express my happiness at being back! I am reconnecting with so many of the lovely girls who stole my heart through their beautiful photos and wicked style, and I am seriously feeling the love.

Thanks so much to Milla (above left) for including me in two of her recent posts- Anorak Twins (we have managed to thrift the exact same vintage R.E.I. jacket!) and her year end recap Simply The Best. I adore Milla’s blog. She shares so much more than just what she’s wearing (the girl is smart as all get out and has wide ranging interests), although what she’s wearing always makes me wish that it was what I was wearing :-)

I have been stoked to catch up with Milla’s life, and it gladdened my heart greatly to see that she and one of my other favorite blogging ladies Missa (on the right, with her lovely family) were able to meet up in person last fall. It’s an awesome thing to see true friendships develop online, and theirs is one of the truest. Missa’s blog was one of the ones that inspired me to start my own, I love it that she is the only other “indie fashion blogger” that I know of with a small daughter pulling at her vintage apron strings, *and* I feel a special kinship with her because we share a birthday (February 8th)!  Continue Reading... (363 words + 2 images, estimated 1:27 mins reading time)

As much as Graham has truly awesome style and an effortlessly spot-on aesthetic when it comes to… everything (his French culinary teacher in school once announced to the class “All of you I have to teach presentation to but Graham, Graham I don’t have to teach it to”), sometimes a girl just needs another girl’s opinion when it comes to clothes.

I am torn over whether or not to keep or sell the four pieces above. The Gunne Sax prairie skirt I bought for the shop, but the more I look at it the more I love it. But would I really wear a long denim prairie skirt?

The dress was also bought for the shop, but I thought I’d sneak in a wear and make it my New Year’s dress. At about 4 hours to midnight I was rocking it and getting ready to go, but come the new decade I was snuggled up in bed feeling good about my decision to stay in for the evening.

When I bought the shoes I wasn’t sure whether they were for me or the shop. I have had similar shoes in the shop before that I loved but that just weren’t for me. These, I think, may be the ones that are finally for me.

And the jacket. I love this jacket. I got it for myself from Fruit Salad Vintage on Etsy. I adore babydoll cuts on anything, and the plaid is fantastic, and the colors are sublime! But it is a *tad* too small. As in, I hear a seam rip every time I move in it. Is it worth it?  Continue Reading... (276 words + 4 images, estimated 1:06 mins reading time)