I have tried to focus mainly on blogging with my own original content lately, but I just have to share the news about my personal fashion idol, Kat Von D. Like her, hate her, whatever -- but the girl's got style. Just get a load of her shoe "closet" (which is actually a shoe room). I wish I had space for the shoes I have now, let alone an entire room.
She also has a great informational video on mourning jewelry here, something I adore but can't afford (at least not authentic antique mourning jewelry). This is a subject I am very interested in. If I may add to the little lesson given in the video, in centuries past, women were expected to wear black for up to year after their husbands died as a visual display of widowdom and grief. Those who could afford it often willed money to be used after their death to pay for mourning rings, which might have the departed's initials, portrait, and many times actual hair from the body, to be distributed to their loved ones. I think that is fascinating.
Kat Von D has stepped away from the reality show world, but is still very busy! She is still tattooing at her very own shop, High Voltage Tattoo in LA. She is also working on an album, finishing a new book, and designing a new line for her fashion brand, Kat Von D Los Angeles.
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Sunday, March 6, 2011
My outfit for a trip to a consignment shop -- hype it on lookbook.nu!
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I wore this on Wednesday of last week when I went to a consignment shop in Carlisle called "Classy Rags." I got a velvet bolero that looks like a matador jacket, a lace scarf, and a big turtle necklace. I am waiting for a sunny day to take photos. (And for my digital camera to cooperate.)
I wore:
A pink argyle cardigan from Old Navy, that was a gift.
An old dress from high school that I got at Ross for around $10. I think.
Vintage lace-trimmed slip from a thrift store, $2.
Zebra print gladiator sandals, also a gift.
Various jewelry, including a $1 Hello Kitty bracelet from the dollar section of Target.
[/caption]I wore this on Wednesday of last week when I went to a consignment shop in Carlisle called "Classy Rags." I got a velvet bolero that looks like a matador jacket, a lace scarf, and a big turtle necklace. I am waiting for a sunny day to take photos. (And for my digital camera to cooperate.)
I wore:
A pink argyle cardigan from Old Navy, that was a gift.
An old dress from high school that I got at Ross for around $10. I think.
Vintage lace-trimmed slip from a thrift store, $2.
Zebra print gladiator sandals, also a gift.
Various jewelry, including a $1 Hello Kitty bracelet from the dollar section of Target.
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