A Harvest Picnic by Dear Creatures

I'm so very excited to show you my new Dear Creatures Blossom dress! Isn't it so pretty with the scallop details down the placket and the faint gray striped fabric. I've had my eye on it ever since this fall inspiration post.

Aside from showcasing my new dress, I also need your help. The Delightful Dozen is putting together a fun project which we're all submitting photos for and I need to pick one of the horizontal photos from this post, but I can't decide which one. So if you would be ever so kind as to tell me which horizontal photo (the first, fourth or fifth) is your favorite, I would be so very grateful! I'm leaning towards the first since it shows the dress the best, Cole likes the fifth, but I would really love to know what you think.

Photos by Cole. Thanks, darling!

Watch the Waves tunic: Dear Creatures, c/o ModCloth
Western bow tie: ebay
Tights: Target
Two-tone oxfords: Etsy, Vintage Shoe Love...Yours,

Autumnal Favorites

There are times when I look back on old posts and try to remember what possessed me to wear such an odd outfit and then there are times when I look back and fall in love with a style all over again. Here are some of my autumnal favorites from 2009 & 2010...

See the full posts...clockwise from left: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

It's quite hilarious seeing my bright red hair side-by-side with my natural light brown. I still can't believe I was crazy enough to dye it last fall!! I think 2010 Maria was quite adventurous.
...I'm currently on a Wisconsin, thrifting, road trip with my new friends Amanda and John! We're all looking for great finds to stock up our shops. I'm thinking mine will be officially open the second week of October. Don't forget, you have one more day to enter my Salvaged Strawberry giveaway courtesy of Amanda!

Yours,

Laced with Poison

Some of you might remember a similar version of this look from a few months back. There is something about this lace romper that compels me to wear it with dot tights and my black felt hat. This time however I amped it up a bit with my JC platforms and wine matte lipstick. This outfit makes me feel very Stevie Nicks.

Photos by Cole. Thanks, darling!

Retrospective romper and Make a Wishbone necklace: c/o ModCloth
Tights: Target
Splendid platforms: Jeffrey Campbell
Vintage Coach purse:  eBay
Black hat: Urban Outfitters
Lipstick: Revlon, Wine Not
...How was everyone's weekend? Do anything fun?

Yours,

Eve Gravel Giveaway

As you've probably read by now on Starr's, Tieka's and Jennifer's blogs, a bunch of us were contacted by the lovely Canadian designer, Eve Gravel, to style a piece from her new collection. Having 16 seasons under her belt, Eve's Fall/Winter lookbook is pretty top notch. I know some of the other girls felt a bit hesitant about the animal prints, but I was so excited and had the hardest time choosing my favorites. I've been itching to get my hands on something leopard for fall, so you can imagine my delight when I was sent the Jelly Bones blouse.

Photos by Cole. Thanks, darling!

Jelly Bones blouse: Eve Gravel
Vest and pants: thrifted
Hat: Target
Boots: Seychelles
...Now here's the best part, one of my lucky readers has a chance to win this very blouse!

To Enter: simply visit Eve Gravel and comment with your favorite item from the latest collection. Be sure to leave your email address. This giveaway is open to all readers.

Yours,

someday back when we were young

Hey, what'd ya know! I'm actually back with another outfit post less than a week later! Woohoo. It's cool when I can stick to my goals. I feel all accomplished, organized and what not. Cole has been amazing finding what little spare time he has to help me out. He's the best darling a girl could ask for.

This is another outfit I've had on the back burner, just waiting for cooler weather to wear. It's my 20s-living-in-the-70s inspired look. Of course I had to throw a beret into the mix. When the weather gets the least bit cool, you know I can't contain my love of berets any longer and this mocha beauty is my new favorite.

Photos by Cole. Thanks, darling!

Dress: c/o Ruche
Vintage sweater: Pimento Cheese, Etsy
Satchel & old belt: Urban Outfitters
Beret: American Apparel
Tights: Target
Miz Mooz Goldie heels: c/o Infinity Shoes...Don't forget to enter my Salvaged Strawberry giveaway!

Yours,

Robert Doisneau- Musician in the Rain

Guest blogging for the lovely Jen, of Jen Loves Kev, while she's on maternity leave. You can read my post here.
...Also, check out my tumblr for outtakes from the shoot.

Yours,

Calico Days

The days have been changing so much since Cole has been back in school. He's so crazy busy and gone pretty late a few nights a week, that it's taking me some time to adjust. I'm a bit resistant of change. Truthfully, I really don't like it. But all things must change and I need to get on board. Anyone else out there avoid change like the plague?

Now onto the dress...while this might not be my normal attire, I absolutely loved wearing Starr's dress. It's so hippie-love-child that I couldn't resist pairing it with my floral wreath. I also felt that my white tights and navy platforms where just the thing to finish the look.

Photos by Cole. Thanks, darling!

Vintage Calico dress: Starr, via the Delightful Dozen
Floral wreath: diy
Old locket: J.Crew
White tights: Target
Platforms: Seychelles
...Did you all have a lovely weekend? I want to know all about it!

Yours,

I'm afraid of everyone

Do I dare say I'm back? I know I've said it before then disappeared again, but I'm truly hoping that this time around I'm right. If I can at least post an outfit once a week, I'll be a very happy girl. The cooler, most-glorious weather we've been having in the Twin Cities should definitely help accomplish my goal. There's no season I cherish more than autumn! It just suits my personality and style so well and to wear tights again is a great pleasure.

I've been dying to style this blouse ever since the lovely people at Ruche were kind enough to send it my way! I'm not sure what I love most, the beautiful crochet collar and front panel or the fact that the name includes my favorite dreamland, Avonlea. I considered it an act of providence (to quote Anne) that I accidentally received this Delightful Dozen skirt around the same time. Even though I had already left the group by the time it arrived, it was a nice surprise to receive one last item, especially one I had been waiting to style for some time.

Photos by Cole. Thanks, darling.

Andrassy Avonlea crochet blouse: c/o Ruche
Vintage skirt: Delightful Dozen, via Orchid Grey
Beret & tights: American Apparel
Glasses: Deacon, Oliver Peoples
Loafers: Bass for J.Crew
Old locket: J.Crew
Vintage Dooney & Bourke: City Girl, Etsy

TGIF!

Yours,