tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61190030940334522212011-09-02T15:56:09.365-04:00An Eye for Peninsula DetailFashion for the U.P. girl.
Get your Yoop fashion tips and inspiration here...The Eye Behind the Detailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05896943075888739935noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119003094033452221.post-70524004843237308112011-09-02T15:56:00.000-04:002011-09-02T15:56:10.186-04:002011-09-02T15:56:10.186-04:00One Last Summer Outfit<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Upper Peninsula is cooling, ever so slowly, the leaves are beginning their colored descent to the earth. And here is my last summer outfit. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Dress: <a href="http://www.oldnavy.com/">Old Navy</a></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Any last summer outfits, plans, trips?</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6119003094033452221-7052400484323730811?l=aneyeforpeninsuladetail.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Eye Behind the Detailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05896943075888739935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119003094033452221.post-57296068317876990732011-09-01T11:31:00.000-04:002011-09-01T11:31:24.372-04:002011-09-01T11:31:24.372-04:00Feeling a little Nautical?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">Today I feel a little more on top of things. Yay for me. Hope everyone else out there is adjusting nicely to school, or work, or just the cooler weather. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">And here is me in a nice blue striped shirt...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">Yes, there is that pencil skirt again (and the boots and the cardigan). I am loving it right now and wearing it frequently. It is easily worn high waisted, and belted. Can you not tell how much I love stuff belted? It just highlights the waist so nicely, makes shirts look like they fit better (if they don't). They easily dress up an outfit, make an outfit look more pulled together...shall I go on about the benefits of a belt? Nah, you guys get it.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">I like the nautical feeling of the stripes. I had been looking for something like this for awhile. When running into a whole huge rack of the blue and white stripped summer basic, well, I ran away, because it just felt so old womanish to me. Whats different about this shirt? I don't know. Maybe because the white is slightly off white or because the stripes are on a basic scoop neck t-shirt? I don't know. Ah, the mysteries of why I do the things that I do...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">Nautical stripes are great for the U.P. because there is water, literally, everywhere. Isn't it great? If you don't think so, move away for awhile and then see how you feel about wide open spaces and the scent of fresh water. <b>You will miss it</b>. Guaranteed. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">Really, nautical stripes don't need to be worn on a boat or by water for that matter. It's a pretty easy trend to pull off. Just keep in mind that stripes can sometimes make you look a little...wider. If you happen to run into an entire rack of blue and white stripes, you don't need to run away like I first did. Experiment, see what size stripes/fit/cut/whatever look best on you. Just, you know, avoid a sailor hat with it. Or not, that could be cute too. With bell bottoms!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">Have fun, my little U.P. sailors enjoying the long weekend and the last long days of summer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">This outfit is actually from a few days ago. I have no pictures of the outfits I have worn to the first couple days of school as I found that my brain doesn't work so well in the morning, and I've thrown on something pretty easy. I stare into my closet and see a jumble of nothing. However, in my 8:00 class this morning I had to be the best dressed in jeans, t shirt and cardigan. Everyone else (the girls, anyway) was in some variation of sweats.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">No worries, I will get into the swing of things soon and be back to my happy blogging self. It doesn't help that we just moved into our apartment Sunday and stuff is just everywhere. But it's our own place! No more living with the in-laws! Lets add more !!!!! just to show how happy I am about that!!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">The ring on my forefinger was given to me by my husband who purchased it at a gas station. You know those machines that dispense gum balls, well, it was like that. He does this occasionally and the trinkets usually end up hanging from my rearview mirror. But I liked this ring. I thought it was pretty sweet, in fact. I have no idea what the pattern is, but I like it on my finger. Thanks, honey.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">Okay, miss you all! And if I haven't gotten back to anyone's comments I will try to by next week (I get internet on Thursday). </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Can you tell my husband took this picture? He wouldn't even get my feet in it. It was pretty late (as evidenced by the wearing of the glasses) and it had been a long day. (Love you, honey and thanks always for taking pictures of me!)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Throughout the day, when it had been a little warmer, I wore jean shorts and simple brown flats. Hmmm...a little closer to fall when I can wear a sweater in the middle of the day. But that also means my allergies are acting up, so mixed feelings...Any thoughts on the coming cooler weather? Love it, hate it? Excited about the different outfits you get to wear?</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6119003094033452221-3833882440709970088?l=aneyeforpeninsuladetail.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Eye Behind the Detailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05896943075888739935noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119003094033452221.post-77832939419504342522011-08-24T04:00:00.000-04:002011-08-24T07:39:09.047-04:002011-08-24T07:39:09.047-04:00Fingerprinting and Curious Cargo<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Soooo...I said the other day I got a job at the bank and it is protocol to fingerprint incoming employees to reveal any past criminal behavior. That's all I was told, really. So technically I haven't been officially hired, but I still wanted to make a good impression via clothing for the all important fingerprinting. I was told I didn't have to dress up, but I wasn't going to show up in a pair of cutoffs and a paint stained tank. (Seriously, side note here, I have seen people show up to hand in resumes, even interviews in jeans and a t-shirt. Don't do it! First impressions are a big deal, and I believe, clothing is a big part of it).</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">With this outfit I wanted to look nicer, but not like I was trying too hard so I paired the pencil skirt with boots and those earrings. I hope I impressed them...until I actually went to give my fingerprints and I had that manicure of red nails with one purple nail on each hand. Yeah, real professional looking. Not. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">In other news, I discovered another store in Marquette, Curious Cargo, located on 3rd street. Sorry, there isn't a website to share. They sell pretty much vintage everything, with every corner stuffed full with little treasures from old doorknobs to books to clothing. I mostly went there for the clothing and was pleasantly surprised at the pretty reasonable prices. Some of the older clothing wasn't in the best condition, but there were many very nice pieces, particularly this pink dress that looked like something out of Mad Men (minus all the flounces those women wear. Crinolines? Is that what they are called? Whatever it is that makes the skirt flare and pouf out). Once I start working I will definitely be heading back for something. And then share it with you all!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I am nervous for all this change. I want to still have time for </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">this</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">. Blogging is just so much fun. I will try my hardest to get posts up, they just won't be at the frequency that I used to post. We will see, maybe my classes will be super easy and I won't have to spend any time on homework. Right, like that will ever happen. I will just have to get my organized butt in gear.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Sooo...I was visiting home the other day and decided to raid my sister's closet. She always has the cutest clothes. and I pulled together this outfit:</span><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I had no idea Avon had such cute clothes. The shirt made a previous appearance in a <span id="goog_1627324605"></span></span><a href="http://aneyeforpeninsuladetail.blogspot.com/2011/08/bridal-shower.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">post</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">, and I love this shirt. I want it. The ruffles are so cute and usually not my style, but sometimes you just have to make exceptions for ruffles.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Oh, you know what else will change? I won't be able to visit my sister as much with the approaching start of school. Which means, no more cute pictures of me. She always takes the nice looking ones, like the pictures above. The kinda boring ones where I am just standing in front of a sided house are quickly taken by my husband on his lunch break. Sorry, honey. I will just have to get him to practice his camera skills or invest in a tripod.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Nail polish is an easy way to try a color. Especially a color you are not sure about, like the mustard color in the last picture. Sometimes I shy away from color and nail polish is like a non-risk way of trying color. If I end up liking it, I branch out and buy clothes in those colors, like the mustard yellow. Or avoid if the color looks terrible, like neon yellow does not look good against my skin tone (someone darker complected can easily pull it off) but the neon orange looks great.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Here are the highlighters. I always get a lot of compliments when I wear these colors (even the yellow, though it makes my hands look sick, why did I take a picture of this anyway?):</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">These are the ones that I couldn't fit into a nice group and didn't want to individually take pictures. The yellow is my favorite. The white if I want to rock a sweeter, cleaner look. The sandy color for a more low key look. Purple because it is my absolute fav! And throw some black in there to round out the colors. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Actually I only have black because my father-in-law always notices when I am wearing a darker nail polish and asks if it is black and if I am going goth. So, I finally got black nail polish to meet his expectations. Besides, black is badass. And not necessarily goth.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So try some colors, girls. Hopefully you don't have a job that restricts bright colors. Wouldn't that suck? I know such jobs are out there. I hope I don't end up with one. If I do, I might break the rules...Sometimes rules need to be broken, am I right?</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6119003094033452221-7674401712789903183?l=aneyeforpeninsuladetail.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Eye Behind the Detailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05896943075888739935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119003094033452221.post-55667540463866926002011-08-16T13:39:00.000-04:002011-08-16T13:39:32.509-04:002011-08-16T13:39:32.509-04:00The White Button Down<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Today, I had an interview for a job and that is all I am saying about it. I just don't want to jinx it, you know. Sounds stupid, but today is going so well I don't want to wreck it.</span><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I had been looking for a nice basic white button down for a while now and my Grandma finally found one at Kmart (I think) just in time for this interview. Perfect timing, otherwise I don't know what I would have wore. A white button down is a closet staple. Dressed up like this the shirt looks so professional and perfect for an interview. I even had my mother-in-law's approval.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Always add a little personality. I tried to with the pop of color on my wrist, but looking at it now, I could have added something more like a necklace. And heels, but I only had black heels worthy of a night out on the town, not something more "sensible." I have a pair of brown heels, but not black! I always end up with brown accessories, never black. Ahhh!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Oh, and have I mentioned the weather up here? It changes. Quickly. Often, even in the summer, it is imperative to bring long sleeves if you are spending the day outside. This is the outfit I put together for spending a day in the heat/cold and in the dirt.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Materials that are easily cleaned, a must. A long sleeve that is easily pulled on and off was perfect and that is just what I did. I also like the pairing of the stripes with the checks. I did wear shoes, too. At this point I was about to jump in the shower when I remembered I had to get a picture taken. Flats were what I wore, but sandals would have been way better. Like a cute gladiator.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I say, look cute even when gettin' dirty. </span></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So, I had this cute outfit picked out similar to an outfit I had blogged about the other day: the satin slip. Only a dress over it, a jean button down.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">But I felt it wasn't girly enough, plus it was hot as hell. First, I realized I really don't dress that girly. Girly I consider to be frills and bows and floaty material. Just because I wear skirts alot does not make me girly. End of story there. Back to what I'm trying to say, the clothing. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The outfit I had planned was just too hot. So I wore a chiffon flower (think Monet) print dress from Old Navy. It was light, it was airy and perfectly girly for a bridal shower. A bridal shower is one place that I think it is appropriate for something seriously girly. Wear floaty material, wear bows and ribbons, wear flower prints, wear flowers in your hair. That is just how I feel about bridal showers. Men usually aren't there, the women are a mix of older and younger women. It's time to let your inner non-feminist, flower wearing chick flag fly.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">True story.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Back to what I was wearing. Old Navy dress I got for a couple bucks on sale back in the spring. Belted, add necklace, bracelets, hair straightened. Flats for easy movement between old friends and old relatives.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Bridal showers you can also dress down. Jeans can be perfectly acceptable as well. Just add a cute top. No t-shirts with camo on it. It happens, believe me. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Oh, and sorry, again, that there are no front pictures of me. Maybe I am camera shy and am unable to directly face a camera. Will work on the that. </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6119003094033452221-5339435131348451768?l=aneyeforpeninsuladetail.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Eye Behind the Detailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05896943075888739935noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119003094033452221.post-53954113130304491952011-08-09T12:21:00.000-04:002011-08-09T12:21:48.440-04:002011-08-09T12:21:48.440-04:00Apparently a plaid skirt from my mother-in-law is sexy<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">First, let me pay my respects to my dear, dear sister who took these lovely photographs (along with the ones from the last two posts, sorry I didn't acknowledge you sooner, dearie). </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Vintage seems like a foreign word in the U.P. and if I am mistaken, please, someone let me know. Shopping at a Salvation Army seemed abhorrent when growing up. Wearing something old, or hand-me-down just wasn't cool. What was cool was American Eagle, Abercrombie, anything one could get at a mall.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Then I lived downstate and that view changed at bit. A lot. Completely a 180 really. I have always liked old stuff though, so maybe it was a 90 degree turn, I even once considered briefly to major in history. Gasp, what would I have done if I had chosen that road? Probably the same thing I am doing now...not much.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">One other point that I want to make before I end it, why do I always seem to ramble? Anyway, I wore this skirt again later, and I wish now that I had taken a picture of it, but alas...I did not. I wore this skirt with an olive green tank and it was way cuter than the plain red tank. Play with your clothes to see what looks good together. I always find surprising combinations that look amazing together by, literally, playing with my clothes. It's like dress up all over again, only I'm trying on my own clothes instead of my aunt's old prom dresses.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I saw this pink satin slip at the Salvation Army and I immediately loved it. I didn't know what I was going to do with it, at the worst I could just use it for the original intention, you know, as a slip.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I was at the Salvation Army because I was looking for a jean shirt. I keep seeing them everywhere in the magazines. And normally, I only wear jeans on my ass, no where else. I thought I would try it out first via a thrifted version because I wasn't sure I would wear it. Whelp, that's my story. I ended up with a jean shirt and a pink slip and tada! I put them together to kind of tone down the pink satin-ness of the slip. Not only did I wear them together, but I wore the slip as a dress, yeah, it was that long. And that awesome.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">P.S. Sorry I don't have a full on picture. I don't know why I didn't get a picture from the front because then you can see more of the slip. Sorry, I fail.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">See how I wore the slip as a dress! I think it's really cool when I see people wear something that it's usually not intended for. It's just so creative. Plus it can give you more versatility with your wardrobe, especially if you are dressing on a budget or happen to be two-three hours from a good mall like all of us Yooper girls. In the near future I will probably post another picture of a similar outfit with the slip dressed up a bit more and I think it's even cuter than above photographs.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">As a brief side note, I can work on cars, I am not just posing. I can change oil and do all the basic stuff. And yeah, sometimes I do it in a skirt. I love the look on guy's faces when they see me do that. It's hilarious.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Before I end my rambling, there is one more thing to mention. I hear this question asked often: when (or where) would I be able to wear this? I recall a time not that long ago a friend posing the question to me about a pretty chiffon skirt. Unless it's something prom worthy, it can be worn any time. The U.P. is a very jeans and shirt kind of place. But it's okay to wear a skirt everyday if you want. Something that seems very dressy can be dressed down, like the slip. It is bright and shiny, but something comfy and a staple in many people's wardrobe's, like the jean shirt, takes it down to the level of wear everyday ability.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Whoop-whoop! Switch up your clothing, wear it differently, I encourage you to test the boundaries of the Yoop. People need to be shocked, even a little. Tell me how you've done that today...or yesterday...or tomorrow...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Tada! Not bad, eh? I put the dress on backwards which was easy enough to wear as the dress is more like a column. Something more fitted probably wouldn't have worked as well. Belted makes it just about perfect! Like the bare feet? That's how we <i>do</i> in the Yoop. At least I do...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It's funny because last month, or was it two months ago, I came across a brief article in one of the magazines I read (sorry, I don't remember which one, it could be <a href="http://www.harpersbazaar.com/">Harper's Bazaar</a>, <a href="http://www.vogue.com/">Vogue</a>, <a href="http://www.marieclaire.com/">marie claire</a>, <a href="http://www.glamour.com/">Glamour</a>, <a href="http://www.instyle.com/">Instyle</a>...) about wearing clothing backwards and I didn't think I would ever do that. Yep. Look at me now, breakin' all the rules...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The jacket is sweet. Enough said. Well, one more comment. I like the use of the longer lengths in the skirts. Which gives the looks a more feminine, dare I say delicate(?) look.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">She really married the romantic with the military and it works. Everything is so structured and detailed and yet so...glamourous , striking, sensual, rich looking. Those last two evening dresses are gorgeous and I wish I could wear them, even just for a minute...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Well, now I must finish my trip down day dream lane and actually go do something. Enjoy looking at the beautiful, my lovely U.P.er's.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6119003094033452221-6108777656038684393?l=aneyeforpeninsuladetail.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Eye Behind the Detailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05896943075888739935noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119003094033452221.post-59841528683229775472011-07-30T14:35:00.000-04:002011-07-30T14:35:26.007-04:002011-07-30T14:35:26.007-04:00Boots<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Boots. I love boots. They have a certain ringing sound as they hit the pavement. They don't clop like my heeled sandals or that familiar clicking sound of heels that makes wearing them sound a little awkward to me (mostly as I walk late into church and the sound of my heels announce my lateness to every single person there. Darn you, vaulted ceilings). Boots are pure confidence. And it's a good thing that I live in an area that is dumped in snow in the winter. Boots, in many ways, are way more needed in the U.P. than heels. Has anyone walked on NMU's campus in the middle of winter and totally fallen on your ass? Yeah, don't worry. It has happened to everyone at least once (NMU work on that shit).</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Is this all too soon to talk about? It's not even August, right? However, I wear boots all the time, yes, even in the summer. They just complete me, I guess, like a nut to a squirrel, neon to my nails, a suit to Barney Stinson, fountain Pepsi to my taste buds...get it, sort of?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Anyway, I have three favorite pairs, four actually, but I can only share three as the fourth is my hardcore furry winter boots that are packed away somewhere that could be located at my parent's house, my sister's or my in-laws...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This pair I just got and did share with you in my last post. I love the badass look of them and how versatile they are:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And here are a couple pairs that I like from a <a href="http://www.threadsence.com/">website</a> that I recently discovered. The prices are very decent, but I also don't know the quality of the boots.</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Boots! Okay, I will finish with this post before the world ends or something. But, before I do, break out the boots in the summer! I have already gotten a few odd looks and questions, who effin' cares! Going out to the bar tonight? Boots always look adorable with a skirt or shorts. Or anything...</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6119003094033452221-5984152868322977547?l=aneyeforpeninsuladetail.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Eye Behind the Detailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05896943075888739935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119003094033452221.post-63781967805057235702011-07-26T12:16:00.000-04:002011-07-26T12:16:35.041-04:002011-07-26T12:16:35.041-04:00Red Pants<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">What I want right now:</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zQTQFUMXxGE/Ti4dappoY0I/AAAAAAAAADo/0gTQBKPu37I/s1600/02C09ATOM_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zQTQFUMXxGE/Ti4dappoY0I/AAAAAAAAADo/0gTQBKPu37I/s320/02C09ATOM_large.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="213" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This pair is from </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.topshop.com/">topshop</a>. Skinnies!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Skirt: thrifted</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Shirt: My mom gave it to me</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Belt: <a href="http://www.forever21.com/">Forever 21</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Bracelets: here and there</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I find that I like long skirts. They are free and floaty and I can't help but feel pretty in them...but...do I end up looking like an old lady? Possibly in this skirt - little sister who said this skirt did look old lady-ish, needs to comment - but I love it for some reason. I tried to update the skirt by adding a pop of color with the shirt, and adding a neon green to my nails (you can see it glowing in the first shot). Also, like the bracelets around my ankle? I thought it was cute.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Long skirts, I don't think need to be old-ladyish. They are popping up more and more. But I find that girl's my age stay away from longer skirts unless its a bridesmaid dress (Hint: I have an idea on re-wearing such a dress, look for a post later on it) or prom dress. Since when does such a length have to belong to an older generation? If it looks good, rock it, right? Girl's of the U.P. stop looking at me weird if I am in a longer skirt and try it yourself! On another note, I finally got that chiffon skirt from </span><a href="http://romwe.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">romwe.com</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> and the next time I wear it I will make sure I get a picture of it. It's cute, not that well made, but cute.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">If you decide to take this look up just be careful climbing the stairs. You can accidentally trip on the hem if your arms are full of laundry, the dog is scrambling to get around you, and the stairs are particularly steep, because that so did not happen to me...and one more ellipsis to finish out the day, because I'm addicted...</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6119003094033452221-8540652774528576485?l=aneyeforpeninsuladetail.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Eye Behind the Detailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05896943075888739935noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119003094033452221.post-55847345926172132112011-07-20T21:05:00.000-04:002011-07-20T21:05:51.161-04:002011-07-20T21:05:51.161-04:00Ugly bridesmaid dresses<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So, I just want to post this because I think it's fun and funny. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">My sister is getting married in September and her bridal shower is quickly approaching, then the party begins, with her bachelorette party following on the same night. The theme for this great tradition is ugly bridesmaid dresses. We have all seen them, especially if you have seen the movie 21 Dresses. When hearing this theme my mother-in-law sent me on a search for some mythical ugly dress (still haven't found it), and in this search we came across other left behind ugly dresses and they are so brilliantly ugly I have to share it with you all. And keep repeating the word ugly.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I'm just so excited for this, it's going to be so much fun. For the invitation, to give the girls the right idea, I wanted a couple pictures of these dresses. One bridesmaid already has the wrong idea. I don't want the girls showing up in pretty dresses. You need to ugly up for the bride! Do it for the bride! Also, my sister will be wearing an ugly wedding dress, too. Fun, right? Who wouldn't want to do this?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I only have a couple pictures of the dresses that I want to share with you as it was so hot we could only bare to stay in them long enough for one shot. It is bordering on 100 degrees up here. I just hope the night of the bachelorette party is much, much cooler.</span><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This is an actual bridesmaid dress that my mother-in-law wore to her sister's wedding. What was her sister thinking?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I makes me wonder how the bridesmaid dress that I picked out for my girls will be viewed in ten, twenty years. I'm hoping it's still pretty. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Oh, what fun this will be (to the tune of jingle bells, with a manical laugh)...</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6119003094033452221-5584734592617213211?l=aneyeforpeninsuladetail.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Eye Behind the Detailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05896943075888739935noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119003094033452221.post-43186220463934880382011-07-18T11:34:00.000-04:002011-07-18T11:34:31.020-04:002011-07-18T11:34:31.020-04:00Summer, hot, humid style<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It is hot. If you are in the U.P., it's effin' hot up here. 80's, 90's and humid. The humidity can kill, especially my husband. Now fashion in the heat can be difficult for me. I always feel this urge to layer, layer, layer to feel fashionable. Dress, tank over it, belted, add a cardigan = cute outfit. Obvious problem here, that is way too hot for this weather, although I do recommend carrying a cardigan for trips to restaurants and stores for the super cold air-conditioning (it is not fun shivering and trying to drink a delicious beer).</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Just throwing a tank and shorts on does not feel like a finished outfit for me. I was looking at the <a href="http://www.thesartorialist.blogspot.com/">Sartorialist's</a> blog this morning and came across this picture of a woman dressed beautifully for the summer:</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ho1CXg-Km74/TiQ_LCakxQI/AAAAAAAAACk/5stSajlpwUk/s1600/71411Orange_0282Web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ho1CXg-Km74/TiQ_LCakxQI/AAAAAAAAACk/5stSajlpwUk/s320/71411Orange_0282Web.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="213" /></span></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Photo by </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.thesartorialist.com/">Scott Schuman</a></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">and he made a comment about how people think it's hard to dress in summer when its too hot to even wear clothes. First, I realized that I wasn't the only one that felt this way and second, this girl obviously doesn't have that problem. She is in a bright summery color. Bright colors are always summery. My favorite color right now is yellow and I have never really cared for yellow, but it feels so much like summer I can't help but dig it. Right now I am sporting a marigold yellow nail polish that would go perfectly with a swimsuit and the beach. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A loose, flowy skirt that probably doesn't cling uncomfortably in the heat, good idea. Cute sandals, even better. Flip flops, only if you are going to the beach or hanging out in your yard. I don't particularly care for that foam footwear. A more structured sandal like what the girl is wearing, or a gladiator or t-strap, or basically anything flat and nice-looking will certainly add a detail to an outfit that will pull it all together better. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Armful of accessories which wouldn't be too hard to wear in the heat and add a bit of glamour to any outfit. Accessories easily personal that simple summer look especially if you are sporting something like a tank and skirt or shorts. In fact, I did this just yesterday. I added some bright colors to my pale pink tank and jean shorts look with a turquoise watch and a purple bracelet (does it matter if it matches? I don't think so).</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And the hair. I may not necessarily like her hairstyle, but I always forget about hair, mostly because I can only do the bare minimum with hair. My skills fail in that area. If you can do something cute with your hair it certainly does add to an outfit. I always notice if a girl's hair is cute. For summer, hair can always be worn up, in braids, buns, kept short like a cute bob (I love bobs!). Don't forget about hair! </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Doing something a little different with your summer outfit, can add that little bit of fashion, too. Tying a ribbon around your waist for a belt, or, and this I think is a cute idea, but haven't tried yet, tie ribbons that match your sandals around your ankles. This would look particularly well with a cork wedge heel.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Hair accessories, there are some exceptional headbands out there now, that are a wow factor just hanging on the shelf. I know Target has some cute ones right now. Find ones that are comfy on your head and won't give you a headache (I frequently have this problem). Elastic, again if they aren't too tight, can be pretty comfortable. Or if you have a cute scarf, that can be folded and worn as a headband.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I want to talk about the downtown shopping. There are quite a few delightful downtown stores. The most well known, </span><a href="http://www.getzs.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Getz's</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">, caters to a wide range of people and worth checking out. They carry North Face, Carhartt (the biggest dealers in Carhartt in the country, fyi), Keens, Silver Jeans, Mountain Hardware. Can you tell there are a bunch of hiking hippies up here? But also, valuable gear for the weather up here. They do carry a lot of cute clothes for a wide age range, from basement to the top floor.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Next there is </span><a href="http://www.marysclosetco.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Mary's Closet</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">. Another cute store, prices are about the same as Getz's, which is a little pricey for me right now as I don't have a job. The clothes ranged from a younger audience, like me, to clothes for older women. They are also a carrier of </span><a href="http://dakotacollective.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">BB Dakota</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">, as is Getz's, if you like their stuff, which I do. BB Dakota clothes are so cute. I had a trench coat of theirs that I wore until all the buttons and the buckle fell off, then still wore it. I still have it, can't get rid of it. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">There are, of course, the cheesy tourist stores with all the bric-a-brac that no one ever really needs and not worth mentioning. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Next are the consignment shops. There are two of them, <a href="http://www.reblossomconsignment.com/">Reblossom</a> and Party in Disguise. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Reblossom has a lot of really nice clothes and the store was very cute with little closet displays of shoes and pants and dresses. I did think this place was a little pricey, but it was the first time I was in a consignment shop, so maybe the prices are normal and I've just been hanging out at Salvation Army too much.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Party in Disguise, is just that, a party in disguise. I thought it had been a costume store, but when I passed it, I saw a sale sign for purses and it looked more like a clothing store, so I stopped in. And guess what?! I discovered a vintage Coach purse in very good condition (there are two barely noticeable marks in the leather) probably from the 80's, I haven't checked it out yet. But just guess the price, just guess. Four dollars! After skimming all the vintage stores downstate with their ridiculous prices, this was just a delightful find that I had to buy even though I promised my husband I wouldn't buy another purse for a very long time (at that price he was okay with it). Party in Disguise is a costume/party store as well as a consignment shop more geared towards the working woman with many cute skirts, and many more purses.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">With all these stores you will get asked if you need help, but no one is overly in your face like I think many workers are in the department stores. The people behind the counter, always working, are the owners themselves, there is no corporate backing pushing sales. It was nice and relaxing shopping in these stores without the overbearing sales people.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Downtown Marquette is beautiful and near the lake so there is always a nice breeze. Haha, I feel like I am writing one of those Michigan ads for tourists to visit. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Those are my findings so far. And I will update as I discover more Marquette. My long term goal is to discover the little shops in all the bigger cities like Escanaba, Houghton, Sault Saint Maire...because even though the U.P. does not offer much in way of designers or malls, there are places to find unique clothing and that is what we are, right? Unique? Damn right, U.P.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6119003094033452221-3898784878617210745?l=aneyeforpeninsuladetail.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Eye Behind the Detailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05896943075888739935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119003094033452221.post-87263959727393859032011-07-15T19:13:00.000-04:002011-07-15T19:13:33.950-04:002011-07-15T19:13:33.950-04:00Inspirations<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You know, I don't think people realize just how inspiring fashion can be. I just received via the local library, the book by Scott Schuman, </span><a href="http://www.thesartorialist.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">the Sartorialist</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">. I blogged about him a while back. He has a website where he daily posts a photo, but he also published a book back in 2009. I opened it to the first page and bam! Love it.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Here is a delightful quote by this delightful man:</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>"We tend to think that to achieve great personal style someone must have perfect clarity about who they are and what they stand for. I politely disagree. I think conflict about who you are often leads to even greater expression. That is why young people, or the young at heart, are those that inspire or move fashion forward. They are still struggling to find themselves: "Am I rocker? A footballer? Or a little bit of both?" These contradictions produce the most interesting looks."</i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This is so inspiring and not at all in a lame way. The person he is talking about is me in many ways. Am I rocker? A footballer? Okay, I am not a footballer, I do know that much<i>.</i> But that mixing and matching of clothing, the delving into the closet each day and asking what am I today? certainly leads to some interesting pairings. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i><br />
</i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Then I came across this equally delightful blogger, <a href="http://missmoss.co.za/">Miss Moss,</a> who had this amazing post the other day, where she put pictures by photographer Tommy Ton next to paintings by Yago Hortal. Yeah, I have never heard of these names either, but it is amazing looking at the completely different pieces of art and think that they had to have the same muse. Beautiful work on both sides; beautiful work by Miss Moss for putting these together. check it out:</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.missmoss.co.za/2011/07/13/bright-as-neon">http://www.missmoss.co.za/2011/07/13/bright-as-neon</a>/</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">These are my inspirations for today and hopefully they inspire you in some way.</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6119003094033452221-8726395972739385903?l=aneyeforpeninsuladetail.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Eye Behind the Detailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05896943075888739935noreply@blogger.com0