Vintage Baby Blue

I dragged my husband thrifting this weekend and came across a couple amazing finds. Maybe I should bring him more often... This one the most awesome find:

Remember a post awhile back about my discovery of a little store in downtown Marquette, called Curious Cargo? Found this beautiful wool skirt there for six bucks! Gorgeous vintage here!

Oh what a cute little outfit I have on...

And there's my puppy.

Cardigan: American Eagle

T-Shirt: Forever 21

Skirt: Curious Cargo

Tights: Kohls

Watch: American Eagle

Bracelet: Forever 21

These pictures were taken late, thus the barefoot-ness of me. I just wore flats because I left my black heels back at my parent's home after the wedding. But...today I just bought a pretty badass pair that I will definitely be wearing them tomorrow. Which hopefully will result in another post.

The skirt, upon purchasing it and carrying it joyfully home, I had no idea how to wear it. The length is a little longer than I am used to. I feel I have to wear heels with it to balance out the length. And something delicately pretty. When I couldn't find these items to match the skirt, I decided to pull out every shade of blue and throw it together. Ta-dah! Outfit. Still working on something a little better, but I loved how the blues actually looked great together. Anyone have ideas on how to wear longer skirts?

Sooo...I know I have been absent lately, but I have been working up a few archives and hopefully I will have time this week to get some more posts up! Hint, hint...I got some awesome pictures this weekend of the U.P.'s fall.

Fingerprinting and Curious Cargo

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).

Tank: Target

Cardigan: American Eagle, ages ago

Skirt: Maurices

Belt: Forever 21

Boots: Born

Socks: Hue

Earrings: Burlington Coat Factory

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. 

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!

Whelp, time is winding down to that first day of school and already I am thinking of what I will wear. Any ideas, suggestions, favorites of what any of you like to wear on the first day of school?