BELL IS THE NEW BLACK

Or, an alternative post title might be, "Trucker Lovechild." The bell bottoms are vintage Mudd ladyjeans that I picked up at Ike's Underground - I know I said bell bottoms were a trend that wouldn't be coming back into fashion...but I lied, as they are obviously f*cking awesome. I paired them here with my vintage Ralph flannel and an army surplus jacket I had customized last year by my darling dearest BFF, screenprinting wunderkind James Anthony. The boots and bracelet are from Low Vintage and ma sunnies are from Bygones Vintage in Richmond.

I'm crazy about these wooden beads and the "summer of love" vibe they lend to my wardrobe, drawing inspiration from this previously blogged editorial. So what's the consensus? Are we all on board the bell bottom bandwagon? Or am I alone on the Ashton-Kutcher-circa-That-70's-Show express? Photos Joel Codiamat.

DON'T CALL ME SHIRLEY

A closer look at some of the jewelry I was wearing in this week's outfit post

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My grandfather apparently tried his hand at silversmithing when he was younger and this simple, beautiful ring is unfortunately all that remains of that hobby. I was really excited to find out we had jewelry in common, in addition to hats. My new silver "Shirley" ring is so much fun - what a great script, no? It's super small so I wear it on my pinkie. It's from Low, and so is the cameo ring to next to it (which I still love, even though the plating is literally chipping off, eek). The beads are a necklace that I wear as a bracelet, wrapped twice around my wrist (I wasn't wearing those in the post.) Seems silver is having a moment with me!

STYLE SNAPSHOTS

1) New scarf from Anthropologie. The unique, inky print reminds me of one of designer Barbara Barry's Indochine collection fabrics for Kravet. w00t textile nerds!

2) Beads are my new thing. Or am I just having a bead moment right now? They go with everything and nothing, especially crafty colored ones as seen here on this vintage handmade bracelet I picked up at Low, so I'm embracing them.

3) I love this book. It's gorgeous. That is all.

4) My new ring from Bygones vintage in Richmond. I've been wanting something snaky for awhile now and at $24 with an adjustable band, this baby was almost too good to be true.

5) I bought an ivy plant for my mini planter. It's so cute! The perfect way to bring green indoors during winter.

6) Also picked up this plaster bust/mask thing while thrifting in Richmond. Rearranged my bathroom for it. Love it! Show me a man who doesn't want the facsimile of an older, bearded gentleman watching him pee and I'll show you a man who doesn't get HBO.