My Closet: Stripe Love

I remembered this weekend, that it had been awhile since I've done a "my closet" post, so I took a couple quick snapshots on my way out the door to a birthday BBQ. Honestly I haven't done one of these in a while, because I was kind of disappointed with my last "my closet" posts. I originally was just taking pictures of clothes right out of my closet, and thrown on my bed, but seeing clothes laid out flat just simply isn't the same as seeing an outfit on a human body. So if I'm going to continue to do these "my closet" posts I will just have to snap the photos while I'm wearing the clothes (which I suppose is less time consuming anyhow). I must admit though, I am a bit camera shy when it comes to standing solo in front of the camera, so please be easy on me here. :)

Happy Monday!

xox,

Bre

Outfit credit: Blazer - Rebecca Taylor, Dress - H&M, Jewelry - Vintage, and Sandals - Swap Meet Find.

Photo credit: All photos are property of redBungalow.

My Closet: The Weekender

Hope you all enjoyed Easter! I had a great time in the desert this past weekend and I'm already looking forward to my next weekender. I'm going to spend some quality time with my big sis in San Diego, hit up a local flea market, and ride my bike along Newport Beach (hopefully I can squeeze in a stop along the way for a chocolate covered banana on thePeninsula). Here's a couple of quick and laid-back looks from my closet for a good little weekend running around So Cal.

Details on the outfit for a day with my big sis (as shown above):

1. BCBG MaxAzria striped dress - It's a silk and cashmere blend that is really comfy. I love this dress because in the Fall I wear it with a black sash, black stockings, and booties and then throw on loads of gold jewelry to give it some spunk, but in the Summer time I can just as easily dress it down like I've done here.

2. Tan wrap-around belt (don't remember who makes this or where I got it, sorry)

3. Black-ruffled sandals that I bought at a swap meet last Summer.

(a close-up of the oh so cute, and perfectly priced sandals at only $12)

Since I'll be bringing down several items to my sister's house to do some crafting, I may have to pair this outfit with that great vintage Tourister bag I got at a flea market a few weeks back. The yellow just POPS against the black and white.

And an outfit for an easy bike ride & flea market hunting:

Details:

1. Marc by Marc Jacobs silk blouse

2. Low-rise boyfriend shorts by Hurley (love the mix of the feminine blouse with ruffed up "boyfriend" jeans)

3. Vintage necklace (it's actually a perfume locket, but I prefer to wear it without the perfume)

4. Braided Reef sandals (yes these are reefs so they are really comfy!)

What do you think? A little inspiration for your next weekend maybe?

xox,

Bre

Desert Wear

I'm heading off to the desert this weekend, and some of the looks here from Planet Blue have me amped to go! I'm ready to rock some heart-shaped sunglasses, colorful gear and kick back. I'm really looking forward to a great weekend with nature and friends (of course!) and am so glad that I think I'm finally done working weekends for awhile. Time to celebrate :)

Here's some of the key pieces in the photos shown above.

1. Mara Hoffman Braided Long Sleeve Tunic, $172

2. Black Label Heart-Shaped Sunglasses, $18

3. Phoebe Fedora Hat, $130

4. Elizabeth and James Fine Fringe Necklace, $626

5. Kettle Black Corset Dress, $158

Hope you enjoy!

xox,

Bre

Photos courtesy of Planet Blue

Spring's side-swept braid

Alexander Wang, Spring 2010 show

I've always been a big fan of the side braid and I will use pretty much any excuse to wear one. Camping? check. Beach day? check. Bike ride, lazy weekend, and even (*gasp*) work? check check check. I think with the right outfit I've been able to pull this off in a professional setting, even at my very conservative job...well at least nobody has told me otherwise so I'm sticking to it. I think the side braid is perfectly youthful without being too much on the silly side like piggy tails, so with it coming back in vogue this Spring I say braid it up ladies! Here are some of my favorite pictures of braids from Spring fashion week:

And while I think those Rumpelstiltskin long braids are wonderful, my shorter hair usually looks a little more like this (which is just great too).

Photos courtesy of Getty Images & Imaxtree

Gorgeous Spring Finds!!

I'm not usually a pink kind of girl, but I think I have a bit of Spring Fever! I went crazy this past weekend over these beautiful new finds for the vintage section of my etsy shop: such deep pink jewel tones and delicate florals. I'm particularly in love with the hand-painted floral bowl and am actually having a little heartache over having to give it to somebody else....but I am consoling myself by saying that whoever buys this from my shop will love it just as much as I do.

Vintage Ruby Pink Ringware Carafe - this color is so amazing!

Hand-painted floral bowl - fabulously feminine.

Purinton Red Ivy Jug. A great little Dutch find from the 40's!

This was definitely a great way to start off my Spring season. I hope you enjoy dressing up your home for Spring!