bouquets for your feet

yes, there are sock marks on my feet. please ignore those. you don't see them ok? ;)

but aren't these some fabulous little flowers?! I picked them out at b.poetic's etsy shop. They're the niftiest shoes clips that are expertly made with vintage fabrics and can fit onto just about any shoes you can dream up. I picked out these particular blue satin ballet flats (only $28 bucks at the dessy group!) for our upcoming wedding. well, actually we've decided to elope (!) but that's another story altogether which I will be sure to share another day...

blue for tradition, flats for comfort as i refuse to be uncomfortable on what should be one of the best days of one's life, eh? i had to try them out when they came in the mail and was very happy with the result of my thriftiness. i'll admit, i pranced around in them a bit before i took these pictures for you and put them safely away in their shoe bag until our trip. stay tuned for the dress...i have a vintage pattern but first i've got to try and see if i can make it work..fingers crossed!

my new vintage inspired outfit

so very excited, i got a new dress today! it doesn't happen very often that i get new clothes lately but it seemed to have my name written all over it at the store. plus, i just began volunteering each week at the library/archives at Dumbarton Oaks and it's very nice to have a new work appropriate outfit that fits right and is not a sweater with holes in the elbows or pants that somehow became a bit too short since last winter...

it's one of those dresses that, on the rack, i would not expect to like. i can't quite pin down what color it is and i'm always afraid a dress will make me look like i'm expecting. how nice to find something that is ladylike and comfortable with a bit of vintage charm that seems to say, "hi i work with dusty books and old photographs all day and when i grow up i'm going to be a female indiana jones!" ooo i love it! i'll just need to add some warm leggings so i do not freeze while walking to work.


for now, i've paired it with an old cable-knit black sweater i have with large buttons and my favorite pair of black dress shoes...these also look a bit vintage but are actually only a few years old. i imagine they are the kind of shoes i would wear if i were walking over a bridge in paris (luckily blisters don't exist in my dreams).