freeway

last night i watched this kooky little movie from 1996 staring reese witherspoon & kiefer sutherland called freeway. it was a modern take little red riding hood set in the poor outer la area and was so b-movie silly + violent + a little wtf. you would never recognize elle woods in the foul mouthed, gun toting, shiv making, 'trick baby' that reese plays. oh yeah, and brittany murphy (rip) plays a drugged out prison lesbian. i'd wholly recommend it!!

vintage red gingham shirt, thrift belt, thrift white shorts, black keds, thrifted purse

philly thriftin'

this second installment of philadelphia guidance highlights the garage sale thrift store mish mosh that is Philly Aids Thrift. they are a charity organization with profits going to help people with aids. and amidst the junk they hawk, gems abound. i'd guess the mean ratio is 80% junk-20% gems. they are right below south street- in fact, almost directly south of the previously mentioned retrospect (have you been paying attention?).

pros: they always have free boxes set out, where i've gotten some books with neat covers and a yarn teapot clock thing i really didn't need. there's two floors! the second floor houses more clothes, lots of records(i've bought many of these, mostly >$1), changing rooms (rare for thrift stores, but this is a nicer place than your average salvo), a terrible excuse of a 'vintage' rack, and a dollar rack (on which i've found great stuff! such as a dior cami). oh also they play good music.

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cons: most things of value are weeded out and priced higher- the kids who work here know whats hip (but still sometimes things get missed). theres a lot of junk nobody needs. sometimes i think creepers come here to stare at women. worst selection of shoes. also that terrible vintage rack- mostly poly, mostly XL, and there's always stuff from gap on it trying to masquerade.

In conclusion, if you are into thrifting it's an essential philly spot to hit, and you maybe-might-probably will find something great for $1!

box car kid

alex thinks i look like a 30's hobo in this romper, but luckily i didn't have a stick and handkerchief laying around to use as a prop. instead this train case did the trick. if only i could actually travel so light!

this sunday i'm selling 75% of my closet- vintage and new-, plus records and random stuff at the bi-annual punk rock flea market, with my stylish friend lily. so if anyone's around, come buy my junk! i'm really hoping to get rid of a lot, because it's actually nice to have a semi-bare closet (since everything is all bagged up from my last flea market- i know, i'm too lazy). i want to weed out my closet until it's streamlined to only things i actually wear! now wouldn't that be wonderful. i need to stop buying things without trying them on- the shop now has several dresses that are too big or too small but utterly cute.

thrifted hat, vintage 60s romper, thrifted oxfords, thrifted train case

guide to philadelphia

i've been trying to get together a guide to philly post about all my favorite thrifting, vintage, and (cheap) eating haunts, but the task keeps getting bigger and bigger. so i've decided i'll just have to do it in baby steps, and eventually i'll have a whole bunch up. i'll be tagging them 'philly guide' if you care to read them together. here goes!

Retrospect

retrospect is a pretty obvious choice, any tourist who's been down south street has no doubt wandered into this fairly large shop that lives somewhere in the middle of the thrifting to vintage spectrum. specializing primarily in 80s duds (that i'm pretty sure they find at local thrift stores), they do have some gems if you keep an eye out. constantly changing selection, lots of covetable shoes, purses, and coats, dollar records, and great couches that i wish weren't marked up to $300. the clothing prices are generally mid range, high for thrift goods but low for vintage, and they often have 50% markdowns. the sales ppl are, how do you say, too hip to care.. but that's true of most anywhere in philly, so get used to it.

things i didn't regret buying from here: a pink striped dress, plastic camera, navy keds

check their website for address and info

shewolf

i feel like a teen boy in this silly fox & moon tee. i got it about 5 years ago when i was in austin touring U of T. I recently found it in a suitcase of old clothes and can't bear to let it go! when i was looking at different colleges, i bought something in nearly every city except the one i actually ended up moving to. got some discounted kate spade heels in chicago, a striped dress in savannah, some used books in raleigh... is it good or sad that i can remember the origin of all my material possessions so vividly?

vintage fox tee, thrift shorts, vintage boots from ebay, thrifted purse

frieday

so glad it's friday. been a long week. i'm heading up to new york for the weekend to help a friend move into a new place in brooklyn. it's still way too hot out.

oh and i finally got around to putting a few new things up in the shop.

happy weekend!

vintage 60s dress, thrift belt, vintage shoes and purse

more on taco parties

found a mural after wandering around a bit looking for a decent wall to stand in front of. i need a go-to spot in my neighborhood! there's too many ugly air conditioners and signs messing up decent walls.

fred flare horse necklace, thrift stripe tee, thrift blue shorts, vintage flats, vintage coach purse

i've worn everything in my outfit on here before, it's sorta my summer uniform and it's been too hot for much creativity, so i'll move on to posting copious food pictures of taco night- they turned out so colorful! the veg chorizo (from trader joes) was just delicious, went perfectly with tecate.

and abby brought a cake!

lemon blueberry. it was soooo good.

and no one could keep still!

made in usa

i finally got internet connection! yay! hopefully more regular posting from now on.

so to backtrack a little, this is my outfit from the 4th of july..

appropriately wore a swim suit for a top, felt a little bit too naked until the sun went down.

tonight i'm having friends over to make tacos with all the fixins. went out an bought so much food today- blue corn tortillas, avocados, tomatoes, onion, salsa, kale, peppers, cheese, and some veg chorizo for good measure. hungry already!

vintage swim suit (as top), vintage red shorts, vintage etsy shoes and vintage coach bag

market madness

shameless self promotion ahead:

i'll be selling vintage clothes and accessories at the market at the piazza this saturday and sunday (july 10&11) 12-7pm !!!!!!!!!! low prices!!!

N. 2nd Street & Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19123

(okay it's supposed to rain all day saturday, which is lame, so i might only go out sunday, but if you're in the area you should stop by, it will be fun, lots of cute stuff!)

thrifted red stripey top, aa tulip mini skirt thrifted for $2, vintage flats, vintage purse

happy birthday america

can't believe it was cool enough a few days ago to wear jeans outside the over air conditioned office. it's gonna be 102 degrees tomorrow! i'll be glad to sit inside and bask in the freezing air.

for the 4th of july i went to see glass candy and sleigh bells at this weird tiki bar place. they had a pool which was awesome and the show was totally high energy and fun. and i got to avoid all the kids playing with fireworks- i'm kind of scared of them haha. oh and they had tofu dogs which were delicious!

it's not independence day without hotdogs.

thrifted top, bdg jeans, converse sneakers, thrifted purse

hello friday

i am currently trying to order internet while stealing neighbors connection to blog, shhh! the verizon ppl cant even come until the 12th!! ftw??????

anyway, i'm finally all moved in and just found my camera USB. so much to catch up on! house pix as soon as it's all primped. we painted my our room white over horrible dark orange, wish i had taken before pictures! it's getting cute in here.

it's been a long week, TGIF for reals.

thrifted hat, vintage romper, 80s purse, thrifted oxfords