marshes

watching the bunnies eat breakfast down by the docks before venturing into the sea!

retro bikini top, asks. denim shorts, thrifted. white loafers, thrifted. cat eyes, squaresville tampa. nylon scarf, thrifted.

burnout summer

hi there, it's been a while! time escaped me somehow... i got busy sewing and cooking and thrifting and daydreaming and... there are going to be some little changes coming to my little blog in the near future! more on that in my next post. for now, here are some photographs of me schlumping around in this wet, hot climate that i live in. as casual as this outfit is, it does contain something very special - the holden beach tshirt. every summer since i was born i've gone to holden beach with my family for a week. actually, my dad's family started going there each summer when he was a young boy, and my dad bought this shirt there in the early 70's. a few years ago he passed it on to me, and it's one of my most treasured articles of clothing. we leave this saturday for our week at holden and i can't wait!

vintage tshirt, my dad. denim shorts, thrifted. glitter sunnies, miu miu. shoes, chuck taylor.

i scream

i got this shirt at one of the best little ice cream shops this side of the mason dixon: fantasy isle ice cream and putt putt in holden beach. the place is what dreams (mine, at least) are made of. it's an adorable little white cottage that's covered in white christmas light, with white wrought iron patio sets. they make out of this world pistachio milkshakes, and there's a putt putt course around back that's full of weird and wonderful little statues. when i walked in and saw this t-shirt hangin on the wall, i haaaaaad to have one. the only sizes they had left, though, were really large. that was fine with me, since pretty much all of my thrift t-shirts start out huge, and then get cut into all sorts of tanks, fishtails, or crop tops. the lady who was in charge of the shirt area, however, was NOT having it. she tried about 22 times to steer me toward a smaller shirt with a different logo, or a hat, or a keychain. she was completely aghast that a little thing like me would want to buy such a huge top. she finally stated that the ONLY way the shirt could possibly work for me, was if i planned to use it as a night gown. that, i agreed, was actually what i planned to do, and finally she allowed me to pay her my $15 and get my damn "messy but worth it" shirt. hey t-shirt lady, look at me now! not slumbering! ; )

tshirt, fantasy isle. shorts, american apparel. jacket, forever 21. shoes, vans. necklace, urban outfitters. bracelets, thrifted/my grandma's vintage watch. rings, thrifted. 

dunes

i visit the swimsuit aisle of the thrift store first. always.

vintage bikini, thrifted!

marshes

i love you, holden beach.

 

cropped halter, from some head shop in boone, nc. denim shorts, thrifted. necklaces, thrifted. rings, from h&m and the beach mart. sunglasses, urban outfitters.

gingham by the sea

home sweet home! vacation was dreamy.. lots of sun baths, splashing in the sea, visits to psychedelic dollhouses villages and ice cream cones. as promised, my trip was well documented, so there'll be lots of beach posts coming up. though i love getting away, i love my home endlessly, and it's sweet to be back here. besides, i returned to a new pair of shoes on my doorstep, which helped to soften the blow of vacation's end!

esther williams swimsuit, dillinger pin up. sunglasses, target.