vintage in the heights

a couple of weeks ago i did a shoot for pink cheetah vintage at an awesome little shop just down the street from me called seminole heights antiques. i guess "little shop" might be a pretty inaccurate description of the place, actually. large and filled to the brim with beautiful and interesting old things of every sort is more suitable. the store is booth rental, which accounts for the wide variety of stuff it has to offer. there are gobs of furniture, curiosities, clothing, records, musical instruments... you name it. becky, who owns and operates pink cheetah vintage, has her own shop there, and the owners of seminole heights antiques were nice enough to give her the use of the entire building for the shoot! she had a super talented local photographer kimberly yau on board taking photos, and we had a blast shooting and using all the furniture, jewelry and other props that the store had to offer. i also got to meet another super rad tampa lady, jelly, the other model that you see below. she teaches children's music and has the longest, silkiest most exotic looking hair on earth that had me kicking myself all day for ever cutting mine off. here are a few shots from our day at the antique store!

clothing, pink cheetah vintage. accessories,  seminole heights antiques. photographer, kimberly yau.

me and mr. bones

just having a little evening romp with my sweet and skeletal pal. these insanely sparkly vintage trousers from pink cheetah vintage are probably the most fun thing in the entire universe, and make me want to hightail it to the disco.... but mr. bones prefers staying in with his favorite records and a few cocktails. i agreed this time cause he let me play his accordion!

vintage disco trousers, pinkcheetahvintage.com. vintage blouse, thrifted. saddle oxfords, payless. rings, hand me downs from my grandma and great grandma.

there's been a mix up

i get a little too excited over clothing sometimes, especially vintage; and styling this vintage lanvin button up for pink cheetah vintage sent me into a miniature frenzy. i mean, a shirt print shirt?!? so good, and so up my alley. since the blouse is so busy, i figured the only thing to do was to mix it with another busy print and take it out for a spin on a gloomy day, right??

vintage lanvin blouse, pinkcheetahvintage. pleated midi skirt, thrifted. shoes, thrifted. silver cuff bracelet, h&m. black leather belt, thrifted.

fall

all of last weekend was spent wallowing in the righteousness that is autumn. my house is filled with the scent of cinnamon broom, and there are skeletons, black cats, cackling witches and cobwebs galore. not to mention the fact that my fireplace has been turned into the spookiest haunted graveyard! the massively awesome decorations that now fill my home, plus all of the pumpkin beer that i've consumed have made me one happy camper. if you weren't able to tell from my gushing, i like fall... A LOT. once i get into the spirit, i want everything around me to be a part of it. enter this amazing little vintage dress... i was over at pink cheetah vintage the other day when i saw it hanging on the wall, and it was love at first sight. everything about it is perfect for right this moment. the cut reminds me of a vintage cheerleading dress, and that alone was enough to charm my pants off, but on top of it, the fabric is so spot on and adorable as hell. wearing it makes me feel like a candy corn.. no, a super hip witch from 1977.. no, a stylish scarecrow.....? no, all three at once! CAUSE IT'S HALLOWEEN TIME, Y'ALL, and that means the whole world is covered in gobs of magic, anything is possible, and everything tastes like pumpkin spice. the end.

dress, pink cheetah vintage. boots, thrifted. gold cuff necklace, thrifted.

in the jungle

styling these overwhelmingly awesome jungle print trousers for pink cheetah vintage gave me the perfect opportunity to put to good use this slightly ridiculous in the best way possible tiger tank top. i kinda want to wear this outfit every day... it's got exotic animals mid pounce, and exotic ferns covered in glitter, and that's enough for me.

jungle print trousers, pink cheetah vintage. tiger tank, thrifted. shoes, zara. silver cuff necklace, urban outiftters. clutch, thrifted. rings, thrifted.

primary

one of the sweetest parts of blogging/vintage loving is having the opportunity to connect with other guys and gals who are just as obsessed with vintage as i am, and i was super excited when becky from pink cheetah vintage asked me to style some pieces from her collection. aside from her web store, she also sells vintage out of her boutique inside of seminole heights antiques, and from her etsy shop! her collection of one of a kind vintage is unique and eclectic, with lots of bright, groovy 70's print pieces, and rad dresses from the 90's. pop by her facebook page for updates! on a side note, how badass are these earrings?! my friend dana made them by hand for me, and i'm madly, madly in love. they seem very egyptian revival to me, and anything reminiscent of that era makes my heart pound..

dress, pink cheetah vintage. red shorts and black bandeau, american apparel. marigold crushed velvet vest, thrifted. boots, thrifted. necklaces, thrifted. silver cuff bracelets, h&m. earrings, handmade by dana harding.