Thursday, July 28, 2011

dotty at the post

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[wearing]
dress: j.crew (same cut)
scarf: vintage, thrifted
wedges: mrkt (exactly)
belt: old navy (similar)
sunnies: rayban

dashdotdotty dash dot dotty races horsetrack white dress j.crew scarf outfit blog arlington

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so, i should probably admit that i really like horses.
and that this is a relatively new thing.
i didn't grow up riding horses or ever have any interest in it. 
but then we went horseback riding for my twenty-fourth birthday and i was smitten. and then it turns out that the boy's family has horsies.
and so shortly after moving to the big(ish) city, we fled to the suburbs to spend the day at the races.

dashdotdotty dash dot dotty races horsetrack white dress j.crew scarf outfit blog arlington

don't worry, i didn't just get dressed, i also took pictures!

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Monday, July 25, 2011

dotty and a giant watch

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[wearing]
moto jacket: forever21 (similar)
shirt: forever21 (similar)
shorts: old navy (similar)
belt: old navy (similar)
oxfords: forever21 (exactly)
sunnies: ray-ban (exactly)
belt as bracelet: thrifted
giant watch: forever21 (similar)

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i had to take three links out of this watchband so that it wouldn't just fall right off my wrist. 
and then i had to wrap this belt around three times so that it could pretend to be a bracelet to keep the watch company.  

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Friday, July 22, 2011

dotty: winner.

thirty! dashdotdotty corporate look outfit skinny belted pencil skirt and cardigan
[wearing]
cardigan: forever21 (similar)
tee: forever21 (exactly)
skirt: express (similar)
wedges: mrkt (exactly)
belt: forever21

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and there we have it!  stay tuned next week for the reunion with my closet.  okay, it's not a closet, but rather a suitcase and some boxes for now.  so, i guess you should wait two weeks and then i'll be all moved and such.  

thirty! dashdotdotty corporate look outfit skinny belted pencil skirt and cardigan

thirty for thirty remix recap
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Thursday, July 21, 2011

dotty by the water

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[wearing]
stars: forever21 (similar)
dots: thrifted (similar)
flats: target (similar)
belt: thrifted (similar)
sunnies: ray-ban (similar)

dash dot dotty, dashdotdotty, powerclashing, patternmixing, dots and stars, lake michigan, summertime

dash dot dotty, dashdotdotty, powerclashing, patternmixing, dots and stars, lake michigan, summertime

dash dot dotty, dashdotdotty, powerclashing, patternmixing, dots and stars, lake michigan, summertime
um, that's a swimmer.  not a buoy.  they were very much alive and swimming.

dash dot dotty, dashdotdotty, powerclashing, patternmixing, dots and stars, lake michigan, summertime

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there's a special everybody everywear thrift party going on today and i am pretty excited about it. this polkadot number is one of my favorite thrift finds, and it's just one of the many skirts i've thrifted over the last few years.  i seem to have great luck with skirts and they are rarely priced at more than $4 round these parts. in terms of width, it's relatively easy to guess your size. and hemming can easily fix any length problems. i'm talking excess fabric that leads to frump.
not like awesome midi-length elegance, but more like grandma style odd lengths.
and not like grandma chic, but actual things that octogenarians sport.

[previously on] thrifted skirts
thrifted skirts, ideas,
red wool in winter 2011: unaltered 
tiny floral print polyester in fall 2010: bubbled to half its length
gingham wool in winter 2011: hemmed to about eight inches shorter than the original
floral polyester in spring 2010: hemmed to about half it's original length

Thrift | Everybody, Everywear

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

dotty in a hat

dashdotdotty dash dot dotty tee and dress layered navy and gray oxfords & a boater hat outfit for summer
[wearing]
dress underneath: tucker for target (similar)
tee overtop: forever21 (exactly)
boater: boyfriend's (similar)
oxfords: forever21 (similar)

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backwards dress means a serious ruffle that i can see easily in the mirror. 

dashdotdotty dash dot dotty tee and dress layered navy and gray oxfords & a boater hat outfit for summer

dashdotdotty dash dot dotty tee and dress layered navy and gray oxfords & a boater hat outfit for summer

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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

christmas dotty

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[wearing]
dress: target (exactly)
tank underneath: club monaco
scarf: vintage (similar)
belt: forever 21 (similar)
wedges: mrkt (exactly)

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if i add in a dash of pink does it make red and green non-christmas-like?

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Monday, July 18, 2011

dotty and too many layers

dashdotdotty skirt as top summer layers
[wearing]
skirt as top: vintage (similar)
cardigan: forever21(similar)
pants: j.crew (exactly)
sandals: forever21

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i'm excited about the return of my closet next week since this skirt as a tunic is not so stellar.

dashdotdotty skirt as top summer layers

dashdotdotty skirt as top summer layers

Saturday, July 16, 2011

dotty's house

i'm leaving my little grad school home soon to move to the big city, so i thought i would share some of my favorite pieces of it. 

living room
dash dot dotty dashdotdotty house tour interiors tan macadamia nut circular mirrors entry curtain panels
front door
mirrors are from ikea (five years ago) and curtain panels are also ikea. 

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living room chair
glider rocker is from 1990s, print pillow from ikea, buffet in the background is a family antique.

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side table
table is lack in black from ikea, couch is extorp from ikea, white pillow is handmade, white books are mostly from grad school, bench in the background is a family antique.

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big chair
diamond-print chair is from my childhood, pillow is handmade from ikea canvas.

kitchen
dash dot dotty dashdotdotty house tour interiors tan comfortable modern plant pot utensils kitchen orange blue expedit ikea
top shelf
utensil holder is a plant pot from ikea, bowl is vintage pyrex, frame is ikea, photograph in it was taken in chicago.

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beadboard wall
shelving is expedit from ikea, watercolor by my paternal grandmother.

dash dot dotty dashdotdotty house tour interiors tan comfortable modern plant pot utensils kitchen expedit ikea frames prints white shelves wine glass storage
inside the shelves
wine glasses are a remnant from my sister's wedding, frames are from ikea, images are my own.

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fridge
inefficient fridge from the previous owner, square photos are all mine printed cheaply and cut down to squares.

dining room
dash dot dotty dashdotdotty house tour interiors tan comfortable modern dining room ikea chadelier wicker print framed wrapping paper
over the table
chandelier from ikea, frame from somewhere in nevada, print is wrapping paper.

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window sill
collected mason jars with tealights

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corner
plant pots from ikea, lack table also from ikea, plants from my mama.
(i take a lot of my outfit photos in the opposite corner)

bathroom
dash dot dotty dashdotdotty house tour interiors tan comfortable modern bathroom towels blue print target
towel print
terrycloth from target

dash dot dotty dashdotdotty house tour interiors tan comfortable modern bottles for toieltries vinyl boat letters lowercase labels
shampoo and conditioner
empty lotion bottles from amazon, vinyl boat letters from ebay

bedroom
dash dot dotty dashdotdotty house tour interiors tan comfortable modern bedroom white tan
dresser top
canvas from blick with handpainted letters, vintage frame and self+friend portrait from our roadtrip last summer

dash dot dotty dashdotdotty house tour interiors tan comfortable modern dots canvas tans painting diy
bed wall
dotted canvas painted last fall, lamp from ikea.


walls are benjamin moore pearly gates, macadamia nut, key west ivory, and dijon.  
trim is all benjamin moore white01.