Society Challenge : Target

So here we are again! The day has finally arrived for the second installment of Society Challenges, where my girl Sara and I take on TARGET!




I realized the first time around that I didn't lay out all the rules for you Society readers out there. To make everything a little more clear, these are the challenge details:

1. We choose ONE store for each challenge.
2. Once inside the store, I choose one item that we both have to build an outfit around.
3. We split up to grab everything interesting in sight.
4. No peaking!
5. Outfit has to consist of all items from chosen store, with the exception of shoes and accessories that we are already wearing.
6. We enter the dressing room and seperately begin to create.
7. No peaking!

Finally, when all has been decided and we both feel confident in our choices we step out and REVEAL the masterpiece.... it is always amazing to me how we come up with our own unique look!

Target is a fun choice because of the new designers that are featured every few months. This time around we had Patrick Robinson to work with.

This shirt was our centerpiece.



This is what we each came up with. (Again, everything is from Target with the exception of shoes and accessories)





We had a blast and we can't wait for next month!

Mix and Match

Hard at work here in my little cottage. My husband's office has recently been overtaken.

Take a peak inside...

I have started a gallery of art deco, vintage posters, and anything that looks like it walked out of a crayola box. Many of the peices are from garage sale and thrift store excursions and I love how they all scream COLOR!!!

Oh yes... and that is our little pup.. Dudley!

THE SOCIETY GIRL OF THE WEEK

Ok, so here goes.. another Society Girl of The Week.

I have to say that this former child star knows how to work the glam look. I am always inspired by her choices – though most are designer duds she has a vintage flare. Ohh.. and she knows how to rock the bright red lipstick, which I happen to love! She has a stylin sister, who is also inspirational - but I chose to single her out.

So here she is... our Society Girl... Ashley Olsen.

Looking for the One!

Do you ever have those days where you are on the hunt for something in particular? You are not setting out to scour your favorite thrift store looking for whatever meets your fancy. You are on a mission! You have one thing in mind that you want to find. Most often this mission is a failure, you don't find what you are looking for and you walk out with ten items you don't need. Yes, they might be ten great items.. but they still aren't IT! BUT, there are times you hit the jack pot! You find IT and your find IT in multitudes!

I had this rare fantastic miracle happen to me. I was on the prowl for some high-waisted shorts (yes, I know I go on and on and on about high-waisted.. .I just can't help it), and I had twenty minutes to look through my favorite Salvation Army Thrift Store.

I went straight for the shorts section. No.. No.. No.. and there they were YES! those are it.. and then No… No.. ohhh… yes, those are cute too.. and on it went. I walked out with four new pairs!

Boy, I love when that happens!

The Straw Hat

My EBAY treasure arrived! Oh how excited I was! I ripped open the box and to my delight pulled out this perfect summer hat. I couldn't wait to put it together with a whole ensemble.

Finally, Monday night arrived and as we often do, my husband and I were headed off to another Angel's baseball game. Perfect! A straw hat is just what you need when your cheering on your team.

I paired the hat with the team's colors - red and white. These shorts were just purchased at my local Salvation Army (more about them later) and the red victorian styled shirt came from an estate sale, ohhh and I can't forget my new favorite brown shoes - also from the Salvation Army.

The straw hat has officially had its debut!

AHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just got word from my girl, SARA (our guest columnist) that according to this ARTICLE one of my favorite designers, Erin Fetherston, will be making designs for TARGET!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can't wait to hit it up!

Workin the Trends: Vintage Style Part 3

With the wedding flurries and the sunshine of summer burning bright, I forgot to finish up my challege of working the current trends with a vintage flare. So I am back at it...

Out of all the trends, I would probably say that my favorite is "Pin Up Girl". What could be more fun than embracing that girly figure? So, with no holding back.. I pulled out the high waisted shorts and stepped out - ready for my pin up moment!

"Pin-Up Girl"

The Mailbox

Summer hats! I am all about the hat thing.. as mentioned in this week's Society Girl column.

I just purchased this one from EBAY!

One of my most favorite things in the world is getting the mail. My husband knows this, and though he gets home before me, he always leaves the mail in the mailbox so that I can revel in the pleasure of looking to see what "treasure" I might have received.

AND ebay brings me these little treasures every now and then. I can't wait till I see this hat sitting in a box on my front door step! ohhhhh!

Of course I will keep you posted on how I wear this treasure.

Urban Renewal: Part Two

Eeeeehhhh! It's off. I sent in my Urban Renewal submission - The Mu Mu Redu! My design is simple, but I am proud of it. If nothing comes from this I am just excited to sell these in THE VINTAGE SOCIETY.

These dresses stand out! They are different from every other girl's at the party - I mean seriously, you are wearing a HOT Mu Mu and no one can compete with that!

So, my lovely society girls.. if Urban Outfitters decides against carrying these in their store, don't worry The Vintage Society will have a whole section of them, and they will be sold online!

Introducing the Mu Mu Redu...

THE SOCIETY GIRL OF THE WEEK

I don't know what it is this season, but I drawn to hats, hair acessories, turbans - basically anything that jazzes up an outfit from top down. I am also into big hair.. kinda the 80's big hair (maybe its my southern roots).

SO, when thinking about the SOCIETY GIRL OF THE WEEK, I thought of someone who knew how to rock and roll with big hair and big hats.

Who else could do this than the lady of rock and roll...

Stevie Nicks!