So here I am in my absolute favorite new dress. A perfect piece of polyester perfection if you will. I wore this to go see How To Dress Well last night (sooooo. good.) and actually had an entirely different outfit planned out, but then my Dad's girlfriend, Lisa, said she had a present for me and surprised me with dress! Thanks, Lisa! You know me too well. It's the best isn't it?  It's made of that undeniably 1970s polyester material that I love (#sorrynotsorry). It fits like a dream too and I can't help but feel all sorts of hippie dippie vibes when I put it on. Lisa said that she wanted me to chop it into a mini, which would probably be cute, but I'm hesitant to mess with it. I'm sorta in love with it just as it is and think it deserves to be worn loud and proud in its original state.

The tag reads "Tori Richard Honolulu", which still exists as a brand today! According to Wikipedia, Tori Richard was one of the top fashion exporters from Hawaii in the late 60s & 70s. Hawaiian clothing and inspired styles were super popular at the time because jet travel had just been introduced there as it only became a state in 1959 so everybody wanted to get in on those tropicalia vibes. I wonder who owned this dress originally? Maybe some cool Bostonian lady who picked it up on a Hawaiian vacation!

I did a little digging and found some rad Tori Richard advertisements that I couldn't help but share. I love that vintage clothing has the ability to be a bit of a history lesson. There are also a ton of cool vintage Tori Richard items on Etsy if you're so inclined to take a gander.

Have you ever come across any Tori Richard in your thrifting adventures?

First things first. I just want to clarify that I absolutely did not fall and trip over my shoelaces while trying to take these photos. I am a very coordinated and graceful girl so tripping is just simply not an option for me. The band-aids you see on both of my knees are actually a purposeful styling choice to amp up my outfit and make me look a bit more badass. They are a tribute to the greatest rapper of our time, Nelly. Are you buying this?

I keep finding myself gravitating towards 90s does 70s groovy prints that look like something you'd see on Jackie from That 70's Show or Lindsay Weir from Freaks & Geeks (technically set in 1981, but definitely still pulls from the 70s costume-wise. And one of the best shows ever!!). This is my first time wearing this sweater, but I think it will definitely be a good Fall staple. I can't wait to pair it with more mini skirts and some tights. It's thrifted from my favorite Goodwill in Boston, as are my boots and skirt. I wanted some witchy looking boots so that's why I picked these guys up. I just have to get used to the heel on them! ;)

At first glance the title of this post might sound weird. "Feeling like me". Yeah, no duh that I feel like me, who else would I feel like? What I mean though is you know when you slip on an outfit and it just makes you feel like you? That awesome feeling you get when all the elements of your outfit seem to gel together to make the perfect amalgamation of your personal style? I love that, and happily that's how I felt today! Primarily 60s mod inspired, but with some harder, modern touches too... very me indeed!

This is a primarily thrifted outfit.... the dress, boots and cardigan are all Goodwill finds. This dress is rad. It's made of this faux suede velour-like material and I think the color blocking is sooo cute. It's definitely a very 60s inspired look, but this dress undeniably sooooo 90s. The brand is "My Michelle". Do you remember that brand? I do! I initially had some hangups about this dress and while I love the look of it, I thought it was maybe too short and tight and made my arms look weird. Whatever, man. Gotta get over these things at some point.

That being said, I do still think this dress is a bit more form fitting than the majority of things I wear, so I tried to tone it down a bit with some black Chelsea boots and this vintage Lacoste cardigan. Lacoste is one of my favorite brands and I'm always on the lookout for it at the thrift store. My Dad wore a lot of Lacoste polo's when I was growing up, so I have a soft spot for the little green alligator. This particular cardigan has a ILGU (International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union) tag, so you know it's on dat tru vintage tip ;-)))))

I've also been working on really trying to let my accessories tie together my outfits. Like the Groovy People tote! Whenever I carry it, I get to carry around a little cartoon Cher face. Is there anything better?

Calivintage

Lipstick Catwalk

Is it OK to wear navy and black together? Despite the fact that they may be forever seen by traditionalists (aka my Dad's girlfriend who always teases me for wearing them together) as a faux pas pairing, I really love the two colors together.

I had a super busy weekend and felt like I was on the go from Friday night to Sunday night. No complaints though. It was filled with good hangouts, wonderful people, great music and spin classes on both Saturday and Sunday.

On Friday night, I went to day one of the New England Underground Music Fest and saw a bunch of cool bands like NE Pats, Lair, Soft Eyes, Video Nasties and a bunch more. There is so much great music coming out of this area and it's so rad.

Saturday is when I wore the outfit above. It was about 100 degrees outside so I needed to pick out something that would not only work for the heat, but also for casual afternoon hanging out, and then going out to dinner later. I got this black halter top from Aeropostle earlier this Summer for like 5 bucks and it has been great for warm, sticky days. Super easy to throw on and it goes with everything. The skirt is from LOFT, but I thrifted it. I really love the circular shape and the circle pattern... circles for everyone! Topped everything off with my copper necklace that I wear practically every day, my favorite black Chelsea boots, and a white leather belt. The belt though, HOT DAMN YOU GUYS. I saw it at the thrift store and thought the pattern looked cool so I picked it up and when I flipped it over I saw "Guy Laroche, Made in Paris". Then I just about died on the spot haha. So yeah, I got a Guy Laroche belt for a very minuscule amount of money. This is what thrifting dreams are made of. II know I could get a good chunk of change for it if I sold it, but I think I'm going to hang on to it for a bit hehe.

In my awesome new 70s dress from Swift & Faire Co. Vintage

Finally, on Sunday I went to the Somerville Rock 'n Roll yard sale which is this awesome annual flea market type thing with tons of vendors selling vintage, records and other awesome knick knacky things.... aka my favorite type of event. I look forward to it every year! In a shock to absolutely no one, I made out quite well and getting two 70s dresses in the grooviest print (my weakness!!) and a really cute little vintage daisy hair clip too. Then I went to my friend's birthday potluck dinner which was also SO FUN and a great way to end the weekend.

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Hey! First off, some exciting news.... Dripping Dream has a new domain name! The blog can now be found at http://drippingdream.com. Yay! I had been wanting the name for awhile and finally took the plunge. The old Blogspot address will still work though (even though I feel like it's super long to write out). Hopefully the new domain name will just be the first of many upgrades and changes around here in the near future! Exciting stuff man!

Do you own something that no matter what happens you always seem to loose or misplace? For me it's my camera charger. That darn little black cord just always seems to be running away from me. I know it's in my room somewhere, but I tore the place up from top to bottom and still can't find it. Sigh. I ordered a new one that's supposed to be arriving today (thanks Amazon prime two day shipping), and I keep checking the mail every 20 minutes in anticipation haha.

Thankfully I have these photos that I hadn't posted on here yet. These guys are a bit old. Like I took them when I was still living in Indiana old. Oh well. Better late than never, yeah?

I must say I have a weakness for monochromatic outfits as seen here. Monochromatic print mixing perhaps? The black and white polka dot dress is a oldie from Forever 21 and an item that I continually get tons of wear out of. I paired it with this rad giraffe and palm tree print jacket thing which was a thrifted item. I saw it at the store and couldn't resist. I also have a weakness for clothing items with animals on them plus it's linen, which I think is just the best. Can you still wear linen items after Labor Day or is that passé? Finally, I topped the whole thing off with my trusty brown boots, vintage sunnies (both of which have appeared on this blog before) and a messy braid. Easy peasy.

Despite the fact that some days it's still close to 90 degrees here, we've passed the Labor Day mark meaning that Fall is certainly upon us. I really have no desire to let go of cutoffs, sandals and tanks aka *summer vibes*, but I know we'll start to feel that crisp Fall air soon enough, so I've been busy looking at Fall collections in order to up my Fall excitement levels a bit.

Enter Ace & Jig's Fall collection. I'm very into these looks, and adore the rich textiles and fabrics they use. Peasant & prairie style dresses, checks and stripes in rich chambray and madras, absolutely perfect PRINT MIXING.... yesss please. I love the styling in these photos too. Gimme all of it.