I've said it before and I'll say it again. I hate the cold weather. I had read earlier in the week that it was supposed to warm up today, so I had planned to do a big photoshoot for today and get a bunch of outfits photographed so I could have some material for some upcoming entries. Instead it snowed. Since I had all my outfits planned out and packed up (was spending some time at my parents' house since my grandma just flew in from Florida) I decided to go ahead and photograph them anyway. Why dilly dally around? I can't wait for winter to warm up, or else I might be waiting forever! Unfortunately, not being a seasoned photographer at all, I failed to understand just how bad indoor lighting is. I'd heard rumours for a long time but never fully understood until I had something to compare it to. Yeesh. Sorry these pics look like they were taken on a cell phone but I tried my best!

I got this awesome dress for $10 (including shipping from Hawaii!) from my friend Camille of The Corner Sweetheart. I don't know if it's a vintage dress or an Asian dress that's fronting like it's vintage, but either way, it's super adorable. I got the shoes and bracelet on my most recent trip to Value Village. I'm not so sure about the shoes though. As cute as they are, they are too small. They are vintage Tender Tootsies and are marked a size 8 but they feel closer to a 7. I know this because I parade around in size 7 shoes. Often.

I recently opened an account on Trend Trunk (it's sort of a Canadian version of Poshmark) so don't be too surprised if you see these babies pop up there in the next few days!

Twirling when your tripod is a foot away is impossible to do without falling out of the frame.

Eyebrow plucking fail! But cute earrings!

Outfit Details

Dress - purchased from friend - $10

Shoes - Value Village - $5

Purse - Salvation Army - $6

Headband - found it in my mom's drawer while getting ready

Earrings - Ardene's - 6 pack of earrings for $3

Belt - from another dress

Bracelet - Value Village - $1

Legit the most expensive thing I'm wearing is my lipstick (which is Besame that I bought off eBay for $16)

In other thrifty news, many online stores have begun their Black Friday festivities early! I haven't been able to participate as much as I like because of lack of funds (although I do get paid before the Modcloth sale ends!) I thought I would show not only my top picks of Modcloth items, but my top picks of sales.

All of the Following Items Are From Modcloth.com

1) You Bow the Spot Socks - sale price $5.99

2) Presh is More Heel in Grey - sale price $31.99

3) Too Much Fun Dress in Tile - sale price $39.99

4) Hayride Tradition Sweater in Blue sale price - $29.99

5) Barista in the City Top in Red sale price - $18.99

6) Shoreline Soiree Dress in Kaleidoscope - sale price $38.99

7) Whirl Traveler Necklace sale price - $7.99

8) Loving These Leggings sale price - $13.99

9) Polished Pal Bracelet sale price - $6.99

10) S'Marvelous Heel In Scarlet sale price - $18.99

11) Great Wavelengths Dress in Red sale price - $25.99

Note, making wishlists is dangerous. In the end, I ended up buying the grey shoes, the red shirt and both pieces of jewelry. Hahah, but that's not surprising, right?

As for other sales, EShakti is having 30% off the entire site right now. Lulu*s is taking baby steps in their sale tactics and is having a Thanksgiving Day promotion with 15% off sitewide, but I'm sure there's more on the horizon. DollsKill have discounted a huge portion of their merchandise (my favourite are these mushroom shoes and these Hello Kitty Creepers) and Unique Vintage is also having 25% off everything (including sale items!) Happy shopping everybody! It's certainly better than being out in the cold, waiting for a Black Friday sale to drop at a big box store! Talk soon!

Edit - since many of the sales actually hit on Black Friday, I thought I would come back and update!

Anthropologie is 20% off sitewide.

Baby Girl Boutique is 25% off sitewide with code BLACK13.

BB Dakota is offering 30% off sitewide on orders $100+ with coupon code THANKS30.

Betsey Johnson has 30% off and free shipping (use code SHOP30) 

Dolce Vita is offering 25% off all apparel and up to 50% off shoes (plus a free tote with purchase of $150 or more!) Use code BLACKFRIDAY13

Emerging Thoughts has 20% off sitewide with code GOBBLE GOBBLE

Eva Franco has 50% off selected styles (use code BFSALE at check-out.)

Forever 21 is having deals starting from $3 (shop Women's here, Accessories here), 50% off Boots and Bags and an additional 50% off sale items with the code EXTRA50

40% off the entire Folter site with coupon code bf40.

Hello Holiday is having 25% off the entire store with coupon code BRIGHT (plus a free gift!)

Hot Topic has all tees for $10.

Joy the Store is having 20% off all party dresses.

Kate Spade has up to 75% off (but you had to sign in to see the sale and I couldn't be bothered.)

Lace Affair is having an extra 25% off all sale items with coupon code BLACKFRIDAY. 

Le Bunny Bleu is having 50% off their best selling items with code Bunny_BFBest13

Like Twice (an online re-sale shop) is having 40% off everything with coupon code MEGASALE.

Nasty Gal is trying the theme route and everything that is black is on sale 40% off.

Oasap has up to 75% off items plus 30% off with code BLACKFRIDAY

Pinup Girl Clothing is 30% off site wide.

PlasticLand is offering gifts with purchases over $50.

Ruche is having 20% off sitewide in addition to their under $5, $10, $15, and $20 bucket deals.

Sephora has $10 palettes in their "Dealtopia" section.

Shabby Apple is having 20% off sitewide with code BLACKFRIDAY. 

SheInside is having an up to 80% off sale (although I took a quick peek and noticed most items hit at about 20% off. Still alright by me!)

Shoes.com is having an extra 30% off sale shoes with code BLACK

Storenvy (aka Hipster Etsy) is having 30% off selected merchandise.

Summerland is 25% off sitewide with code PUMPKINPIE

Tulle Clothing is having a huge, nearly sitewide sale of 75% off. Modcloth carries a lot of this brand and I spotted so many things that I wanted that Modcloth had discontinued!!! Coupon code THANKSFORU takes an additional 10% off.

Urban Outfitters has huge discounts and has an under $20, under $30 and under $50 section. I haven't scoured the whole sale yet, but in the under $20 section, some things look to be discounted up to 80% are the section is 16 pages!

If you'd like to see all my best looks from the season, check out my wardrobe wrap up post!

Movie of the Week - Addams Family Values

When thinking up movies for Movie Monday, I've been trying to think of movies where I can re-create some sort of outfit from my closet that is inspired by a character in the movie. I feel like my Sound of Music outfit set some sort of precedent and I have to keep doing that. I doubt I'll be able to, but it's going to be fun to try! But with Hallowe'en coming up and having a dress in my closet that I got a few years back from a consignment store in Toronto, I was all set. Unfortunatetly, I've gained 17 pounds since I bought it, and it was actually too small to begin with (remember I have a bad habit of buying things that aren't my size?) There is an un-Godly amount of shapewear and fashion tape going on in this outfit. I took a pic of my underthings (not NFSW) because I look like a circus performer. Oh, the things girls go through!

Outfit Details

Dress - Zara bought second hand

Shoes - vintage Ferragamos

Tights - Ardenes

Make-up - all Besame

Purse (in background) - Ardenes

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It would have been better if I had braids, but alas, I can't afford wigs that aren't for my Hallowe'en costume.

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As for the movie, the premise is pretty simple. The Addams welcome a new addition to the family, a baby named Pubert. Wednesday and Pugsley feel some sibling rivalry towards their new brother and go to great lengths to harm him (my favourite is shown in the clip below!)

Their parents, Gomez and Morticia, feeling the strain, decide to get a nanny and bring in a woman named Debbie. Awkward Uncle Fester is immediately smitten with her, but unbeknownst to him, she is actually the The Black Widow, a serial killer that marries and kills rich men. Savvy Wednesday is onto her scheme so Debbie urges Gomez and Morticia to send the kids to summer camp. 

I actually watched this movie a lot as a kid, but I didn't remember the majority of it. However the scene that stood out to me most was the Thanksgiving scene with the fire. Mostly, because I was super afraid of fire. There are a lot of morbid scenes and lines in this movie but this was definitely the most terrifying to me.

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It was really fun to re-watch this movie as an adult. So many one-liners I didn't understand as a child. Like this gem below

And another one about Fester never experiencing love and then Gomez saying something about him having Thing? Hahah, oh gosh, that's something you only catch when you're older! Wednesday is definitely the darkest character but Gomez is a hoot. I think I have to declare that he's my favourite.

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If you too would like a Wednesday Addams' look, try this dress from ASOS. It says it's a maternity dress, but whatevs! It's so cute and has the perfect look.

Well, that's all for me! What movies have you been watching this week in preparation for Hallowe'en? Have you been taking any fashion cues from them?

Scoring Authentic Vintage at Hallowe'en = Priceless

Hi there! So sorry for the lack of blog entries. My number one, go-to photographer (my boyfriend, Logan) has been busy helping out with his parents who have both recently had surgery. My mom was kind enough to let me purchase my Christmas gift early today (a tripod, woot!) but being pressed for time and not sure how it was going to work out setting up each shot and waiting 10 seconds with the sun quickly setting, my mom took these photos. I'm going to have to invest in one of those clickers that take photos too! My mom did pretty good, except she's reflected in the window in a few and I had a hard time convincing her she didn't have to frame me perfectly, as long as she stood back far enough for me crop it. There's a few tops of heads cut off and shoes cut off, but whatevs! We'll make do.

Even so, yesterday's theme was "Treasure Tuesday." I haven't had many treasures in my life! Mostly because I haven't been thrifting lately. The treasures I've mostly been coming across lately is finding money. I swear, I find more money than I earn. I found two $20 bills this week alone! It's because I'm always looking at the ground and always closely inspecting little bits of trash that most people would ignore. Last summer, I found $60 outside the pizza place I worked at when there were dozens of people around. It was right by a trash can with lots of gross pizza crust around it and everyone was ignoring it. But not me! I'm always searching for that stuff. People say I'm lucky but not really. It's the same with the lottery. You can't just wake up and win one day. You have to buy a ticket!

I got this super cute vintage dress from Value Village around Hallowe'en a few years ago. For $6! Hallowe'en is the best time to raid thrift stores for amazing vintage deals. People questioned me if this was actually a vintage piece and not just a modern reproduction. Number one, the tag is barely readable, it's so worn out. However, I just was able to make it out now and it says "Georgia Griffin" which pulls up all circa 1960s results on Etsy (which fits in nicely with this style as well.) Also, it's  labelled a size 12. I'm a size 6. I have a few other vintage items that use vintage sizes and they are all size 10 (but too small for me, ha) so that would be right on too. Either way, authentic or not, $6 for an adorable dress is fine by me!

The glasses are Hello Kitty and the necklace is a working Rubik's cube. How snazzy am I? (Details of the glasses can be seen in this earlier blog entry.) The shoes are in near mint condition because they aren't that comfortable. They kind of rub me the wrong way. My absolute FAVOURITE shoes from Stitches (which were only $5 and would have fit in perfectly with Thrifty Thursday) have been worn to shreds. Literally. All the fake leather has worn off and there is only mesh in some parts. I have 3 black pairs, a nude pair, a purple and a blue pair and they are all destroyed. I bought this black pair from H&M hoping to re-create the magic, but alas, no dice.

Outfit Details

Dress - Value Village - $6

Shoes - H&M - $15

Necklace - Penny Jane's Vintage - $10

Sunglasses - Sanrio - $25

Earrings - eBay - $6 for 10 pack

Headband - Ardenes - $2 for 3 pack

I tried to find a modern day equivalent of this dress, but it was pretty tricky! This dress from Ruche was the closest I was able to find. However, Etsy is a treasure trove of yellow, polka dot goodies.

Clockwise - perniejaynevintage - $24/AlienDaze - $30/scdvintage - $22

Also, this is unrelated to being thrifty but Modcloth is running a contest where you can go to their offices! I actually had the chance to visit their offices before (I simply asked and they said yes. How cool is that? It helps that I'm super obsessed and I think they are aware of that, hahaha.) Check out the contest details if this sounds like a dream come true to you too! I would enter, but it's not open for international (which is understandable given that the flight is paid for and the US has different policies on taxing prizes.) I will live vicariously through one of you!

In Modcloth thriftiness news (that's what this is all about!) they are having 25% off outwear with code BRRR25 at check out (ends 11:59PST 10/25.) Go shop and warm up!

If you'd like to see all my best looks from the season, check out my wardrobe wrap up post!

That's all for me! Talk soon!

Premiere of Movie Monday!

Woot! Writing my first entry of Movie Monday! Only took 2 months after my blog launched to do it. Like I was saying the other day, watching movies is... well, a bit of a chore for me. It's really strange. I practically have to be forced to sit down and watch them (mostly because it's impossible to get me off the computer) but even while watching the movie, my mind wanders or I focus on really stupid things in the movie that serve no part of the plot (I'm really good at finding editing errors and plot holes. However, if someone asks me afterwards what the movie was about, I couldn't tell them. It's almost like I can tell when the movie doesn't add up while I'm watching it, but I can't see the big picture once it's done.) It's really frustrating because I often don't understand twist endings or when things are supposed to be a metaphor for other things, even when it's glaringly obvious. I actually did pretty well in an English Media class in high school and I'm not sure how because I've always had movie attention problems. I much prefer reading because there's less stimulation (aka distractions like costumes and music) so I can actually focus on what's going on. The funny thing is when I do sit down to a movie and I actually like it, I watch it excessively. I only like a handful of movies, but those dozen movies have all been watched 50 times a piece.

So I figured an easy introduction to Movie Monday would be to talk about a movie I know well. Less pressure that way! The one I chose to focus on this week (this year? Ha) is Sound of Music. Growing up, the amount of play this VHS got was only rivaled by Dirty Dancing and Big Bird in China. Dirty Dancing still gets a lot of action. Big Bird in China does not. I actually just found out Big Bird in China was a TV movie my mom taped and we added to our regular viewing rotation. No wonder none of my friends have heard of it! 

But back to the movie at hand! I always wanted to be Liesl growing up. Her 16 going on 17 song and dance number is the stuff little girls' dreams are made of!

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Another highlight of the film for me is the puppet show. I tried to look for a YouTube video of it and was only able to find a version where someone had videotaped their tv and another that was film stills with subtitles *sad face.* But there is a bright side to the story! I stumbled upon a really cute version of Julie Andrews singing the song with the Muppets. It more than makes up for not being able to find the film version.

Another thing I really love about Sound of Music is the clothes. To be honest, many of the movies I love have awesome fashion. The only ones that aren't fashion centric seem to be Christopher Nolan movies (I really like those!) but the rest seem to have a fashion element to them. Some would argue that Sound of Music has bad fashion, but I just bought a dirndl recently, so I would beg to differ.

My favourite dress would probably be Liesl's purple one pictured above but another dress (more like dresses) that I really liked were the ones Maria made out of curtains. A few years ago, I went to a local fashion show and I found a dress that reminded me of them. Now that I have the pics side by side, they actually don't look similar at all, but at first glance, you're totally like, "OMIGOD! Sound of Music dress!" I had actually worn this dress to Easter a few years ago and my sister had said the exact same thing.

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I'm so sorry in advance. Pic Monkey is really fun.

I've had the top underneath forever. I don't know what it is. I can't let it go. It's a baby-doll top and legit makes me look pregnant. It's pilled like crazy and has butter stains on it from eating popcorn at the movie theater. It's survived so many closet clean outs and I have no idea why. But maybe it's a good thing because I had nothing else that would have worked under this dress! Of course the dress is cute worn alone too but the whole point was for it to look like a dirndl.

Outfit Details

Dress - Dilly Daisy

Shirt - Le Chateau

Necklace - vintage Avon

Shoes - Value Village

Socks - Modcloth

I should probably lay off Pic Monkey a bit but it's fun. Maybe I could just be the blog known for seriously obnoxious photo edits? Is there a niche for that? That's all for me! I promise to queue up some movies in my Netflix! Talk soon!

If you'd like to see all my best looks from the season, check out my wardrobe wrap up post!