Just like a fairy tale..

Sorry about the lack of outfit pictures lately, I was attacked with sickness over the weekend and am quite miserable and blarg at the moment. I’ve been in that weird fog that comes with cold medicine and lots of sleep, so hopefully this post will make a bit of sense.

I was never hugely obsessed with Disney as a kid or anything, even though Cinderella, Snow White, and of course Alice were on heavy rotation at my house. Well, and Aladdin and The Little Mermaid. Okay so I watched lots of Disney apparently, but I was never super into the Disney princesses the way girls these days seem to be (I guess that has something to do with the heavy marketing of the franchise, though).

Anyway, with the upcoming The Princess and the Frog, Disney is returning to hand-drawn animation (as they should) and the concept art looks beautiful so far. But I'm even more excited for Rapunzel—it’s not in 2D, but this new style of CGI that they’re test driving. They want to combine the feel of hand-drawn animation with the flow of CGI, and on top of that the inspiration for the film is Fragonard’s The Swing. (!!) The goal is to make it look like a French Rococo painting come to life:

Rococo was one of my favorite periods to study in art history class. I love the softness and how dream-like and delicate it is. I also like the hidden sexuality and how Rococo paintings seem to be one big innuendo if you look close enough… oh, Disney. I am not surprised by this.

This is obviously just concept art but I think it's capturing that glowy roundness perfectly. And she's voiced by Kristin Chenoweth!

Cue The Mighty Boosh's "Eels" song

(Excuse my cat being a creepster in the background!)

This is my new favorite carry-all bag, found on Etsy a few weeks ago. It’s big enough to hold my moleskine and a book (and wallet and keys, etc.) without being oversized at all, which is good because I have enough of those. It’s all sleek and mod and shiny, yay! I’ve been obsessed with finding a vintage eelskin bag for a while, ever since I favorited one on Etsy and then someone else bought it (boo). I don't really know what I like about it so much-- I think it's just the shininess. This is my first eelskin anything, and eeeeeelskin just sounds so sexy I can’t stand it.

A little de-glamorizing: Most “Eelskin” things are actually made from the hagfish, which is pretty much one of the most disgusting things, dear lord. Lots of slime and worminess is involved and also the tendency to eat dead animals from the inside out, so yes. Let’s just ignore that. Look how pretty!

Also-- these comfy little vintage slip-ons were from the haul in my last post, but I forgot to include them! Actually I could only find one and thought I must have left the other at my parent’s house, and I didn’t want to take a picture of just one because that felt silly. So here they are, $1 from my fave thrift store, the evil twin found hiding under the driver’s seat of the car:

Who doesn't love bedazzled zebra bags?

Slouchy suede ankle boots, vintage Selby heels, '80s or '90s ankle booties

Last week we visited our parents for the weekend and I went to my favorite thrift shop in the WORLD. It’s in a tiny town near my (also tiny) hometown and because it’s frequented mainly by old people it is stocked with overlooked vintage goodness. There are always racks of vintage nightgowns, rows of shoes, big amazing heavy coats.. I always come out with tons of things, and it’s so cheap! I got those shoes and the little bag for about five dollars. I think the brown ones are my new favorite everyday shoes, they are so comfortable.

Seriously, some of my favorite things are from this place and I am indebted to it forever. My mom and I made friends with the owner (Ruth!) who loveloves vintage but laments the fact that no one ever wants any of it, so I volunteered to take it all, thank you very much! We worked out an arrangement so that she holds it for me and my mom picks it up, but unfortunately this was our first trip back in months so she didn’t have anything saved. It’s such a shame that I live so far away now… My red leather/rabbit fur coat and suede/fox fur coat were both found there for only a few dollars each! It’s the only thing I miss about living in a town that tiny.

That place makes me want to open a vintage Etsy shop so much, if for no other reason than to snag all of that loveliness and not feel guilty about it. I always feel so awful when I find something vintage and it isn’t in my size—there was a pair of ‘60s tri-color pumps just sitting on the shelf next to the others, but they were about an 8 or 8 1/2. God knows why I didn’t just buy them anyway, but now they’re haunting me and I feel ridiculous for not spending the extra $1.50! I could have given them away. What on earth was that about.

Dress: Target
Cardigan: Forever 21
Scarf: Forever 21
Tights: Target?
Vintage ankle booties: Thrifted - new favorite shoes!
Bracelet: wire rose, state fair

It's candy day!

Necklace: paraphernalia

Nothing says Valentine's Day like the Mad Hatter! Er.. somehow. I suppose the Queen of Hearts would have been more appropriate but I have such a soft spot for this goofball. And "MUSTARD? Don't let's be silly!" from the Disney version is probably one of my favorite lines from anything ever because I am so easily amused. I always try to work it into any conversation in which mustard is mentioned (not that I talk a lot about mustard, but you know). Actually it's much more fun to say when no one is talking about mustard at all.

And I am completely copying Thumbelina and Rhiannon with the whole vintage frames thing-- I hope no one minds! It's just so pretty and makes everything about a zillion times lovelier. They do it so much better of course!

Tonight I think we are just going to have sushi and wine and sit around being lazy. Weetzie would like to express her excitement about this holiday that she does not understand:

(note: Puppies do not enjoy wearing sunglasses. But they look hilarious and adorable.)

First post!

Reconstructed vintage dress: Etsy, TheGreenWallpaper

Cardigan: Forever21
Tights: Target
Shoes: Delias
Small vintage suitcase: Thrifted

I finally started a fashion blog! I've wanted to ever since I became obsessed with following them at the beginning of last year, but kept putting it off for one reason or another.

So, an introduction. My name is Pansy (real name: Hope) and I currently reside in eastern North Carolina. I'm a grad student at Florida State University via their fantastic distance learning program and I am studying to be a librarian. I love books, I love organizing things (some may say too much, but sshh), and working in a big university library would pretty much be my dream job.

I don't have a specific direction that I want this blog to go in: I want it to be a combination of outfit photos, thrifting finds, looks that I'm really into, and the big thing: inspiration. Whether it's from film, books, television, places I visit, other bloggers.. anything and everything.

So! I am insanely excited to have a space to ramble about what's taking up my headspace at any given moment. And if I can inspire anyone else along the way -- mission accomplished!