What I'm Wearing: Scalamandre inspired prints

I stumbled upon this awesome vintage dress the other day with an obnoxiously loud zebra print and contrasting collar that I knew I had to have:



At first I thought it was just because I wanted to look like the interior of the Kate Spade dressing rooms, decked out in a bright Scalamandre zebra print wallpaper:


..but while researching the origins of that wallpaper, I stumbled upon these images of the Royal Tennenbaums, also rocking the same print:



I feel like both Kate Spade and Wes Anderson are totally rooting for my outfit.

What I'm Wearing: 60's Mixed Patterns

I still haven't kicked my love for a good mixed patterned outfit, and I've been hunting for more and more wild 60s color/pattern combos lately. I just picked this little dress up during a trip to Seattle over the weekend, and I love the bright red and white polka dots contrasting with the strong black and white pattern. As if that wasn't enough happening, a pair of bold tights really keeps things moving.




dress: vintage 60s
sweater: vintage
tights: nordstrom rack
shoes: jeffery campbell from a million years ago

Estate Sale Finds: Pattern Frenzy

I've been really interested in the trend of mixing a lot of prints and patterns lately, so I was delighted to find a number of shirts at an estate sale last week that push the boundaries of colors/patterns that I might normally wear.


I already had some fun mixing a bright floral blouse with a simple high waisted black and white striped skirt, and am interested to experiment with some of the other wild patterns in those blouses.



You can check out some outfit inspiration I've been pinning over at Pinterest - lots of bold patterns and bright colors.

Outfit Inspiration: Vintage Slip as a Dress

I saw this outfit post last week on a Beautiful Mess, and fell in love with the vintage-slip-as-a-dress look she perfected. Seriously, some of the lacy vintage wonders that I come across seem too pretty to hide under dresses and inside bedrooms, and I'm glad to see this one worn outside for the world to see in such perfection.


We've got a few pretty slips coming to AHV this week too. Sneak peek for you: