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.

Alameda Flea Outfit

I always like it when bloggers post photos of themselves in their real-life clothes, but I've never had the time (or live-in photographer) to make it work. I was at the Alameda Flea Market a few weeks ago and was stopped by the cute gal over at Fashionist.

I thought I'd share the photos of my outfit that she posted:





She had asked me what my fashion inspiration was, but her phone didn't record my response properly, which is good because she summed up what I told her in a more eloquent manner than what I managed to come up with on the spot. As she mentioned, I love this vintage dress because it was made of this really beautiful hand loomed/ handmade indigenous type fabric, but was cut in a flattering late 1950s/1960s silhouette. It was a casual outfit to stroll the flea market in, but kind of fun to fun to be noticed!