another canyon lady

Just a couple of outtakes from a mini-photo excursion around the Canyon this past weekend.  "The Brit" is working on a series of photos for a show later this year and I tagged along, as usual!  It's old news to causal readers of my blog that I am in love with my little neighborhood tucked away in the hills of a city that even on my best days I feel a bit at odds with.  I am so lucky to have fallen into living in the Canyon, which is exactly how it happened four years ago!  Meanwhile, I've been reeeeally bad at taking photos with my beloved new camera (for shame) but I thought I would share these with you mostly because I looooove this new vintage dress I found over at Light Witch vintage a couple of weeks ago. I highly recommend checking the shop out!

back soon my dears...

xMeg

color me vintage

I snapped a few photos this afternoon of my favorite dress as of late.  I unearthed it a the Rose Bowl some months ago and bought it for next to nothing. Not a usual color for me but, again I've been really drawn to color recently.   Meanwhile,  I am still learning how to use my new DSLR which is deceptively different to my old one even though it is the same make.  But I'll get there...  

I've also been working on a little music related video project which I will share with you as soon as it's wrapped up.  Now I'm off to enjoy some sunshine and then on to band practice for my LA show later this month!

outfit details

dress - vintage

shoes - remix 

lips - revlon's just bitten kissable™ in "precious"

look out hollywood here I come

It seems polyester and sunshine don't mix in more ways then one. Still, I was determined to wear this dress over the weekend sweat or no sweat.

velvet crush

Over the weekend I finally got around to altering this adorable vintage dress that I bought so long ago I can't even recall where I found it.

oh...hello, May...how long have you been standing there?

Is anyone else out of breath thinking about the fact that it is already the second week of May? Because I am. I know I've done a fair amount in the last five months but it just doesn't seem like we should be thinking about summer yet!

Anyhow... now that I've calmed down... I have been loving this little vintage cardigan of mine and have been throwing it over pretty much any and every outfit lately. The vintage blue dress has made at least one blog appearance but I am fairly certain it was ages ago. I love the color and it is oh so spring-y.

^still not exactly sure why I am making fists in this photo. ready for a fight? :)

outfit notes:
dress & cardigan - vintage
shoes - karen elson for nine west

xdjrd

hats on

I hope you had an enjoyable Easter/Passover weekend!  We have some of the Brit's family in town visiting and we spent most of the weekend showing them around Los Angeles (this included a trip to Disneyland which is never a bad thing in my mind).  As a result my weekend flew by at an extreme pace and, to top it all off, something has gone wrong with my DSLR so I had to rely on my phone to document it all!  Luckily, before that happened I was able to snap these photos of a new-to-me vintage dress that I bought a while back.  It's also been perfect straw hat weather lately which is always a lot of fun.

A close-up of my favorite bit of this dress, the waist...

Outfit notes:
Dress – vintage
Tights – American Apparel
necklace - gift from my sister

xdjrd

colds and sequins

Hello, my dears.  Well, it's official... I caught my first cold of the season... and without even trying. And it's just in time for Thanksgiving break. Imagine my excitement.  Yesterday was basically spent in bed, hence no post, but don't feel too bad for me, I may be on the mend already.

Meanwhile, I thought I'd show you the little vintage beauty I picked up over the weekend. I think it's late 50s/early 60s and the bead work is just gorgeous...

I haven't officially worn it and it needs a good dry cleaning but I had to try it on for a few minutes just to see how it looked.

 I may take it up a little length wise because it is a little bit longer than I want it to be but for the price tag I have to admit, I am quite happy!

see you soon!

all my little words

I have to point out, I’m really excited that I’ve finally been able to start wearing my coats and scarves (at night at least) during the past week. Fingers crossed we are no longer dealing with sweltering temperatures here in LA LA Land and autumn is officially here. I do hate that I go on about the weather so much these days but I was thinking about it and, as style bloggers, isn’t the weather a huge part of it all? Think about it... it changes what we wear, when we wear it, how we wear it, etc. I guess I shouldn’t be so hard on myself. Anyway, bottom line, I’m loving the change in weather and the wardrobe changes it has brought along with it.

Now, as promised, here is one of the dresses I picked at the Loved One’s sale last week – if it looks familiar, it’s the one I was holding in the dressing room shot last post. However, I wanted to show it off here so I didn’t cover it up with the cool weather items I was waxing on about in the above rant. But I feel many remixes coming on with this amazing frock so you’re likely to see it again soon. PS: Yes, it’s another red dress, don't judge... “I have an addiction, sir”.

outfit details:
dress: vintage from the Loved One
tights: cynthia rowley


Now I'm off to get my hair done (finally)! Enjoy your day!

musical notes: magnetic fields - all my little words

labor day parade

I thought about putting on a white dress today just to spite "the Labor Day rule" but instead I decided to pull out this parasol I bought a few weeks ago and use it as a (functional) prop. I've been getting into a really bad habit of waiting until the end of the daylight hours to take my photos even though I know the lighting is going to be tricky! So while I try to figure out a new shooting schedule, here I am in one of my favorite, favorite dresses playing around in the garden...

 and did you happen to notice these happening south of my ankles? I'm a little bit in love.

outfit details

dress: vintage

bracelet: banana republic (gift)

shoes: UO

musical notes

jenny & johnny - switchblade

guaranteed to blow your mind, anytime (or) how I spent my 400th post

hey, hey it's post #400 here on don juan's reckless daughter so I thought should at least point it out! I don't usually keep track but I looked up and noticed, as I went to create a new post today, that is a milestone of sorts.

I took these pictures pretty late in the day hence the very shadowy quality to them. I was pretty sure they weren't going to turn out but was happily surprised. The dress you have seen before (if you've been reading since January, that is) so this is a little remix just to prove I do wear dresses over and over again but try to use fresh combinations to avoid the dreaded "closet burnout" also known as "I hate everything I own and have nothing to wear".

outfit details
vintage dress: etsy
platforms: h&m
cardigan: vintage 
lipstick: ruby woo by mac 

musical notes 
(only freddy could pull off this jacket on stage)

hello, goodbye

Things did not go my way today... you see, I had a proper post to post but apparently my computer has decided to eat it and, yes, I erased the originals from my camera! That's ok, but I will definitely be contemplating a new Macbook soon.  Meanwhile, here I am hanging out with Charlie. She is good at making me forget my troubles.

 charlie sandwich.

 

outfit details
vintage dress circa 70s - american vintage
shoes - gift 
tights - dkny
cardigan - vintage