how to update a vintage necklace

Outfit Details: 

Skirt: Mother's

Denim Shirt: Joe Fresh

Shirt: Urban Outfitters

Belt: Thrifted

Scarf: Vintage

Necklace: Gift, Vintage 1940's

I love this beautiful necklace. It was a gift for christmas from my boyfriend. It's a real 1940's (?) vintage necklace. It's absolutly so beautiful. It's hard to know how to wear this beautiful piece of jewelry without looking dated, so you throw on some modern clothes, denim shirts work awesome, patterned tops are another great item. As always a belt helps over top of your tucked in denim shirt. A pair of jeans would have worked well with this vintage necklace to update it as well. 

This past weekend I went to the best pot luck I have ever been to! All the food was amazing. I guess you can tell we're getting a little older and learning to cook, everyone brought gourmet pot luck items instead of buying a vegetable platter from the grocery store. We also went to a London Lightening basketball game. It was our first one and it was neat. We're both not huge fans of basketball, but we went with 10 other people and the tickets were free so of course it was a hoot. 

How was your weekend? I'm in Toronto for a few days having a little adventure with my sistercuz. Hope your week is going well!

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shabby chic anne of green gables

Jacket: Winners

Scarf: Thrifted, Toronto

Sweater: Thrifted, Toronto (rescued from cousins goodwill bag)

Skirt: Grandmothers

Boots: Blowfish

Ring: Barbados

Hat: Grandmothers

Necklace: Hattitude

Bracelets: Hattitude, Barbados

Purse: Thrifted, Chez Thrift

How this outfit came to be Hattified: I started with the skirt. The sweater looked great. Strip on strip. It added that punch that I love having in my outfits. The brown belt tied in my dark tights, and dark boots.  Only boots works with this outfit. I tried every shoe. Finally settling on these boots. Can you think of anything else that might have looked cute? 

Why this outfit works: The two patterns of stripes work together. The colours are all in the same palette. The boots make it not so oldy timey and the hat gives it an anne of green gables look...shabby chic styles. 

Another version: This skirt was hard to pull off. I needed the hat and the boots to make it work. If you don't have these things, try wearing a fedora hat with a nice pair of skinny dark jeans and a vintage sweater. 

I can feel the summer heat in the air! It's suppose to be 24 degrees on Thursday. Cottage season is just around the corner. What's your favourite thing to do in the Summer? 

I like the summer, for the summer weddings. I am currently working on 5 pieces for a wedding party in September. I love designing custom pieces to match certain outfits. 

Half way through the week! On saturday is my annual clothing swap with my girlfriends. Can't wait to shed some of my closet and gain some steals from them. 

Don't forget May is Cystic Fibrosis month. Click here to find out all about this deadly disease. 

Polka Dot Underwear

I have not posted an outfit post in awhile. 

Today was a casual day. Cardigan and comfy jeans. I mean these jeans are so comfy  I think I have worn them so much they have lost all the strength to them. I feel as if I am constantly pulling them up off my butt, but hey, they are damn comfy, so I will continue to wear them until there is a hole in the crotch, and the world sees my polka dot underwear. 

 The lighting was off today. It was overcast, so some of the photos are altered to attempt for the non sunny day. Just as I was beginning to get used to wearing only a cardigan and spring jacket... I heard it's suppose to Snow. Did anyone else hear this? Please tell me it ain't so! Have we not had enough of winter?

 I am counting down the days until summer. Favourite thing to do in the summer time??....okay go.

Mine is swim in Georgian Bay lake, at the cottage, on a TUESDAY afternoon. 

Cardigan: Hannah's Closet in Erin, Ontario

Shirt: Forever 21

Jeans: Foxy, Winners

Bracelet: Thrifted, and You've Got Hattitude Jewellery, Barbados, and Lilith on Queen st.  

Boots: Chez Thrift

Cat: Prop ( I did not actual wear her out in pubilic. Her name is Beau, for Beautiful)

Neckace: 3 different ones, You've Got Hattitude one-of-a-kind hand designed by me

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