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Jun 24, 2013

Grounded

Happy Summer! I have been feeling rather beachy lately--and to clarify when I say beachy, I do mean beachy. Not bitchy--I am so completely over that pun. Now on to the point. I've been loving the weather and have a new fondness for french pop music. It feels so summery--or maybe it is the fact that I watched the Dior Addict short film again and can not get the song I Love You, ono by Stereo Total out of my head. The video, filmed in Saint Tropez, has melded my state of mind into thinking about throwing on my sunnies and sitting under a striped beach umbrella... except... in my backyard. Damn you Kansas and your LAND.

SO MUCH LAND.

I have seen this video multiple times and the GIFs have been over all the fashion related tumblrs that I love. I rewatched the short after having been engulfed for 5 hours by my recent evil purchase of The Sims. I swear that game tears the life out of your soul and puts it into the virtual body you have just created. It is fun.. almost too fun. I am pretty happy I jumped off that train that was taking me to won't-shower-for-days land.

Thus this has been my summer life. I sit in my living room, occasionally taking a short walk to my library where I can stare at my forever murky green pool and frown (My pool filter broke and it is not worth it to fix for this summer) (OUCH MY HEART). Google, tumblr, The Sims, and online shopping; that is all there has been to me. It was only after I received my order of new clothes from ASOS.com that I thought: Hey, get off your butt and go take pictures or something.

Moral of the story is I will be posting new shoots more often. My friend Emily and I had a blast driving out to a random field and snapping pictures. We have decided to try to make this an every-weekend-thing... let's hope for the best because everyone knows I am the most lazy person ever to exist.

Me remembering bugs exist.

I bought this neoprene dress for a steal of 25$ on Asos.com. Super comfy. Super easy. Lovin' it.

Shoes are Polo Ralph Lauren.

Handbag is Aldo.

Sunglasses are H&M.

-Rachel

Apr 23, 2013

A post that is "so original" according to Blake Felty

While I DO know that blogs are on a downward spiral of girls saying wear this! I love this style, Check out the latest collection... Blah Blah-all the same stuff-Blah. I do think it is important to let the good people of New York know about the Manhattan Vintage Clothing Show. To my knowledge, the show is held every spring and fall and is where fabulous vintage dealers of the surrounding areas come together to showcase some of their finest vintage finds. I actually heard about the show through my Mother who was reading through Refinery 29's forgotten entries. The site said that the show was the best place to find beautiful one of a kind fashions. Needless to say my mother sent me a couple texts with the all-caps words HAVE TO GO and I was immediately convinced.

So, last Saturday Paulina and I walked down to 18th street and into a huge gallery full of ravishingly dated booths. The boxed in spaces were filled to their capacity with racks and racks of beautiful garments. There were tables and cases of sparkling rings, necklaces, brooches, and sunglasses. The handbag selection was mind blowing. One whole booth was just five or six long tables of early season designer handbags. The framed handbags had the most ingenious closures and inner workings. I soon realized that this wasn't just a shopping adventure--but also a way to research past handbags and shoes for my classes.

Hidden among the prized and perfect-condition Chanel and Dior were slightly more affordable (and in my opinion-just as interesting) pieces. I went to the show with a budget and knew that I could spend it on one great piece. I found "the one" when walking into a adorable and definitely more affordable booth. As I turned a corner and headed to the accessories table, a sweet little ice-blue dress caught my eye. Was it just my size? The sales associate practically made me strip right in the booth. She said she had been looking for the right person to wear it all day because of how petite of a fit it was. She was so elated that I was interested in it that she followed me to the fitting room to see how the dress looked on. As I zipped up the back and pressed the mini plastic barbie snap of the mesh closed, it felt perfect. The sales associate was right; It fit me like a dream. The dress just, well it made me feel happy! So of course, I bought the darling thing and walked away from the whole experience completely satisfied.

After the dress was bought and Paulina and I had resumed our natural position at the kitchen table staring into our computer screens, I realized this dress needs a photo shoot A$AP. Thankfully Paulina is the most amazing photographer and I can just ask. I can say: hey! Lets paint me orange, color my eyebrows turquoise, walk around downtown and have a photo shoot! And she will respond: BUT OF COURSE.

Yay friendship.

But we didn't do that.. instead we did a fun shoot with the blue dress on the Highline and then a darker themed one in our dorm's stairwell.

In the words of Miley Cyrus it was "pretty cool."

For more of Paulina's amazing photography click HERE.
Also check out the man who inspired such a title, Blake Felty's blog HERE.
Learn more about the next Manhattan Vintage show, Gentlemen's Vintage, HERE.

Rachel Manning