dotty at the post

[wearing]

dress: j.crew (same cut)

scarf: vintage, thrifted

wedges: mrkt (exactly)

belt: old navy (similar)

sunnies: rayban

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so, i should probably admit that i really like horses.

and that this is a relatively new thing.

i didn't grow up riding horses or ever have any interest in it. 

but then we went horseback riding for my twenty-fourth birthday and i was smitten. and then it turns out that the boy's family has horsies.

and so shortly after moving to the big(ish) city, we fled to the suburbs to spend the day at the races.

don't worry, i didn't just get dressed, i also took pictures!

dash of politeness

dotty and a giant watch

[wearing]

moto jacket: forever21 (similar)

shirt: forever21 (similar)

shorts: old navy (similar)

belt: old navy (similar)

oxfords: forever21 (exactly)

sunnies: ray-ban (exactly)

belt as bracelet: thrifted

giant watch: forever21 (similar)

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i had to take three links out of this watchband so that it wouldn't just fall right off my wrist. 

and then i had to wrap this belt around three times so that it could pretend to be a bracelet to keep the watch company.  

dotty: winner.

[wearing]

cardigan: forever21 (similar)

tee: forever21 (exactly)

skirt: express (similar)

wedges: mrkt (exactly)

belt: forever21

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and there we have it!  stay tuned next week for the reunion with my closet.  okay, it's not a closet, but rather a suitcase and some boxes for now.  so, i guess you should wait two weeks and then i'll be all moved and such.  

dotty by the water

[wearing]

stars: forever21 (similar)

dots: thrifted (similar)

flats: target (similar)

belt: thrifted (similar)

sunnies: ray-ban (similar)

um, that's a swimmer.  not a buoy.  they were very much alive and swimming.

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there's a special everybody everywear thrift party going on today and i am pretty excited about it. this polkadot number is one of my favorite thrift finds, and it's just one of the many skirts i've thrifted over the last few years.  i seem to have great luck with skirts and they are rarely priced at more than $4 round these parts. in terms of width, it's relatively easy to guess your size. and hemming can easily fix any length problems. i'm talking excess fabric that leads to frump.
not like awesome midi-length elegance, but more like grandma style odd lengths.
and not like grandma chic, but actual things that octogenarians sport.

[previously on] thrifted skirts

red wool in winter 2011: unaltered 

tiny floral print polyester in fall 2010: bubbled to half its length

gingham wool in winter 2011: hemmed to about eight inches shorter than the original

floral polyester in spring 2010: hemmed to about half it's original length

dotty in a hat

[wearing]

dress underneath: tucker for target (similar)

tee overtop: forever21 (exactly)

boater: boyfriend's (similar)

oxfords: forever21 (similar)

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backwards dress means a serious ruffle that i can see easily in the mirror. 

dash of greased lightning