Sweetie Pie
Last Sunday on November 24th, Handsome and I took a short Sky Train ride to Commercial Drive in East Van. A neighbourhood known for housing Hollywood North, our movie industry folks and the historic Italian community
surprise us on every corner of THE DRIVE.
Here I am at the entrance of story.of.things, my new favorite shop for drooling over curated vintage and contemporary design was tucked into a warehouse with mega wabi-sabi appeal.
A chance stroll down an alley led to their shop.
The owner greeted me with, “You are a breath of fresh air.”
Southern hospitality was never sweeter.
Check out her active Etsy store.
OOTD
retail comfort and fun colored blue/green leggings from Cannon Beach, Oregon
retail very old charcoal grey wool Eileen Fisher knit skirt
retail grey wool/cashmere gloves
retail Smart Wool socks embrace my toots
thrifted fancified up cycled red wool hat
thrifted fancified button brooch by Judy
thrifted stripped blue/green cotton t shirt
thrifted winsome teddy bear up cycled embroidered brooch
thrifted up cycled red wool vest
first seen on "Off The Wall" blog on May 2nd, 2019
Basically, I ripped the sleeves off the arms, hand sewing them to the back. Tuxedo tales are always welcome in my world.
Changing the buttons to a collection of mismatched ones brings more humor to the garment.
Notice the latest Zappos treasured addition to my shoe collection.
“Where did you get those boots???” shouted 2 women on Commercial Drive.
Why do so many of us have a love affair with foot apparel? Anyway, I am in lust with these Le’Artiste cranberry/grey hand painted embossed hoofers.
Comfort and charm make a great team. I could sell these, yawl.
Heartthrob Handsome’s OOTD
his prized vintage Ebay wool felt fedora
retail jacket by Eddie Bauer
retail shirt by Chaps
retail leather gloves by Orvis
vintage wool red scarf by Paul Smith found in a second hand shop in Orlando Florida (they don’t need wool for warmth)