Shop // Holiday Gift Guide!

Welcome to Black Friday, the day holiday shopping Officially Gets Real and the race to find The Perfect Gift For Everyone is ON. For me, the thought of pushing through stampeding hordes of wild-eyed shoppers after spending 20 minutes trying to find parking is my own personal hell. Like most sane people, I prefer to shop online from the comfort of my bed, usually while finishing off a pint of Haagen-Dazs dulce de leche around...

A Shop Local Summer

I’ve been known to do my fair share of shopping on ye olde internets, but I understand the importance of shopping local, too. On my radar right now: The Brush Factory My favorite summer tee The Brush Factory redesigned their website recently, making it easy to shop local and online AT THE SAME TIME. Brilliant. I’ve been a fan for a while (even managed to convince FriendBoy to take advantage of their tailoring services), and...

The Run Around

Urban Renewal tee, Grey Ant jeans, thrifted sandals, no-name bag, Gucci sunnies Running around sourcing clothes and accessories for photo shoots isn’t necessarily intellectually demanding, but it’s physical enough to call for comfortable (preferably stretchy!) gear. This soft cotton tie-dyed tee and high-waisted jeans are are nice and cool in warm weather, the sandals I picked up on my recent thrifting adventure are perfect for pounding the pavement, and this big ol’ bag holds all...

Video: Thrift Shopping Haul!

YOU GUYS. You won’t believe this, but I finally got around to doing another video blog! It’s only been, what, a year since the last one? So, recently I hit my new favorite thrift store intending to pick up one or two items. Riiiight. Being me, I managed to leave with TEN items–including two pairs of shoes, a dress, two blouses, and several pairs of pants–all for under 30 bucks. Watch and learn… *Note: I...

Chatting With: Vintage Shop Owner Kelsey Gibbs

One day, I was browsing Chictopia and saw a picture that stopped me mid-scroll. “Who is THAT?” I wondered, as I (of course) tagged it as inspiration on Tumblr. A bit of clicking around and googling led me to Kelsey Gibbs’ Tractordog Vintage online shop, soon to expand to become The Wonder Shop brick-and-mortar retail store in Wilmington, North Carolina. I love a good entrepreneurial go-getter story, so I immediately got in touch. What inspired...