Party In Your Parka Recap

What I wore (shown above): A vintage shift dress that I've worn before here, vintage black wool beret with vintage brooch and (not pictured) some super fun hot pink tights and high heel booties! (Very impractical footwear, yes, haha!). Naturally I layered that outfit with a warm vintage winter dress coat, scarf and gloves.

With the exception of my shoes, my entire outfit was thrifted!

PARTY IN YOUR PARKA RECAP!

Wow, am I ever impressed with the skills of local Muskegon event gurus Watermark 920 and many other amazing folks that made the Muskegon Winter Sports Complex into a snowy oasis of fun, music and winter sports last Saturday!

It was SUCH an awesome turnout! I saw many fashionable winter folk enjoying coffees, beers, Michigan-made music and so much more around fire pits and winter sports activities (like the luge!). It was a blast to see people randomly ice skating, cross country skiing and sledding around. What an amazing idea this whole event was!

I know I had a great time and enjoyed bringing my son, who walked around with me sipping hot chocolate. We capped off the night with a soft pretzel inside! It turned out fantastically!

Check out my Pinterest board to see some more fun iPhone shots of guests here and also see

BlinkPhoto's fantastic shots from the day. Stop by the Official Fan Page, too, so that you can stay updated for next year's dates! You won't want to miss it. :)

Happy statehood birthday to the glorious mitten--my favorite place to be!

This colorful group of friends had the highest number of likes on my Pinterest board! Lots of fun colors and I'm diggin' this dude's hair! :)

My son eats (and really enjoys!) his first warm and soft pretzel! (It was a hit!!!)

Looking forward to seeing everyone next year! Stay warm for the rest of the season. I'll be posting more thrifted winter fashion soon!

Hat Hair: It's a good thing!

HAT HAIR: It's a good thing!

I really ADORE hats of all kinds. And winter hats (knit, fur, etc) are all great options, even OFF season, if you ask me. Instead of worrying how your hair will look once you REMOVE your winter hat, why not plan your hairstyle around it? I wanted to share some inspirational images of "hat hair" today in my blog and also share one of my fun little signatures: the singular pin curl! I love wearing this off to the side, particularly with hats. How's about throwing a little extra "snazz" on it?

Here are my super simple steps to the hairstyle shown above!

 

Supplies? Well, my very worn Helen of Troy curling iron (moderately priced pro iron that STILL heats up in 60 seconds to friggin' outrageously hot and keeps my curls ALL day long...best iron I've ever had for the price), cheap hairspray, bobby pins and of course, a knit hat! Also not pictured, an elastic hair tie.

I started with clean dry hair and tied the back section of my hair up into a wound bun secured with an elastic. 

I pulled some random sections of hair up to be curled and worn out of the hat! I like to leave the sides a little different...so I don't end up looking like an Orthodox Jewish man. Unless, of course, that is your goal! Which there is nothing wrong with. Especially if you are an Orthodox Jew! Let's move on.

WHOAH, octopus curls!

I barrel wrap my curls. Check out this tutorial on how!

When doing "peicey" hairstyles like this, I try to include as much hair in the wrap as possible, so all pieces left lose are curled in 2-3 batches rather than individually. This way they fall nicely together and don't look too individual, which I don't care for . I like the look of maybe 2-3 seperated strands.

The final step was to separate a small strand of curl from the side part to be wound into a little pincurl! I pinned this curl off to the side with my part (on one side only) with bobbypins, pinning underneath so as to hide the pins themselves).

And that was it!

When I take my hair OUT of this hairstyle, because I've had the remaining uncurled portion wound into a bun all day, it will fall into nice loose waves altogether. Good stuff!

I've collected some images from google search results for "women's hairstyles in winter hats" below that I found inspiring. Give it a shot! (Working your hat hair into your outfit!)

This might come in handy particularly well if you are planning on attending the AWESOME Party in Your Parka event on January 26th in Muskegon, a mega monster of activities including outdoor sports at the North Muskegon winter sports complex, live bands, vendor tents, and three great locations for entertaining (Winter sports complex, Watermark 920 and the Lake House). PLUS you'll want to party down in honor of Michigan's 176th birthday in style and ride safely on the party shuttle! Best of all, admission is FREE!  I'll be there hosting a best dressed contest live on my Pinterest (follow me here)...so you'll want to make sure you dress up with your snazziest outfit and great hat hair!

Check out my Party In Your Parka winter style board for ideas here!

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Here are some inspiring pictures for more ideas on winter hats and hairstyles...

      

   


   

Nude, Navy and Grey Today

GREY, NAVY, STRIPES AND NUDE PUMPS TODAY

Today's outfit is all thrifted with exception of grey Carolyn Taylor cardigan and shoes...it's one of those neat removable fur sweaters. My mommy got it for me for Christmas--thanks, mom! The collar is actually a statement necklace--remember my DIY?--that I made from another shirt.

Have you tried navy, grey, white and nude together? It's a color combination I really love. I also dig the apricot tones in my nails and the light purple--found in one of the double stacked rings on my finger below--along with vintage rhinestone pin accent and vintage clip on earrings.

The Tommy Hillfiger handbag was a .25 cent find at a garage sale this summer! It happens to match my nude pumps perfectly. I love these matte CityClassified shoes; I wear them a lot! They were an Overstock.com purchase that is no longer available as far as I can tell, but if you are in the market for a leg elongating nude shoe, check out these shopping results from Amazon.com!

P.S...I use L.A. Colors nail polish and accent brushes available from many stores for $1 each. I really like their nail art products!

 

Regeneration New & Used Clothing in Detroit, MI

REGENERATION NEW & USED CLOTHING in Detroit, Michigan



5 out of 5 Thrift Chicks

I really enjoyed visiting this thrift resale shop on last New Year's eve! Shown above is my "score" from the trip (and trust me, I used restraint in NOT returning home with more)...a vintage double strand twisted beaded necklace in bronzy gold. Shown below--one of the many ways I've worn it over the last week! (I love it so.)

Read on below for my review of this Detroit based clothing/apparel store! (P.S., the hat and dress shown below were both thrifted items for less than $2 each!)

First impressions of Regeneration was that it was clean, well organized, and very well stocked!





They had a great selection of vintage and thrifted designer bags. I REALLY wanted to take this Dooney and Bourke home with me....and looking at it now, I regret leaving it behind! However, it was marked $15 and I just get a bigger thrill out of finding them on my own for cheaper.







Great selection of used and vintage jewelry!







I REALLY wanted to take this Betsy Johnson bag home. 



Couldn't help but love this sweater!

Overall, I'd say Regenerations has a nicely selected and wide array of apparel; lots of vintage, designer and funky. They also boast a large collection of jewelry and hats, and a great selection of shoes and coats! Things are well organized and the environment is fun and nicely decorated.

My only gripe was that some of the prices seemed slightly inflated; but honestly, for as much "good stuff" as there was packed in to one small store, I'd say convenience and high levels of great stock PLUS nice dressing rooms make this thrift store a 5/5 for me.  Even if it is more about perusing and digging through racks than laying down cash!

This would be a great place to come looking for a specific item, or a new thrifted outfit in a pinch (when you don't have time to dig for cheaper prices).  On average I think you could buy a dress, shoes and jewelry for around a total of $25-30, which isn't bad when you consider they are unique and/or vintage items.

If you're ever in D-town, check it out! Contact details below! 

www.regenerationclothing.org/

126 E. 14 Mile Road 
Clawson, Michigan 48017 
Phone: 248-589-0500 
Email:shop.regeneration@att.net