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“Cruel, Cruel Summer” outfit

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From the journals of Dan Eldon

“The city is crowded | My friends are away | And I’m on my own

It’s too hot to handle | So I got to get up and go 

It’s a cruel, cruel summer | Leaving me here on my own | It’s a cruel | It’s a cruel cruel summer | Now you’re gone | You’re not the only one” – Bananarama

Amulet black and dried-blood-colored dress, gift from BFF (She bought it in Berlin from “Marcello, my vintage Italian dealer,” which is one dealer you want to have on speed-dial) | Banana Republic twisted black and tan leather slip-on heels, $4, Gold Mine thrift store (Ketchum, ID) | WCM New York genuine python tan belt $4.75 – Idaho Youth Ranch

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“Tiptoe Through the Tulips” outfit

keep-calm-and-tiptoe-through-the-tulips-18.jpg“Knee deep in flowers we’ll stray | We’ll keep the showers away | And if I kiss you in the garden, in the moonlight | Will you pardon me? | And tiptoe through the tulips with me” – Tiny Tim

Gap acid yellow & purple gray blouse | vintage, handprinted tagless grass green wrap skirt, free, ladies’ clothing exchange | Cindy Says green-gold hells, Piece Unique, $I can’t remember but they were half off   

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“Summer Puddle” outfit

9414411e7e14c9ca9456c6eb1b770ee3Iridescent sheen and murky waters.

Sami New York purple silk camisole (that you can only really see when up close), $3, ReStyle | Banana Republic pale green sheer linen tank (ribbed for her pleasure) | vintage Pendleton brown plaid light wool jacket, gift from Bend, OR-thrifting-based BFF | Anne Klein II tan silk skirt, $4, ReStyle thrift store | Cindy Says green-gold hells, Piece Unique, $I can’t remember but they were half off | Green agate stone three strand necklace, $8,000,000 Turkish lira (in 2004, this was like, $6), Istanbul street vendor

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“Boom Boom Room” outfit

boom-boom-roomLate, late at night, possibly intoxicated, deep in a “how do I get my apartment to look less like that of an 80-year-old woman?” decor binge, I bought this very strange…ottoman…from Etsy, at a shop called the Boom Boom Room.

It looks like a merkin attached to a millennial’s wet dream. Love it or hate it, I am transfixed.

No Boundaries off-white mock-turtleneck tank, $3.75, Idaho Youth Ranch | KE II by Gianna flower print skirt, $4, Idaho Youth Ranch | Guess black with gold buckle stilettos, $11, Idaho Youth Ranch | 1920’s Afghanistani silver and colored glass necklace, Armor Bijoux, $$$.

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Free bonus pic (sans the millennial merkin).

PS: I wore some BOSS outfits this week and I’m sorry you missed them.

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“Blush rose” outfit

Blush-Wall-close-upThe blush is still on this rose, bitches.

vintage Liz Clairborne pale rose print silk shirt, $5, Gold Mine thrift store (Sun Valley) | Rampage woven brown leather belt, $2, Idaho Youth Ranch | Loila blush pink lace skirt, $16, Lux Fashion Lounge | Kate Spade nude wedges with gold studded bow – $70, ROSS Dress for Less in Portland (originally $300)

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“Playing Church Hooke(r)y” outfit

web banners-01-1The river is motion, turmoil, rage. As the river flows, it wonders what it would be like to be so still, to take a breath, to rest. But the rock will always wonder what lies around the bend in the stream.– Kekla Magoon

I wore this Monday to host the debut of Story Story Late-Night (the black sheep of the storytelling family) finding it just hours before at Lux. It’s somehow slutty and demure at the same time—with a low lace front and naked back, bottomed by four boner-killing tiers of delicate gray ruffles. Positively shameless. It’s a delightful contradiction. As are we all.Cheep_0627_2016

vintage 1980s Jessica McClintock lace & silk gray ruffle dress, $16.99, Lux Fashion Lounge | Nine West gray snakeskin heels $3.95 all leather upper; made In Brazil, ReStyle thrift store

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“Pitch Black & Read All Over” outfit

imagesIt’s pitch day at the ad agency. For a tire company. I wear the brand colors, and represent. Word up.

vintage Liz Claiborne black & rose print silk jacket,  $11.99 at 20% off, Lux Fashion Lounge | tagless black sheen tank, $1.99, ReStyle thrift store | Vivienne Westwood red skirt, $20, Lux Fashion Lounge | Steve Madden red leather kitten heels, $7, ReStyle thrift store

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“Peggy Olson (season 7)” outfit

peggyPeggy Olson of Mad Men is my career idol. From awkward as hell to bad ass as fuck. OK—still and always—an unnerving mix of them both.

The Limited silk vest – $4, The Gold Mine thrift store (Sun Valley) | Alcantara fake suede orange skirt – $19.99 Idaho Youth Ranch thrift store, vintage 1970s | Chia orange leather Victorian bomber jacket on chair – $7.99 Serendipity Boutique vintage 1980s | Kate Spade nude wedges with gold studded bow – $70, ROSS Dress for Less in Portland (for my BFFs wedding, originally $300)

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“Freedom isn’t free” outfit

I realize I’m such a privileged white lady asshole, co-opting first a veteran’s rallying cry and then a Beyonce anthem about slavery and its consequences to talk about fashion, and like, my career and stuff. But ever since I decided to get a real job, right after I got my $8,000 self-employed tax bill, I’ve had that song stuck in my head…

“Freedom! Freedom! I can’t move. Freedom, cut me loose. Singing freedom! Freedom! Where are you? Cause I need freedom too. I break chains all by myself. Won’t let my freedom rot in hell. I’ma keep running cause a winner don’t quit on themselves.”

A real job. Talk about sweet, sweet lemonade after lemons upon lemons for years upon years. People talk about freedom. But freedom isn’t free. You have to fight for it every single fucking day. And that version of freedom became a tiny little island of hell, for me alone, because I was always afraid and overwhelmed. And always somehow failing in some baffling business-y way. And surviving by the skin of my teeth.

I wore this to my first day of work today. It was a good day. (Now co-opting Ice Cube.)

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Per Se bronze silk dress, $8, Gold Mine (Sun Valley) thrift store (The HR lady at my new job today pointed out that this price tag was still hanging from my sleeve, so um, she knows the price too. Almost fooled them all.) | Steiger navy leather blue heels with brass eyelets, $7, ReStyle |   Rampage woven brown leather belt, $2, Idaho Youth Ranch

“Desperado” outfit

Desperado, why don’t you come to your senses? / You been out ridin’ fences for so long now. / Oh, you’re a hard one. / I know that you got your reasons. / These things that are pleasin’ you / can hurt you somehow.

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No Boundaries off-white mock-turtleneck tank, $3.75, Idaho Youth Ranch | vintage 1970s Trivera pastel striation skirt, 2 Euros, my BFF bought this at a thrift store in Berlin | vintage 1970s/1980s Needles and Yarn white pastel pull over, Free, clothing exchange party at Serendipity |  Minnetonka studded boots, $30 (on sale), Red Village or something in the middle of nowhere, Utah

Desperado, oh, you ain’t gettin’ no younger. / Your pain and your hunger, they’re drivin’ you home. / And freedom, oh freedom well, that’s just some people talkin’. / Your prison is walkin’ through this world all alone.

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