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Posts tagged with 'summer'

  • Sale Away

    POSTED BY MORGAN HUNGERFORD, MAY 07 2008 12:27 PM | PERMALINK

     

     

    One of the very best things about warm weather is that it brings the thrifting possibilities OUTDOORS - yard sales and flea markets all across the country are typically in full swing by the beginning of May, and THIS year I'm strategizing. While a large part of my summer will certainly be spent circling newspaper listings and checking out my local CraigsList ads for yard sales in the area, I'm also seriously considering a few trips to some of the monster-mega-insanely-awesome flea markets across...

  • Natural Bohemian

    POSTED BY MORGAN HUNGERFORD, APRIL 30 2008 11:48 AM | PERMALINK

     

     

    I blame the warm weather for my current state - I've been completely entranced by all things reminiscent of a 70's California summer. Don't think "boho" - think bohemian. From this amazing sheer caftan featured at The Sartorialist to the absolutely gorgeous peacock-feathered, color-saturated, fringed-and-crocheted inspiration that is artist Kime Buzzelli's blog, The Moldy Doily, I couldn't dream of covering myself in anything but flowiness, beading, and intense patterns until September.

    The...

  • Hat Trick

    POSTED BY MORGAN HUNGERFORD, FEBRUARY 13 2008 11:04 AM | PERMALINK

    No matter how low the temperature outside, I just can't stop looking ahead to Spring (I work in retail - you really can't blame me), and I've been thinking a lot lately about the upcoming season's hats. While I'm definitely excited that fedoras aren't going anywhere (though you couldn't have ripped last summer's straw version away from me if you'd tried), I've lately found myself building future outfits around a floppy, wide-brimmed, 70s-inspired topper. Before you think I've gone all J.Lo on you, here's...

  • Indie Clothing, Chaos Clothing, Thread Heads

    POSTED BY , JULY 06 2007 11:38 AM | PERMALINK

    This week we're celebrating our independence from corporate fashion. Take your wardrobe into your own hands, bust out your grandmothers sewing machine and make your closet bangin' like some Fourth of July fireworks. Visit Monica and Chaos Clothing on MySpace.


     

  • Board Shorts, Swim Suits, Holly Jolly How Tos

    POSTED BY , JUNE 26 2007 09:47 AM | PERMALINK

    In the premier episode of How-To Tuesday, Rob and Corinne show you how to take suit pants and a hawaiian shirt and turn it into a pair of funky board shorts.

  • Renegade Craft Fair, Bikini, Thread Heads

    POSTED BY , JUNE 22 2007 11:56 AM | PERMALINK

    Grab your sunscreen and bring tons of cash... 'cause were headed to Brooklyn's McCarren Park Pool for this year's Third Annual Renegage Craft Fair. Surf around with us and meet some cool D.I.Y.ers, plus an interview with T-shirt reconstruction guru Megan Nicolay and an intense lesson from her book on how to make a bikini from an old tee. Summer time: here we come!