Vintage Finds

I saw this over-sized vintage sweater and pair of lace-up oxfords at BeckyDrolen today, and it struck me how much they look exactly like something you'd find in Urban Outfitters. You'd be hard pressed, however, to find a sweater like this for less than $24 at UO. In fact, you'd probably be looking at twice as much, if not more.

I recently decided I am going to stop buying clothes for a while. That's because a) I have a closet full of clothes already and don't need any more, and b) I need to save my money instead of spend it. I'm kind of bummed about that, though, because in just the past week I've been doing some fairly intense vintage browsing on Etsy and I just can't believe how great of deals you can get compared to getting your clothes from Urban Outfitters, ModCloth, or similar places. Are those good stores? Absolutely they are. But they are often times more expensive, and their products aren't put together as well as real vintage clothing is.

So basically I am itching at the collar to buy some of these awesome pieces I've been coming across on Etsy. I shall resist, however. Wish me luck!

"OH YEAHHHHH!"

I like my headings in all CAPS just like I like my Alzheimer Grandma's taste in clothing (the good and the bad bad).

i.e. This lovely , downright ugly and completely awesome piece of clothing that would be absolutely perfect for an Ugly/Cosby Sweater Party
(only if we--the family who packed her shit up--didn't put it in the Goodwill pile... And We did--dammit.)

Don't worry though, I saved a TON of other fun stuff for amusing Flashbacks-to-Grandma's-Time pictures later.

meh.

Oh! Fun Idea:
I think I'm going to make Fridays in this blog-of-mine:

Uh-Uh's Flashback Fridays.

(Uh-Uh--yes, like "uh-uh" when you are telling someone "no, no"--is what my family calls my Grandma--who unfortunately has been diagnosed with Alzheimers disease--and at a later date I will explain why we call her that...)

On Fridays I will upload photos of some of the things I was able to snag from Alzheimer Grandma's condo before we moved her into the new apartment. And I'll share a few of her stories and a few of her photos from back in the day. Let me tell you, my Uh-Uh was one hell of an interesting woman in her Haaaaay-Day.

Get ready! Installment #1 (because technically today is NOT Friday) begins this Friday... Or maybe next Friday if I get too bogged down with the family who are in town for GRADUATION this weekend.

We'll see!

:)