Maybe it’s the extreme heat or all the flouncy skirts I’ve been wearing so far this summer, but for some reason I’m craving neutrals, blacks, leather and sheer. I’ve been thinking about my wardrobe and I’ve found myself craving slightly edgier pieces. This sort of look is a little outside what I usually go for, as there is no color and lots of black, but I kind of love that. I’m having visions of neutral sheer blouses with skinny black pants and leather, things I wouldn’t have pick previously. These visions aren’t exactly season appropriate, it seems a bit looney to be thinking of leather in the recent heat wave we’ve been having, but I can’t help when inspiration hits. Plus, a lot of these looks could work for summer given many of the tops are sheer or light weight. I’m trying to save some money so these things will have to wait for a little while, which is fine since they’re really mostly fall/winter appropriate. But when labor day sales hit, watch out!
Taliesin Outfit #2 :Pattern Mixing like a fiend
Oliver likes to jump on me when I seem to be randomly standing around. Top: Trifted Skirt: Jason Wu for Target Shoes: DV by Dolce Vita The thirfted striped shirt strikes again! I wore this the last day of our trip. I love the pattern mixing in this outfit. I read awhile ago that […]
Taliesin Outfit #1
Shirt and Skirt:: Thrifted Earrings: PLNDR Belt: Target Sunnies: Forever 21 Shoes: DV by Dolce Vita This is my outfit from the first day of our Taliesin trip. I’m only going to post two of the outfits I wore on the trip so I can move on to more recent outfits. This is the […]
Thrift Finds
1. Fire King Blue Heaven Plate. How cool would it be to have a whole set of these plates? pretty awesome right? I don’t find this pattern much, but I love it and it’s my second piece with this pattern. 2. Assorted Early American Pyrex Fridge’s. I never have luck finding fridges even though I […]
America, Fuck Yeah!
Shirt, Shoes & Skirt: Thrifted Earrings:PLNDR Today, as you may have known, is the fourth of July. Unfortunately I had to work today, but I get time and a half and we close early so I can still see the fireworks. The fourth is one of my favorite holidays, I’m really not sure why. […]
A Verry Merry Blog-o-versery to me!
Today is Black Cat Lies’ 1st Blog-o-versery! I had originally planned to start this blog on July 1st but I just couldn’t wait. My blog has had a slower start than some, due in part to the fact that last year I was sort of getting my feet wet with the whole blogging thing […]
Taliesin Trip Day 2 part 2 and Day 3
After Taliesin we drove around a little bit and ate Lunch. Then we went back into Richland Center to go to a few thrift stores. One of the few perks of having a hotel in Richland Center instead of Spring Green was that our hotel was near a Goodwill. The Richland Center goodwill was […]
Taliesin Road Trip Day 2 Part one: Four Hours with Frank Lloyd Wright
Tuesday morning we got up bright and early, checked out of our hotel and ate breakfast. We made a quick stop at the gas station to pick up sun tan lotion and bug spray and we were off. Once we had decided to go to Taliesin we knew we wanted to take the best […]
Taliesin Road Trip Day 1
Our Road Trip Route. G: Minneapolis, B: Madison, C: Spring Green, D: Taliesin, E: Richland Center, F: La Crosse Our four day Taliesin road trip actually started Sunday when we drove from Minneapolis to Madison. It was about a 3-4 hour drive and was kind of fun since the road we took is also […]
Accidental Blog Break and Road Trippin’
Sorry I haven’t posted in the last few weeks I’ve been busy with work and an impromptu road trip to Spring Green, Wisconsin. My mom finished the book Loving Frank a couple weeks ago and we got to talking about Frank Lloyd Wright and his house Taliesin in Spring Green, Wisconsin. Turns out my mom’s […]