Renaissance Festival

It was my first renaissance festival so I wanted to dress like I at least belong in the event. I wore a maxi lace dress because it feels very fairy-like and bought a head piece from one of their vendors to add to the touch and for my souvenir. I also wore my brown faux leather boots since it has been raining lately and I wanted to wear shoes that I didn't mind getting muddy.

It was definitely an interesting experience. With jousting, man eating sword, acrobats, good food and music- its definitely worth the experience. Now I can cross that off my list to do:)

On me:

Maxi lace bella dress, $89.00 asos.com

Brown faux leather boots, $29.95 forever21.com

Brown floppy hat, $24.95 zara stores

Brown leather belt, bought in italy

Boot crazy

So I went a little boot crazy shopping for this coming fall. Why not?! A girl can never have enough boots right :)

Fall, for me, is a big deal. I grew up in Guam where it is summer all year round. So I never got to experience the different season and the fashion that comes with it. Now that I live in the east coast and fall starts early, I love dressing up in my fall gear. This means coats, scarfs, and boots. yay.

Here are my recent boots purchase.

 (Fashion tip: DSW has great selection of fall boots in their stores and on-line)

On me:

Diba Sumber stacked heel ankle bootie, $49.00 DSW stores

Nicole over the knee suede boots, $120.00 DSW Stores

(clockwise) In my closet:

Victoria faux suede stacked heel bootie, $39.95 gojane.com

Ooh lala python bootie, $39.95 shoedazzle.com

Qupid priority cowboy ankle bootie, $30.00 shoebuy.com

C.Label chuck olive folded boots, $45.00 amazon.com

Asos Ames suede stacked heel bootie, $128.00 asos.com

(pending to be delivered) Dollhouse asra strappy bootie, $52.00 lulus.com

Etsy

I just launched my Vintage Etsy store. I love vintage and I know many people do as well. I think it's a budget fashionista's duty to share her love for vintage in affordable prices. The pieces I sell depends on how much I find the items. If you have any suggestions or want to see a certain size, please feel free to contact me at mylacelliott@gmail.com. Thanks.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/DessaFashionLove?ref=pr_shop_more

Some of my vintage pieces on Etsy. More to come....

On me:

Vintage pants suit (pants altered into shorts), NO LONGER FOR SALE

Luxury chic loose tee, forever21.com

Nicole suede leather over the knee boots, $120.00 dsw store

Black floppy hat, $24.95 h&m stores

On me:

Vintage floral dress, $15.00 check out my etsy.com store

Brown floppy hat, $24.95 zara store

Brown leather belt, bought in italy

Brown thigh high suede leather boots, bought in italy

On me:

Leopard sheer top, $12.00 check out my etsy.com store

Faux leather shorts, $22.95 forever21.com

Jeffrey Campbell France boots, $180.00 shopnastygal.com

Vintage brixton hat

On me:

Red wool coat, $30.00 check out my etsy.com store

On me:

Sheer taupe top, $12.00 check out my etsy.com store

Light denim h&m jeggings, $24.95 h&m stores

Taupe laced platform bootie, $38.95 gojane.com

Vintage christian dior clutch

On me:

Navy wool floppy hat, $12.00 check out my etsy.com store

I got the blues, navy blues.

This is not the best picture because it was taken by my phone but I do like it because it shows that fall is almost here. I wore this to happy hour with my babes with some friends for some sushi and drinks. I just love fall. It’s the time when I go shoe shopping crazy… hence here are some of my pending shoe wish lists.

On me:

Vintage Brixton hat, $7.99 uniquethriftstore.com
Jeffrey Campbell france boots, $180 shopnastygal.com

Black dolman long sleeve tee, $10.95 forever21.com

Jersey navy and gray stripe maxi skirt, $19.95 forever21.com

Faux leather puff sleeve biker jacket, $49.95 forever21.com

Taupe hobo tassel bag, $50.00 aldos store

My pending wish lists:

Seychelles Gold booties, $89.00 DSW.com

Jessica Simpson Tylera boots, $149.00 Zappos.com

Senso Agnes Wedge, $198.00 solestruck.com

What's your shoe wish lists?

Vintage project: Asymmetrical dress

This is not one of my best project but I am still happy how it turned out. I got this purple dress only because it came with this rad sheer coat that I wanted. See blog, http://dessafashionlove.blogspot.com/2011/08/vintage-inspires-me.html.

This dress was too big, too long, too frumpy and I didn’t really know what to do with it. So I just decided to make it into one of those assymetrical dress trend that is everywhere. I shortened the front, cut the sleeves and left a little bit more material in the bag. Now I have another cute dress just to strut around everyday with. YAY:D

p.s don't mind me. I am a hotmess from a long day at office day job:/

on me:
Vintage dress, $6.99 uniquethriftstore.com (came with a sheer overlay)
Asos platform boots, $128.00 asos.com

Just like Lorissa

I blogged about the beautiful & fierce Sam Edelman Lorissa  last month, http://dessafashionlove.blogspot.com/2011/08/aaaaahhhh-lorissa.html. Of course I got the beautiful shoes for my collection.  Now low and behold, Qupid created their luxe version of heels  the same style for a fraction of the price. Yes , I did get this too in the white version. Why not?! A girl can never have enough studded heels;)

You can get these Qupid Luxe in these links below.

Qupid Luxe Burlee- Lulu's

Studded spike heels-Gojane

Qupid luxe on me... I LOVE EM!

Now if you still want to get the Sam Edelman Lorissa's, here are some links:

http://www.solestruck.com/

http://www.karmaloop.com/

Dirty 30

Part three of my 30^th celebration is a Pin-up theme party. I love dresses up. I love the olden glamour and beauty so why not do pin-up theme. I asked a couple of my friends here in DC what they thought and they all agreed it would be fun. Few of my friends gave me tips on decorations and gift bags and activities. In the end, it was a night of karaoke, hula hoop contest, games, and picture crazy of fun. Enjoy the pictures!

On me:

Ruthless Retro Halter dress, $72.00 www.shopplasticland.com

Vintage off white belt, $7.50 vintage treasures found in panama city FL

Off white cross stappy pumps, $22.95 forever21.com