after all this past weekend’s events, we are finally catching up on a few outfit photos. we were finally able to get one of the two of us together- thanks Greta!

i am wearing a black lace elizabeth & james ‘dress’ (i think it is a dress meant for someone of a height around 4’10 rather than 5’8… oops). i piled on some vintage owl pendants to distract the eye from the fact that it is showing waaaay too much of my thighs.

noel is wearing a dress she MADE ALL BY HERSELF. i love this dress and am always impressed by her sewing skills.

joelle: okay, so noel had her eyes closed in this one (either that or she’s embarrassed to be seen in the photo with me), but i had to post it in order to show this ‘dress’s’ tremendous fleetwood mac sleeves.

noel: the dress was from a built by wendy pattern, that was so incredibly easy that i wanted to make one in every color.  if you’re looking for easy patterns, her selection is really good.  when making dresses/tops, the set-in sleeve is probably the trickiest part to get right, so choose a pattern like this one where the sleeves and dress top are gathered and sewn to a yoke collar, and you avoid a set-in sleeve. gathering is really simple to do, and it’s always easier to make something gather than it is to make it lie flat.

this is my ‘i am too tired to get out of bed so i want to wear something that feels like pajamas’ outfit. the dress is a huge silky sack with sheer poet sleeves, and the furry vest has not left my body for the past several weeks, and i don’t think it will till next summer.

my pistachio city bag is back in action, along with my bright gold loeffler randall flats and classy drugstore trouser socks (i added a brooch to  make them classy).

noel:  so, you may have seen this outfit recently, but red is my absolute favorite color and sometimes i can’t deny it when it wants me to wear it.  and, like this red bike, it wanted to be in the picture and i couldn’t say no.

joelle: outfit 1: elizabeth & james lace dress, vintage slip, marc by marc jacobs shoes, zac posen bag, vintage owl pendants

outfit 2: vintage furry vest, crispin & basilio dress, balenciaga bag, drugstore trouser socks, h&m brooch, loeffler randall shoes, etsy cicada ring

noel: outfit 1: built by wendy dress (built by me), vintage booties, aldo necklace, fred flare sunglasses, UO bracelets

outfit 2: vintage plaid skirt (modified by me), uniqlo tank, vintage heels, vintage clutch, h&m belt, dkny tights, bike unknown