Official Best Day of the Year (so far)
March 5th, 2010
Boater hat: Antique mall
Weird 80′s blouse, belt, shoes: thrifted
Pants: Value Village in Victoria
Purse: I forget! A vintage shop?
Guys, yesterday was so cool. I had such a great day from start to finish! I got my shop update done nice and early, and then the amazing mail started showing up at my door. First, my fancy sunscreen and Evan Healy face stuff, then my LOMO LC-A+ CAMERA!!!!!, then a super sweet surprise package from a lovely lady who buys things from my shop. Her name’s Joanna and she sent me the most awesome stuff, but I’m going to show you that later. Then, we went out for veggie po’boy sandwiches at that awesome cart on Hawthorne and 40-something, I went thrifting and found my dream 30′s dress for only $8- it has some little holes in the back and I think maybe the sleeves were cut off, but I’m going to fix it up and I’m actually kind of glad that it is a little messed up, because then I won’t feel bad for hemming it!! It’s that awkward past-the-knees length that looks weird on me. Ok, what else- I picked up some great dresses for the shop, and then I finally found an old dress form that has my measurements!!! YAY! Now my attempts at fake sewing will be easier, because it’s way easier to lay fabric out on a body than it is on the floor. Honestly, when I found the dress form I started to question whether or not the day was actually happening… it was a little too much like dreams that I have, where I’m thrifting amazing stuff left & right, only to end up disappointed when I wake up, haha. Had a fun little video chat with my bestie Rachel too! I finished off the day with a yoga class at the gym followed by some awesome soaking in the hot tub, swimmin’ in the pool (all salt water!) and sauna-ing until I could sauna no more. What a great day.
Let me tell you about this hat. I bought it at the antique mall last summer, but felt like it looked stupid on me, so I put it in my shop and sold it to a girl. BUT, she never paid! So I kept it around for months and months, and when I put it on yesterday I actually liked how it looked! It must have something to do with my hair being longer…
Spring is still in full swing. I think this sort of weather happened in April last year, it’s so early! It has me getting really antsy for morel mushroom season… I will absolutely die if I miss out on my chance to get some. I’m not kidding. I am obsessed with morels. I check websites where people report sightings of them and am preparing to freak out as soon as I see a post from Portland. If you’ve never had a fresh morel, make sure you do at some point in your life because they are the most incredible thing that comes from the earth.
Funny shirt, right? Definitely one of those things where was asking myself, “Dumb or awesome?” at the thrift store when I had it in my hands. Conclusion = awesome.
Happy Friday every buddy!
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38 Comments
Add your own1. lisa | March 5th, 2010 at 10:39 am
i love the way those pants fit you! && it makes sense that the hat might/would fit your head better & look better with a bit more hair!
i just got a pair of wool eddie baur bloomers that are sort of like that… need to style them right though. <3!!! congrats on your great day anja.
2. Sally Jane | March 5th, 2010 at 10:44 am
Whoa… so many things. First, this outfit is killin’ it. Seriously. I love it when I find things at the thrift store that I can’t tell if they’re really awesome or really awful. This blouse is a score. Two, what a beautiful day! I can’t believe you have cherry blossoms. We still have snow. Three, send some of that thrifting luck this way! I love those days. I haven’t had one in a while. I swear, having a dress form is going to change your life! Are you going to use it for shop photos?
3. Jennifer | March 5th, 2010 at 11:02 am
What a darling outfit!! Love the hat!
4. Rhiannon | March 5th, 2010 at 11:10 am
How on earth did you get pants that good at a thrift store! And ’30s dresses? What a wonderful outfit . . . and the hat looks great on you, so I don’t know what you were thinking!
5. catherine_sr | March 5th, 2010 at 11:40 am
I’m glad to hear you had a great day and your photos are gorgeous! I love your blouse and the ruffled ties. I would also LOVE a dress form… having to adjust a muslin on myself is the thing I hate most about sewing and probably why I don’t do much of it. When I was in high school, I made a duct tape dummy of myself. It involved having my Mom wrap me in several rolls of duct tape. The resulting dress form had my exact measurements, but also a creepy “Silence of the Lambs” quality. I’d much rather get a vintage form instead!
6. Jill | March 5th, 2010 at 11:44 am
ooh, those cherry blossoms are breaking my heart. You also look hearbreakingly PERFECT in that hat, those trousers, that blouse! What a glorious post (and DAY!)
7. Lexie | March 5th, 2010 at 11:51 am
hello annie hall!
i love your excitement in this post. so cute. it brightens my day just reading it!
8. lauren winter | March 5th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
that’s great news
it really does sound like the perfect day! I’m glad you had such a wonderful time.. and you look so cute in that hat!! things that are intended for you have a way of returning, or in the hat’s case, never leaving 
and those pants with the belt are the best.
9. Jenny | March 5th, 2010 at 12:40 pm
What an extraordinary day! Hope you bask in the love of that day for many many days to come (or keep having great days like that one!)
10. julia | March 5th, 2010 at 12:57 pm
so so pretty. i know exactly what you mean re: absurd or awesome.
all the detail shots are so great, too. you’re really mastering your new camera.
11. Alesha | March 5th, 2010 at 2:04 pm
Anja! Beautiful photos, I definitely need to update my camera haha. How pretty are the blossoms – so many flowers around that area!! Those steps with the fallen blossoms = perfect background!
Yay for your wonderful day! And I do love that shirt on you. Dontcha love dream vintage dresses! I got mine – a 50′s day dress the other week. I’ll post a photo or three of it today infact.
12. Quincy | March 5th, 2010 at 3:10 pm
what an amazing day you had! and these pics are so so pretty! i just thrifted a pair of pants like that, that I must wear soon
ps: the captcha was: months tricky
13. josi | March 5th, 2010 at 3:42 pm
Amazing outfit ! I especially adore the pants.
14. susan | March 5th, 2010 at 4:11 pm
Shirt = definitely awesome!!!
15. Milla | March 5th, 2010 at 4:14 pm
oh happy day! you look great. i’m glad you ended up with the hat
16. eyeliah | March 5th, 2010 at 4:40 pm
so glad to hear it, and plus I saw you mentioned on two blogs today!
Twitch Vintage and My Solitary Consignment.
17. amy k. | March 5th, 2010 at 5:15 pm
the blouse is awesome. I love the dumb or awesome stuff I have. they always end up being my favorites.
you look so flippin’ cute. and hooray for yoga, sauna, and new camera!
18. erin / atlantic treefox | March 5th, 2010 at 6:02 pm
those are exactly the type of pants i’ve been dreaming of finding.
19. Solanah | March 5th, 2010 at 7:59 pm
Oh.my.god. No Way! That green dress was mine! Well, mine as in I found it at the goodwill bins last year, and despite the damage couldn’t leave it there. It sat in my basement for months and months, until one day I cleaned out my Etsy room and the dress went to my friend Twila Jean. She kept it for a while, but then sold it to The Red Light when she moved, and now it’s yours! I’m so glad it ended up with you, can’t wait to see how you style it!
xoxo
20. The Clothes Horse | March 5th, 2010 at 9:45 pm
I love the blossom petals! I need to find someplace like that to pass the time… That shirt is awesome and I do love the hat.
21. bettie | March 5th, 2010 at 10:23 pm
The shirt is awesome, but everything you pull together is. I really enjoy your blog!
22. Leanne | March 5th, 2010 at 11:50 pm
wow! sounds like an amazing day! love your hat and blouse!
it’s funny that you mention those thrifting dreams. i always get them! it really sucks to realize those are dreams… they seem so real.
i’m really excited to go mushroom hunting this year as well. it’s something i’ve never done, but always wanted to. would you be able to send me those links of where people find them? i really want to go!
-leanne
23. Ivy | March 6th, 2010 at 5:09 am
oh this is so cute! the blouse is just delightful, amazing actually!
great trousers and lovely hat!
i’ve been searching for one like that!
xx
24. hamsterguppies | March 6th, 2010 at 5:28 am
ooh congrats on getting a lomo lca! can’t wait to see your shots with that one. lomo cams rule!
25. Victoria / Justice Pirate | March 6th, 2010 at 7:11 am
I love the photos, especially the last one.
26. Mousevox Vintage | March 6th, 2010 at 11:10 am
That blouse is pretty amazing. You’ve been inspiring me to try out trousers, of late. xo.
27. Clare | March 6th, 2010 at 12:13 pm
Your day sounds wonderful, and you look so sweet. This outfit is perfect for spring.
28. little flower anne | March 6th, 2010 at 1:04 pm
you look amazing! beautiful, down to last detail
29. Nicole Trundle | March 6th, 2010 at 7:17 pm
Best day of the year ever = the best post of the year.
This is so beautiful i’m really enjoying your style! Yay.
http://thepowerandbeauty.blogspot.com/
30. Bridget | March 6th, 2010 at 8:17 pm
Morels are my favorite…my grandfather always took us morel-hunting in the spring when I was little…
31. Jessica | March 6th, 2010 at 10:47 pm
Oh man, such an awesome outfit!! Those trousers look perfect on you–I wish I could pull off pants! And the boater looks adorable on you too–I’m still too much of a chicken to wear my boater out in public, but you wear it so well!! Oh dear, and the ’30s dress you found! That’s incredible…I can’t even imagine finding something like that at the thrift store!
32. Anniina | March 7th, 2010 at 6:19 am
You look so elegant in those pants, they are great! Beautiful photos.
33. Izzy | March 7th, 2010 at 6:21 am
Your day sounded very nice! It’s almost Spring here in Montreal, for some reason it came really early this year…
I hear you on the hair growing and hats looking better. Mine grew a mile during Winter, hehe. I love your blog by the way one of the best around
34. Rachel Red Lips | March 7th, 2010 at 12:33 pm
wow! you look gorgeous! sounds like such a perfect day! i’ve been doing yoga every morning for the last week or so and am diggin’ the results. but i haven’t been thrifting nearly enough!
only a couple months until we can hang out!
35. Jessica - Domestic PDX | March 7th, 2010 at 8:39 pm
Love these pictures, Anja. Especially the blurry one. Nice vintage feel to it.
36. how to grow taller | March 11th, 2010 at 1:50 am
I’m glad you had such a wonderful time.. and you look so cute in that hat!! things that are intended for you have a way of returning, or in the hat’s case, never leaving
and those pants with the belt are the best.
37. antalya homes | March 22nd, 2010 at 4:02 am
It involved having my Mom wrap me in several rolls of duct tape. The resulting dress form had my exact measurements, but also a creepy “Silence of the Lambs” quality. I’d much rather get a vintage form instead!
38. gracie | May 8th, 2010 at 12:51 pm
this is one of my favourite outfits ever! perfect!!
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