If There Is Anything Lacey, Classy, or of Vintage-y Report, I Seek After These Things

I've never had a problem with knowing "who I am". That is to say, I've never had to lock myself up or travel somewhere obscure and try to have one of those "self discovery" experiences. I was SERIOUSLY ridiculed in my elementary school years for being who I was, but none of it ever made me change myself.

Except for when I was made fun of for wearing my pants too high. It made me realize that I had always worn my pants where my mother put them when she would dress me as a toddler. I spent one day being embarrassed about it, and have never worn my pants that high again.

However, I have not always been sure of my style. Since my personality is so quirky and diverse, my style has always been indicative of that. In junior high, I was a confused mix of "prep" and "skater". I wasn't part of either of these groups, but parts of each of these styles appealed to me.

In high school, I didn't change a ton, but kinda. I wore lots of bright colors and RARELY wore brand name anything. (Except for when I worked for American Eagle for a brief three months.) It wasn't until after I got out of high school and started seeing what styles the world really has to offer that I began to understand what style was really MINE.

I began to discover lace, which I ADORE.

Pearls.

Old photographs/photography.

Buttons. (I really love buttons!)

Big hats with flowers.

Damask patterns.

^^^ That's damask.

Flowery patters. (Not the old lady kind with really little flowers, but the stylish kind that are bigger flowers.)

Chandeliers.

Really old stuff.

All these things really, REALLY appealed to me. I seek after these things.

But I STILL didn't know what all of it meant. Then I got married to my wonderful, darling, dearest. One time we were driving around and I was thinking quietly to myself about all of this. Since I also love asking any question that comes to mind, I asked my husband what he thought my style was. After searching a minute for the right description, he said one word:

"VINTAGE"

A little piece of joyous sunshine leaped inside me. THAT WAS IT!! I'm VINTAGE! Not hipster, mind you. I'm not indie enough for that. 

But, vintage. 

Basically, I should have been born right about 1890 or so into a family with the last name Baudelaire or something fancy and rich-sounding like that.

Think Titanic.

Think Zooey Deschanel (minus the indie part of her).

Think something like this:

I bought this beautiful necklace because it embodies my style and what I love about vintage almost perfectly. ♥

You can't tell me this is not beautiful.

I also really love clocks. Love them.

Deep, down (which is actually not that deep down), I am VINTAGE, and in love with pretty much everything about it. I would also add "classy". Not as a personality trait, but as part of this vintage style.


But now that you mention it, I try to keep it classy, too. :)

Now you know. :) Have a lovely day. ♥