New to Me

 I am constantly inspired by the blog What Would Emma Pillsbury Wear  and the fabulous looks on Glee. I mean, who doesn't love the classically tailored pieces blended with funky vintage jewelry and retro-inspired accessories??  After our antiquing adventure last weekend, I started browsing Etsy and Ebay in search of some great accessories that might work well with my style (which I think it an attempt to mix modern classics with some quirky flair) and suddenly remembered that my mom totally has some vintage gems. Ebay and Etsy could go on hold (which my budget was happy about). 

When I asked my mom (I promise I did this nicely. As I type this, I know it sounds like I schemed to take her stuff, but my mom and I style each other a lot) if we could go through her vintage collection she laughed at me. "Why would you want that stuff? Most of it's junk." Oh no, Mom. It's far from junk. It is a collection of awesomely treasured sparkly wonderful items. She was delighted to pass some of it on.

So here's the loot:

 The Sarah Coventry necklace is probably my favorite piece. It sits so perfectly over a crew neck tee. And that sparkly brooch? Holy cow, does it shine.

 The bottom right piece is also Sarah. We found one of the clip on earrings to match, but will have to hunt harder to complete the pair.

I am so loving this new thrifting, antiquing, vintage-finding adventure I am embarking on. Most of all, I love that these new pieces were once donned by my mom in the 60s and 70s and can't wait to thumb through some photos to see if she wore them on special occasions. 

And I love that maybe, just maybe, those Jcrew strands or my Posy Pins can one day be cherished by someone else to jazz up her wardrobe sometime in the distant future.