Anton's Shorts // Asheville // Tennessee

Dress: Cha Cha Dress in Magical Mushrooms by Nooworks

Tights: Snag

Sandals: Fluevog, F-Trip: Bridget

Shoes: Fluevog, Go Groovy: Aubrey 

Earring: Wendy Baker

Rest of Jewelry: Vintage

Stats: 5'7" 38-32-42

I got this dress a few years ago from Nooworks...I guessed on what size I'd end up & I did well. It's a medium, but it's a tight medium...which surprised me as they are a small woman owned company that makes clothes up to size 5x...so if anything, I thought their medium would be generous. It's not that it feels tight, but the print stretches more than I would like. But, mushrooms! This is a fabulously fun print & I'm pleased I have it in my mushroom dress collection. 

*Much* shorter dress than I'm comfortable with with bare legs & my lipedema. 

These 60s inspired sandals were a great match for the vibe of this outfit.

This might be the first time I'm wearing this necklace & bracelet set we found at Midwest Vintage Flea...or was it Elkhorn?

The second time I wore this in Asheville, I added tights, a cardigan, & closed toe shoes. 

These shoes remind me of mushrooms...

My make-up with this outfit included...NYX eyeliner in Jet Black, Clinique liquid liner in black, NYX lipliner in Pumpkin, Flamepoint eyeshadow by Sugarpill Cosmetics, Urban Decay lipstick in Heat, Clockwork lipstick from Sugarpill, & ILNP nail polish in Atomic Sherbet. 

I first wore this dress on the last day of September. We got an early start & went kayaking...I was hoping David would enjoy it as much as I do...but water related activities just aren't his thing. 

Farmers' market! Then home to shower, change, & drive to Spring Green. 

Dessert before dinner...why not?! We love this homemade ice cream at Wander Provisions. I had a scoop each of pumpkin spice & caramel apple chèvre...David chose chocolate & rum raisin. For our picnic, I made us Cumin Roasted Salmon with Cilantro Sauce Salad with lots of veg. 

We enjoyed the pretty sunset as we finished our meal...ending with watermelon with balsamic vinegar & basil...YUM...I'm excited for next year's watermelon season. A walk up the hill in the dark to see Anton's Shorts. 

I adored these little velvet pumpkins...aren't they sweet?!

Cocktails in cans. We had a lovely evening, but I think we left this play at intermission. 

The second time I wore this dress was the day we left Asheville to drive to my parents' house. We hadn't gone to any strictly antique shops despite there being so many...so I picked one & we headed for it...where I promptly fell in love with this brown lounger...it would have been right at home in our wreck room, but it was quite pricey...but comfortable! 

We didn't find anything we needed...except for a few items of vintage clothing that were too cheap to pass up. One last stop, Battery Park Book Exchange & Champagne Bar...there were just so many places we didn't make it to in Asheville...we didn't want to ever leave. 

They have our vote for best bookstore in Asheville...what a charming place...you could spend hours here...& they have food too...so you really could just idle away the day...so many comfy spots to relax in. I overheard the best/most terrible short exchange by the dog pillows between a father & son...mom walked away for a moment & dad says...your mother, she does that...she likes to stomp on your dreams. 

Art & antiques decorated this inviting space...we came home with a stack of books. 

The bookstore was part of the historic Grove Arcade, built in 1928...it was America's first indoor shopping mall...we stepped inside briefly...& were immediately drawn into this hat shop...

Where we both found some hats...David got the blue one he's wearing behind me above & I decided on the last one below...green & orange with autumn leaves. The woman who made them checked us out...

We really have to go...oh, ice cream! Gelato. I got a dish of salted caramel, butter pecan, & rum raisin. It was luxuriously delicious. The man who served us was the owner & he's the third generation of gelato makers. Yay! Ice cream for breakfast. I blame the dress...I don't eat ice cream very often, but I did both times while wearing this dress. 

Finally on the road to Tennessee...we had to take the back way because of the wildfire we'd seen coming into Asheville. Such a gorgeous drive surrounded by mountains...but extremely foggy at times as we got closer to my parents' house. We arrived just in time for cocktails...Moscow Mule for me & an Old-Fashioned for David, with homemade cherries.

 My mom made a fantastic Caesar salad (with anchovies!) & seafood lasagna, & we opened a couple of bottles of Hunt that we picked up at Biltmore...& ended the meal with some French Broad chocolate. 

 

Proof

Dress: Iridescent Leopards Sweater Dress by Farm Rio via Nuuly

Tights: Snag

Boots: Fluevog, East End: Adanac

Earring: etXarte

Necklace: Vintage

Stats: 5'7" 38-32-42

In love with this colorful leopard sweater dress! The fit was fantastic & it was just soooo soft & comfy. I was the first person to get it & I should have bought it. However, I noticed that Farm Rio makes this pattern in several pieces...I've posted my 3 favorites at the bottom of this post...which one do you like best for me?

I wasn't sure about these boots, but I wanted to wear boots with this dress & I hadn't worn these yet.

Pretty! I need to find more outfits to wear them with.

This is also my first time wearing this necklace we found at Elkhorn...

My make-up with this outfit included...Sephora Matte Black eyeliner, Giving eyeshadow from Natasha Denona, Rustette eyeshadow by Mon Ennui Cosmetics, Heat lipstick from Urban Decay, New York Apple lipstick by MAC, & OPI nail polish in Man of La Mancha. I wore this dress only one time because later that week I had drains put in due to fluid collection in my thighs from surgery...so no more form fitting dresses. Our last APT play of the season...inside, of course...Proof. 

It was an early afternoon performance with Kate & Jason. Great story, wonderful acting, & fabulous friends on a lovely autumn day. On our way home, we stopped at Courtney's house to buy this spectacular vintage jumpsuit that I've been coveting since I first met her over a year ago. She somehow found 3! of them & I was lucky enough to snag one. 

Back at home, I made us dinner, Sheet-Pan Salmon Tikka with Spinach...this is such an easy delicious meal. I also opened some boxes to discover...a pumpkin purse from Love, Pain, & Stitches...I've had a tab open for nearly 2 years to remind me to buy a pumpkin purse...& I finally did...I chose this one because it was on sale...it comes in so many colors & designs & I couldn't really choose a favorite. And...polka dotted Fluevogs from Poshmark. 

These are the 3 dress I like the most in this fab leopard pattern...which one is most me?

The Merry Wives of Windsor // Midwest Vintage Flea

Dress: Mustard, Red, & Black Vintage Dress

Tights: Snag

Boots: Fluevog, Angels: Lucky

Earring: etXarte

All other jewelry: Vintage

Stats: 5'7" 38-32-42

I love this stretchy vintage dress I found at Elkhorn over the summer...just the right mix of cute & casual, great fit. I rarely try vintage on & just go by measurements...you really can't go by size on vintage as today's vanity sizing makes us all seem smaller than we really are...so all those Marilyn Monroe was a size 14 mean nothing...she would be a modern size 6. 

My shiny red Docs were the wrong shade for this dress (it's a warmer red), but these higher Fluevog boots were perfect. 

And those mustard Snag tights make me happy...

All the gold chains...why not? We found that longer Miriam Haskell necklace at Elkhorn this past summer & this is my first time wearing it.

My make-up with this outfit included...NYX eyeliner in Jet Black, Clinique liquid liner in black, Carnelian & Agate eyeshadow from Natasha Denona, Urban Decay lipliner in 714, Bang & No-Tell Motel lipstick by UD, & OPI nail polish in Art Walk in Suzi's Shoes.

I first wore this dress to our last outdoor APT play of the season...it was too chilly to picnic, so I made us food at home first.

The Merry Wives of Windsor, closing night. 

Kate & Jason. Not only was it closing night for this play, but the final up the hill performance of the year. They had a little party on stage at the end. This was a fantastic play...hilarious, wonderful acting, fabulous energy, & amazing costumes. 

The second time I wore this dress was to the fall Midwest Vintage Flea...so many colors & patterns. This seller was wearing my favorite dress I saw all day...& I told her so. 

That gorgeous orange coat was $800, so it stayed there for someone else...but, orange! This show is always so much fun...one of the dealers asked me if I was a dealer...they said I was giving off that vibe...I hope that's a good thing? I was recently told that a lot of vintage vendors are former (& current) alcoholics & drug addicts. 

Sal's in Sun Prairie for a late lunch/early dinner...I ordered Amelia (vodka, elderflower, blackberry, lime) & David got a Pillar of Autumn (Tattersall sour cherry, rum, Aperol lemon, bitters)...when they came, I remarked that mine looked more autumnal. We both loved the Pillar of Autumn so much, that we each ordered it...& that's when we discovered the waitress had the drinks mixed up in the first place & we had gotten each other's...so much for only having 2 cocktails...she gave us those for free & brought us the correct ones. And then there was food...calamari to start, followed by Rigatoni Bolognese for me (Well's Farm beef ragu, house-made rigatoni pasta, whipped ricotta, parsley)...& for David...

Fat Uncle Tony (Wisconsin mozzarella, red sauce, Italian sausage, bacon, pepperoni, fresh basil) with the addition of uncured pepperoni. It was all delicious, as usual. 

Our finds from the flea...

We bought from a variety of vendors, but we found the most at Everyday Ejiji, & her stuff was incredibly reasonably priced.

As you can see, I have a rule when I buy vintage...PATTERNS!

I normally stay away from red, white, & blue...but this stretchy polyester suit was too good to pass up.

That last shirt with the grapes was a woman's shirt, but fit David...so he was able to get one thing. It seems the popular men's vintage is flannel, jeans, & t-shirt...we wish there were more fun patterned disco shirts.