Leather and Lace

A rail worker's wife | Outfit Post

Oh ma gahd, I've been so ridiculously busy these past couple of days. Thus my lack of presence, sorry Jenna! ;) My part time job, suddenly turned into an over time job with homework to boot. Things are mellowing out though, thankfully! However, I just got back from dropping my boyfriend off for his first day on the road. I'm officially living the life of a rail worker's wife now.. He'll be traveling east until the early hours of the morning, then a 10 hour rest period until his next gig back to Portland. So, I'm all by my lonesome self until this time tomorrow. He's going to be traveling like this for a few months, here for a day, gone for a few and so on. It'll be an interesting schedule to get used to for sure!

So, yesterday was our last full day together and we decided to take the gremlin pup to the park to enjoy the sun. It was ridiculously hot out (for Portland) so there wasn't an abundance of picture taking, but here is what I wore..

blouse: buffalo exchange

shorts: vintage

platforms: urbanoutfitters

necklace: a mixture of vintage and handmade pendents

nail polish: essie - turquoise & caicos

 

Well, I suppose I'm going to finish this giant glass of wine, continue surfing through Netflix for a good movie to watch tonight and try to sleep alone tonight. Wish me luck! 

 

xo syd

 

 

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"Found" My New Favorite Shop | Outfit Post

Today, while Pete was snoozing from working an early shift, I floated around the city to some of my favorite thrifting and vintage spots so far. I went to a Salvation Army on NE Halsey which was pretty unsuccessful, not to mention how rude some employees were. Then I went off to Rerun on Fremont which is always a fun trip. I grabbed a few things we need for our kitchen, including King Kong cups.. so amazing! On my way back home I passed an interesting looking shop, so I decided to peek in. The shop is called Found on Fremont and it's a collection of absolutely adorable vintage treasurery! I felt like I was walking through Etsy shops, each vendors spot was so delicately decorated. The shop features 2 floors of vintage clothing, decor, crafts, handmade jewelry, some sweet treats for mommas and behbehs, and so much more.

Unfortunately, I only had my phone handy, but thanks to Instagram these little guys don't look so bad. By the way, are we followers on Instagram? My personal account is date_you, follow me! :)

By the time I felt like I had seen everything, I left with a darling ring made of a vintage enamel earring and chatted with the shop owner for a bit. She's from New York! It's always so refreshing to find East Coasters out here. She filled me in on a few festivals and flea markets coming up, so I'm psyched on those guys to come!

 

I arrived home to a half awake groggy boy still in his work gear, he's begun sporting suspenders regularly since he started working for Union Pacific. He was so nice to help me with m outfit post, so I took a few of him. So here's what we wore today ;)

 

denim jacket - h&m

name plate necklace - Israel Blessing (there's a funny story behind this which I'll get into later)

dress - buffalo exchange (but from urban)

belt - thrifted

shoes - buffalo exchange (vintage)

 

Oh hey there handsome ;) Speaking of work gear, we're about to go out for drinks with some of the guys from UP. This should be interesting.. Have a great rest of your weekend!

 

xo syd

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Lazy-Busy Day | Outfit Post

It's cloudy and rainy off and on here in Portland, which is a perfect day off for me since Jenna is off on her road trip, I've got a lot of work to catch up on. I can't wait until she posts photos of her trip once she gets back to Boston!

While working from my house, I'm also waiting for some friends from the east coast to arrive in a few hours. They're here for the weekend and are some of my oldest friends, so I'm super excited. I figured I'd share an outfit post in between running errands and working from home, since I'll be awfully busy with them for a few days. I've recently start working part time for Buffalo Exchange and the store is simply magic! I've been thinking about a couple summer must haves to add to my wardrobe and it seems within a few days, I magically find them in my size! I recently picked up this creme pleated circle skirt which is in amazing vintage condition and just for $10! 

 

Lazy lazy..

 

 

I'm so in love with this skirt! The shoes I am wearing are also a vintage pick from Buffalo Exchange. Turns out they were one of my coworkers before they hit the store!

 

Alright, time to finish some work up before the boys get here. Have an amazing weekend and happy fourth! 

 

Top: H&M, flowy crop top, last season

Skirt: vintage, Buffalo Exchange

Necklace: thrifted ages ago

Shoes: vintage, Buffalo Exchange