Happy Spring!

Hello Again!

We just returned from selling our wares at MegaCon in Orlando, and are beyond exhausted. Not to mention I have roughly 50 boxes of funny books to inventory! But, I couldn't resist wishing you all a Happy Spring!

How many of you are excited for the change of season? Spring is my favorite of all the seasons, it brings me such a feeling of peace and renewal.

Spring is also my favorite season to shop for. I love the possibility of ditching my boots and tights for bare legs and flats (though it is still pretty chilly here in Tennessee).I gravitate towards more fun, colorful items in the warmer months.

I wanted to share some items on my Spring wish list. As usual, I am obsessed with polka dots and retro style :)

Here are a few of my favorite dresses:

1) Torrid Stop Staring Billion Dollar Baby Dress

2) Pinup Girl Clothing Heidi Dress

3) ASOS Curve Skater Dress

Here are a few of my fave seperates: 

1) Forever 21+ Polka Dot Skinnies

2) Sourpuss Sinking Ship Tee

3) Torrid Striped Belted Pencil Skirt

Here are a few of my favorite accessories:

1)  Modcloth Lace Flat

2) Vintage Pink Cats Eye Glasses

3) Fred Flare Key to My Heart Necklace Set

4) Lux de Ville Purse

Stop by next week, and I will share all of the fun MegaCon 2013 geekery with you!

Happy Spring Equinox!

Adrienne

Anniversary-Palooza

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Have you entered our Urban Decay Giveaway? Today is the last day to enter!

Aron and I spread our anniversary celebration out over a few days. For the first leg of our adventure, we visited Bell Buckle, Tennessee to check out some antique shops and spend a relaxing day together.

Bell Buckle is a small town with shops that specialize in handmade gifts, antiques, and yummy food. I like the down home feel of their tiny downtown area.

We started off looking in a few of the local antique stores.

Gorgeous toiletry case

Poodles! Salt and Pepper Shakers and Bookends 

 Aron spotted books, of course :)

After we looked through a few shops, we stopped for a quick lunch at the cafe. Then we had some delicious ice cream, and looked around a bit more.

Bell Buckle also has two larger antique malls withing walking distance of the main cluster of shops. It was there that I found some awesome milk glass vases.

 

Here are some of our cool antique finds:

My milk glass vases, bunny figurine, and 1959 copy of "The Electric Cookbook".

 

First, let me say that I didn't know how deep my love of milk glass was until I saw it in multitudes in the antique shops. Most of it was pretty pricey, but a picked these vases up for a couple of bucks each. Oh, and how can you go wrong with a $2 bunny figurine?

 

This brings me to the cookbook. This fascinating piece of history takes me back to a time where a woman's "first interest is her family, who loves to please her husband and children, whose heart grows warm when they like what she cooks". Their words, not mine :)

 

 

  

The next day, we headed over to Franklin to check out some shops at The Factory. I wore my favorite, old ASOS dress.

 At The Factory's Antique shop., we found this awesome, rose gold, pearl, and ruby ring from the early 1900s. I simply love it.

We walked around downtown Franklin and checked out all the amazing shops.
 For dinner, we ended up in downtown Nashville at Sitar.

Aron takes his Vegetarian Thali very seriously. It was a delicious, enormous amount of food.

We ended the night with a scoop from Ben and Jerry's. What is Indian food without ice cream for dessert?

 

We had a great anniversary weekend together. I am truly a lucky woman to have my wonderful Aron:)

Have a good one!

Adrienne

My Favorite Thing: Pinup Girl Style, Part 2

A little while back, I wrote a Favorite Thing post titled Pinup Girl Style which has received quite a few looksies. I thought it would be fun to do a follow up post!

I have had an obsession with retro/vintage style since I was in my teens. All through high school, I was the "odd" girl in the vintage coats & dresses, wide headbands, cats eye eyeliner. My style has evolved a bit over the years, but I am still a huge fan of pinup & rockabilly looks. This is most evident in my selections for my website, Lola-Rocks Clothing. We carry some sweet retro styles, and you can win a $30 credit through out blog giveaway here! Sorry for the shameless plug, but it had to happen :)

Here are some of my favorite pinup styles and inspiration of late:

Tropical and Tiki pinup have been huge fashion inspirations for me lately. Elvgren was such an amazing artist!

I've been hunting for some tropical pieces of clothing, and found then gem at Torrid for half off.

This dress by Pinup Girl Clothing is everything. One day it will be mine.

As always, I am obsessed with leopard.

I had to have this dress from Dorothy Perkins. It is comfortable and chic, I adore it.

At Lola-Rocks, we have this fab Bettie Page purse. It is a classic frame style bag with the traditional leopard print.

I like this pinup look I achieved for day one of the Full Moon Horror and Tattoo Festival.

 

Here are a couple of ladies in the pinup/rockabilly world who inspire me. First is Michelline Pit, designer for Deadly Dames, makeup artist, and more. I love her hair tutorial videos. I still haven't mastered these techniques, but I'm trying.

Secondly, is Go-Go Amy, founder of the Pretty Things Peepshow. I had the opportunity to see them perform back in 2008, and I'm excited to say I will see them again at the Beatersvlle Car Show in May.

Also, I am going to be taking Go Go Amy's Pinup class at Boudoir Louisville, and I am thrilled! Here is a video of a past class.




So, that does it for Pinup Girl Style Part Deux. Hope you enjoyed!
Adrienne

Christmas Loot

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I know that I promised a Christmas gift post yesterday, but life got in the way, sigh....Here are a few of my Christmas goodies!

Jessica Simpson Collection purses from my Mom. I had to Instagram this one. Do you follow me on Instagram? If not, check me out at "lolarocksme".

Pamela Love Bird Claw Necklace from my husband. I've wanted this one for a looonnngg time.

Assorted Hello Kitty goodness. Yes, I received even more HK loot than this :)

Scarves and Mittens from my sweet in laws. I love how these fingerless gloves are convertible into mittens. 

Some gifts from my besties Shawna and Misti. I also had some gifts from my other besite Leah, but I think I accidentally left them at my Moms. :(

Awesome apron Tracy made for me that I discussed in my last post.

Adele CD from my hubby.

A gift to the house-a new light fixture!

Here are a couple of things I snagged while in Florida

A fab pair of motorcycle-esque boots

My Mom passed down to me this tapestry purse that was my Grandmother's. Isn't it amazing?

Ok, Christmas isn't just about receiving, so here are a couple of presents I gave to Aron.

Molly Crabapple piece I picked up from the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund's eBay auction

Crazy Kitty Cat Bank I bought for myself...errr..my husband from Think Geek.

So, did y'all make out with some cool Christmas loot?

Adrienne

My Favorite Things: Vintage Coat Love ...and Giveaway Fun!

I'm embarking on a new blog adventure: My Favorite Things. I am going to feature my fave items every Monday, to brighten my day, and hopefully yours. By "stuff", I mean anything: fashion, food, places, people, and so on. I would like this to be an interactive feature, with fellow bloggers/readers sending in their submissions to be featured as well. If you are interested, shoot me an email at lolarocksclothing@gmail.com.

I am an avid collector of dresses and coats. The coat part of it never made much sense, since I spent most of my life in balmy North Florida. But now that we have settled in TN, I am finding use for some of this fab outerwear.

This is my vintage camel coat that I picked up in Jacksonville, FL about 10 years ago. It is a swing design, with a rhinestone buckle on the shoulder. The coat is in amazing condition (I think it is from the early 60s), and was made at a local store called Mark's. This coat dresses up any outfit, is flattering, and keeps me toasty warm. It can be tough to find great vintage pieces in my size, but when I do, it is magic!

I gained a fabulous new follower on Google Friend Connect yesterday, but see that I also lost one by morning. I started to question my blog: Was it my "About Me" section that I just posted? Am I too frivolous with my fashion postings?

But I realize that all I can do it write what I know, write about my life, and go from there. Not everyone is going to relate to my blog, or even like it, and that is OK.

That said, I am going to be doing a giveaway late this week/early next week. I am going to start hunting around for some fab items over the next few days. I was going to wait until my followers number hit 100, but I've decided to let that go and just have fun with it. To participate in the giveaway, you will have to follow the blog via GFC, just for fairness sake.

I hope your Monday is going well, I am off to work!

Adrienne