The heavens shined upon me the other night as I was walking down Graham Ave, after getting some dinner. Otherwise known as ice cream, from the deli. There…on the street…at 9pm…a sidewalk sale!
Good ol’ Orange Marmalade had all its best clothes out n a rack for rock bottom prices! And take from a girl who knows a thing or two about rock bottom…this vintage store meant bizz-nass!
And there…before my eyes was a site to behold. Cue: Regal Trumpets.
The Most Beautiful Top In The World!
I looked at the price tag and was sure it was a typo.
“No way this is twenty bucks. No way. No way!”
I ran into the store and knocked over a mannequin and some jewelry cases on my way in. Flustered and frazzled I couldn’t control my excitement.
“Oh my God! What the hell is going on out there people!? Is this really only twenty bucks? Why is this only twenty bucks? How? This is the most beautiful top in the world!”
“Oh, because of this.”
She showed me an itty, bitty discoloration on some part of the sleeve.
“Oh God, who cares about that? You won’t even see it unless you have your arms up. I’ll take it!”
“Don’t you want to try it on?”
“No thank you. I really have to go to the bathroom.”
When it’s meant to be, it’s meant to be. I knew the most beautiful top in the world would fit perfectly. How could it not? It was vintage, gold, a dress AND a top, it had diamonds, and all for twenty dollars!
I probably should have tried it on because it didn’t quite fit. Maybe if I take out the lining. I got it closed if I really suck in. But then I had an idea…
If the top don’t fit, Don’t quit. Jus put that thing on backwards! This is a tried and true method that had worked for me millions of times.
I just whipped that puppy off and voila! It turned into an adorable jacket!
Just put a couple pins or broaches over the vintage tags and…donesies! Instant vintage blazer. With a really fantastic bejeweled back I might add. So until I lose some more LBs or cut that lining out, I have been wearing this as my little spring coat!
This method works for pretty much anything. I got this adorable vintage hat at The Mystery Spot in Phoenicia the other weekend and it was a little big.
I couldn’t exactly see while I was wearing it, but I had something up my sleeve…
I just spun it around backwards and success! Turns out my miniature forehead CAN pull off a giant vintage hat! I just have to do my own alterations.
Now that I think about it, more clothes than I care to mention have gone through the backwards method. For many reasons, including but not limited to:
Stains, rips holes, not able to zip up, not able to sit down, not able to bend over, not able to breathe, not able to think clearly, only cleanish thing in pile on floor that matches something else cleanish in pile on floor that can only be worn Kriss Kross-style.
Uh huh Uh huh.
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i know i already commented on that last pic, but i cannot get over it! It does not look like you!!
Oh Mare, I just love this blog!…it brings back some great and funny memories…oh, your mother of the bride dress is too big…don’t worry…I’ll fix it and out come the scissors! And did I mention it was the night before the wedding…ha ha!
I agree with Lin that the last pic doesn’t look like you…I think it’s the glasses maybe.
inside out upside down backwards…it all looks good!