Thrift Pillaging

So I did a little bit of anti-mall Black Friday shopping in North Park this past weekend that I'll be happy to share with you this coming week. But before Black Friday, I stopped in at a thrift store and made 3 purchases. Here they are, all together.



red suede embroidered pants// thrifted, $4.50
big comfy sweater// thrifted, $4.50
cropped black top// thrifted, $1.50







Why do people even shop retail anymore? Between thrift, vintage and Etsy, I'll be happy forever.

And honestly, bitches, when's the last time you spent $10.50 on an entire outfit?

Hm?

Tibetan Nomad

Sooo I'm not a gorgeous Asian chick, instead a gawky, pale ginger BUT I WILL LOOK LIKE A TIBETAN NOMAD, GODDAMNIT.





















Harper's Bazaar Indonesia November 2010

Watch me.

THE ANNACHRIST LAUNCH

And just like that.

It drops.



Thanksgiving day. It's just me, my cat, a homemade sweet potato pie and the launch of my Etsy store, The AnnaChrist. Check out the widget to your right! I sell tees, made by yours truly, for the rad, smart and brave. And here is the lookbook.









































And here's the money shot--



Photographer// Chelsea Delzell
Makeup Artist// Ashanta Morris of CoQuet Studios
Art Direction// Chelsea Delzell
Stylist// Anna-Christina
Models// Monica, Thao, Melissa, Catherine, Stef, Anna, Jared, Francis, Ilia, Derek, Javier, Sean

Buy the shirts, here! Like The AnnaChrist on Facebook! The lookbook in its entirety is posted on Facebook as well as breaking updates!

But before you do any of these things, between now and Christmas, use the coupon code "blogmore" at checkout for 30% OFF!! AND if you buy an AnnaChrist tee, style it YOUR way in an outfit post, email me the link! Once a month, one stylish blogger will be picked and they get a fully-custom AnnaChrist tee (however they want it) for FREE! So they can give it to a friend, or keep it all to themselves.

Aztec Summer

I was recently back home in Texas for a wedding and got the unique and amazing opportunity to meet Kai, the style blogger behind TEXTURE! I have had a massive blog crush (and mean hair envy) on her for a while now and she messaged me with "Sooo I have this idea."

She wants to start a project that solves the problem of "Man, so I'm at the thrift store and there was this WICKED AWESOME MIND BLOWING item and it was (just not for me) or (not my size)". She wants to start kind of an exchange program with other bloggers, send them these odd finds and see how they style them! And I'm numero uno! Read her description of the project, here, it's quite brilliant.

We hit a thrift store together in Arlington, Texas, and both hit jackpot. (You'll see the haul gradually filter into upcoming outfit posts.) And as part of her project, she gave me 3 items: a bolo tie (yee haw!), an amazing pair of sunnies and The Aztec Jacket.



And while thinking of the various ways I could style this jacket, I ran across this editorial:

















Cosmo Australia November 2011

A steamy, summery editorial boasting Aztec Summer inspo. And then the challenge of "how do I winterize this?"

This is what happened.















Photos by Molly Jean

Aztec jacket// thrifted-gifted, vintage win
sunnies// thrifted-gifted
sweater// thrifted
baja shorts// eBay
thigh high socks// American Apparel
wedges// thrifted
necklaces// mixture of gifts and thrifted

How it's summery: layered, colorful statement necklaces, print-mashing and color explosion, wedge sandals, Aztec Summer vibe
How it's wintery: layers! knit! socks! warmth!

THANK YOU, KAI! Let's get out from behind our computers and turn blogging into a real life community. Kai has the right idea. Want to be a parrt of the movement? Follow Kai's blog, being part of her project is open to all and free!