Happy Anniversary to UnderWired!

UnderWired turned 2 earlier this month, and today, starting at 4:00, you can stop in to celebrate with a glass of wine and a big smiley "hello!" If you stop in before 4:00, you will get a big smiley "hello" and cool clothing, but no wine.

Some things change over time. For example, UnderWired is in a new adorable location now. I am in love with this place! (See photo). Some things don't change as quickly, like my absent-minded behavior. Today, as I walked to the store, I congratulated myself on the low number of bags I was transporting down the road. I was appreciating how light my purse was and how I was able to hold my phone and talk while holding my umbrella, without breaking a sweat. Then I remembered that I was missing something. My camera and all my little gadgets. Oooooooooooh, Lisaaaaaaa...

Enjoy these phone pics. I am sad because you can't see how colorful this outfit really is. That was a little dramatic, I am not actually sad about the photo quality. Mildly annoyed, perhaps. The skirt is purple cotton and the top is a warm cream color with silver, gold, purple, and blue vertical stripes running through the weave.

I hope you'll visit me for shopping and a drink today, and possibly for crafting fun at 6:30!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO UNDERWIRED! YAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!!!

Sunday is for Pictures

This Sunday is for poorly taken pictures with stuff written on them.

Today's outfit is two very pretty vintage slips layered to create a "dress", and my trusty ol' crown vest, which was worn HERE as well.

Please enjoy this photo diary. If you could see the written part of the diary, it would read:

Dear Diary,

Today, I saw a cute boy. He lives in my house. I think he likes me. Do you think so? I'm afraid to ask. I like my cats. I am happy today because I ate a pound of strawberries and they were delicious. I think I am going to eat more later.

Love,

Lisa

p.s. See you tomorrow!

Hello, I Like You a Whole Lot!

I sure do like you guys. I'm almost speechless, I like you so much. I'm not so much at a loss for words that I won't describe my outfit, though.

Navy blue pants, black t-shirt, AWESOME PINK silk scarf.

There you have it!

Friday is a Day that I Like

I like all days, but I couldn't think of a title for today's post.

Here's another reuse-the-same-pieces-with-different-accessories outfit. The skirt was featured HERE, and the top was HERE. I added a cute accessory to my hair because the only thing I like almost as much as I like days is cuteness.

Here's a poem for you:

Hickory dickory dock
The solicitor lost his sock
'Cause he came to my store
And walked through the door
WHICH HAS A NO SOLICITING SIGN AND HE IGNORED IT AND I PUNCHED HIM AND STOLE HIS SOCK.
:)

To be honest, I am talking about a guy that came in weeks ago, but he thought a follow-up phone call to the store had different rules. He was wrong and is missing a sock.

Re-cyc-ling

Today's dress is another that I wear often. A friend commented yesterday that she likes the idea of using the same pieces over again, with different accessories, because it makes sense for the Earth and for budgets. I agree! I am not going to say that I don't enjoy buying clothing for myself (uh, that would be crazy, I own a store). I am saying that I enjoy combining some of my favorite clothing items in new ways rather than getting rid of them and replacing them. When I do buy "new" items for myself, they are vintage 95% of the time.

This particular combination features my lovely green and white floral cotton dress with a pretty vintage slip layered underneath. I added my white cinch belt, and chose simple pearl clip-on earrings today. I am also wearing yesterday's silk scarf in my hair.

Did you guys know that it's one million degrees outside today? I looked on the Weather Channel and the weather guy said "and in this area (waving his hand over PA), it is going to be a sweltering one million degrees today. Wear your sunscreen and carry a bucket of ice water to dump on your head." Using splashes of water as a safeguard against total burning destruction worked for Vin Diesel in the movie The Chronicles of Riddick when he was escaping Crematoria, so it will probably work for humans, too. I use that movie as a reference for most difficult questions and obstacles in my life. Whenever faced with the question "Who is that man?" know that the answer is always: Riddick. Anyone know what I'm talking about? Anyone?

See ya soon! Stay cool :)

Acting

Oh hi there!

Today's outfit is a dress that I wear a lot when it's hot out. I have worn it for these posts several times already, with different accessories. Today, I am wearing a shoe clip as a brooch at the top of the dress, and a vintage silk scarf in my hair. Since I've worn this dress on a few occasions already, I was worried that you'd be bored, so I created three amazing pictures for you, and by amazing, I mean mediocre. The first picture is black and white, and is an attempt to make the dress look like a new dress, since you can't tell what color it is. The second picture illustrates my fondness for hearts, specifically a fondness for holding hearts in my hand. The third picture is my favorite, because it demonstrates my enviable acting skills. I appear to be looking into a compact mirror in this photo, but in fact I'm not. No. The item I am holding in my hand is actually a cigarette case. Really! Yeah, you thought it was a mirror, but that's because I kick ass at acting.

You might be wondering why I am facing in the same direction, with the same expression on my face for each picture. I am wondering the same thing. Note to self: take fewer crappy pictures. Self to note: ok.

Craft night is still on for tonight! 6:30 until whenever you get sick of talking to me! See you here!

Double Trouble Sunday - Happy Father's Day!

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!

This is today's second post. I was having trouble with my scanner, and I wasn't sure if I'd be able to get this photo up in time for Father's Day, so I posted earlier today with a dumb picture of myself. But the scanner is working, so here's my dad! He's a cool dad. Here's a story about him:

Once upon a time, there was a guy named Lisa's Dad. He had a lot of brains and talent, and one day he decided to use his powers to start a family. It has yet to be determined whether this was a choice that served Good or Evil. I called my dad today to interview him. Please read below:

Me: Happy Father's Day!
Dad: Thanks.
Me: ...
Dad: What do you want?
Me: Do you like being my dad?
Dad: Am I your dad?
Me: What?
Dad: I said I love you.
Me: I love you too, Dad!

Happy Father's Day to all the great dads out there! Thanks to my dad for being hilarious and fun to talk to in phone interviews!

Doodely Doodely Doooooooooooooooo

Cotton muumuus are so comfy on hot summer days.

Doodely doodely doo
The muumuu was worn with shoes
Bread's made of wheat
And shoes go on feet
Doodely Doodely doo

I am a poet.

*Cool vintage pic of my dad to be posted this evening! Happy Father's Day!

Just Two Chickens in Love

I say, but a good day to you Sirs and Madams!

Last night's Etsy Craft Party at the shop was so much fun that I'm still smiling. The Midway's music was phenomenal, the artists in the shop were unique and talented, and the vintage clothing from Emily Caretti of Tea Street Vintage was fabulously stylish. Speaking of Emily, she is a doll and gave me the dress I'm wearing for this post! It is so cute that wearing it is making my face hurt from all the grinning I'm doing! Thank you Emily! Emily's collection will remain in the shop throughout next week, so stop in and try on some ZAZZ! Zazz.

My dress tells a story. The story of two chickens in love:

Once upon a time, a chicken name Pookie was out for a stroll on the farm. He was all "cluck cluck cluck" and then he was like "cluck." Suddenly, the most beautiful chicken he had ever seen appeared on the grass before him. He took one look at her and said "oh cluck." With those romantic words, Pookie won the heart of Snuggles. Together, they formed an alliance that could never be broken, because they were surround and protected by floating red hearts. The hearts shoot lasers at mean people.

And they live happily ever after!

Hair Sculptures and Parties

Hi! Today, I took some pictures of my hair...with my camera. I found my camera charger in a pile of vintage goodies I was sorting through for the shop! Yaaaaaaaay!

Dear Camera, I'm sorry I blamed you for your misplaced charger. It was all my fault. Please forgive me for accusing you of treachery. Love, Lisa

Tonight, please come to our Etsy Craft Party! Click HERE to sign up and get all the details...craft vendors, vintage vendors, vampire bite cupcakes, music, wine...get over here! 6:00!

An Open Letter to My Camera

Dear Camera,

Please tell me where you hid your charger. This can't possibly be another case of me misplacing an important thing. It's you, I know it. Now I have to take pictures with my phone, and that confuses me because I'm vintage. In my day, we talked on our phones. I don't call people with my camera, so I'd prefer not to take pictures with my phone. Also, I love you. Also, if one more solicitor walks through the shop door after ignoring the handmade sign which clearly explains what will happen to solicitors upon entry and then gets all snotty with me when I decline their services, I am going to be a very, VERY angry vintage lady.

Love,

Lisa

p.s. Today, I am wearing a pleasing-as-punch cotton dress with floral print. I'm wearing one of my prettiest slips underneath to add PIZAZZ. I used my blue cinch belt to give the dress shape (it's pretty loose and boxy on its own) and I used the dress's actual matching belt as a bow in my hair. Also, ETSY PARTY TOMORROW NIGHT IN THE SHOP HOORAY!

Grr! Dangit! :)

Grr Dangit Smiley Face may not be the best name for a blog post, but it was all I could think of today. I misplaced my dang camera charger, so I took a couple pictures with my phone. Since the pictures are of poor quality, I added high quality artwork to one of them. Notice the beautiful flower in my hair and the mysterious and romantic heart-shaped card in my hand. As you can see, whatever is written inside is making me blush.

I like saying dangit and I like drawing on pictures of my face. Today is shaping up to be a great day.

See ya soon! Come to my party this Friday!

Love,

Lisa

Vintage Math

1 slip + 1 slip = 1 dress. Look in your text book on page 9. Add 1 blue vintage scarf and multiply by 30 bobbi pins. What is your answer?

*The answer is the number Awesome.

Hey - anyone feel like sending me cool vintage pics of male family members for the Father's Day post? I am going to feature a great picture of my dad, but I'd like to help you show off your family, too! Send pics to underwiredvintage@gmail.com.

YAY!

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tonight is the season 3 premiere of True Blood! YEAH! Do you have any idea what this means?! It means I took a picture of myself being scared of vampires, just for you.


I might be excited about watching True Blood tonight (awesome), but I still love talking about my clothes. My outfit: I am wearing a great light-weight cotton 1940s dress and a vintage cinch belt. I am also wearing pearl clip-on earrings and a snooty look on my face. My new favorite thing is taking pictures of myself with a snooty look on my face.

Don't forget to stop in next week for some new arrivals at the shop! 1950s circle skirts, crinolines, 1920s gowns, and more! AND click HERE for info on another cool event to attend at UnderWired! Email me at underwiredvintage@gmail.com for more details.

See ya soon!

BOO!

Hey look at my dress! Isn't it cute?! I have a long dress that is similar to this one, but I like this one best because it's adorable and helps me to look like an over-grown very tall creepy 5 year old. YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!

In other news, be sure to visit me and some fabulous artists at Indiemade Craft Market tomorrow from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.! Come on out to the Ice Rink at Illick's Mill Rd. and support the Lehigh Valley's very talented craftspeople! indiemadecraftmarket.com. WOO!

*UnderWired will be open on Vine Street with limited hours tomorrow, so feel free to call the shop at 484-821-0326 for further information about operating hours.

Jumpers are Cool!

Vintage jumpers rock! I walked all the way to the store feeling like a little kid (in a good way), and now I'm sitting here typing away, thinking "I sure love my outfit. I sure love my outfit. I sure love my outfit." I sure love this outfit.

Happy Wednesday (Addams) Day!

As a child, much like every other little girl, I hoped to grow up to be Wednesday Addams.

SLACKER!

I wasn't really slacking today, I was doing lots of things! Things like cleaning, talking, eating, and finding more chocolate. Because I was so busy, today's post is late. My outfit is a housecoat that belonged to my grandmother, layered over a peach vintage slip. The silhouette is created by using my blue cinch belt to pull in the waist. I wore a black scarf in my hair because it made me look a little bit like Darth Vader's personal assistant. You can see a slightly weirder version of this outfit HERE, in the "Kittie Cats' Choice Awards" post! The picture in that link is special because of all the egg cartons. Ah, the romance.

See ya tomorrow for craft night at UnderWired!

Seeing Spots

Hello! I decided to dress up like my living room today. I thought it would be a good disguise...can you find me in the second picture? I know, I'm really good at disguises.

In other news, I got trapped inside a bathroom today. I got myself out, and it was hilarious, so stop by the shop and ask to hear the tale some time. That's right. I got trapped. In a bathroom.

Enjoy the rest of this beautiful day! See ya!

I Wanted to Look Creepy

I felt like creepin' it up today...how'd I do?

This dress is nice and light-weight and sheer, and with the obligatory vintage black slip underneath, I feel like the waning memory of a long lost ghost, or possibly like an adult woman who likes to play dress-up and be weird.

Photo Fun, Mix/Match Saturday, and a Film Review

I thought yesterday's pictures were boring, so I took a whole bunch today. Funny enough, they were all similar anyway, so I chose selectively. I chose an "I'm leaning on the jewelry case AND looking at something out of the corner of my eye" picture. Taking these pictures is fun and funny, because there is often someone walking past the window outside just as the camera's timer is going off, and when they see me standing in a weird pose, I get all bashful and embarrassed...hence the standard poses every day which, to the random passerby, could look like I'm just standing around, not doing my job.

Today's top was featured HERE and HERE. Its chopped-off sleeves were in THIS post, and the skirt was in THIS post (I look drunk in the picture, check it out). My favorite accessory today is my pretty, pretty ring. It was one of my happiest vintage purchases from many years ago. I love it! And it's a heart! So it loves me back!

In honor of the upcoming SouthSide Film Festival, I am going to end this post with a film review:

This week, I watched (for the second time) "Dead and Breakfast." Hilarious.

I hope you found my review to be insightful and well written. If not...I hope you like my outfit.

More Mix and Match, Plus, I Ran Out of Poses

Hi there. Here are some pictures, as usual, of my outfit. I have run out of photo poses. I used two of my standard poses for this post: "Looking at You Out of the Corner of My Eye Pose," and "Leaning on the Jewelry Case Pose."

Today's outfit is a 1970s polyester white pleated skirt with white cotton full slip. The slip doubles as a cute "camisole" to peak out from my 1950s blue cotton top. I wore the top and my cinch belt HERE as well. I am also wearing some pretty clip-on earrings, and this really super cool vintage brooch.

I have shared wine in the shop with quite a few people today. Would you like to be one of them? Yes, you would.