Such a clean look with the Velvet Extreme Wideleg Pants!
A tough Americana look styled with the Tattered Flag Scarf.
The cute, dainty, and edgy Vegan Leather Pleated Skirt!
holiday TWINSIES! (hope you all watched last week’s Sunday Funday to get that one)
right now we’re really loving patchwork prints- colorful, nostalgic and perfect for a sweet summer picnic. which patchwork print is your favorite?
the embroidered floral border dress:
the long sleeve printed dropwaist boho tunic:
the paisley floral skirt:
the paisley garden printed tank:
or the patchwork paisley necklace dress:
the winner of our stripes poll was the we the free lace & stripe short sleeve top, with 44% of the vote!
Floral skirt followed by paisley tank
how timely…if you’re in the area, stop by space 15 twenty in los angeles and check out their americana pop-up that runs through the 4th of july! in addition to shopping americana themed goods like the ones pictured below, you can check out one-of-a-kind customized denim jackets on display from the levi’s archives (above).
for the documerica project, the EPA hired freelance photographers to take pictures of subjects relating to environmental problems, EPA activities, and everyday life in america in the 1970s. the resulting photographs are fascinating to look through, and many of them are quite beautiful. i love the old, grainy quality of the photos…they make me long for a simpler time. here are some of my favorites…
view all of the photos here.
they also did this in the great depression :)
Wow, these totally remind me of my childhood. My dad was big into photography in the 70’s and we traveled cross country every summer. I think I need to dig out all of those photos now. Thanks for sharing.
Wait, these are so awesome. I neeeeed to get myself a film camera asap so I can recreate this mastery. I always love the way disposable camera photos come out if the effect is intentional.
i’ve never really been one for clothing with the american flag on it…but i would totally love to do this with my shorts and if they came out looking half as good as valerie’s from bleach black i would rock them all the time!
what you need:
a pair of denim shorts
paint pens- she recommends two white and two red
x-acto knife, pencil and ruler
one piece of hard posterboard for stencil (she used the hangtag from the shorts)
and here are her instructions:
begin by practicing with your white paint pen, on the inside of your shorts, so you can get used to how the pen works. once you are ready, prepare your stencil for your shorts. my star is 1.25″ at the widest point. cut out star with x-acto knife, and place on shorts. use stencil to draw the outline of your shorts. remove stencil, and fill in star with paint pen. place next star approx 2″ away from next star. if you end at a seam, draw a small part of the next star, to continue the pattern repeat. once you are ready with your stripes, begin on the far left seam, using the seam as a ruler. my red stripes are 1/2″ wide, and approx 3/4″ apart. continue stripes up to waistband, and on coin pocket, but not on waistband.
sweet! you’re set for the 4th of july, too.
these shorts are BEYOND fabulouss! omg i would love to do the stripes rainbow (gay pride flag). do you think i could use regular paint out of the bottle?
I saw these on your blog and decided to try it out–here’s the outcome!
I love, love, love them!
I made a few extra alterations, such as adding the plaid in the side seams.
http://aproperfool.wordpress.com/2010/07/04/am-air-uh-canpart2jellyfish-in-the-sky/
I’m not a big fan of american flag clothing either, but I love these! I think it’s the vintage look and the fact that they kind of remind me of the road trip pictures you posted a few days ago…that would be really cool to do with navy blue converse too…
a couple of weeks ago, a reader named kayla contacted us to let us know that we inspired her and her sister to take a cross country road trip that they documented on her tumblr. her photos were so amazing i couldn’t wait to share- and they also fit perfectly with our current americana theme.
their photos give you a wonderful taste of what it’s like to drive across the united states – from deserts and teepees to skyscrapers and subway cars. looking at their pictures is making me nostalgic for my own road trip. i want to do it again.
the photos were taken with a fujifilm instax instant camera, in case you were wondering :)
check out her tumblr here, and see more of her beautiful photos here.
thank you for sharing kayla!
This is so great! those girls are super cute!
me and my boyfriend are doing a 2 week trip across the country to our new home in san francisco! check out our blog starting soon to see our journey.
hello 7 train!
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I so want to work there!!!!!
Fun! The first one is my fave! Always love taking a peek at the office styles! Thanks for sharing!