My first Kamehameha dress

Of all the vintage I collect, my number one favorite vintage item to collect is, of course, Hawaiian dresses. And I'm excited to share with you my very first Kamehameha dress!

This gorgeous 1950's dress that I bought from Xtabay Vintage features a Hawaiian kapa (traditional barkcloth) print with hibiscus flowers, all done in hot pink! 

I wore this dress to my friend Michelle and her husband Chris' wedding this past summer when I was back home on Oahu. 

My friend Danielle (aka the other half of the Big Pink Titas) was the skilled eye behind the camera for my little pink Kamehameha photoshoot. Mahalo nui Dano for the fierce photoshoot!

The bartender, an older Hawaiian auntie, told me that I reminded her of her aunties and the aloha wear they wore when back in the 50's. 

Compliments like that from older people are always so lovely to hear...then you know you're doing vintage right!

As the Big Pink Titas, Danielle and I were so intimidating glamorous that Ryan Hung, the photographer asked us to pose with the bridal couple.



And did we ever!

Thank you Michelle and Chris for letting us share in your special day!

The Colors of Fall

If you ask me, I'm a summer girl through and through. But there's still something about fall that is really special, perhaps particularly so for a girl who grew up without this season for much of her life.

I love the changing colors, the palette of pale green, golden yellow, burnt orange, ruby red, and toasty brown. I love the seasonal foods, like pumpkins, wild mushrooms, and nuts.

Plus I get to bust out my favorite seasonal vintage pieces, like my nut dress (completed with a perfect mustard yellow wool sweater from Emmy Design) and my favorite nut brooch.

Even though the days are getting shorter and the sky is getting grayer, it's exciting to see nature showing off. So we bundle ourselves up and head out into the forest.

Whether in town or out in the countryside, fall really does have something special to offer.

Happy Halloween!

Hope you all had a Happy Halloween! 

We went to a Halloween party dressed as Victorian vampires. Halloween celebrations and trick-or-treating are new but getting more and more popular by the year here in Sweden. Even still, we definitely got a few stares while walking home!