October 17, 2014

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Birthday Cheers!!

October 17, 2014

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Today's costume post is coming a bit later on in the day, because it was just my birthday (!!), so stay tuned because it comes from one of my favorite 90s TV shows. I had an Italian feast to celebrate and wore a dinosaur-covered Betsey Johnson dress (those are pterodactyls all over it!) like you do...

"Like a fine wine, we get better with age..." couldn't be truer! Just wanted to say how thankful I am for this lovely community of friends that NDAD has gathered. I'm a lucky girl to have you all in my life and I'm birthday cheersing to each and every one of you! xo

October 15, 2014

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Outfit Remakes

Halloween Location Looks: Day 8 of 31 – Swingers

October 15, 2014

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My month of DIY costumes shot in front of the actual shooting locations continues!! Day 8 has arrived and it’s money, baby. Today’s costume comes from:

Cafe 101 in Hollywood could be another cast member in Swingers. It's the bottom floor of a Best Western and virtually looks the same as it did when the movie came out almost 20 years ago!

I think this is where my obsession with Los Angeles really began...

Vince Vaughn + Jon Favreau = get me out to LA, ASAP!!

The key Trent (Vince Vaughn) costume pieces that you’ll need, include:

1. Light Yellow Button Down Blouse (Perfect piece to source at the thrift store - my long sleeved version is courtesy of a garage sale!)

2. Brown Wig (c/o Party City)

3. Tank Top (If you don't have a stash of 10 at your fingertips (ahem, fingers pointing at this girl), you can grab a some on Amazon! I live in these, workout in these, sleep in these...you name it.)

4. Martini Glass (The perfect accoutrement to the Trent costume!)

The teaser quote I posted on Instagram yesterday is probably the most iconic phrase from the movie.

I was going to use "Hi, this is Nikki, leave a message" but the pain felt during that scene is insane. In. Sane.

Trent in the diner at the end of the film, flirting with the woman a few booths down is one of my all time favorite movie scenes ever.

Imitation is the biggest form of flattery, right? So I put on my best faux-Vince wig, grabbed a cup of coffee, and pretended that I was in Swingers too.

I love how the interior still feels like a 60s throwback.

Hands down, it's the one place I head to when I'm craving a tuna melt. And as many times as I've seen Vince in LA (it's been quite a bunch) I've never run into him here...

And as many times as I've been to Cafe 101, I've never run into her here either...

I used to get that I looked like Heather Graham a bunch in college, but that costume was just too easy. It's way more fun to dress up like Vince.

Eight looks down, 23 to go!

Swingers (released by Miramax Films., dir: Doug Liman)

Location: Cafe 101, 6145 Franklin Ave., Hollywood, CA 90028

October 14, 2014

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Outfit Remakes

Halloween Location Looks: Day 7 of 31 – Cruel Intentions

October 14, 2014

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My month of DIY costumes shot in front of the actual shooting locations continues!! Day 7 is here and it's from one of my favorite guilty pleasure movies. Today’s costume comes from:

The final scene from this film was shot at the All Saints Church in Pasadena...

...so it had to be one of this month's remakes! Sarah Michelle Gellar as Kathryn is my costume inspiration.

The key Sarah Michelle Gellar costume pieces that you’ll need, include:

1. White Blouse (Straight from my closet leftover from my serving days!)

2. Cross (I used one from my collection but there are lots of Cruel Intentions fan sites that sell her exact one. Mine doesn't carry anything inside it though...)

3. Brown Wig (c/o Party City)

4. Plaid Skirt (This was a Goodwill, vintage Express find! Check out uniform supply stores too!)

5. Black Cardigan (From my collection, but this is another easy find, whether you hit H&M or Salvation Army.)

I featured one of my favorite quotes from the movie to tease today’s post on Instagram…

Oh Sebastian...

Using those five costume elements, my DIY Kathryn costume came together quite nicely!

The collared shirt is key, so any sort of sweater or cardigan that you can add on top of it works like a charm! Throw on a patch as well to really give it the private school look.