Kelsey Dundon

I got this dress chopped, I’m finally posting it.

With its flowy (almost batwing) sleeves and its hippy dippy pattern it’s straight out of the 70’s.

What did it look like originally? Take a look here (my favourite photo is the one of Leroy being a skirt chaser. Literally.)

Wore it with my vintage Yves Saint Laurent belt, which I found in Seattle and absolutely looooove, but cannot, for the life of me, figure out when it’s from.

And my open-toed booties, which I may have to tuck away very soon. Rainy season is approaching in my pretty little city (Vancouver) and they just won’t do for puddle jumping.

But for now, I’d rather live in denial and pretend that autumn is waaaaay far away.

because it involves dancing on stage at the Roxy on national television, but Jessi Goes Home is now available on mtv.ca.

You can find a re-cap of the filming and see some of the radtastic outfits my ladyfriends wore here and here.

Even though it was shot in the middle of the summer I layered like it was October — wore my men’s H&M tank top with the necklace I assembled.

And my rad plaid LAMB jacket.

When we went out I wore my one-shouldered, slightly metallic disco dress which was Rachel Zoe long until I had it chopped.

Anyway, if you’re in Canada and you haven’t seen it, you can watch it here (you won’t want to miss our in-depth discussion about Twitter).

After reading the post about my little pirate bracelet, Lexie, my new favourite DIY-er, upped and turned her great-grandmother’s antique Thai bracelet into a very modern-looking wrist wrap. 

The gold-plated piece was missing a clasp so Lexie wrapped it twice around her wrist and tied it with a bold red ribbon. “It clashes brilliantly with my hair (since my hair is pretty much the same colour as Jessi’s) but as long as I don’t hold it up to my head I think I should be fine,” she says.

Lexie, it turned out so beautifully. Thank you so much for sharing!

A frilly, ruffly dress?

Obviously.

Wore it to my first baby shower (congratulations Sheri and Paul!), which makes me feel like a true adult.

The dress is from Vincent Park. The Dior scarf is from Printemps in Paris. Man, I would do anything to be there right now.

The men’s vintage Omega watch (that I so desperately wish were mine) belongs to my husband. I’m considering trolling eBay for another men’s watch — maybe a big gaudy, cheesy one in yellow gold.

I yanked the earrings — which are from New Mexico — from my ma’s jewelry collection. I’m going to wear them with everything. Always. Even though playing dress up in your mom’s clothes is hardly a grown up thing to do.

there are people in my life who love vintage shopping as much as I do. Yes, there are those who just don’t have the patience to wade through the rough in order to find the diamonds.

But my sister, thank heavens, is on Team Vintage.

She, like me, mixes the old (her bag) with the new (her Banana Republic dress). And, come to think of it, she tends to stick to jewel tones too.

On an unrelated (but funny) note, she bought her headband because it reminded her of Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuliya Timoshenko.

But a quality shopping buddy is so key. Who else is going to spot the black leather skirt that would be perfect on you?

can be considered conservative…

even if it’s plastered with abstract turquoise, pink and red shapes.

It’s by Jones New York, so you know it was meant to be quiet, tasteful. At least by the standards of the day.

I found it at F as in Frank (which is, on a side note, where Anthology reader Sally found her rad new belt and necklace).

And I wore it with a scarf! Well, actually a men’s pocket square from J. Crew, but I still think that means I’m sticking to my midsummer’s resolution.