My new vintage dress

The Mister had Friday off of work, so we took Porter and headed an hour north to Boulder so he could visit a bike shop in preparation for the Ironman race he's doing in November. The day was lovely and definitely felt of Autumn--cool air, and warm sunshine. It was a fun day to be out walking with Porter in the stroller and reminded me of a long time ago, when we had only one little almost-two-year old child.

It's been quite a while since I last visited Boulder--years, probably. Back in September of 2007 I went there for the day and happened upon a cute little consignment store with great prices and new & antique merchandise. I'd hoped to visit it again, but I couldn't remember exactly where it had been. I walked around looking for it, but if it's still there I didn't find it. Rats! I did stumble upon the Buffalo Exchange, a clothing consignment chain store that I've always wanted to visit because I know someone who has found great vintage stuff there. So there I was in uber-liberal-hippie Boulder, Colorado, in the Buffalo Exchange, looking for vintage clothing, while Bjork blared loudly over the PA--it was quite the Hipster moment! I did find a really neato ruffled leather belt and this darling leopard-print swing coat

which was only $11 and is in perfect condition! It will be so fun with a pair of black pants for this Fall.

After lunch we stopped into another vintage clothing store, where I found a really fabulous dress. It was pricey--about three times what I paid for this vintage dress--but it fit like a dream and it was too wonderful to pass up!

After I took these photos, I tried it on with my petticoat, which helped to really show off the full skirt.

 I love the V on the back. I think the back of the neck & shoulders is such a lovely feminine part of the body and I love to find clothing that shows that off, without being a plunging V.

Here's a (somewhat blurry) closeup of the pattern. It's a bright almost coral pink, lighter pink, ivory and black.

And these are my cute new shoes that match perfectly! They're the Hover by Nina Bandolino, and I picked them up when we went to Washington D.C. back in the end of July. I love them because they have a bit of vintage flair. The bows on the fronts of mine are much perkier! I also love that they don't have a huge platform. I'm SO OVER the platform trend in heels right now. Surely I can't be the only one that feels that way, right?