Make Love Not War

This is what you can find on a lucky day at Salvation Army!
Price tag said $3.99-the girl rang it up at $1...and it was 50% off Friday!
So this retro wonderful cost me a whopping 50 cents.
Love!

What I Love about the 80s!

 Ok, so I wasn't quite into my teens in the eighties-but I remember buying my very first fashion magazine 1989. That magazine had an article about "super models".

This is what I remember:

Also during the 1980s two of my favorite Madonna movies came out. 

From "Who's That Girl" I remember the tutus, and the leather jacket.

I have been looking for one similar to one Madonna's wearing for a long time-no results yet.

I came close when I found the one I'm wearing in this picture, but in real life the shoulder pads are way too much for my short frame.  

Then came "Desperately Seeking Susan" and that pyramid jacket...

...and those boots!!!!

Couple of months ago I decided I needed to find those boots.

Having a tiny feet doesn't help...but this is what I found!

I have yet to wear them, having trouble finding the right outfits to go along.

Ideas?

Vintage Fur or Not

All winter long I dreamed of finding a beautiful fur collar, detachable so I could wear it with jackets or accessorize my sweaters.

I thought I finally scored when I bid on a lot of fur collars on Goodwill's "Ebay".

The description said "a lot (4) of vintage fur collars, not real fur".

I was excited to find out how the furs would look once I got them.

Week later I got my package and as I pulled the furs out, immediately I thought oh no...they are so real.

I don't wear fur, just a personal choice.

I inspected the furs wondering maybe they're just really good fakes. Then I took them to a friend who has experience with furs and she confirmed my suspicion-aside one of the collars, they're all real.

Fox, mink,mink...dead animals.

I was thinking, if the fur is vintage, meaning it's at least 20+ years old and the poor animal used to make it has been dead for a long time...would it be ok to wear it?

It's not like I went to the store and bought a brand new fur.

Well, I couldn't do it. It's not me, and I know I would have been uncomfortable wearing these.

So you can find them on sale at my Etsy shop Ihana Style.

And if they don't sell in time, I guess I'll find one of those places where they make them into blankets for abused animals <3