from standing on shoulders to standing beside each other on wedding days, this #tbt - and tomorrow's #mff - is dedicate to the best group of cousins ever (and my aunt for sending me these priceless pics from our trip to the keys!).
sadly i can't be with them on thanksgiving this year, but i just booked my tickets to florida for christmas and can't wait to see these goofy faces at the "kids' table."
a lot of my fashion sense (at least i hope it's not a lack thereof) came from getting my "big girl cousin's" hand-me-downs. i only wish she still had this romper to pass it along now. it was the bomb. i can totally see it belted with some sheer tights, a leather jacket and boots. instead, now i'm passing along my rad style to her daughter - my goddaughter - as you may remember from an old post.
but it wasn't just her sporting the iconic 90s look. how about this dope neon look on the dudes? all that's missing is ac slater's mullet. such a safe activity we're taking part in, too.
and then there's me. i guess nothing has changed...always talking...even when i'm half asleep.
p.s. i guess this is a big week for nkotb...this is the third time i've alluded to them. pretty sure both ash and i are idolizing them on our shirts in this photo. donnie wahlberg...my sis says wassup.
i'm super stoked for this week's #tbt because it combines three of my favorite things: halloween, candy and wait for it...my lovely little sis! (are you sick of her yet?)
now twenty-something years since this pic was taken, i'll be handing out the treats from our cali home for the first time - although not-so-secretly wishing i was at the west hollywood carnaval. but even better...ash comes to visit me for the first time tomorrow for a west coast weekend of shenanigans. i'll be like a kid in a candy store...or a kid going through halloween candy, or whatever.
if you think this post doesn't match the usual #mff (mini fashion fridays) theme, you're wrong. just look at ash's cute top bun and bangs! so on trend.
"all right, mr. demille, i'm ready for my close-up."
so i'm 99.9% sure that is not what i was thinking when this pic was snapped, and instead was preparing for my post-2nd grade summer camp debut as lead actress. i guess i really got into character! those tube tops are hysterical, and i kinda like that faux fur shawl. who knows, since acting didn't work out, maybe i have a future as a costume designer.
funny enough, i just reconnected with an elementary school friend yesterday, who i'm pretty sure "wrote" the play i performed in that day...which is reason #1 why it's this week's #tbt or #mff.
reason #2? i'm happy to inform you that prêt-à-porter pb will soon be prêt-à-porter la (hey, at least it rhymes!). yes, the adult version of the person in this photo will soon be making her way to hollywood too...or more like west hollywood, marina del rey or manhattan beach if all goes as planned.
more news to come, but the short story is that in a couple weeks i'll be joining my man who's already been out there working for a few months.
and no...i don't plan on living on sunset boulevard, no matter how this post started.
since florida's spiny lobster season kicked off this week, it's only fitting that today's #tbt - or as we dubbed with last week's launch on facebook, #mff - is a blast from the past from one of my family's many weekend trips to the florida keys.
as you can see here, i was certainly a bronze beach baby. i practically grew up on my dad's boat, and in addition to being able to water ski, snorkel and fish better than i can now, i apparently also had better style.
first of all, i wore bikinis, which was a little edgy for kids back then...and yes, those are duck bills with faces on the top of this one. i remember it was a christmas gift from my mom's cousin. only in the palm beaches would that work! i kind of want the adult version of this now, except i think people may not be as amused by it as when i wore it as a child.
besides the swimsuit, i also apparently had super cool oversized reflective wayfarers (which were probably actually my dad's) and mini pink and navy thong sandals. ahhh those were the days.
by 9 p.m. four months ago tonight you were probably already sick of seeing #tbt from at least 75 people in your newsfeeds, but here's another one to add to your queue. pretty sure it's my first "throwback thursday" ever too. and no, i didn't put it on instagram (there's always tomorrow...fashion fridays, maybe?).
besides showing that i obviously already had ridiculously "imaginative" fashion choices even back then, this photo seems especially appropriate for this week. does that plaid jumpsuit look familiar? i just realized it looks pretty darn close to the black and white checked jumpsuit from glam vintage (ahem, from the same decade) that i wore to the bloggers event tuesday. except this one spans the "child lumberjack" trend too. it's what everyone was talking about in 1988, i assure you.
stay tuned next week for even more interesting outfits from the mini version of the prêt-à-porter palm beacher. she seemed to have better style than the current...minus this weird puffy jacket. haircut is pretty much the same though!
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