{"id":298667457,"date":"2009-12-24T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-24T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sammydvintage.com\/post\/298667457"},"modified":"2020-01-24T01:25:30","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T07:25:30","slug":"how-to-wear-houndstooth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/how-to-wear-houndstooth\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Wear Houndstooth & Brights"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last night in the good ole\u2019 Dub C [aka West Chester, Pennsylvania] we celebrated my brother\u2019s [George] 20th birthday at a thai restaurant, Jazmine<\/a>, near my Stepmom\u2019s\/Dad\u2019s comfy condo. On the menu: vegetables, spring rolls, and tofu. Lots & lots of tofu.<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t believe he\u2019s 20 years old. I remember when I<\/em> was 20 years old. Hate to say it but \u2026 it really DOES feel just like yesterday.<\/p>\n

So, to kick-off this Breezeway Beauty post, I wanted to include a pic of me & my bro. Do we look like twins? With only 3\u00a01\/2 years between us, we look a bit like twins. Especially now that I\u2019ve chopped my hair and gone the way of Eddie Sedgwick.<\/a><\/p>\n

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George Davis & Samantha Davis. Twins? No. Siblings? Yet. Excited to see one another? Very yes.<\/p>\n

Special thanks to George for the early Christmas gift \u2014 those gold earrings! Made by a local artist in West Chester, bought in West Chester, worn in West Chester & soon \u2014 beyond!<\/p>\n

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Houndstooth never gets old. I remember first falling in love with it when I studied abroad in London in 2006. While living there, the trend had hit a rise \u2014 you could buy just about ANYTHING in the houndstooth pattern, and in multiple colors <\/a>as well \u2014 and was thus falling fast with High Street stores [a UK term for our equivalent of \u201cmall\u201d stores] picking up the print on the cheap.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, the black & white print had a short-lived fame in the H&Ms and Forever 21s of the US. Now, when you see it, it\u2019s a classic coat or a sleek blouse, like that above.<\/p>\n

Case in point:<\/strong> Houndstooth is OK to wear. Phew. Because I love it and wouldn\u2019t want anything more.<\/p>\n

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I like to add \u201crock edge\u201d to typically preppy outfits. Like above: This belt looks like something you\u2019d grab from Hot Topic.<\/a> The silver studs and black leather combo isn\u2019t too abrasive \u2014 adding a bit of rocker chic to what just looks like prep-on-color-speed.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Without the jacket.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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My favorite ring. A thumb ring! Bought at the Dumbo Brooklyn Flea<\/a> last winter.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Look:<\/strong> Colors, Houndstooth & Tofu<\/p>\n

The Earrings:<\/strong> Gift from George! Locally made & locally bought. Holler.<\/p>\n

The Necklace:<\/strong> I honestly can\u2019t remember. Note to self: When you can\u2019t remember where you bought something, you have too much stuff.<\/p>\n

Bracelets:<\/strong> Assorted consignment\/thrift<\/p>\n

The Blazer:<\/strong> Ann Taylor<\/p>\n

The Houndstooth Shirt:<\/strong> H&M<\/p>\n

The Belt:<\/strong> Thrift – borrowed from friend<\/p>\n

The Skirt:<\/strong> Thrift – Bargain Thrift, Germantown, Philadelphia<\/p>\n

[and below \u2026.]<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Boots: <\/strong>Steve Madden, Marshalls. Wear these babies everywhere [especially with the snow]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last night in the good ole\u2019 Dub C [aka West Chester, Pennsylvania] we celebrated my brother\u2019s [George] 20th birthday at a thai restaurant, Jazmine, near my Stepmom\u2019s\/Dad\u2019s comfy condo. On the menu: vegetables, spring rolls, and tofu. Lots & lots of tofu. I can\u2019t believe he\u2019s 20 years old. I remember when I was 20 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[1207],"tags":[1198,402,1354,1145,1359,155,403,1380,1373,401,1363,1357,1376,1355,1360,1362,1353,1364,1352,1356,1358,1361,1379,1337,1378,1340,716,989,1377,1375,1374,1367,3817,1371,771,3813,1368,231,1199,1365,556,1370,1369,1366,374,12,1518],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298667457"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=298667457"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298667457\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=298667457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=298667457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=298667457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}