Over the three day weekend, my friend Kim (
photographer extraordinaire), two of her daughters, and I went to Ventura to do some shopping. We ended up on Main Street, where they have thrift store after thrift store and tons of antique stores, too. The shop I was most excited to go to, however, was the
Buffalo Exchange. I didn't even realize there was one down there, so it was like a special bonus when we passed it. I am proud to say that I kept myself from squealing (loud enough for them to hear). I first went to a Buffalo Exchange while the Cat and I were in Chicago over the summer. I scored a couple of great dresses then, and I am happy to report I scored a couple of great dresses this time, too. (I need to take them to the dry cleaner before I start wearing them.)
These actually
aren't the two dresses that I bought, but they are two of the dresses that I tried on. I actually loved both of these (hello, ORANGE!), but the striped one, though gorgeous, had skinny straps and no back, and let's be honest here, I don't think I can pull off backless
and skinny straps.
The other dress, with the cute print, had a really sweet Peter Pan collar, but it was waaaaaay too short for work. I don't want to give the kids
that kind of an education!
The weather was so nice; it actually reached 80 degrees! It made me really long for warmer days here, too, and now I can't stop looking at dresses and clothes for spring. That didn't stop me from picking up a great sweater and an equally great cardigan, though. (I'd say the trip was a success!) The cardigan is reminiscent of the one Anne Hathaway wears here...
Mine isn't nearly as long (and it is hooded), but hey, I take what I can get!
We also went to a neat little shop called
Copperfield's Gifts and Rarities- super fun, and recommended!
They sell a mix of new and vintage/antique items, with prints all around the exposed brick walls. They also have a pretty good selection of used books, including one in the nonfiction section titled
Unicorns.
I also stopped in a book store called Calico Cat Books; I am still on the lookout for Hemingway's
A Moveable Feast.
The (cute!) book store worker directed me to the sections of the store where I could search, but to no avail. As I was leaving, he stopped to let me know that he had found a first edition up at the front. What service! Sadly, I had to step away from the bookstore, as I don't really have the money to buy a first edition Hemingway. Maybe next time!
~Lori
