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Over the weekend I had some guests over for a Clue-themed party. Everyone was sent an invitation in the mail with a description of their character, and invited for a night of intrigue at my newly decorated home.
Everyone showed up in character, with outfits and props, and gathered round the cheese plate unsure of what to expect. After a loud scream rang out from the kitchen we all ran to see what the commotion was. The cook, Mrs. Ho, was screaming because she was trapped in the house with the murderer.
The guests all looked around suspiciously and asked what she was talking about, there was no murder. “In the dining room,” she said, “there has been a murder.”
As we made our way back into the dining room we could see that Mrs. White lay on the ground dead! The gentleman scooped her up and placed her on the couch and we paired up to search the house for the murderer.
In each of the nine rooms we found hints, which led us to clues. With each clue we crossed another room, weapon, or suspect off of our list. In the end is was Ms. Boddy, in the Dining Room, with the Poison.
Colonel Mustard and The Singing Telegram Girl got the most clues, and were the evening’s Super Sleuths. We rounded out the night with plenty of wine and punch, and plans for another theme-party soon! We’re still looking for fun ideas if anyone has some to share.
When you own a store thats the size of most girls closets, you have to be creative with your displays. I cant even count how many times I changed around the Haberdash jewelry last year. But all the current displays are DIY. This one being the latest, it’s a spool rack that would be used in a sewing room. I loved the Haberdash display so much I had to get one for my personal collection as well.
Listen up Boston’s best dressed ladies, you have till April 14th to show me what you would wear to Wine Riot. We will be sorting through all the outfits on Punkystyle and the gal with the best outfit will receive a pair of tickets to Wine Riot’s “Night of the Bubbles” event on April 16th at Cyclorama.
If you don’t win tickets to Wine Riot you still can still put on your best frock head over to the event. I will be perusing the crowd all night for the best dressed attendee. One fashionable lady will go home with a $100 gift card to Haberdash Vintage.
Outfit example: Elissa and Cody killed it last year!
How to enter: Email, comment on this post, @reply on Twitter, post on the Haberdash FB page maybe create a outfit with Polyvore? Just show me your what you would wear to Boston’s coolest wine tasting event!
*must be 21 to enter
I quickly realized I was bored with outfit posts after I made my New Years Resolution to take more outfits photos. With everyone and their mother being style blogger nowadays, its harder to see the point in showing you what I wear. But with my stellar record of resolution completing, I asked a friend who also has some goals to uphold if he wanted to help me with a little project. So over the next few months I will not only being showing you what I wore, I will also be giving you a photo tour of everything I love about this city.
Welcome to The Outfitted Worcester Project.
Location: Worcester Common
Reasons to love: Someday soon we will have a ice skating rink, the tree lighting ceremony every Christmas, Creepy Turtle Boy statue, The Midtown mall that is a flashback to 1982.
Wearing: Betsey Johnson Scarf (stole from Linnea), F21 raincoat and Bag, H&M leggings and dress, Jessica Simpson Shoes.
Punky came over a few weeks ago to help me purge my closet of things I don’t need anymore (or rather never really needed in the first place). What I do need is to pay off some credit cards – so she came to my rescue.
The whole process was very overwhelming at first. I have a spare bedroom in my condo, and it had become my walk-in-closet. There were racks and racks of clothing to go through, and nothing I was ready to part with. Digging into the piles was such an emotional experience. With Punky as my no-nonsense guide, it became a cleansing of sorts.
I started to ask myself, do I really need 40 pairs of designer jeans, half with tags still attached? Do I really need this beat up pair of Levi’s that haven’t fit me since 1992? Do I really need 15 pairs of stilletos that I will never be able to wear again? Do I really need enough tank tops to clothe a small country?
The answer was no.
The more I purged, the better I felt. I now had power over my possessions. Instead of being a slave to them, cleaning them, keeping them in order, getting depressed if they didn’t fit, buying more stuff to hang my stuff on, I was in control.
I sent piles upon piles to consignment shops, put some stuff on ebay, sent some stuff to good will, and still have some leftover for the next swap, which I will drop off early so I’m not tempted to take anything home. What a great feeling, less stuff, more money towards my bills, donating to people who need it – what could be better!
Looking back, I don’t know how things got so out of hand. A shirt here, a purse there, and 15 years later I was overrun with stuff. Since my closet-cleanse I have more free time, less stress, and it is much easier to say no to more stuff, no to spending, no to taking, no to piles of stuff that I just don’t need.
I’ve always felt like a home was a reflection of those who lived there, now that my home is less cramped and more comfortable my life is starting to feel the same way. This is a process I highly recommend to anyone with too much stuff, just be sure you have someone with you who isn’t afraid to crack the whip.
I just want to introduce Punky Style’s new contributer…Linnea. She’s a Freelance Writer, Antique Collector and Recovering Shopaholic (or at least thats what tells me) and also family to me.
Linnea will be filling in here and there while I am busy getting Haberdash Vintage ready for her second year on the road (Whoo Hoo). I hope you guys will say hello and check back with her soon.
Quick pictures from the Oscar Tweet Up, which was my first visit to a Speakeasy. Shoestring and Fafarazzi sure know how to throw a party. I wish I could get all dressed up to watch TV and play on Twitter every night.
The official pictures are here.
Can we all just stop and swoon for a minute?
Angel Jackson: This luxurious line of accessories is hand-crafted in Bali in fair-trade workshops, and the exotic materials used are all ethically sourced.
When did being green get so fancy? I love it.
I’m sure you can tell, I love to play dress up. I also never turn down a chance to hang out the budget loving peeps at Shoestring Magazine. That being said, They are co-hosting a Oscar party with Fafarazzi at a speakeasy this Sunday. The cool thing about this event is you are encouraged to wear your best secondhand/vintage red carpet attire. I cant wait to put on my best thrifted gown and get all dolled up. (red carpet looks not required)
I hope you guys will consider joining me.
My friend Cassie and I attended a Boston Magazine party at The Ames Hotel last night. I pulled this dress out of Haberdash last minute because I was sick of everything in my closet. I wish I took a picture of the back. It has cute purple bows all the way down the back like the leopard Rodate dress. I also pulled out my DIY spike bag and stud jacket that Ive hadn’t worn since November. I was kinda over doing the DIY for a while, it needed a break.
