vintage boots

I just added a couple of pairs of boots to the shop. These would've become part of my personal collection if only they had fit me. I guess my loss is your gain (hmm...I just realized that I'm not a big fan of that saying). I'm still on the lookout for the perfect pair of brown boots.

Now, back to sipping on tea and watching the first season of 30 Rock on Netflix Instant. Oh Liz Lemon, how I love you.

kids & sweaters

I stumbled upon this picture while searching for sweaters on etsy. I believe it's from a vintage sewing pattern. There is nothing I don't like about this image. The facial expressions are priceless, and I would personally wear both of their outfits (minus the ascot/turtleneck). Also, are they holding giant protractors?

I added some new things to the shop last night. Granted, it's not much, but there is more on the way. It was cold and foggy today, which is the kind of weather that I love, but it's not very conducive to picture-taking. Hopefully the sun will be out tomorrow so I can have more things up on the site by this weekend.

sad realization of the day

Today I was met with the sad realization that I cannot pull off those long, drapey sweaters that everyone's been wearing lately. I came to this conclusion when I decided to stop by Target to see if they had anything good on clearance (particularly the Jonathan Saunders sweater coat that had caught my eye the last time I was at Target). While I was meandering around the women's section, I noticed at least three different styles of drapey sweaters, so I decided it wouldn't hurt to try one on. Needless to say, it looked pretty awful. The sleeves were supposed to be fitted, but they were weirdly long and stretched out, especially at the shoulders. The entire sweater was just too big, and the side view looked a bit off as well. Luckily, I did end up finding the Jonathan Saunders sweater on clearance, in my size (the only one left!). This made me pretty excited because I usually never find good sale/clearance stuff in my size.

It looks a lot better in person. The sleeves aren't as puffy-looking. (Why do the models on Target.com always make nice clothes look so bad?) I really like the weight of it - it's fairly thick and very cozy. I intend to post a picture of me wearing it eventually, though first I'd need to put a stop to my recent habit of wearing t-shirts and jeans every day (the weather is still too warm to allow for much creativity). I'd also have to actually be in the mood to take pictures of myself... Well, I'll definitely post something on this blog soon.

Ninja Vintage will be updated once this semester starts winding down, probably around the beginning of December (I'll try to put some accessories up next week). I know I keep putting it off, but I promise that the new stuff is awesome and will be worth the wait.

jury duty

Jury duty will be taking up my afternoons for the next week or so (hopefully not "or so," but things aren't looking very promising right now). I was planning on having a site update ready by tomorrow, but that will have to be postponed for a bit. Lots of appointments and planned trips have been dotting my schedule this summer, and having jury duty thrown into the mix has given me very little time to get anything done. I might be able to add a couple of things next week, but as of right now I'm kind of swamped. In the meantime, here is a hilarious cat video for you to enjoy:

back from chicago

I returned from my trip from Chicago on Tuesday. It was a nice change of scenery. The weather was lovely. It got a bit humid at times, but not unbearably so. I ate a lot of pizza, saw some fireworks, and (unintentionally) got a tan.

Thanks to everyone who placed an order while I was gone. All your orders will be shipped out today. I'm going out of town (again!) in a couple of weeks, so there will be a store update before I leave.

Today I donated 10% of Ninja Vintage proceeds from the past 3 months to the American Cancer Society, in honor of my mom. Thank you to every one of you who helped make this donation possible. The donation page can be viewed here. I'll be donating to a different charity this month, though I haven't decided which one yet. If anyone has a suggestion, feel free to comment or e-mail me.

Hope everyone's having a lovely summer so far!

at last

Summer is finally here! Spring semester ended last week, so I finally have time to update the site. Look for new clothing within the next few days. Next week is actually Ninja Vintage's 3-year anniversary, so I'll try to have lots of new stuff up before then. Apologies for the long, long wait.

Just a reminder, I added some colorful new sunglasses to the store. There are only a couple of each color available, so get them while you can. The baby blue and yellow ones are my personal favorites.