Las Vegas Satire

I went to Viva Las Vegas. I didn't take more than a few cell phone pictures. I wasn't wildly impressed. I didn't get the chance to attend a lot of events. All in all I made one bad vintage blogger over the weekend.
What did happen while I was wandering the car show and shopping the vendors, was a chance meeting with The Satorialist himself, Scott Schuman.
I am more than slightly excited, and completely honored to have graced the pages of his magnificent fashion blog! Drinking my Viva boot of slushed alcohol and all!


My entry can be found by clicking here, and there are several other amazing vintage inspired ladies from the car show to the pool party. It's a decadent display of the weekend, one I am thankful I got to be a tiny part of!

Golden Ginghams

I was asked recently to test drive a dress from eShakti.com and write a blog post about how I feel about the dress. I know I just lost about 64% of you who were reading this post, with an eye roll, and a sigh, "Well... here is another sponsored post."
BUT WAIT! These dresses are DANG CUTE. Don't run off yet. . .
With a price point often lower than some other "mod" repro style sites and custom sizing from 0-36W, you might want to hear me out for a second. eShakti has several vintage inspired designs, plenty of modest options, and are completely customizable. I had a dress made to my exact measurements, and it fits like a dream. The turn around time was lightening fast, I had my dress just over a week after making my order. All in all the dress I ordered was a steal for under $80.
What I didn't like, the side zipper. They are just annoying in general, though it works just fine. My only other issue is they are made in India, which is not necessarily and issue, I am just not aware of their current labor practices.

I took my dress out to breakfast with the girls on one of the few sunny days we have seen this winter. We stopped off at Stepping Stone Cafe in Portland, OR. This place is amazing by the way, they have pancakes the size of pizzas and REAL maple syrup. YUM!

Also, I nearly forgot my amazing polka dot tights. I picked those up at Kroger/Fred Meyer for about $5.00 and they are my go to novelty leg wear this month. They attract so much positive attention too!

Hiatus, and Shit Talk

So, if you actually follow me you will know I have been gone for a while. I realized I might be putting to much of my life out there, and sharing too candidly all the things I do.
What few people realize when they post links on forums where they plan to bad mouth another person, is that most people run analytics on their sites... thus I can click through and see any post that links to my blog. In this I stumbled upon some lovely internet gems, 2 forums in particular, who not only put me on blast for...
a. being a drag queen
b. having a terrible body
c. dressing in "costume" too much
d. "Hoping her kids are home-schooled because they will be made fun of for how I dress"
e. being a horrible writer
f. being too crass and obscene
but several other things as well.

Whats funny, is I laughed this off, as my hits kept coming in from these snark posts my AD rates kept climbing up and I made more money.
I am very secure in who I am and I love how I dress and my kids are not made fun of for it.
I needed to take a step back from the blog to gather my thoughts on everything and evaluate whether or not I wanted to put myself out there on such a public platform and welcome the insults and insecurities of others.

So, I suppose I will leave off with this... If you have something snarky and mean to say to me put me on blast right now. Go ahead and comment here anonymously and get it out of your system. After that lets all move on to just be happy, and live and let live.

Oh and for the drag queen speculators out there. I leave you with this
Thank you for letting me know I have a penis!
xoxo,
Twila Jean

Breakfast Army - Doug Fir

It's been a while since I shared my eating habits with all of you, so I thought I would do a quick post on our most recent breakfast out at the Doug Fir Lounge in Portland, OR. The Doug Fir is super cute and attached to the cheap and funky Jupiter Hotel, which I suggest you stay at if you travel through the northwest. Its delightfully retro and kitschy in all the best ways. I wore my amazing leopard coat which was last years Christmas present that my mother outbid me on, listened to me lament losing, and then gave me at the very end of the night after all the gifts were open. I love this coat, and its insanely warm which is perfect for the consistently dreary weather we have here in Portland. Breakfast was good, and the company was better. My nearest, dearest Cara Mia attended for the first time ever and I met a new friend from Instagram named Rita. I think that everyone should instill the breakfast army tradition into their lives. There is nothing more satisfying than gathering together once a week with some or all of your friends. Take my idea, do it, steal it and be awesome with your friends!

Obligatory Family Photo

So, Christmas happened? Right? Ok, well I suppose I should post our family photo even if it is a little late, and running behind my new years post. You might remember from this post, while road tripping through Idaho I scored my vintage Aluminum Christmas tree! So here she is in all of her glory, and the best I could get of all three of my kids in one shot. Merry whatever you celebrate!