• Brown Beret – Military Supply Store, Seattle, WA
• Leopard collar – H&M, San Francisco
• 1940s coat with zip off bottom (converts to cape!!) – Cheap Thrills, Fayetteville, AR
• Red gloves – from an estate sale in Eugene, OR
• Brown polka dot pleated dress – Buffalo Exchange, Austin, TX
• Brown knee socks
• Brown Heels – Buffalo Exchange, Austin, TX
• Russian Red lipstick – MAC

I love brown and red! I have tried so hard to successfully incorporate animal print in a tasteful way in my wardrobe in the past few years, and the only things I’ve held on to are this fluffy collar from H&M and a muff from Coquette Faux Furriers.  I’ve tried on a billion leopard print dresses but they are too rockabilly Portland for my taste.

January 9th, 2007 – this was the first incarnation of this outfit nearly three years ago. I was still in Graduate school in Eugene, OR and I took this photo right before I rode my bike to school that morning. I’m still using the tube of Russian Red lipstick I wore in this photo. How little has changed!