Red, White & Blue: Vintage 4th of July

I can't believe June is half way over already. Firework stands are going up around town and it's time to get out the red, white & blue.

Have fun & dress the part: vintage finds for your holiday picnic, bike ride and firework watching.

All pieces are in the shop, dahlila found.

Summer Allstar Sneaker Circus

I love canvas tennies in all the brands you know: Keds, Vans, Converse. I grew up with them in a plethora of colors, but I always love the basics best: red, white & blue. The more you wear them, wash them & bicycle in them, the better they get. When we were young we wrote boys names on the white bumper sides. And when they got weary we pasted them up with shoe goo.

All these great vintage tennie runners are in the shop--or on their way. My house is filled with brightly inspiring tennis shoes and NOT A SINGLE PAIR FIT ME. Sigh.

What we have:  navy blue Converse All-Stars, red Converse All-stars, white Converse Jack Purcell's--SO big (men's 13) I can't find laces for them, & red canvas deck shoes (like Keds or Vans).

So, without further ado please welcome

The 2011 Summer Allstar Tennis Shoe Circus!

Enjoy! 

Formation

 Acrobats

 shoulder stands

Circus Sandwich

The Rockets!

She Wore Sunglasses At Night

I want these specs for my new avatar, but the photo's not quite right. Still, they are fabulous, possibly the most fabulous sunglasses ever. And even better, they belonged to my grandmother. Stylish woman that she was. Thank you, grandma. :-)
P.S. They aren't for sale. Not now, not ever. I don't care what my mother says. ;-)