Oh Route 66. The big highway that runs from one side of the country to the other(ish).All along the route were these kitsch hippie towns and quickly became a icon of American Culture. When interstates were bought into the USA the road fell out of favourite more and more and eventually became a weird sort of ghost town of the past. There are lots of stops along the way that are full of the Americana spirit of the time though and it's actually a pretty cool visual.
We stopped off at Delgadillo's Snow Cap Drive-In, which is still a popular tourist stop. Delgadillo was working on an extremely limited budget, so he built the restaurant mostly from scrap. At this stop there was a bunch of Cars inspired by the Disney/Pixar film with eyes on. It was really cool actually. So quirky,...
Saturday, 6 June 2015
Style Update: You, Me, Capri
There is no getting around my love for this striped shirt. Although, if you read FFG regularly you'll know that stripes are an obsession for me and my wardrobe that has no end in sight. Truly, I do believe the easiest and fasted way to add pizazz to any ensemble is to throw stripes into the mix. And what a mix I have going on here today.
A Milly/Kohl's collaboration striped shirt and Ralph Lauren Denim & Supply Camo Jacket was a last minute pariing as I had originally stepped out with only shirt and Whistles skirt. Seems British weather had other plans for me - there is definitely still a bite to the air in the morning here, folks. Mixed with my love of Swedish Hasbeens and my colour pop bag from Hobbs, this outfit led me straight into temptation - see pics of Ice Cream sandwiches b...
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