He Can't See it in My Face but I'm About to Play My Ace

Int. Robar - Evening
She flattens her royal flush on the table, scans the expressions of the men who were finally about to have to pay for what they'd done, and outstretches her hand for the money. They respond with laughter and threats, saying they would never pay a woman for something like that. Their joking is interrupted by gun shots and her soft voice naming off each bullet and the person it was for. 6 names roll off her tongue, wives of the cheating men, friends that had disappeared, and lastly the husband they had taken from her. Blood seeps into the red carpets and curtains as she slides all of the money into her Gucci purse, lights a cigarette in her mouth, and exits.

 No, this is not a  scene from a Quentin Tarantino film...but I'd say I'm not far off. Blame it on my re-watching of Inglorious Bastards earlier this week, or  maybe blame it on this killer Pinup Girl Clothing dress, but a fierce female protagonist story is all I could think about creating. After happening across these pink poker chips online, I knew exactly where I wanted this to go. Also, in case you didn't notice, the poker chips say "All Flash No Cash" on them and really how cute is that?! I'm adopting that as some sort of motto of mine, I may not have racks on racks on racks, but I'm pretty good at trying to make a thrift store find look glamorous AF. Pretending to live glamorously is another talent of mine, and thanks to my friend Danni introducing me to Robar, a midcentury themed bar in town, I've been doing a lot more of that lately. That is not a joke, ever since snapping these photos there, I've already been back twice. They have chocolate covered strawberries, are in walking distance from my apartment, and I feel like I'm on a set for Mad Men when I'm there, so why would I not try to go as often as possible?!  Pro-tip: wear a full skirted Pinup Girl Clothing dress, leopard heels, and red lipstick for the ultimate experience. Plus, you'll just look like really awesome.

Credits:

Dress: c/o Pinup Girl Clothing

Shoes: DSW

Poker chips: Rosehound Apparel

Sunglasses: Asos

*Big thank you to Danni and Meg for helping me with these photos and preventing me from awkwardly dragging my tripod in there*

Viva Mexico

Ext. Peluqueria -Day
Nearing the peluqueria she spots him through the window, sitting in the barber's chair, laughing along with the other men in the room as  the ends of his hair gather on the floor. Her anger rises noticeably along with the temperature as she awaits his exit. Propped up against the side of the building she kicks up a cloud of dust from beneath her white high heel as she contemplates exactly what she intends to says to him.

When you've been taking photos in a small town for as long as I have, it's east to feel as though you've run out of new spots. Everywhere I go I'm keeping my eyes peeled for a new location, and even have some of my friends doing the same, which is exactly what led to me propping my tripod up outside of a Mexican restaurant this weekend. Cancun, as it's called, features a pastel mural along one of its longest walls painted  to resemble locations you would find in a Mexican town. Upon seeing this, ideas for story lines that I could have take place there, well, and in actually Mexico, began running through my head. Having just received a bright blue wiggle dress and equally radiant collared jacket from Pinup Girl Clothing, I thought it could be fun to shoot them together and create a nice explosion of colorful photos. Only regret is that I couldn't get my headscarf to cooperate. 

As I first unwrapped the package containing the wiggle dress I had the nervous feeling that I wasn't going to be able to get it over my hips, but turns out it's packed with stretch, but the good kind that stays tight to my body and doesn't wind up bagging after 30 minutes of wearing it. Once zipped I turned for my first glance in my full length mirror and was pretty shocked I what I saw - I've never felt more Joan Holloway or even Kim Kardashian in my life. Gotta say, it felt good yo. Some serious you can take over the world vibes exude from this outfit, which is exactly what helped me to land on "the girl goes to Mexico to get revenge on the con man who stole her money and worse, her heart" story.

Hours later as I sipped coconut La Croix (my latest obsession) and watched these photos upload to my computer I thought to myself how I couldn't have been happier with how all of the colors came together. Use your imagination and you might just believe I'm actually in sunny South America. 

Credits:

Dress and Jacket: Pinup Girl Clothing

Shoes: Ebay

Headscarf: Vintage