Style Adventures Vol. 11( Uptown Westerville & Chesterville, Ohio)

STYLE ADVENTURES 

(Uptown Westerville & Chesterville Ohio 6/15)

This post is about how to add to your wardrobe using antique shops, thrift stores, yard sales and other venues. We travel Ohio and beyond discovering unique and stylish items we want to share and the places we found them.

Deja Vu

 11 N. State St. 

Uptown Westerville, Ohio 43081

www.dejavuclothes.com

Saturday I spent the day riding around Ohio with Leo. One of the places we stopped was Uptown Westerville where I found Deja Vu. I was really excited about exploring the Uptown Westerville area because it was just the kind of shopping area I love. The area is full of boutiques carrying everything from Amish furniture, antiques, arts & crafts by local artists and second hand clothing. My favorite place was Deja Vu.

Deja Vu opened in 1989. It had a few owners since then but today it is owned by Debbie Bowers and her daughter Lesa Halliwell. The store specializes in new, gently worn designer clothes, shoes and accessory items. It's a great place to take items to sell for extra cash or to find some very neat items at great prices. For more information check out their website above.

When I first entered the store, I noticed a sign indicating a 20% sale off most items in the store. I was excited to see a large quantity of jewelry in the jewelry section up front. Though I did not find anything I wanted that day, I did have better luck in other areas. The first thing I came across that I had to have was a black and white hounds-tooth mini skirt. The tag was broken up into three dates and three different prices which told me that after 6/8 that my skirt would be $5.50. I guess the skirt had already been there close to the 60 day expiration date. This means they don't hold on to the same items for more than a couple months so there is an urgency to get things when you see them and on your next visit its likely that you will see most of the store stocked with new items.

My favorite section was the belt section. There were so many stylish pieces but I only allowed myself to pick one belt, a black and metal belt that felt 'western rock star'. I am still thinking about a pearl belt I left behind that I probably should have purchased.

Houndstooth skirt and leather and metal belt from Deja Vu
Total $12

Chesterville Flea Market 

State Route 95

Chesterville, Ohio

 This place is a revisit. I stopped in around the same time last year and was pleasantly surprised to find  bunch of great accessories, in fact one of my favorite pieces that I bought for a quarter. This time I found a few belts I had to have but Leo did even better than I this time around. I won't bore you with his industrial finds. This visit was different, some of the vendors were different. I ran across a guy who frequents the airport auctions and had lots of belts and knickknacks. I purchased several stylish belts from him, 3 for $5. 

The flea market is owned by John and Joelyn Lanning. It's located on State Route 95 in between Columbus and Cleveland. You can see the bright  flags from the road. The flea market houses antiques, collectibles and home grown and handmade products from the locals. 

Belts from Chesterville Flea Market $5

Look for my new skirt and belts in future closet blog posts! Fashionista's, antiquers & store owners! Got a store or area I should visit? Leave me a comment.

Be blessed! Be free! Be fashionable!

Kris,

Chris's/Kris's Closet (Kristin) September 9, 2012

Kris's Closet

Inspired by great bloggers like Folake of Style Pantry and Tamia of The Style Sample,two months ago we decided to open up our closets to the world as well. We are ChristinaKristin of Columbus,Ohio. We are two women close in age, with two different takes on style and completely different personalities. My style is usually wild, bold, adventurous and colorful. I would use the same words to describe my personality and life. My name is Kristin. Welcome to my closet!

Sunday the fella and I kept it simple. We had a cheap date at O'Charley's. It's like one of the only chain restaurants I will dine at. I was sitting around doing work at home before that. We both didn't feel like cooking so I threw on clothes to get something good but cheap. And cheap it was! We ended up only paying for my meal because they ran out of what my guy originally ordered and the server didn't relay that to us because he didn't know. Well the mistake was corrected. I love great customer service. That's how you get people to return. I took these pictures in front of the restaurant. This is what I wore.

I also kept it simple with my outfit. I wore a sheerish neon yellow/green tee shirt from Target over my neon, black and white floral printed Victoria Secret bra, skinny jeans, a polyester shawl like jacket and a neon orange scarf. The bra matching was not on purpose. My jacket is something I found at the Ohio Thrift Store. The orange scarf I got from Shoetique in Town & Country of Columbus, Ohio. They have great scarves for just $5. My leather and metal necklace I picked up from Funky & Functional in the Short North, Columbus. The sunglasses are Michael Kors cat-eyes. I have worn them a few times in closet blogs. My earrings are a pair I got from the Chesterville Flea Market last month. Find a similar neon tee at http://piperlime.gap.com/browse/product.do?searchCID=4016&pid=317779002.

My black and silver sequin clutch is  Limited brand from the MJR warehouse in Plain City, Ohio. Here is a sequin clutch I found on etsy at http://www.etsy.com/listing/108609121/roma-clutch-silver-sequins-over-black?ref=sr_gallery_39&ga_search_query=black+and+silver+sequin+purse&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=ZZ&ga_min=0&ga_max=0&ga_search_type=all
The bracelet I got from a fashion swap with my friends. Here is a very cute multi-strand bracelet at http://www.fantasyjewelrybox.com/Product/Details/23117?urlDisplayName=dreas-silver-mesh-chain-multi-strand-bracelet&source=pjn&subid=8832 The mustache ring I bought last month at Cedar Point. You can find tons of mustache rings at http://www.etsy.com

My leather booties are from  MJR warehouse. They are by Colin Stuart. I love the big floppy bows on the back. I am sorry, I did not find anything close to these to suggest.

This concludes another Kris's Closet. Thank you so much for stopping by!

Be blessed! Be free! Be fashionable!

Kris,

Style Adventures Vol. 4 ( Chesterville & Columbus)

STYLE ADVENTURES 

(Chesterville & Columbus, Ohio 8/4 & 8/5)

This is a blog about how to add to your wardrobe using antique shops, thrift stores, yard sales and other venues. We travel Ohio and beyond discovering unique and stylish items we want to share and the places we found them.

Chesterville Flea Market 

State Route 95

Chesterville, Ohio

Saturday I was in Mid- Ohio to watch the car races and on the way back to Columbus I ran into Chesterville Flea Market. To look at this place, it doesn't look like much. Inside the flea market it's much of the same feeling. Like any other store or market, I always try to give it a chance. In this case I am glad that I did.

The flea market is owned by John and Joelyn Lanning. It's located on State Route 95 in between Columbus and Cleveland. You can see the bright  flags from the road. The flea market houses antiques, collectibles and home grown and handmade products from the locals. The place smelled strong of garlic. They had these small packages of freshly processed pure Asian garlic powder. The stuff was clearly very potent.

 

One of the first shops I looked at was E&G House of Treasures which made me really excited about football season returning. A whole side of his section was Ohio State gear for women. He had Ohio State earrings, headbands and really cute purses.  

I almost got this jersey cross-body. Maybe next time!

I walked through the entire building and quickly learned where I needed to be. Off in the far left corner there were three people sitting. I was greeted by a very pleasant woman. I started rummaging through a shoe box filled with antique jewelry. The first piece I found was a large ethnic/tribal metal statement necklace. I asked the lady the price and she responded 25 cents. I must of had a look of confusion on my face because she repeated herself and said everything in that box is 25 cents. I quickly looked through the box and found more and more pieces. A blue fuzzy thread necklace, a pair of vintage pearl dangles, a rhinestone barrette, a wood and rope necklace and a cute pair of  silver clip-on earrings that I could easily convert. 

The shop is owned by the woman's father who use to have a record shop. Records were the largest part of the inventory in the space next to many other antiques and collectibles. 

This is what I bought left to right: large metal tribal necklace, rhinestone barrette, fuzzy blue thread necklace, antique pearl dangle earrings, silver dangle clip-on earrings and wood and rope necklace. Total $1.50

Roses 

1501 E. Dublin-Granville Rd

Columbus, Ohio

 I have no idea what I thought Roses was but I didn't think it was a department store that included clothing. The stores are still pretty new to Columbus. My mother was telling me last week that the intern that works in her office had on cute dresses that she got from the store for $6 and $8 and that intrigued me. I am all about the bargain if it's quality. I have been riding past the Roses stores for like a year so I thought it was time I payed one of the locations a visit. I put it on my weekend itinerary. So Sunday after a short stroll through the Dublin Irish Fest I made my way to Roses with less than 30 minutes to shop.

When I arrived I was not impressed right away. The selection felt very cheap. The visual displays reminded me of stores I liked when I was in middle school, full of polyester spandex blends. I liked the wholesale price points but the clothing didn't feel like they were worth any more than what they were marked. It took me a while to find anything I liked. When I was just about to write the place off as just a good place to buy basics, I started finding some worthy pieces.

I have been looking for a high-low hemline that I liked for months and on a $7 rack, there it was. This skirt was colorful and my size. It was working two summer trends, the high-low hemline and was covered in a tribal/ethnic print. Mine! I quickly snatched the skirt up then moved on to explore the rest of the store. 

I had not seen a lot that I felt like I needed to take home but I made a mental note of the different staple items that they carried. This place was ideal for socks, basic tees and tanks. It would be worth the time to visit this store for those items especially with the price points. As for the selection of stylish items, it gets tricky. While they are pretty accurate on the trends, if you are a mannequin shopper and don't like to search through racks, this is not going to be the store for you. The good stuff is hidden amongst some of the most hideous. 

This is what I took home from Roses. High-low tribal print maxi skirt $ 7.50 plus tax

I spent less than $10 Saturday & Sunday for a skirt, two pairs of earrings, three necklaces and a barrette! It was a winning weekend. Let me know if you know places I need to check out!

Be blessed! Be free! Be fashionable!

Kris,