Seriously

Bucket hat - Kangol / Vest - Thrifted / T-shirt - Boy London / Pants - Thrifted / Boots - Dr. Martens

Bucket Hats. Summer 2013. It's happening. It's real. Let's make this happen.
See further evidence here. That is all.

New Beginnings

Hat - 40 OZ NYC
The last few weeks have been quite crazy for me. I moved out into my first apartment which is exciting, scary, incredible, time consuming, and thrilling, all at the same time. The internet wasn't installed for the first two weeks, so I basically didn't know what to do with myself. I kept having people ask "does it feel like home yet?" and it truly didn't until now, sitting in my bed (aka my home office) being able to blog at my own will. It may sound sad, but so much of what I do revolves around the internet.

At any rate... I am settling in, loving being on my own. It's interesting how your perspective changes. I barely even think about clothes anymore, let go alone shopping for them. I've made a complete shift into everything interior. The first section I check when I go thrifting is the housewares, which was a section I normally avoided at all costs. It's so much fun walking into a place with blank white walls and being able to create a space that truly feels your own. It's a slow process, but I'd rather wait to find the pieces that are truly special instead of just buying for the sake of buying.

It truly feels like a new beginning for me. I'm excited to share the process here on Pullteeth. Who knows? Maybe there will be some housewares or interior DIYs? If you have any suggestions for interior blogs, please share! Inspire me.

All this talk of interior, but I haven't completely forgot about clothes. I might scale back on my online shopping a bit, but when I saw this 40 OZ NYC hat I knew it needed to join my collection. I mean, I'm still an online shopping addict deep down inside. I don't think that'll ever change.

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Hat - SSUR / Sweater - Thrifted / Necklace - Thrifted I know what you're thinking. I haven't blogged in forever. Well Comme Des Fuck Down, alright?! Here I am!! I've had a super crazy holiday season with all the visits from out of town friends and family events. What ever happened to the good old days of being in elementary school with no job and no commitment? When you could actually enjoy the break. I don't want to complain though because the past little while has been crazy - but also crazy good! I've done some major online shopping and this hat is probably the most amazing thing I've found. Images of it have been floating around all over the internet (mainly tumblr) and I knew I had to somehow get my hands on it. Every lead I seemed to find to this sold out hat ended in a dead end until I happened upon the original online shop page for it. In big red letters it read "SOLD OUT" but, for whatever reason, the order form was still usable. I tried my luck, sent in an order, waited a week and a half, then got a conformation that it was sent out. How lucky am I?!! What the hell!!!!!!
So, the moral of the story is - online shopping rules and continues to be the best invention ever.
Hopefully the new year brings some new free time for me. I'm feelin' good about getting back into the swing of things in the blogging world. My weekly on MTV Fora is back up and running so make sure to be checking that every Tuesday & to also follow me on Twitter! Happy New Year!

The Perfect Wide Brim Hat + Cards

All images via The Fashionisto / Video via Coute Que Coute by Dior Homme
I have shared a few of these images on my blog before, but the search is still on. I've been looking for the perfect wide brim hat for ages. With the seasons changing and the layers piling on, now seems like the perfect time to have one. I've been holding my breath hoping I'll be able to find one thrifting but it's starting to seem like my luck won't be great. If anyone has seen any good, relatively priced ones online... LET ME KNOW!! In the meantime I'll just have to watch this video on repeat and pretend I'm decked out head-to-toe in Dior Homme. Livin' the dream, literally.

While I'm at it I wanted to share my latest little DIY project. For the last while my blog has been coming up in conversation and it was always such a hassle trying to direct people to my website. I can tell them the name over and over but the likelihood of them remembering seemed small. I figured the best way to let people know was to make myself some business cards. Obviously, knowing me, I couldn't just take the easy way out and order regular business cards. No, I had to do something at least a little bit creative with it. So, I went onto Simon Stamp and ordered myself two stamps: One of the tooth logo I've been using on my blog, and the other of my contact information. The stamps arrived and they are perfect! I love the idea of being able to mix up the stamp color for the tooth logo on the back. For the first batch I opted for a red tooth with simple black font. The stamps are quite relively priced especially considering I can now make an infinite amount of cards. So...what do you think!?

Actual Pain

Sorry, sorry, sorrrrrrry! I was on a blogging role for a while, but I'm not sure what happened since I got back from my trip. Got a little lazy, I suppose. But I'm alive! Here I am!!

I've been searching for the perfect black hat for a while now. I knew by summer I needed to find one but had no idea where to start looking. Alas, leave it to Jeremy Scott to have some cosmic connection to my fashion woes.

Here's Kanye West at the Fall Winter 2011 Jeremy Scott show. I saw this hat and was obsessed, but had no idea where I'd be able to find it. Next in line of the cosmic connection was through the blogger world. There was a post on Is Mental pointing me in the right direction. But I figured that was the end of my black-hat-lucky-streak, because the hat was sold out. I kept checking back every week, hoping that it would come back in stock. I had to, right?! Well waiting paid off because it finally came back in stock!!

K, JUST SAYIN, but I think my bff Freya and I have a bit more #SWAG than Kanye, no? Platforms? Yeaaaaaaaahhhhhh.

So let this be a lesson to everyone. The internet is awesome. Bloggers are awesome. Jeremy Scott is awesome. Kayne West is awesome too. Actual Pain is fuuuuckkkking awesome.

Check out their web store (more than just hats, amaaaazing tank tops/t-shirts/sweaters)

ACTUAL PAIN

DIY: Hat Dyeing

I found this blue hat at a thrift store and fell in love with the shape/fit, but I hated the color. I wasn't sure if dyeing it was a bad idea or not but I figured it was worth a shot. Here's a quick overview of how I did it in case anyone wants to try.

What you'll need: a hat made of natural fibers, Rit fabric dye, rubber gloves, and a bucket large enough to fit the hat comfortably.

My hat was wool felt so I made sure use water that wasn't too warm. I left it completely emerged in the water for about half an hour, making sure that the shape wasn't being compromised.

When you take it out to dry, it's important to make sure it's in the proper shape. It will probably take a long time to dry. I left mine out for about 48 hours making sure it was completely dry.

It turned out this really great gray/purple color. I really, really love it.
Good luck if you decide to try this! Sorry my instructions aren't the best, haha.