moonrise

♪ Take me out tonight
Where there's music and there's people
And they're young and alive
Driving in your car
I never never want to go home  ♪

One of my summertime goals is to explore more, I'm dreaming of far off places when there is still so much to be seen right around the corner!  Luke and I took a little trip into the city yesterday. It's a short one, only about 30 minutes. I love being so close to St.Louis but just far enough away from the hustle and bustle. There are so many great things to do around the city, one of my favorite little areas is known as "the loop." A college town with awesome music venues,food,vintage shops...and a historic theater playing the movie I've been dying to see for months! What more could I ask for?

Oh yea..Boba milk tea from STL Bubble Tea,yum.

I really want to stay at the Moonrise Hotel, in the Vincent Price or Betty Grable room for my birthday. The whole place is awesome..it's midcentury/spaced themed!

We planned the day around Moonrise Kingdom at the historic Tivoli Theater . It was built in the 1920's and is just gorgeous. Full of vintage movie posters,deco designs and the most magical red velvet curtain...I just love those. I really want to come back for a late night viewing of The Shining, I'm pretty sure I'm still terrified of that movie!

  I adored this movie, of course. I think Wes Anderson knows people like me eat this stuff up haha. Nostalgia,cartography,scouts,fashion,love..full of those perfect sun faded saturated summer colors of the 60's.  It's set on an idyllic island in '65 off the coast of New England and has amazing visuals and music, and an incredible cast. Bill Murray is one of my all time favorites, love him.

and Suzy's style! She's sweet..with a dark side haha

I love that he wears a brooch "not meant for a male" and she's got on her "sunday school shoes"

She loves her Francoise Hardy(!) record most, and reading. I love when songs I love are in great movies! The beach scene is one of my favorites.

I hacked off this collar and cuffs from a thrifted blouse and added them to this lace shift dress

my "ugly school shoes" 

vintage wicker bag and binoculars

My mom gave this to me a couple of weeks ago..along with a bunch of my teenage junk. I was a busy scout! It looks like I'm still into a lot of the same things haha

Happy Wednesday!