CovEtsy: Last Minute Christmas Wish List by Rebekah Hakkenberg

Still trying to think of what to get me for Christmas? Or just because? Here are a few ideas:

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Sassy Magazine, 1993 by Rebekah Hakkenberg

via Anothermag

The day I brought my first issue of Sassy magazine home, I found this page and immediately tore it out and put it up on my wall. I was thirteen, and up until that point I had been reading Seventeen without an ounce of irony.

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Rock the Cosmos by Rebekah Hakkenberg

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Blue Collar/White Wash by Rebekah Hakkenberg

I am a sucker for any sort of analysis/deconstruction of fashion trends through the lens of its social/economic/historical context, and this piece by Nathan Cardon for The Toronto Standard is no exception:

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Dark Beauty by Rebekah Hakkenberg

I am not Ana

Kate Pugsley

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Art & Fashion: Floodline by Rebekah Hakkenberg

Floodline series no. 45
watercolor paper, acrylic paint and fabric dye by Lisa Golightly.

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Art & Fashion: Watercolours by Rebekah Hakkenberg

by Mats Gustafson

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CovEtsy: This Ain't No Picnic. Yes It IS! by Rebekah Hakkenberg

I found so much amazing picnic gear on Etsy this week, it was hard keeping my list down to just 10 things! The weather this week is perfect for a leisurely picnic in the park (under a nice, shady tree, of course). So grab a book and some food and maybe even a few friends (and ice cold refreshments, if you are so inclined) and spend an afternoon en plein air sometime soon.

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CovEtsy: Colour! by Rebekah Hakkenberg

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The Ouroboros of Hipster Trends

Trucker hats have become synonymous with hipster culture's affinity for ironic appropriation, and are quite possibly one of the original hipster trends to have come and gone. Now, if Urban Outfitters is any indication, and I think it is, they're back. But have they simply run out of headgear to wear ironically, or are hipsters now consciously re-appropriating their own trends? Is this the ultimate hipster act, to pillage one's own culture? Is this what it's come to? Highly likely. Remember those "I'm Not A Hipster" t-shirts a couple years ago? Oh, the irony! A hipster professing to not be a hipster is the ultimate, umm, hipster. What's next? Meta-Mullets? Post-Hipster Keffiyahs? I can't even.

CovEtsy: This Cherry Pie is a Miracle! by Rebekah Hakkenberg

I'm channeling my inner Audrey Horne today (well, every day, really), and coveting anything and everything I can find on easy that has to do with my all-time favourite series, Twin Peaks. Buffalo plaid, pine trees, faux bois, stag's heads, great horned owls, damn fine coffee and that miraculous cherry pie... 

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CovEtsy: Rough Riders by Rebekah Hakkenberg

With the sunny weather Toronto had on Sunday afternoon, biking has really been on the brain. Sadly, I have been bike-less since my key snapped off in my bike lock last winter, and it will probably still be awhile before I can afford to buy a new one. It's a shame, because I really miss the freedom of riding, and walking feels so gosh darn slow now. So, in the meantime, I'm going to have to content myself with just daydreaming about all the accessories I would buy for my ride if I had one. And then a little something for post-ride.

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CovEtsy by Rebekah Hakkenberg

Since so much of my time is spent browsing Etsy, finding and coveting so many amazing things each week that I can't buy, I've decided to share my top picks each week in a regular feature here on OATZ (OATZ?!?! Really?!) So without further ado, here are the top ten vintage, handmade, or repurposed items that caught my eye this week.

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shoes at lanvin spring/summer 2011

(September 30, 2010 - Photos by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images Europe)

I Love You The Best Better Than All The Rest by Rebekah Hakkenberg

Last days of summer by Rebekahla featuring Pendleton meets Opening Ceremony scarves

Complementary pairings of blue and orange, grounded by rich brown accessories to get me from the last days of summer into fall...

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To Sir, With Love by Rebekah Hakkenberg

One of my strongest memories from elementary school is the scent of bleach on our desks in the morning.  I loved it when the teacher would tell us to put our heads down for "quiet time."  I'm not quite sure where this fit into the school curriculum, but I treasured those moments of silence.

vintage pencil collection,
hownowdesign

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Flickr Faves by Rebekah Hakkenberg

1. Welcome to Idaho, 2. Untitled, 3. you're the cream in my coffee, 4. isabel color closeup 1939, 5. Yeşilçam filmlerini çok seviyorum, 6. in the grass, 1930s, 7. Untitled, 8. Mimi 1968, 9. Que sea cierto el jamás, 10. church of the most holy trinity xii, 11. Untitled, 12. UncleLing in Victoria Park 維園舅父, 13. Neckarrems - Haeusler - 1968, 14. skis, 15. Jean Seberg, 16. into the sunshine

I Actually Really Like This o_O by Rebekah Hakkenberg

Weezer Reveal Ridiculous Album Cover
I can't speak for what's actually on the cd itself, but he does have a nice face, and the colour scheme is awesome.  The more I look at it, the happier I feel.  And I've never even seen Lost.

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Victorian Pharmacy by Rebekah Hakkenberg

My latest obsession. Bloodletting, purging, oil of earthworm and cold bath treatments... historian Ruth Goodman is adorable charming, and her enthusiasm for the topic is infectious (excuse the pun), and the rustic wooden floors, old Victorian glass bottles, the quaint paper labels on jars, and scary medical contraptions are so inspiring.

A screen shot from Victorian Pharmacy, or a Vermeer painting?

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What I Want Right Now... by Rebekah Hakkenberg

...is an ultra-girly, feminine space filled with pink ruffles and lace where I can put my headphones on and listen to records all day long.