Jane Doe

There are the shops that are pretty straight-forward and what you see on the rack is pretty much what you get in the fitting room. A dress is a dress, a coat is a coat, a shirt is a shirt. Those are the shops where you go to buy basics, dress code clothing items or any clothes that make you look normal  in that ordinary, unintimidating kind of way. That is where I too buy items when I need to create the impression of a safe and boring normalcy  (that is, job-interview duds, because once I get the job, all normalcy goes out the window and the poor employer has no clue s/he's in for quite a ride). I buy such clothes with as much gusto as I invest into, say, refilling wiper fluid.

Then there are shops like Jane Doe Vintage Shop ( http://janedoevintage.tumblr.com/ ) which carries dresses that can be worn as shawls, tops, skirts or just dresses but in about a dozen different ways, shrugs that turn into belts or headwear, tops that can be worn upside down and inside out, you name it. Nothing is what it seems and some articles are so complicated you start hoping they come with an instructions manual.     

This cape, for example, can also be worn as a skirt. When this lovely girl put it on, you could tell it has finally found it's owner! 

This intriguing dress on the store clerk has been resurrected from a house robe.

She was very patient and forgiving of our screams of joy and surprise at the beauty and intricate detailing of some of the items in the shop.

This gorgeous dress was another item to have happily found its true owner aka yours truly!  

And I simply had to try on this 20s headpiece.

Matched it to the golden bows on these suede pumps, one bow kept falling off and eventually went MIA...

Then this designer jumpsuit. 

It screams Mariah Carey circa 1985, minus the perm.

I liked the style of these glittery shorts but found them a bit too long for my taste.
I'll keep looking for a perfect pair to wear with a tuxedo jacket and a simple white T-shirt. And some sky high heels!

The whole room lit up when she donned this dress!

And this one...

I secretly prayed she wouldn't like this one as I plan to go back for it....

...and for this crazy sequined top!

Last but not least, the dress that almost looks ordinary...

...until you you realize that its front is longer than its back!!!

I was told it could also be worn upside down when it turns into a jumpsuit but don't ask me how.

Thought it funny to stumble upon this writing on a day like this.