I saw these at Dots on Little River Turnpike in Alexandria today and had to take a photo. I documented the hooks to prove they are not really bangles. Seriously, who is wearing these things!?

Today I went shopping in Lincolnia, the nondescript yet eclectic stretch of Little River Turnpike in Alexandria. I like shopping at cheap ethnic clothing stores there and I haven’t been in Fashion la Fama in about a year. Previously, it had typical low quality and unimpressive clothing. Now it is under new Chinese ownership and the new people have brought in some fun wardrobe pieces with funky mannequin ensembles. I like it even if I am too old for most of the stuff. The clothing is cheap overall but higher priced for the area tops are around $16 and jeans for about $25. However, these are unique items and they also have dressed and other stuff. Their sale is pretty good. I bought one of those long underwear type of texture long sleeved shirts in charcoal grey with a cute argyle print for $5.

I also looked at their rings which are kooky and great. I love giant rings and they also have size 6, which is the largest size I can wear (tiny fingers). I love snake themed accessories for some reason – even though I feel like I shouldn’t. They had these awesome Cuban zirconia encrusted snake rings that reminded me of Hidalgo rings (which I love!) but they were $36. So, I ended up splurging on this funky snake ring in faux silver and CZs. I like how it wraps around and is so unusual…even though I know I probably should be giving up my love of snake jewelry…I will still be wearing it this winter. At $7.50 I can experiment.

My friend Nicole has this adorable stamp wallet that I love that is designed to look like a letter. I can’t find it online but it is well made and seems to be leather – I think it was purchased in London. It inspired me and helped me come across these great recycled wallets by (Dynomighty . They print designs onto Tyvek to create earth-friendly wallets with fun themes like Air Mail letters, vintage postcards, Subway maps, tattoos, etc. I noticed that a lot are on sale on eBay (and then you will earn eBay bucks). Also, if you Google “how to make a Tyvel wallet” you will find lots of tutorials on Instructables, YouTube, and How Stuff Works. I don’t have any Tyvek to try it. I do wonder if stuff falls out of the wallet because it looks like stuff could fall out of the sides?