Eagles, Rams and Cranes......Oh My!

On Saturday, the party posse headed from a delicious brunch at Cliff's Edge to the Silverlake Art, Craft and Vintage Fair over on Sunset. Full of Nutella Stuffed French Toast and Poached Eggs, we were armed with bottles of water and ready to hit the sun and do some shopping. The fair hasn't got much on the Pasadena Flea Market, but for a leisurely Saturday, it hit the spot. We were welcomed into the fair by a gentleman holding a giant arrow that said, "Flea Market." More notably though, was the dirty Chuck E. Cheese mascot head that he was wearing as an accessory to his jeans and tee shirt. To be fair....it was a vintage head. And oddly enough, Nathaniel had just bought "Death to Smoochy" at a DVD rental place next door that was going out of business. The purchase planted the conversational seed of Edward Norton looking mighty fine in a plushie costume. However, the Chuck E. Cheese put a minor damper on that image.
So, while looking around racks and racks of vintage, a diamond in the rough was spotted. An oversized mens button up from JCPenny. The shirt was just medium cool but the adornments.....I can't say enough. At one point, the original owner of this plain, denim JCPenny shirt must of had the idea to jazz up this item a little bit. It was done so by taking a visit to an embroidery place. On the front an eagle was placed on the left and a ram on the right. A symbol of freedom. A metaphor for toughness or masculinity. Ok. I can kind of see the theory behind the choice. However, once one flips the shirt around, the story changes a bit. Instead of choosing animals of eagle caliber, there are three fragile looking cranes. I was at a loss. But I knew I had to own this thrift score.