5 5 09

I wish that I knew about the website Vintageous.com when I had my school prom, I would have loved to have worn any one of these fabulous dresses. I imagine that films like Hairspray have made these kind of dresses really popular for school proms, but nobody wore anything like this at mine! I wish I could go back and wear one of these dresses, probably the red one, or the pink one with bows, in fact I don't think I would have been able to chose!









Actually, when I was looking through the Vintageous website, I came across a dress that was acutally used IN the movie Hairspray! How cool is that?!!

16 4 09

I have just discovered a fantastic website that sells vintage couture, it's called (not surprisingly) Vintage Couture. It has loads of designers, and also some anonymous items that are equally as gorgeous! Here are my favourite picks from the collection:



Pierre Cardin Coat £654 and Dress £335



Christian Dior Dress £804 and Nina Ricci Dress £2,547



Chanel Suit £4,024 and Chanel Earrings £150



1950s Evening Dress £805 and 1950s Suit £201

12 4 09

A little while ago I made this dress from a vintage 50's dress pattern. I lost interest in sewing for a while but now I'm eager to get some new patterns and start making some things to wear!



Here are some of my favourites that I'm thinking of buying and making:


1960s Dress Pattern from Best Vintage Patterns


1950s Dress Pattern from Best Vintage Patterns


1950s Dress Pattern from Moms Patterns


I am also really lusting after this coat from Etsy but unfortunately including the shipping to the UK it's about £60, which I know isn't much for a coat but I'm so skint at the moment! Plus, summer is approaching so I think it might be a bit of a useless purchase... but I want it so badly!! Please pleeeease somebody buy it for me! I will love you forever!

I might have to resort in making something for myself in a similar fabric. I found this pattern (the one on the right) which is sort of similar:


1950s Coat Pattern from Best Vintage Patterns

Hope you all have a wonderful Easter tomorrow! My mum is cooking us a BIG turkey dinner!! I can't wait! xxx

31 3 09

I have been catching up on Season 2 of Mad Men - the most glamorous program on telly! I have only watched the first 4 episodes so don't ruin anything for me! If you have not seen it then you need to start watching it right now!!
Not only are the story-lines captivating (with the most gorgeous lead ever, Jon Hamm, above) but the fashion is to DIE for. Here are some of my favourite outfits from what I have seen so far:


Betty has always been one of my favourites. She is so glamorous, even when she goes horse riding she looks impeccable (unfortunately they didn't have a picture of her in her riding outfit, but there was a gorgeous tweed blazer involved!) Looking at pictures of Betty makes me want to grow out my fringe (yet again!) and dye my hair blonde! The pink cocktail dress she is wearing here is the exact kind of thing that is making me want to get into costume design.


I think Peggy has been having quite a few really good outfits this season; I love a good check and these are some of my favourites.


The evening-wear and cocktail dresses have been absolutely gorgeous. I am in love with Peggy's red dress here; the peter-pan collar, the bow - it's fabulous!


Men, listen up! This is a goooood look. Not so much Pete, but the guy on the left looks so freakin cool! Why oh why was I not born long enough ago to have lived through an era like this??!

6 11 08

The party season is drawing ever closer, so I thought I would do a little post on an item that every girl has in her closet - the little black dress.

In 1926 Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel published a picture of a simple black dress in Vogue magazine. Prior to the 1920s, black had been reserved for mourning and was considered indecent when worn outside such circumstances, but with that one image Chanel changed everything. During World War II the black dress thrived in part due to widespread rationing of textiles and in part as a common uniform for civilian women entering the workforce. In the 1950s Hollywood femmes fatales were portrayed often in black as a symbol of a dangerous woman, and in the 1960s the younger 'mod' generation wore the dress in a miniskirt length whereas the older generation wore simple black sheath dresses, the most famous of all being Audrey Hepburn's dress in Breakfast at Tiffany's.

The 1980's saw the black dress in a variety of fabrics - lace, satin, taffeta, velvet, leather - and lengths, and it's charm has continued up to this day.

The 1920s - Antique Dress £1,021



The 1940s - Antique Dress £483



The 1950s - Antique Dress £220



The 1960s - Antique Dress £765



The 1970s - Posh Girl Vintage £120



The 1980s - Vintage Martini £92

13 4 08

Style inspiration: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

Skirt suit

Jacket LK Bennett £149

Pink skirt suit The Frockery £24

Skirt suit eBay £44.99

Pearls

Pearls preshhus.com £20

Dress

Dress Diane Von Furstenberg £270

Dress Lanvin £610

Dress Ballyhoo Vintage £30

Hat

Hat eBay £8.50

Shoes

Shoes Ballyhoo Vintage £15

Shoes Salvatore Ferragamo £175


(Runway photos from Vogue.com)

28 3 08

Last night I went to see Hairspray at Shaftsbury Theatre and IT WAS AMAZING!!!! It’s just as good as the movie was, but I haven’t seen the original so I don’t know how they measure up to it.


It has truly inspired me to dress in more girly 50’s/60’s dresses and have my hair BIG. So I have been searching on eBay for some fitting outfits. Timeless Vixen is a fantastic eBay shop, with lots of beautiful 50’s/early 60’s dresses (I almost wish I had kept it a secret!)


Timeless Vixen blue dress £40


Timeless Vixen purple plaid dress £20

Daddy-O’s is another good shop, but their stuff is reproduction vintage not original.


Daddy-O’s ‘Marion’ dress £55. I received this dress for Christmas and it’s made really well. The fabric is quite heavy but it’s also very stretchy so it fits nicely.


Daddy-O's ‘Sara’ dress £45