Hi all,
I spent a little time over the weekend in Connecticut doing a little closet clean out. I looked through my vintage purse collection to weed out any of the bags I no longer loved. A few items made it out of my closet and as I get older I only want to keep those items that I truly love. And it also makes room to add new purses one day. I did a little browsing on 1st Dibs and here are some favorites I am loving at the moment.
amazing lion head
love 1940′s emerald green velvet
vintage 1960′s Pucci
Josef jeweled bag
1920′s silk purse
vintage Guggi clutch
1920′s beaded purse
50′s evening bag
50′s embroidered bag
Lauren
Over the weekend Craig sent me a link to a new blog he discovered called Classic Film Heroines. The blog is dedicated to classic film women from the 1900′s to 1960′s. I have been having so much fun scrolling through the archives and gaining inspiration from these beautiful womans style. Of course the 1920′s and 1930′s pics are my favorite. I love looking at the way these woman styled themselves in their real life and movie lives.
in love with this necklace 1926
1932
1926
1919
1930
1923
1933
1929
1938
Lauren
Hi All,
Today is my 30th birthday and I am very excited to be pretend styling myself for the occasion in black tie looks! Tonight we are celebrating by going to the play Sleep No More and I seriously can not wait. I think it would be really fun to dress up but we will be on our feet for three hours exploring so that won’t happen. Will have to be comfort dressing all the way. Below are three different looks that I styled for different faux parties. If I learned anything from Rachel Zoe it would be that you need to have many options and different looks. Each theme is a mix of modern and vintage clothing and accessories. Please feel free to click on my pinterest for links.
This is the outfit that I would wear to see Sleep No More if money was of no concern and I had the strength to spend three hours in heels. I went with a vintage flapper dress for the occasion since the play is supposed to take place in the 20′s or 30′s. With some Deco jewelry and crazy spike shoes. This outfit is a little bit Victorian goth and I love it!
For my second party I would love to spend it on a cruise vacation. My birthday would fall on formal night and we would dress up for a fancy dinner and then go to the broadway style show afterwards. The day would have been spent on the beach in the Bahamas. I went with a loud color blocking dress since I love to wear long colorful dresses on vacation. The more color the better with lots of beautiful vintage stunning jewelry and a vintage shawl for even more pop!
For my last party I went with a bohemian but lux outfit with the long kaftan style dress. And a mix of beautiful silver accessories. I think it is perfectly ok to mix gold with silver and opted for vintage gold jewelry with emeralds. This party would be spent somewhere exotic like in Greece which is one of the spots we hit on our honeymoon two years ago. It was so beautiful there and I miss it. I am definitely dreaming of my next vacation even though I have no idea when that will be happening.
Lauren
This winter in NYC has been crazy. One day it is super cold, in the 20′s and the next it is 60 degrees out in February. Crazy I tell you and also making it difficult deciding on which winter jacket to wear every day. I must admit I am not a fan of my winter coats. I hate them in fact. I have three brown puffer coats that I use for different temps. I mean who has three brown coats, I couldn’t find any black ones and that is what came home with me. I wear those ugly puffers becuase i hate the cold and they are the only things that keep me warm. But I feel dowdy and ugly in them and wish I had a coat closet full of really beautiful vintage ones. The ladies from the 40′s, 50′s, and 60′s sure knew how to dress up their outerwear. Their coats were so lady like and pretty and they dressed them up with fancy brooches pinned to their lapels. I did a little digging on 1st Dibs and here are some of my favorites.
1. faux 60′s leopord
2. 1960′s Tiger Mink, love the stripes
3. Camel with fox fur collar 1960′s
4. 1960′s lynx
1. Muskrat 1960′s. Love the mix if fur and leather
2. 1920′s blue velvet and white fox collar
3. 1960′s dyed beaver. The stripes are pretty amazing
4. 1950′s purple fox
1. 1980′s Navajo, love the pattern and it even has beading
2. Orange Jean Patou 1960′s looks like it moves like a dress
3. Sable and leather 1970′s
4. Missoni from the 80′s. Love the color blocking
If I move to warmer climates one day wear a cold day is in the high 40′s I will be on a mad search for similar coats!
Lauren
Its been a while since I bought any new clothing for my wardrobe. Any of the money that is spent on shopping now comes from selling off my old clothing to Beacons. And with that cash I have been stocking up on lots and lots of boots. My favorite things to wear. I have about 90 dollars left and plan this weekend to hit up an antique shop in Conneticut and buy myself some vintage jewelry. If I did have more income though, I would love to add some new vintage items though. I am thinking jackets, kimono’s, and lots of dresses. I did a little window shopping on one of my favorite on line vintage stores Spanish Moss and here are some of my favorites.
dying over this silk kimono
the coolest fringe jacket ever
love, has a nice flapper feel to it and totally comfortable
amazing 1930′s
maxi vest, i need this
love the soft blue of this dress
ther perfect fur coat with such great colors
Lauren
Happy New Years Eve,
For my last faux NYE I am going back to the 80′s the year I was born. As a child I remember how jealous I was of my parents who always went dinner and dancing. My mom would get dressed up in some over styled 80′s gown, full on make up and hair while my Dad wore a tux. They would take formal pictures in our fancy living room before jetting off to their party. I so wanted to get dressed up and go to a party of my own but I was stuck at home watching T.V. with my younger brother. Its funny how now all I want to do is stay home NYE. We are venturing out though for a mexican dinner with friends so that is a start.
My style inspiration for my 80′s NYE are the ladies from Dynasty. Those ladies were overly styled in the best possible way. Lots of hair, makeup, and of course sparkly 80′s outfits. Shoulder pads, sequins, tons of jewelry, I want to wear it all at my party. Click on my pinterest board for links to the vintage and modern jewelry and accessories I used below. What I love about the 80′s is just the excess of everything. Tons of color, poofy sleeves, bows, glitter, jewels. Even though there were many fashion don’ts it must have been so much fun to get all dolled up for New Years.
Please click to see my 20′s and 60′s NYE parties and have a great holiday. Hope these posts inspire you to get glamorous and have fun when dressing
Lauren
So I spent NYE in the 20′s and it was a fashionable blast and it is now time for my to forge ahead into the 1960′s. Since I have been watching Mad Men I have been on a 60′s kick. I think it is my favorite decade fashionwise after the 1920′s. For this vintage NYE I would love to spend it somewhere far away from NYC and much much warmer. A great resort in Palm Springs lounging in the desert pool by day. At night we would go to the hotel club to see a live performance by Frank Sinatra. I am thinking a Martini with lots of olives, a sparkly dress, a big boufant hair do, and of course lots of fur and jewels.
My style inspiration for the 60′s is Elizabeth Montgomery playing Samantha Stevens from Bewitched. Samantha was always dressed to the nines. Even though she wanted to be an ordinary housewife she always dressed up, even to go to the market. I especially love the vintage dresses she wore at night when hosting one of her dinner parties at home. Lots of girly colors and very feminine dresses. Click on my pinterest board for links and details of the vintage and modern jewelry and accessories I used to create my pretend inspiration NYE outfit.
Lauren
Hi All,
Hope you had a great holiday weekend. Craig and I definitely did spending time with family and friends. In a few days we have the next holiday approaching, New Years Eve and I must admit I have never been a big fan. Besides it being the coldest day of the year generally, I just really hate New Years. The city is soo overcrowded with people, everywhere you go is super expensive, and I would rather just stay home and skip it. At least I have Craig and the kitties with me so I won’t have to be super alone. I was thinking about the holiday over the weekend and realized that I would have much prefered to experience NYE in other decades. I thought it would be fun to pretend style myself for NYE during the 20′s, 60′s, and 80′s using my pinterest and Photoshop.
I will always love love love the 1920′s. The clothing was so different from today and everyone was so glitzy and glamorous. I would love to spend my New Years at a Gatsby style party in a giant mansion. With a live band playing Cole Porter songs, lots of champagne drinking from crystal goblets, and crazy fun dancing. I think my favorite part of the party besides dressing up would be the people watching. Looking at all of the amazing fashion and accessories. I created a collage of everything I would wear to NYE with a mixture of vintage and modern clothing and accessories. Click on my pinterest for links of set style and some extra’s. And check back later in the week to see how I styled myself for the 60′s and 80′s.
Style Inspiration Louise Brooks the ultimate 1920′s gal
What I would wear a mix of vintage and modern
Lauren
Hi all,
One of my favorite old movies to watch is Valley Of The Dolls. I don’t think it got the best reviews but I sure do love it and am blown away by the amazing 60s fashion and music. The movie takes place in both New York and California and it is such a treat to see the hair, makeup, and clothing of the three main characters. The 60′s was such a great time period in fashion and I love to see it come to life when it was actually filmed. One scene was filmed on the boardwalk looking over the east river where I spent so much time. That was very cool. I thought it would be fun to create three looks for each of the main characters with clothing and accessories that would complement their style. Everything is vintage from 1st Dibs. Click on my pinterest Valley Of The Dolls board to see links to each item.
Neely O’Hara is known for her loud over the top hollywood behavior and style
Jennifer has a much more bohemian laid back sense of style.
Anne is elegant, lady like, and very glamorous
Which characters style do you relate to the most?
Lauren
I will always love love love 1920′s fashion. I don’t know what it is about that decade but I just love the short hair, dark red lips, flapper dresses, sequins, fringe, pearls, jewelry, and hats. Whenever I come across 1920′s jewelry and its in my price range I pick it up. It is just so special. When the show Boardwalk Empire came out I was so excited because I thought the styling would be amazing just like on Mad Men. I was greatly disappointed. Not only do I hate the show, I am really turned off by all the gore and hate all of the murders, I also am unimpressed by the fashion. They don’t nearly show enough of that beautiful 1920′s dressing. You mostly see every day boring looks. I also recently watched the movie The Great Gatsby for the hundredth time, just love it and was blown away by the fashion. It was just that good. Lots of colors, beauty, rhinestone, sequins, I mean Daisy’s character always looked amazing. When I brought up to Craig that the styling was so much better in the movie he had something really clever to say. I was comparing the bourgeois (the wealthy people in the Gatsby) to the working class ( in Boardwalk Empire). But when I am watching T.V. i want a little more fantasy. I want to see more beauty and get lost in all of it for a little while, don’t you?
Gatsby
notice the milk glass necklace
my favorite look from the movie
I love how you can still get the look today by shopping vintage. I did some browsing on 1st Dibs and this is what I found. All perfect for Daisy
Deco Jewelry
As your reading this I am at the dentist with Craig. He is getting three wisdom teeth pulled and we will be spending lots of time at home this weekend. four day weekend here we come.
Lauren
