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vintage dress patterns
A read somewhere recently of a woman who has a tailor make her clothes from vintage dress patterns. I think that’s such a great concept (especially for those of us who are impartial to sewing). During the mid twentieth century many European couture houses issued certified dress design patterns and you can source them now […]
Etsy style: vintage designer greens
September 27, 2012
youngandukrain… $200.00 tabsinha $45.00 elizabethjuneb… $65.00 Eternel $168.00 shopcaramiavin… $365.00 TheHiddenChamb… $44.00 ancestorvintag… $40.00 papercherries $20.00 TheVintageBuck… $5.00 A few (green) designer gems from Etsy. Click on images to link to the retailers. From left to right, top to bottom: Celine loafers; Marni top; Christian Dior scarf; Gucci watch; Yves Saint Laurent linen blazer; vintage […]
my first ever post
August 24, 2012
A little bit of nostalgia for Friday. This was actually my second ever post, but the first one was something boring along the lines of ‘hello world, please stay with me as I navigate this world of blogging and write nice things for you..’ Read my (hopefully more interesting) second ever post here. It’s an […]
style: Hawaiian honeymoon
July 23, 2012
Hello beauties! My sister is marrying her dashing young man in January and their honeymoon is in Hawaii. She asked me to put together a little style guide for her trip, one that was sensitive to her own sense of style. My sister is gorgeous to look at and has a beautiful figure – she […]
etsy style inspiration: peach bellini
July 17, 2012
Morning! A selection of treasures from Etsy, inspired by the retro indulgence that is a peach bellini (part sparkling wine, part peach syrup). Think crisp whites and corals on tanned skin, sharpened by a touch of navy. Chic ballet flats on timeworn footpaths threading through rolling beachside streets; jewelled sandals and straw hats al fresco […]
style inspiration: olive & blue
April 24, 2012
A selection of handmade and pre-loved treasures from Etsy, from top to bottom: vintage chain link choker; vintage silk T; handmade crepe de chine top by Jessica Kertis; vintage leather Yves Saint Laurent boots; custom cuffs by Nolie Polie Olies. *Photos edited with ShakeItPhoto.
Personal Shopper: Etsy designer gems
October 10, 2011
Now that I am 22 weeks pregnant I find myself doing a lot of imaginary shopping for types of clothes I cannot wear at the moment and probably won’t be able to wear for a while post-birth either (as much as I like to imagine myself slipping into a svelte little dress the moment the […]
A (very cute) vintage yellow dress
July 25, 2011
How adorable is this vintage feather-yellow dress? My husband said it reminds him of a girl from the wheatfields of Ohio in the 1960s. I could also see it on a preppy suburban California girl of the same era, all sunshine and schoolbooks and glossy curls and wide eyes. From Etsy.
(a very retro) Blake Lively for Glamour magazine
June 9, 2011
I love Blake Lively’s unabashedly flamboyant, joyful style; she has an obvious love for dressing up which is contagious to anyone watching. This editorial for the July 2011 issue of US Glamour plays to Ms. Lively’s love of colour and sense of playfulness yet it offers a different side to her look via a gorgeous […]
November 26, 2012
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