The shirt is Country Suburbans, a ruffly top for the peacock print of the skirt without a label. I found the skirt at Bittersweet in Charlottesville, Virginia (the owner has a wonderful eye for vintage that she mixes into new pieces).
Plumes call for heels, and these are by L.A.M.B.
And even though you’ve told me you like to see my face, this blog is really all about the clothes; I like the the way the magenta comes forth in the fabric in the darkness—
I’ve been saving this one with a Saks Fifth Avenue label on a fabric of grey and electric pink from, I think, the ’60s.
To be more accurate, I would wear a low-slung belt; for now, it’s my usual empire waist. The vintage silver hoop earrings are from the same period.
Tonight, I’m going to an Underground Food Collective dinner in Brooklyn with friends that have traveled here for the occasion—Hot pink fabric and meats are this Friday night.
This dress doesn’t have a tag, but I like the way, from a distance, this is a dress from the past (the ’70s angles, the ’80s dotted swiss overlay) belted into the future.
The bottom of the dress is pleated strangely for any decade, and I may try a petticoat underneath to emphasize the shape in warmer months.
This dress was hanging at Jelly Roll Vintage rack at the Brooklyn Flea this summer—it’s homemade (with sweet tucks at the elbows). The best part is the bottom of the fabric, where the pattern is fun and late ’60s (doesn’t it look as though Max and the Wild Things could be running through the vines?
The dress isn’t vintage (it will be vintage of mine to pass down), but the blue earrings (for the blue moon last night) are, sparkling beacons from the Hip Zipper in Nashville, TN.
The hat is also vintage, from the Brooklyn Flea. Here’s to 2010—
Mr. Dino is my favorite vintage label. All the dresses have quirky prints that are positioned exactly as they should be—many vintage fabrics are wonderful but the pattern doesn’t match on the seams, etc. This one has a great front placket with covered buttons. Look for the signature in the fabric pattern.
This dress is from a fabulous vendor at the Brooklyn Flea, and it reminds me of Aya Kato’s work. More wearings in 2010, especially since Pantone has decreed the color of 2010 turquoise.
(Also, wearing this dress today for Alissa Walker in the colors of her Gelatobaby icon.)
a chronicle of vintage dresses from kthread.
dedicated to my grandmother.
