

If you’re ever not sure what color to wear, you might want to choose them all by wearing…white!
According to the Additive Color Theory, the color white is really the sum of all colors. That’s why sunlight, a form of white light, can bend under certain atmospheric conditions and produce a rainbow that displays all of the different colors “hidden” inside.
And while I’m pretty sure by…
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If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again. Fortunately for us, Ceil Chapman took this advice to heart or we would never have today’s breathtaking VPOD.
You see, back in the 1930s, Ceil Chapman opened a dress business with Gloria Vanderbilt and Thelma Furness called “Her Ladyship Gowns.” And like many first businesses, this one failed. But Ceil Chapman picked herself up and dusted…
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Traditionally, wedding invitations are mailed six to eight weeks before the Big Day. And that means that anyone who knows a June bride can expect to receive their invite at any moment. Then the hunt for the perfect dress is on!
If you search for advice on what to wear online, you’ll find a laundry list of rules: Don’t wear black. Don’t wear red. Don’t wear…
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April 23, 2010 by
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Since I’ve begun doing my weekly eBay Roundup of Vintage Clothing Finds, I’ve been spending a lot of time perusing eBay vintage clothing listings. And what I’ve found is that there are quite a few shortened dresses out there in auctions that don’t mention that they’ve been shortened! How can I tell? In some cases, because I’ve seen the original long version of the dress;…
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April 12, 2010 by
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