Let’s face it ladies, we’re all aging. The fact is that tanning, overindulging on a Friday night, repeatedly skipping your workout at the gym, overdosing on caffeine and eating processed foods is gonna show up on you face and body no matter how much you try to convince yourself otherwise.

And while there are plenty of ways to minimize this damage after the fact (if you don’t mind injecting a little poison like botulism into your skin or going under the knife), I tend to greatly admire the women who choose to age gracefully by taking care of their bodies from the get-go.

And…if you tend to take care of your body and health, I’m going to guess that you probably extend a little extra TLC to your wardrobe as well. So hail to those women who took the time to carefully clean and store their treasured dresses so that we vintage fashionistas could enjoy them decades later.

Take today VPOD, for instance, which looks pretty darn good for being over 86 years old!

While there are still quite a few early 1920s dresses around, so many of them are damaged and look waaaay older than their age. Restoration is an option, of course, but just like a face lift can never completely erase the signs of aging, a restored garment is never as good as a genuine article that has weathered the hands of time organically.

And today’s beauty did just that. Thanks to proper care, this beautiful art deco beaded gown still has silk that is strong and beading that stayed in place. I can only hope that I’m in this kind of great shape when I’m 86!

It’s an absolute treasure for a vintage fashionista!

Available at Vintage Griffin.

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