I laughed my way through chapter after chapter of Tina Fey’s hilarious book, Bossypants, over the weekend. And while she offered some wacky advice and opinions on everything from breastfeeding to management styles, her observations about fashion were right on the money:

“It can’t be said enough. Don’t concern yourself with fashion; stick with simple pieces that flatter your body type.”

And

“A wise friend once told me, ‘Don’t wear what fashion designers tell you to wear. Wear what they wear.’ His point being that most designers, no matter what they throw onto the runways, favor simple, flattering pieces for themselves.”

And while I wouldn’t suggest copying Tina Fey’s self-described look of oversize T-shirts, bike shorts and wrestling shoes, or of copying those celebrities who wear just about anything as long as it’s outlandish enough to get press coverage (and you know who they are!), I would suggest sticking with classics like today’s VPOD.

This vintage Christian Dior silk evening coat with train from the late 1960s to early 1970s promises to look elegant in any decade past, present, or future.

It’s a forever-stylish find for a vintage fashionista!

Available at Vintage Textile.

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