So many beaded evening jackets are done in gold, black and silver,
this pastel version is a refreshing change of pace.
Available at Tin Roof Vintage.
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Cowgirl chic becomes city sleek with a dramatic change of hue.
Available at Pink Clouds.
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Some women are more than willing to sacrifice comfort for style. They’ll prance around for hours in their pinching high heels until their toes are numb. They’ll stuff their bodies into their Spanx and force themselves to take shallow breaths for hours on end. They’ll even endure scratchy fabrics with a smile on their faces.
And then there are the rest of us.
Those of us who believe that you can be both stylish AND comfortable.
Who believe that loose can be just as sexy as skin-tight.
Who go craaaaaaazy for a chic and comfy look like today’s VPOD.
This 1970s set from Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche features a hand-painted silk jacket with kimono sleeves and a flowing skirt all done up in fabulous neutrals and muted pinks and purples.
It’s a fabulous set for a comfort-loving vintage fashionista!
Available at Dorothea’s Closet Vintage.
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I was paging through the August edition of a fashion magazine yesterday (from back to front as I have a habit of doing), when I stopped on a page that told me that color-block handbags were OUT. And we all know, because Heidi Klum reminds us each week on Project Runway, that when it comes to fashion, “You’re either in, or you’re out!”
So imagine my surprise when just two pages further back, errr…make that two pages further forward due to my backwards reading style, I spy a full-page editorial spread with two color-block pieces by two major designers.
So are they in? Or are they out? No wonder women find fashion confusing!
And I guess this is where Heidi and I have a slight difference of opinion, because my feeling is that great style is always IN whether it’s on the leading edge of a trend or at the end of a trend that is fading into oblivion. And great style can be on its way OUT here in LA while it’s just coming IN to some other parts of the country.
That’s why it’s so important to work on developing your own personal sense of style. Become one of the world’s best-dressed women by looking at fashion magazines for inspiration, not for rules. Because, someplace, somewhere, someone is breaking their fashion rules, looking great, and possibly even starting the next trend.
So when you spy something wonderful like today’s VPOD but vaguely remember reading about how sequins are now OUT, you can follow your own inner fashion sense and snatch it up anyway. Then you can take this vintage 1980s razzle-dazzle leather jacket on a play date with all the other items in your closet and mix up some outfits that make you feel great and start the trend that brings sequins back IN.
Then the cycle of fashion can begin again…
…with a kickstart from this great little find for a vintage fashionista!
Available at Nasty Gal. | Discovered at TheFind.com.
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ABC News reports that there are 84,000 centenarians living in the United States—that’s folks who have reached the ripe ol’ age of 100 years or more. And when I think of all the changes they’ve seen in their lifetimes, I often wonder if they feel like they’ve been characters living in a science fiction novel.
After all, in the past 100 years they’ve witnessed the birth of televisions, cell phones, microwaves, computers, and yes, even sliced bread!
But even though it’s easy to appreciate and marvel at all our new-fangled electronics, I find it just as easy to stand in awe of the handmade treasures crafted hundreds of years ago.
And while I hope I can throw a 100th Birthday Bash for someone I know someday, in the meantime I’ll settle for doing a little happy dance every time I find a pristine antique garment like today’s VPOD.
This exquisite Battenberg lace jacket with bell sleeves hails from around 1910 and has no rips or stains—a very rare occurrence in lace garments of this age. And while it’s most definitely yesteryear, it also has plenty of modern appeal.
And that makes it a wonderful antique find for a vintage fashionista!
Available at Timeless Vixen.
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