Twinkle, Twinkle, You’re the Star!
Available at Allen Company.
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It was so nice to see a movie of substance like The Help hold it’s own against the CGI-laden Rise of the Planet of the Apes this weekend. The film has grossed over $35.3 million since Wednesday night’s opening and demonstrates the power of the female pocketbook since 74% of its ticket buyers were women.
And while I’m sure the majority of women seeing the film had already read the book and loved the powerful story bearing witness to the complicated personal relationships between women and their maids in the early-1960s South, it didn’t hurt that the film delivered over two hours of drool-worthy vintage fashion, too!
I have yet to see the film but I’m eager to witness the work of Sharen Davis, the Oscar-nominated costume designer for Dreamgirls and Ray. Her job was to capture the small-town innocence of rural Mississippi and that was no easy task.
To fashion the look of the film she built 50 costumes and sourced the rest from vintage stores and costume rental shops, plus the LA Times reports that she spent $15k just on period accessories like handbags, shoes, jewelry, sunglasses and hats.
Her style inspiration?
It wasn’t Vogue magazine, which she claims was “too fashionable for everyday people.” Instead she admits that she turned to Sears, JC Penney and Montgomery Ward catalogs of the early 1960s.
And if you love the color palette of the film, which Sharen has described as “Easter egg” and “lollipop,” then turn to today’s VPOD.
This vintage 1960s sequin-covered wiggle dress in sherbet silk chiffon is an extra-sweet find for a Vintage Crusader!
Available at Mill Crest Vintage.
Image Credit: The Help Official Movie Site
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There’s no denying that the internet completely changed the music industry and it’s completely changing the way we shop for clothing, too.
Are you one of the internet shoppers fueling the fire?
Do you go “window-shopping” at your local boutiques, spend hours trying on piles of clothes, then hurry home to your trusty computer to order those same items online where you use discount codes, accumulate shopping points, and avoid paying sales tax?
Well, if the trend in Australia catches on, those days of shopping behavior will be coming to an end.
It seems boutiques there have caught on to the number of sales they’re losing to internet window-shoppers who frequent their dressing rooms but walk out without purchasing anything. And to discourage the behavior, they’re instituting “fitting fees” and “change room” fees.
That’s right, spend an hour with a custom ski-boot fitter at InSki and it’ll cost you $50 which will be cheerfully refunded by voucher when you check out with a pair of boots at the store.
Shop at some other popular boutiques and you’ll pay a “change room” fee to use the changing room which will, again, be cheerfully refunded at the register when you check out with actual purchases.
It’s all designed to discourage internet window shoppers who will ultimately use the brick-and-mortar store as nothing more than a tool to make online purchases from discount retailers.
As a shopper, what do you think of these policies? Is it fair for stores to charge these fees so they can survive against their online competition? Or is it utterly ridiculous? Please weigh in with your comments below.
Fortunately, this new practice won’t apply to your favorite local vintage sellers. After all, when you walk into a vintage store, there are no online alternatives! The items are all one-of-a-kind.
So while you can comparison shop on vintage websites and perhaps find something similar, there’s no chance that you’d find the same exact item in the same exact size and same exact condition. And vice versa.
So, for instance, if you fall in love with today’s VPOD online, you’ll just have to take a chance and order, knowing your local vintage shop won’t have the same dress in stock and being reassured by the site’s generous seven day return period for refund or exchange.
Of course, once you hold this little lovely in your hands it might be hard to pry it away even if it doesn’t quite fit! This early 1950s party dress by Laura Phillips features a full skirt created with layers of muslin, acetate satin and tulle and a design that sparkles with oodles of iridescent sequins.
It’s a chic cyberspace find for a vintage fashionista!
Available at Secret Siren.
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Nude may be the hot new neutral but this is one trend that can have dire consequences if it’s not executed properly. We know nude is just a few short pages away from naked in the dictionary and there’s a thin line between looking smashing in nude and looking at first glance to be naked.
Rule #1: Do NOT match your skin tone.
Choose a shade darker. Choose a shade lighter. Choose a shade only remotely related to nude like fashion version’s of your distant third-cousin twice-removed. But avoid a shade that blends completely into your skin.
Rule #2: Remember that light colors highlight figure flaws.
There’s a reason women love to wear black. It serves us like army camouflage gear except instead of hiding us from our enemies, it actually hides our enemies—namely those few extra inches and pounds that a lot of us would prefer not to broadcast. But these enemies are sneaky and expose themselves with colors like nude. So to bravely wear this trend, opt for feminine, flowing, draped cuts rather than severe figure-hugging styles.
Rule #3: Inject some color.
If you still feel uncomfortable in nude even after choosing the right shade and style, just add a pop of color and you’ll breathe easy once again. Try black, red, or jewel tones or break up your monochromatic nakedness with a dash of white.
Rule #4: Ignore all rules.
By now you all know that I despise fashion rules so feel free to to ignore everything I just said and just try, try, and try again until you find that one perfect dress that evokes the spirit of the nude trend in a way that’s just right for you.
And perhaps today’s VPOD will fit the bill.
This fabulous vintage 1960s beaded chiffon party dress pairs a sparkly sequin bodice with a dance-all-night skirt.
It’s a naturally beautiful find for a vintage fashionista!
Available at Past Perfect Vintage.
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