Vintage Styling!

I'm starting a new feature on my blog! Yay! (I figured I'd give ya'll a break from all the gratuitous photos of myself.) I'm calling it Vintage Styling!

I'm always finding these really awesome vintage pieces that I love and it just breaks my heart when I put them up in the shop and don't get to style them up myself. So, I figured I could virtually style them and share the fun with ya'll. I'm going to try to accessorize each piece with items from other Etsy sellers so that I can spread the love.

For my first Vintage Styling, I picked this jumper that I absolutely love, but is (way) too small for me. Enjoy!



70s Autumn Leaves Gray Jumper (XS or S) from GVV
Cloud Gray Vintage Tunic Blouse from misovintage
Antique Silver Pink White Rose Cameo Gothic Lolita Steampunk Earrings from LondonsGate
Evan Picone Taupe Peeptoes from AdelaideHomesewn


BLACK LACE STEAMPUNK blouse with JABOT collar, size Medium, Large from BetaBoutique
Fall Series Magenta Earrings from Maraquita
VINTAGE LEATHER GRANNY LACE UP VICTORIAN ANKLE BOOT 7 6.5 TAN from BeeHiveTreasures

Hopefully you've been inspired to do some vintage styling of your own! If you have any items that you want advice on styling, feel free to email me or leave a comment. I'll style it up and post it on my next edition of Vintage Styling!

12.09.09

Dress: Dorothy Perkins
Cardi: Gift, Gap
Slip: Vintage, thrifted
Leggings: Vera Wang for Kohl's
Boots: Groundhog shoes
Purse: Vera Bradley
Bracelet: Gift

So, I ordered this dress and another from Dorothy Perkins because I wanted more jersey dresses to wear with my new boots (of course). Well, I love the other one and I've already worn it a few times, but haven't managed to get a photo of it for some reason. I was on the fence about this one, though now that I see the photo I'm not sure why. I felt like the color was a little bit off (too young, maybe?) and I definitely thought it was too short, even to wear over leggings! Of course, that's probably just me being paranoid, but whatever. Well, yesterday, I finally figured out how to Megan-ize it and now I love it! All it needed was this slip that I just thrifted as an "under skirt" to lengthen it and make it a little more exciting. I like the idea of layering skirts under dresses, I've done it quite a few times and I think it adds a lot more interest to the outfit, but I'm not sure I should do it with a slip. I'm always paranoid that it looks like I don't know that my slip is hanging out unintentionally! Maybe if I dyed it, it would look less slip like and more like its part of the dress.

What do ya'll think about slip/ under- skirts/ or otherwise layering clothing that isn't necessarily meant to be layered? Do you do it?

Dress Form!

My new (old) dress form is finally here! Yay! I'm so excited. I waited ALL DAY for FEX EX to deliver her- seriously, she didn't get here until about 6 PM. I was worried they had forgotten all about her. She came in this HUGE box. Isn't my mom just the best for shipping this monstrosity to me?

Here she is, in all her glory!

And, here is is modeling her new favorite dress:

I know that I could have gotten a cheaper, new mannequin for a bit less on Ebay (the kind with the gold top that all the other Etsy sellers use), but I thought that something vintage would be more fun and more unique! Plus, she is adjustable so I can use her for sewing projects, too. I envirion much more upcycling happening in the near future.

I have tentatively named her Millicent, Millie for short. Do any of you lovely readers have any name suggestions? The more, the better (I like really ridiculously long southern names)!

11.4.09

Last Friday, I was the outfit inspiration on Kimberly of Fab Finds Under 50's Inspiration Calendar. The outfit that I submitted to Kimberly for inspiration was a gray and brown mix that I wore a few weeks ago. I wanted to remix gray and brown in a totally new way and try to NOT wear my boots, since I have been wearing them so frequently recently. Here is what I came up with:

Dress: ??
Cardigan: Ross
Belt: from a "free store"
Shoes: Born Crown from Ross
Purse: Gift, Vera Bradley

Unfortunately it was much windier (as you can see from my hair!) and colder than I expected, so I had to go put some leggings on before I left the house. Oooooh, also I finally got to show ya'll my new fav shoes. They are super comfortable and so well made- but I got them at Ross for $30! I love a deal!

Shop Update

Well, I haven't show ya'll any shop updates lately, but I've been adding lots of fun new things! I can't wait to get my new dress form this week, I keep thinking about how awesome all of the new items will look when they are displayed on her! Hopefully this is the last batch of hanger photos, its just a select few of my new items, there are many more in the shop:

70s Tan and Black Ho Down Dress (M or L)

60s Mauve Floral Dress (XL, XXL)

50s Pink and Green Floral Model's Coat Dress (M, L, or XL)

60s Lillies Floral Prom Dress (S or M)

70s Red White and Plaid Dress (XS or S)

70s Fabulous Faux Fur Coat (S, M, or L)

80s Magenta Dress (XL, XXL)

60s Red Poppies Dress (M or L)

80s Jane Schaffhauser Belle France Dress (M or L)

80s Red Polka Dot Dress (S or M)

80s Pale Pink Lace Dress (S, M, L)

70s Neon Squiggles Shirt Dress (M, L, or XL)

70s Pink Ruffles Seersucker Blouse (L, or XL)

Lots of pink, huh? Winter hasn't even officially started, but it kind of looks like I'm dreaming of summer. Maybe this is my resort line!?!

11.29.09

Still catching up on Texas photos- this is the last batch (I think). On Monday, I went thrifting and antiquing in downtown McKinney, TX. I was on a MISSION for a vintage dress form. I finally realized that there wasn't a chance in hell that I was going to find one in Asheville after searching high and low, but I know that if you want something and you can't find it in Dallas, TX, it probably doesn't exisit. They have everything (and more) there. Here is what I wore:

Dress: ??, remixed many times
Sweater: From high school! Abercrombie (ha)
Leggings: Vera Wang for Kohl's
Boots: Goundhog Shoes
Scarf: Gift, from my sister from Ecuador
Bag: Gift from a friend, Vera Bradley

I found the dress form of my dreams, and for a steal of a Texas deal, but I had to ship it to myself so I don't have a photo of it to share. It will be here soon and I'll be updating all my shop photos to show Millie (as I have fondly named her). Instead, I have some scenic architectural vistas to share with ya'll.

Just Arrived...

... home from a LONG day of traveling! I'm totally exhausted so I'm heading off to bed, but I thought I would throw up a few more Texas photos. After all, nothing says Texas like horses!

Our (very large and grumpy) pony, Max



Max meets my puppy, Petey (who is terrified)



More Max, he's so handsome



Some other horse, what lovely nose!



Petey wants to come in the stall!