modcloth:

Vintage photo of pretty pleated skirts from Flickr user Sethapart.

hepburnlovesgivenchy:

Evening Gown by Norman Hartnell, 1924

(Source: artdecoblog.blogspot.com)

magnusandthemagnet:

Stana Katic

(Source: satankatic, via queenstahma)

Pretty floral print vintage dress found at Vintage Wear Boutique in Fremont, Seattle. Prefect for Spring/Summer. Unfortunately too expensive for me.

modcloth:

The always elegant Grace Kelly, 1955.

modcloth:

1953 Dior gown.

(via The Metropolitan Museum of Art)

(Source: New York Magazine, via oldcharethcutestory)

1970’s Fur Collar Inspiration

1. Twiggy
2. Mad Men Episode 6x01 “A Little Kiss”. Screencaps via: Tom & Lorenzo Mad Style Post.
3. John Bonham (+ Led Zeppelin)
4. Vintage photo
5. Penny Lane (Kate Hudson) in Almost Famous
6. Lenny Kravitz
7. (Gratuitous shirtless) Lenny Kravitz

We’ve been having a unexpected stretch of real Spring weather here in Seattle. Sun! Very little wind! Actual warmth! Awesome weather for lying around to study in the grass, and also awesome for style creativity. I have lots of upcoming posts highlighting the campus style I’ve been spotting. First though, let’s get my mediocre face out of the way.

I was sort of inspired by seeing the new Dark Shadows movie and all that amazing 70’s style, plus the late-60’s fashion being featured this season on Mad Men. So many fun, crazy patterns! So I went for a full 70’s spring look. Luckily, my Mom was a teenager during the 70’s and she’s a pack-rat like me, so she kept a lot of stuff around that I now have.

Also a hurdle for this outfit: more hair was dirty and gross and I didn’t have time to wash it, so I needed a creative and non-ugly way to hide that hot mess. The winter solution: hats. Spring solution: scarves!

• My patterned scarf was one I stole/”permanently borrowed” from my Mom. It’s got such a great ethnic-inspired colorful pattern, plus it’s long and wide enough to cover pretty much all of my hair. I also did an inside out french braid on both sides of my hair, starting from the temples, just to make sure no gross bits would sneak out during the day.
• Earrings: also, vintage, also from Mom. They are little glass vial thingys and in both of them their are real dried flowers, a daisy and a little red flower. They are so hippie and wonderful and I got a nice compliment from Hope (of the floral shoes) on them.
• The rest of the jewelry is Goodwill, hand-me-down and these from AEO.
• Shirt: also from my Mom! This is a vintage embroidered shirt my Mom got on a trip to Mexico. It’s a pretty standard style (you’ve probably seen at least one at Goodwill/thrift store) but I like that I got mine from my Mom. It’s got a nice A-line, floaty cut that is great for a warmer day when you don’t want something skin-tight.
• Sunglasses: also passed on from mom; not vintage though. Same ones from this post.
• Necklace: Not from Mom! This is an old, old Goodwill find. It’s an awesome statement pendant, with colorful enamel outlined in gold. The flowers and butterfly make it perfect for Spring, and the flowers go with the earrings.
• Jacket: Modcloth Auto Pilot Jacket ($15.99 on sale). This jacket is actually really thin, way thinner than it would appear. Not great as a winter jacket, but surprisingly good for when the wind gets a little chilly, even with the sun out. Unfortunately, the second time I put this jacket on one of the buttons came off, and now another is hanging by a thread. I can easily sew a button on, I’ve just been too lazy. But I think it looks fine - maybe even better - un-buttoned. I was inspired to do some 70’s faux-fur from collections like this  BCBG Max Azria Fall 2012 and J. Mendel Fall 2012.
• Bottom half: old wide legged Old Navy shorts that are at least 3 sizes too big, from my “bigger” days in middle or early high school. Cinched that ish up with a flowered faux-suede belt and the top of the shirt covered the awkward bunching in the front + silver Birkenstocks. 

Okay, what do y’all think of my 1970’s inspired Friday look?

Okay, last one of mine for today. This is an old photo, as evidenced by the long hair I’m still sporting (which I kind of miss). 

• Cat-eye sunglasses: Fremont Vintage Mall, $12
• Dress: Modcloth, Graphic and Novel Dress, $15.99
• Sweater: Dillards, probably somewhere around $15? It was a Christmas present exchange.
• Short black necklace: Victorian jet beaded necklace, gift from Eccentric Aunt
• Longer sliver + red necklace: souvenir from SE Asia
• Silver accessories: gifts from mom, elephant bracelet from Thailand
• Belt: borrowed from a Lauren Conrad dress

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(Source: inlovewithaudreyhepburn, via hepburnlovesgivenchy)

Ranking Avant-Garde Fashion for Actual Wearability @ Flavorpill

L: Jean-Paul Gaultier

R: Martin Margiela

The boys at the Goodwill Ball. 

That first guy was ON IT, for pretty much the entire night. He was nearly constantly just running/dancing around the dance in a big circle, over and over and over again. He was also very tricky to catch in not-a-pose, and I was even trying to be sneaky.

The 2nd guy is for my Dad, who’s a runner. I did like the addition of the bow tie and nice shoes.

I like the 3rd guys outfit for the colors. Bright blue pants + tie, light pink shirt and a bright pink watch. Also, just check out that camera angle; yes, I was lying on the floor. #importantinformation

You can see how the ladies of the night look in my previous post.

Last Friday night, there was an on-campus dance called the “Goodwill Ball” where the idea was to wear your best vintage/thrifted/Goodwill-sourced outfits. Unfortunately, a lot of people basically ignored this, but there were some people who showed in fabulous and fashionable thrifted fashion.

I tried to capture as many of these looks as possible, and a huge thank you to everyone who was such a good sports about getting their pictures taken, despite it being about 100 degrees inside the dance.

I saw lots of current trends in the outfits I snapped. Floral, lace (love that blue lace in the last photo), tribal patterns and some 70’s inspired patterns.

As for people’s names, a lot of them I didn’t catch or didn’t know. In the 2nd photo (and on the right in the 6th photo) is my friend Molly, who was totally Rosie the Riveter-chic; in the 8th photo is my friend Erin, who also was in 40s/50s garb (love those t-strap shoes!); in the 2nd-to-last photo is my friend Deandra.

If you see yourself or your friend in one of these pictures and want to let me know their name (and/or their Tumblr!) here; alternatively, if you’d rather not have your photo featured here, just use that same link to send me a message and I’ll take it down.

And don’t worry, I didn’t forget the boys! Their post is right here.