Showing posts with label vintage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vintage. Show all posts

Thursday, 30 December 2010

On the 6th Day of Christmas...

...my blog gave to thee...
...six party dresses...
...five gold rings!...
...four collared hangers...
...three Mad Men...
...two hedgehog gloves...
...and a house to dunk into your tea.

So it's New Years Eve Eve and I'm guessing those of you who are going out have decided on what you're wearing for tomorrow night already...personally I'm having a night in with the family watching Inception, which we've been hoarding since well before Christmas. Okay, so nothing new, but that's what comes from being a hermit.

Anyway, to satisfy my own need to dress up, here are 6 beautiful dresses I would love to wear but probably never will. Oh to be thin and leggy! Two things I am not.

1. Vintage 1950's Hollywood Legend Formal Dress from Adore Vintage - $245
2. Admission Party Dress from ModCloth - $164.99
3. Deep Cerise Shantung Prom Dress from Oasis - £40
4. See What Develops Dress from ModCloth - $119.99
5. Adam | Folded-sequin Silk-organza Dress from Net-a-porter - £1,305
6. Multi Print Full Skirted Dress from Oasis - £65

Kinda obvious what shape & style I look for in dresses isn't it? Or at least what I would look for if I was as I said above, thin & leggy. Not trying to seem self-deprecating...just honest. I'm not ideal, but there are a million worst things than not being able to wear pretty dresses easily.

Merry Christmas! Part seven tomorrow...
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Listening: Sufjan Stevens - Star of Wonder

Monday, 18 October 2010

Monday Mood Board: Vintage Lace


Row 1: Grace Kelly via A Girls Guide to Home Life,
Large Peony Lashes by Luna & Curious, Belgian Lace by Sigrid Reinsch
Row 2: Black Lace by *Loli-rot, The Lace Thing by Tongue in Cheek,
Row3: Lacemakers via ancestry.com, Lacemaking via Bobbinlacepassion.com


I've been making more lace this weekend. After having a small freak out about life, the universe and everything. Not the most fun of weekends, but I've made a length of bobbin lace out of an antique cream mercer crochet, which is a little sturdier than the thread I've been using up until now. I'm still only doing basic stitches and I've still not gone and gotten the roller cushion or extra bobbins from gran, but it is nice to know I'm carrying on a tradition from the Belgian side of the family. Scottish-Belgian lace, handmade and destined for pieces of jewellery...

...or at least that's the plan.

So for this Monday, a selection of lace inspired goodness. I particularly love the eye makeup - which reminds me of a friends masquerade party and her interpretation of a mask - and the amazing papercut eyelashes! Plus you really can't beat Grace Kelly for elegance can you?

Happy Monday!

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Listening: Cee Lo Green - Fuck You
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