Beach pajamas first came into the picture during the mid 1920s and remained in fashion until the 1940s. In the 1920s athletic activities became a fashionable past time among the well to do set. With women now having fewer constraints due to the war, it became acceptable for women to take up typically male dominated…
The Phoenix
I have always loved the concept of the phoenix and what is stands for. According to Chinese mythology – The phoenix is the symbol of high virtue and grace, of power and prosperity. It represents the union of yin and yang. It was thought to be a gentle creature, alighting so gently that it crushed…
1920s Peasant Dress
Another white dress! What can I say, when I like a certain style I will buy the same dress in several variations because I can’t stop myself! I have always had this affinity for delicate, white, feminine dresses that I can’t figure out. Maybe it’s because I’ve seen The Virgin Suicides so many times that the…
Royal Blue Evening Coat
A few months ago I was lucky enough to acquire this vintage 1920s opera coat. Aside from some very faint age marks on the inside of the lining the coat is in pristine condition as if it were made yesterday and the flawless velvet is the most striking shade of royal blue. I have a…
Dia de los Muertos
Dia de los Meurtos originated as an Aztec holiday which celebrated the lives of the deceased and honoured the goddesses of the underworld. Following the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors who brought Catholicism to the New World, Dia de los Muertos was merged with the Catholic holiday, All Souls Day. The belief went that on…
The Colours of Autumn
The cool change also gives me a chance to wear something more exciting than dresses! This particular jumpsuit brings to mind the ones worn by Anna May Wong who was well known for her fabulous taste in wide legged jumpsuits. While I know a lot of people have mixed feelings about wearing jumpsuits for how…
Girls in White Dresses
With how pristine and fresh this dress looks, it may be hard to believe that this dress is in fact nearly a century old and not a reproduction. Hand made in the early 1920s, beautifully embroidered and extremely well cared for by it’s previous owner, this dress bears no sign of the decades that have…
Jumping for Beach Pajamas
And that is exactly how high I would jump if somebody said to me – would you like some beach pajamas? However as we all know, those are very rare these days and so I am forever on a mission to find something similar to the beach pajamas worn in the twenties and thirties,…
Shhh-shoo baby, shoo, shoo!
Emmy Design are a brand known for their high quality vintage reproduction designs that feature a beautiful range of clothes from the thirties to the sixties. I was recently asked to review a piece from their SS16 collection! The Lemon Shoo Shoo dress and bolero set was inspired by a 1940s dress from the designers…
Hell Bunny Lily Dress
This dress will look familiar to a lot of you as it is one I have already blogged before, however since I last blogged it I ended up having some alterations done to the hem to make it look more vintage. Originally this dress had a mullet hem so when I saw the alteration Lauren…
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