Showing posts with label Dresses. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dresses. Show all posts

Monday, April 15, 2013

Springtime at the Flea


Springtime weather has finally arrived in the midwest and with warmer weather comes the flea markets. I thought I'd share a few of this past weekend sites.


Mother Nature & Father Time always create the best distressed finishes.

I feel like I should know exactly what she is, but I don't.
There's always nice framed art there.
Then there were these creepy babies.
Cool old store display pieces.
Old lamps that have seen better days.
I can't pass up the opportunity to take a photo of a neat old purse.

Pretty painted glass shades.

Play kitchen appliances.

What a sharp looking old piece of luggage.
Julia was there.
  And Mel too.
  A crude little Gypsy fellow.
 Someday I'd like to restore an old trunk.
 I bet some fun times have been had on this bike!
 What regal chairs!
 A clever sign, but I didn't see any ladies flocking there to buy the new models.
 A floral dog :)
 Old glassware and an old fan with super shiny brass blades.
I told myself last year if I lost enough weight I'd buy one of these pretty dresses. Hmmm... 15 pounds to go. It seems achievable. Wish me luck!

Please keep the good folks in Boston in your thoughts and prayers tonight and in the coming days and weeks, as another city tries to heal from a senseless tragedy.

Thanks for stopping by :)

Sunday, March 31, 2013

Timeless Fashions

In looking for the perfect Easter dress I was reminded of an article a while back at RedbookBest Dresses for Your Age. Do you subscribe to Redbook's online publication? They have a lot of fun fashion related articles. I was reminded how timeless some fashions are as I flipped through their examples.They recommend The Shirtdress for the 20 somethings.

Look at this example from the 1940's.

Redbook also recommends this Little Black Dress for 20 somethings.
Compare that to this fun example from the 1960s
                                                       


For women in their 30s, Redbook recommends a Shift Dress.
Here's another fun example of a shift dress. This one is from the 60's.

For women in their 40's they suggest this Lady Dress.
And if you sew, with this vintage pattern from the 50's, you could whip up your own.

For a more subdued suggestion for the 40 crowd, Redbook offers this Sheath Dress example.
And here's another vintage pattern of one practically the same.


Have a Happy Easter! Thanks for stopping by :)
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