ladylike

dreamscape

the light dances on your face
a twinkle of sunshine on your cheek
as you half-smile
the way you do
at the joke in your head
the curtain bellows in the window
periodically letting in too many rays
right into my eye
everything around us is a fuzzy haze
the burnt parts of my retina
repairing this dream come to life





....dream a little dream of me......

neutral drain

i'm a barbie girl

life in plastic
its fantastic

champers

bubbles make the world go round.

and i'll be a movie star...

soft lighting

diamante hair clips

finger waves

short cuts

drop waist dresses

dancing the nights away.....

What I think the modern day silver screen queens would wear.....

Top Shop by Kate Moss flapper dresses

statement vintage bows!

mini headpieces!

orange chiffon, beaded shoulders

Bottega Veneta platforms make for an ultra modern twist!

tooo be continued.....

[I am on a 20s fashion kick!]

tickled pink

today felt like a Lilly kind of day!
The Lilly, that classic bright bold Floridian shift
changed women's fashion as we know it
I was raised on Lilly
My mother adores colour more than I do
I began reading much about Lilly Pultizer today...
she was the first 'lifestyle' brand.
she had her dressmaker in palm beach created the first shift to...
get this, conceal juice stains when she worked at the juice stand she opened
using fruit from her son's orchards
she loved her brightly coloured, flowered shifts so much, she had more made
and eventually began selling them at the stand, more than the juice! hah
jackie o. wore a Lilly in Time magazine and then women all over the country wanted one.
she caught on like wild fire
and her designs and prints are still relevant today.

W magazine's 50th anniversary article

i met Lilly once
in Palm Beach at the Lilly outlet store, she works there to keep 'young'
she was kinda pretentious and snotty
she didn't think a dress i was holding would fit me, hah
it did fit me, and looked fab
she was surprised, and shrugged
'now you should buy it'
and i did.
hah

Lilly Pultizer Retrospective

'Lilly herself advocating foregoing underwear' hehe

Versace, and Pucci, Oh My!

Shop Housing Works.com! - Pucci Sweater Turtleneck Dress









Shop Housing Works.com! -Versace Couture Shift Dress
These dresses are major
stunning
bold
vintage
geometric
mod
yet futuristic
those the details, like ELBOWS!
and the money goes to a GREAT cause !!!!
(and in directly pays my bills)
sometimes I think it is a cruel punishment, that I work for a company with high-end thrift shops

italian nostaglia

some vintage prada for you to feast on. the deep jewel tone colours, the ethnic prints. sheen of the fabrics, the box shift dress shape, strappy interesting shoes, the hot pants (short shorts?), cinched belted waists, turbans. all so now, so relevant. so retro. so easy to re-interpret and make your own. this summer is all about those legs. i am so inspired by these images...more from this collection. it really was phenomenal. it moves me. (unfortunately in the shopping direction, fortunately into some new styles)