retro dresses posts

How to Dress Like Joan Holloway from Mad Men for Halloween

Thursday, October 29th, 2009
How to Dress Like Joan Holloway from Mad Men for Halloween

When my friend Bridget emailed me about helping to wardrobe her as Joan Holloway from Mad Men for Halloween, I knew that I had stumbled upon something good. Something that my friends (shout out to you, Miss Tammy Tibbetts & Rachel Draper Mount!) had even suggested weeks prior: to advertise myself as a “Mad Men” [...]

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Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Where to Buy Antiques & Vintage Fashion

Thursday, October 29th, 2009
Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Where to Buy Antiques & Vintage Fashion

The drive home to Lancaster is a beautiful one. Think you need to go leaf peeping in Vermont or upstate New York? Think again. The trees here are shades of red and burnt orange and yellow and light brown. They’re in that in-between state of magnificence and slow death. Amazing that we value the slow [...]

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Vintage Fashion Outfit of the Day: 1980s Style Black Gypsy

Friday, October 2nd, 2009
Vintage Fashion Outfit of the Day: 1980s Style Black Gypsy

The Look: Black Gypsy Earrings: Primark, circa 2006 Necklace: [fairly expensive]* gift from parents, circa high school Sweater Top: Vintage Express, circa late 90s Coat: My all-time-fav bat wing sleeved faux leather 80s-mania coat! Pants: Vintage 80s tapered-leg* with built-in belt, Bargain Thrift *How I made the tapered leg look work to benefit from the [...]

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