Loving this gorgeous red dress from Urban Outfitters
Enjoy
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Friday, July 15, 2011
Friday Faves and Raves
I am a total So You Think You Can Dance fan.
This is one of my favorite dances
Danced by Jason and Jeanine, a Travis Wall contemporary dance
Enjoy
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Well Thumbed Wednesday
My Grandma's copy of
Sewing Made Easy 1960-ish
This book sat on my shelf for the longest time never being looked at. I had professional books on couture and construction and pattern making and fitting and tailoring and draping, and so on and so on. I naively thought there was nothing in this book but how to sew curtains and maybe a house dress.
When i finally got around to looking at it I found out that nearly every topic mentioned above was all within the covers of this one book. And i had spent all that money buying "professional" books. Silly Kat.
Not only does it have chapters on pattern, construction, tailoring, a dictionary of stitches, fabrics, cutting, altering (patterns and pre-made clothes),
but it had fun stuff like building a wardrobe, which includes notes on what kinds of clothes you need and for what occasion; how a dress can be modified to go from day to night, the kind of shoes a woman should have in her closet, how to be your own stylist, and fun projects like the make your own turban pictured below.
It's really interesting to get an intimate view into the mind of a stylish woman from the 1960s, and maybe not that surprisingly, she is not so different from women today, nor is the advise that is given to her.
One of my favorite bits is the introduction to the chapter on building a wardrobe
"The budget-minded woman plans her wardrobe for maximum flexibility: she buys accessories that can be worn with several outfits; she learns the secret of changing the appearance of a basic dress; she chooses her clothes with an eye to the type of life she leads. But, if she must buy all her clothes, she must still limit her wardrobe to what she can afford.
"The woman who sews knows no such limitation. Her wardrobe can be far more complete, for she makes her clothes for less. With the money she saves by doing so she can buy the expensive accessories that other women must pass by."
Ain't that the truth ;)
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Vintage Visions: 4
Romy Schneider
in
Good Neighbor Sam
Gorgeous Romy Schneider, dressed in bright jewel tones, in monochromatic outfits in this movie. Her character is very fiery and energetic.
I particularly love the red :)
cha-cha-cha
"I know why you want me back"
We're in the money
On another note, Jack Lemmon is my favorite actor, and I love the way he dances.
Enjoy!
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Victory Garden
I love gardens, though the things i plant usually have to be pretty self sustaining 'cause i have kind of a black thumb (i always manage to kill my rosemary within days of planting it).
Despite this, i am planning on starting a garden :-)
Vintage Victory Garden posters
I do have a few herbs and some tomatoes started and i'll post those pics later.
But i am reading and watching as many youtube videos as i can trying to make sure that as this garden grows it keeps growing all season.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Vintage Visions: 3.2
So many of you looked at the white silk dress in the Gigi post
that I thought i would post a video here so that you could see it in motion too.
Even more beautiful in person, right?
Enjoy!
Monday, July 4, 2011
Friday, July 1, 2011
Friday Faves and Raves
Happy 4th of July Weekend!
This friday's faves and raves is a little clip from a rather unknown movie with
Ginger Rogers, who had the talent to be elegant and tomboyish, beautiful and funny, intelligent and wise cracking.
Enjoy! And have a great weekend!
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