Becky Lou from Australia!!
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
And The Winner Is...
Monday, June 29, 2009
Vintage Finds of the Week: Aprons


Saturday, June 27, 2009
Newly Listed This Week!
I've listed some great vintage patterns this week in both my Etsy shop and at femmefatalevintage.com. Start sewing ladies! These are some cute looks!
Weekend Reading: Links a la Mode
Ice Cold Lemonade
Edited by Clutch 22
Compiling this week's round up of posts hit closer to home for me. I think we can all relate to the times where stress builds up and blocks inspiration. Reading each of these individually was the exact refreshment I needed (hence "lemonade"), especially with my birthday coming up next week - total outfit planning mode.
So what's in the mix? Alixrose and Decline Designs offer personal style inspirations, Fasshonaburu teaches us how to get our budget-shopping on at high-end boutique sales, hkShoeGeek talks harnesses and Fashion Consciou$ inspires by reviving the culottes trend (so cute on her).
Links à la Mode : June 25th
- 39th and Broadway: Ever wonder who really determines how your clothes fit? An interview with a technical designer
- alixrose: You have the perfect outfit, but whats the one thing that can keep it from becoming fabulous?
- A Typical Atypical: A deep dive into the reasoning behind shoe obsessions
- Awakened Aesthetic: Affordable ways to bring urban fashion into your decor without getting tacky
- Bonne Vie: When Bloggers Unite - The Hotel Max Edition
- Decline Designs: Defining Your Personal Style - Having "Go-To" Outfits
- Fasshonaburu: Digging through a high end sales to find purchase-worthy pieces, and tips on how to not go over budget
- Fashion Consciou$: Fashion Flashback - Return of the culottes
- Fashion Pulse Daily: The evolution of the gladiator to the "mandiator"
- Freya: A little gown guide for your summer wedding
- hkShoeGeek: Harnesses - A collection of favorites for every style and price range
- Idiosyncratic Style: A guide for casual wedding attire
- Independent Fashion Bloggers: You just don't compare...
- Retro Chick : Mary Queen of Charity Shops - Now it's all over, some final thoughts
- Shoe Daydreams: Are you on board with the latest trend - Over The Knee boots?
- Tatiana Supports the Arts: Indie Designer Spotlight - ALEX&RA, designed by Alexandra Cipparone
- The Bare Skinny: Not everything has to be black and white - inspiration for adding color to your wardrobe
- The Coveted: Shu Uemura's inspired lashes
- Unfunded: Respect your elders - Rock the vintage!
- Work Chic: Chic hosiery options if you still have to wear them in the summer heat!
Friday, June 26, 2009
Fashionable History: Swimwear By Decade- 1930's




This summer my "Fashionable History" segments are on swimwear by decade. To read about the 1920's click here.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Mid-Week Inspiration: Riding in the Rain

Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Vintage Finds of the Week: Pic-nic Time!

Above: The sweetest pic-nic basket and the ultimate essential with plates and a cloth!
Daisy-Mae Vintage Tote- $30- Which Goose
The dress I would wear...seems appropriate and I love gingham!
Orange and White Gingham Vintage Halter Dress-$125- theVINTAGEdress
Extra plates!
5 Orange Melamine Plates- $18-Faith and Franny
Keep you jam or beverage cold- pre cooler style!
Cottage-Style Pic-Nic-Pal at Nestbox Vintage -$39-Nest Box Vintage

Orange and White Gingham Vintage Halter Dress-$125- theVINTAGEdress

5 Orange Melamine Plates- $18-Faith and Franny

Cottage-Style Pic-Nic-Pal at Nestbox Vintage -$39-Nest Box Vintage
Monday, June 22, 2009
One Week Left to Enter!
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Newly Listed Items Of The Week
I've got some great new items listed in my Etsy stores, Femme Fatale Vintage and The Sparkling Cocktail. Two wonderful vintage hats with veils and some handmade accessories to top off any outfit! These items can also be found on my site http://www.femmefatalevintage.com/.
Charcoal Grey Crochet Lacy Fingerless Gloves with Pink Rose Shell Buttons -$50
Red Hot Burlesque Vintage Half Cocktail Hat with Sequins and Netting Veil -$30
Raspberries and Creme Vintage 1950/60s Velvet Petals Cocktail Hat w/ Veil and Bow-$37
Labels:
accessories,
burlesque,
crochet,
Femme Fatale Vintage,
fingerless gloves,
gingham rose,
handmade,
lace fingerless gloves,
newly listed,
sequins,
The Sparkling Cocktail,
veil,
velvet,
vintage hats
Friday, June 19, 2009
Weekend Events and Links a la Mode

Have a great weekend!


Fashion Potluck
Edited by Dramtis Personae
This week’s Links á la Mode it a fashion potluck, a hodge podge of politics in fashion, interviews with fabulous designers, bloggers, and photographers, flashbacks in to our fashion past, and great shops and designers to check out. I couldn’t make rhyme or theme of the collection, so just sit back & enjoy some of the best the Independent Fashion Bloggers had to offer this week!
Links à la Mode : June 19th
- A Typical Atypical – Thrifting – how to thrift with success – a step by step introduction for thrifting newbies
- Awakened Aesthetic – Ever have those utterly feminine, against-the-trend days? From lingerie to accessories, Jennifer Nicole goes ethereal
- Bonne Vie – Parasol Party Review
- Breakfast at Saks – Es Trella
- Denimaniac – Best Denim Shops Denham
- dramatis personae – Plus-Sized Eco-Friendly Fashion: A Myth?
- Fashion Matchmaker – Awesome giveaway, enter to win a beautiful, summery Love Quotes scarf!
- Fashion Pulse Daily – Get the summer blues by entering for a chance to win a pair of Current/Elliott boyfriend jeans!
- Felicia Sullivan – Interview: Entrepreneur and CEO at 24, Lindsay Phillips on Interchangable Flip Flops, Manufacturing in China, and Discovering Your Ideal Business Partner: Your Mom!
- in-mode.com – 4 weeks. bikini. ready. (week 1).
- Independent Fashion Bloggers – Get Real: How to Beat Blogging Perfectionism
- Individual Chic – Best bras for big girls
- Meilily – Fitness Shoe Skepticism: FitFlops & MBTs Glorified Platform Sandals & Sneakers?
- Pursed Lips Magazine – Documentary Teaches Never Let Our Daughters Model
- Retro Chick – 5 Ideas for Summer Days Out
- Style Symmetry – Seven Question Interview with The Clothes Horse!
- The Bare Skinny – Fifty Fierce Shoes for the Rocker Chick
- THE COVETED – Tye Died
- The Demoiselles – From the Birds: A Body Mantra
- the nerdlings – Men Have Style Too: Adventure Through The Photo Lens
- Unfunded – L.A. Fashion Market Wrap Up
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Fashionable History: Swimwear By Decade- 1920's



your best sun protection back then.
They have it all, decorated maillots, parasol, hats, and musical instruments.
Adorable!
My "Fashionable History" segment this summer is Swimwear by Decade. Last week was the 1900's. Next week, 1930's!
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Mid-Week Inspiration: Esther Williams

Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Vintage Finds of the Week: Day at the Beach
Monday, June 15, 2009
My Projects
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Cleo From 5 to 7




Here is a youtube snippet to enjoy:
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Friday, June 12, 2009
Weekend Reading: Links a la Mode

Happiness is being a free bird…
Edited by Jennine of IFB & The Coveted
Oddly enough since we moved over to the editorial selection, I’ve never selected the links, and I really have to tell you choosing this week’s roundup was tough, so many great links, I had a hard time picking!
Well, here we are in the midst of summer, this year you can’t click twice without hitting a blog giveaway, as we’ve got great giveaways on Style Symmetry, Fashion Hippo and The Coveted, and if that’s not enough, IFB has a couple of great links to more contests. Whew. And while ‘free’ doesn’t always mean stuff you don’t have to pay for, it can also mean free as in stuff you can’t pay for, Decline Designs takes inspiration to two free spirited cinematic heroines with vivid imaginations, Brick My Lane will add rock and roll to your dancing feet, and free minded bloggers 39th and Broadway, Curvy Fashionista and Pursed Lips question the fashion industry.
Links à la Mode : June 11th
- 39th and Broadway – What the end of an era of fashion excess means for the industry
- BRICK MY LANE – How to give shoes a rock’n'roll edge using simple DIY ideas.
- CUTEMESS – How Trevor the horse and an Australian Kangaroo Paw flower came to rest on a Twelfth Street by Cynthia Vincent dress.
- Debutante Clothing – Interviews celebrity favorite vintage costume jewelry maven Carol Tanenbaum
- Decline Designs – Defining Your Personal Style, Part Three: Using Your Inspiration
- Dirty Dirty Laundry – KABLUEY! Check out my venture into the world of blue monochromatic fashion.
- Fashion Grail – Love the way Chloe Sevigny perfectly combines the elegance of a scalloped Chloe blazer and cut off shorts.
- Fashion Hippo – Three lucky readers will receive this tee as a prize. Loved by Kate Moss and many other celebrities. Ends June 18th.
- Hong Kong Fashion Geek – Update your look for less – Resort 2010 looks for recessionistas
- Independent Fashion Bloggers – Giveaway sites for freebie junkies.
- MissRedLips – In Defense of Brooches
- Pursed Lips Magazine – The CFDA Fashion Design Awards Promotes their Photoshoot, with None of the Women Nominees. Is something fishy?
- Retro Chick – Mary Queen of Charity Shops – The Review
- Style on the street – Alison Stephens, the new it model
- Style Symmetry – Vintage Snakeskin Bracelet Giveaway!
- Super Kawaii Mama – Meet Aleshia Brevard. A Vintage Style Icon you’ll never forget!
- The Capitol Fashionista – Fashion Nostalgia: The Beautiful Covers of British Vogue
- THE COVETED – The perfect giveaway for vintage lovers… win at Rice & Beans Vintage.
- The Curvy Fashionista – The State of the Curvy Community Panel Discussion at Full Figure Fashion Week
- the nerdlings – The photo shoot started off well. But words were spoken that shouldn’t have been spoken and everything else just descended into chaos.
Newly Listed Items Of The Week
I've got some great new items listed in my Etsy stores, Femme Fatale Vintage and The Sparkling Cocktail. Get ready to knit and sew for fall, or dazzle them with handmade accessories. These items can also be found on my site www.femmefatalevintage.com.
Labels:
accessories,
bobby pins,
cocktail rings,
Femme Fatale Vintage,
gingham rose,
hanmdade,
knitting,
newly listed,
patterns,
retro,
rhinestone,
simplicity,
The Sparkling Cocktail,
vintage,
Vogue
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