Retro Looks In The Modern World: Daughter of Bohemia

As much as the modern fashion world looks forward it also continually looks back in time. Here we explore Retro Looks in the Modern World.

This spread from the July/August issue of Argentina's Libertarian Magazine brings us back to old timey circus days with modern style.

Daughter of Bohemia.

Model: Paulina M.

Photographer: Agustina Rodriguez

Source: fashiongonerogue.com

Weekend Reading: Links a la Mode

Are You a Follower of Fashion?

Edited by: Ann of Holier than Now

Last week marked the end of New York Fashion Week. Post-show, the editors, buyers and bloggers went to work to define and list the trends, hoping we'll follow along. But for many of us, the sheer shirts of Spring '11 were are about as realistic for our wardrobes as a meat dress. Instead, we looked outside of Lincoln Center at the street style of individuals, hoping to find the inspiration to zig when everyone else is zagging. This week's post celebrates the path less ... followed, with counterpoints on everything from current trends to blogger compensation and competition.

Links à la Mode: September 23

• Any Second Now: Dolly Bats & Clobber at Bona Drag



• A Pretty Penny: Newsprint Manicure



• Beauty and The Recession: They Put WHAT in Your Lipstick?



• Beautifully Invisible: The Meat Dress: Fashionable, Art or Just Controversial?



• Beyond Fabric: How To Pull Off A Bow Tie



• Cloud of Secrets: Wishing for a Spirit Style Guide



• Despising Life is So Passe: The Glories of Thigh Highs (and How to Make Them Work)



• Gretchen Blogs: When To Work For Free



• Holier than Now: Animal Print, Rainbow Hair, Layers - It Must Be Fall '10. Or Is It?? A Contest.



• Independent Fashion Bloggers: Evolving Influence Recap: Love & Links



• It's Symmetrical: A Shopping Revelation Inspired by an Anonymous Comment



• My Closet In Sketches: Unlikely Combinations for Fashion Inspiration



• Oranges and Apples: On Competition in the Blogosphere



• The Button Owl: On Liberation in the Age of Implants, Pornography and Pole Dancing



• The Chic Addict: A Pale Skin Girl in a Tan Obsessed World



• The Column of Samantha Tyler: A (Sarcastic) Look at Winter's Hot Trends



• The Daily Julie: fashionSpark: Fashion Design, North Carolina Style



• The Pursuers: A Love Letter to Legwear



• Tickle Me Chic: Labels that Lie: How Vanity Sizing has Become an Epidemic



• View from 5 ft. 2: New York Fashion Week Street Style - The Pictures You Haven't Seen



• Violet Revolution: Edgy and Stylish Fall Fashion

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My Projects: Perky Snood

I've started crocheting this "Perky Snood" from 1942! It seems simple enough but I've already had to restart it. I'm using white acrylic which I hope will look good against my black hair. I will post pics soon when it gets more interesting. Stay tuned!

In the meantime, should you want to make one too here is the free pattern!

Perky Snood from knitting-crochet.com.

Mid-Week Inspiration: Marchesa Spring 2011

Marchesa's collections are always jaw dropping and inspiring. The recent showing of their Spring 2011 collection did not disappoint. Here are four of my favorites.

Amazing!

On My Wishlist: Grey Hair Streak

My grey hair is starting to show sporadically and I can never seem to cover them up fast enough. If only they were forming a single streak, then I could leave them be. Chanel (shown above and below) showed gorgeous grey streaks on the runway in their Spring 2010 Couture collection. I loved it!

Ann Sothern is another very fine inspiration!

And of course the lovely Mrs. Frankenstein!

Retro Looks In The Modern World: Sweet and Lowdown

As much as the modern fashion world looks forward it also continually looks back in time. Here we explore Retro Looks in the Modern World.

I love the Indian Summer feel of this editorial for TEST magazine. A lonely beach, low sunlight, all with an early 20th century seaside resort look.

Model: Nia

Photographer: Nicholas Lawn

Source: fashiongonerogue.com

Weekend Reading: Links a la Mode

Working the new season with fabulous new discoveries.

Influences, Impressions, and Interpretations of Fashion and what it all means

Edited by: Marie Denee of The Curvy Fashionista

It is without a doubt that fashion makes the world go round. Just last week, Fashion's Night Out helped revive the economy, fashion week's across the world bring together old friends, new friends, and those in between. Technology fused with fashion now offers inside perspectives- once only exclusively shared. Adding to this breath of fashion are those who blog.

This week's roundup offers a retrospect of fashion as New York Fashion Week comes to a close, designers have teased us with what's to come, and the world comes back to life- the fashion blogger's mind only now begins to race with influences, impressions, and interpretations of Fall Fashion and what it all means...

• Amanda Brohman: How the nerds(and their style) conquered the fashion world:


• Amanda Lee Dot Org: How to Make High Heels Bearable


• Denim Debutante: Wearing White AFTER Labor Day


• Dirty Hems: Fashion is a Tramp: the cyclical nature of cultural appropriation in fashion, particularly pertaining to the homeless & "hobo-chic"


• Dramatis Personae: Fall Fantasy Lookbook- the bits and pieces I'm coveting for Fall '10


• Fashioncents: 3 guidelines for wearing or not wearing socks with shoes. It's time we all got on the right foot with this one.


• For Those About to Shop: So much invaluable information at the IFB conference. I decided to take Gala's advice and write my first "how to":


• Grechen Blogs: how to make your fashion blog more user-friendly


• Houndstooth and Tortoiseshell: So, how do you make it in the fashion industry: Real life advice on how to break into the fashion biz from a successful runway producer.


• Interrobangs Anonymous: Gender roles in fashion blogging:


• Mimosas in Bed: The big apple gets evolved


• Pretty Shiny Sparkly: The Thrift Virgin - One girl's deflowering when it comes to thrift shopping fashion.


• Previously Owned: Exclusivity vs. availability: New media taking over?


• SLSVGG Fashion: The best bits of London's Fashion Night Out


• Style Eyes Fashion: Join the evolution for a new fashion democracy - do you get fed up with being told what you 'must have for the season ahead' here's how to end the dictatorship and have your say.


• Style Spotting: Fashion's Night Out in LA with celeb stylist Taylor Jacobson and her collaboration with Kasil denim. Loved her hot rocker chic!


• The Curvy Fashionista: My Fall 2010 Luxe(wish)list- aka my birthday wishlist


• The Lingerie Addict: Should You Buy Your Lingerie Online or In Stores? A brief guide to knowing the best place to buy your most intimate fashions.


• The Little Curly Girl: The camel coat is one of the most talked about pieces for Fall 2010. Will you be wearing one this season?


• Your Saving Style: A Thought About Real Women

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My Projects: Sam's Wedding Veil!

Isn't Sam beautiful? I love when I receive photos back from my customers wearing the item(s) I made for them! Here is Sam, a gorgeous bride, wearing the wide ivory birdcage veil I made for her. It looks better than I imagined. Yay!!

Mid-Week Inspiration: 1950's Glamour

Love!

Retro Looks In The Modern World: Brand New Retro

As much as the modern fashion world looks forward it also continually looks back in time. Here we explore Retro Looks in the Modern World.

I love this editorial shot by Karen Collins for the September issue of Elle UK. It features model Josefin Hedstrom next to Mid Century machines in gorgeous clothing and amazing hair.

Images from fashiongonerogue.com.

Mid-Week Inspiration: Fashionable Knitting

If only I could look half as cool as this when I knit!

On My Wishlist: Silver Screen Chairs

Oh you all probably know I would love to have platinum blonde hair and the grogeous gowns that Jean Harlow and Carole Lombard are wearing. But what I'm really focusing on right now are the chairs! I'm really not sure which one I'd chose so I'm putting them all on my wishlist!

Which one would you chose?

Images via The Paris Apartment.

Retro Looks In The Modern World: Pretty Baby

As much as the modern fashion world looks forward it also continually looks back in time. Here we explore Retro Looks in the Modern World.

The September issue of Australian Vogue features model Catherine McNeil in the 1950's rockabilly inspired feature "Pretty Baby". I love the creepers and the leopard print! Vogue liked it so much they put it on the cover (shown above).

Photography by Max Doyle.

Source: fashiongonerogue.com.

Weekend Reading: Links a la Mode

The End of Summer? No! The Beginning of Awesome!

Edited by: Thom of The Sunday Best

For the past week I've been listening to Cee-Lo Green's fantastic send-off, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAV0XrbEwNc&has_verified=1, and little else. At the same time I've been reading a lot of the hand-wringing in the press about bloggers and whatever are we going to do about them, along with our responses both here and on our blogs. And the two have combined in my head to form a single determination - bloggers need more swagger. I don't mean anger, of the you-don't-respect-us variety, or apologetics, of the we-are-as-legitimate-as-other-media variety. I mean swagger, the kind of swagger that comes from doing something well and knowing you're good at it. So whatever other themes might knit together this week's links, they all share that important characteristic - swagger. Step up to the plate, knock it out of the park.

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Links à la Mode: September 2nd

• A la Modest - The Mystery and the Magnificent Monki


• All Tumbled Down - Fancy Style File


• Any Second Now - My Fashionable Heritage


• A Pretty Penny - Fashion Fitness and Floggers


• Awakened Aesthetic - To Covet: Cold Comfort


• Beautifully Invisible - The Corset: The Sexiest of Sexy Shapewear


• Beyond Fabric - Size and Fit: Shirts


• Bright Lights, Big Style - Losing Style in Fashion


• Chic Steals - Long-awaited Interview Outfit


• Fashion Cents - When to Alter Your Clothing


• Independent Fashion Bloggers: How Blogging Changed My Life


• My Closet in Sketches - Outfit Sketch


• Oranges and Apples - Thinking About Aging


• Ramblings With Rin - Before Meets After


• The Coveted - Design Your Own Shoes With Jeff Silverman


• The Demoiselles - Millenials: We Are the Revolution


• The Fashionista Lab - The Emmys: Red Carpet Recap


• The Lingerie Addict - Is Expensive Lingerie Worth the Cost?


• The Pursuers - Cheer Up, Margot


• The Sunday Best - Let Them Eat Bread


• What She Should Have Worn - Copy Cats

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Mid-Week Inspiration: 1940s Glamour