giveaway: custard heart vintage

My adorable sponsor Custard Heart Vintage is having a giveaway for a $40 gift certificate! Maria (Miss Custard herself with the perfect hair) has just stocked the shop with tons of cute vintage treasures. I'm especially loving the amazing star shorts (below) and I can visualize all kinds of perfect outfits centered around them... too good.

To enter the giveaway please leave a comment with the following...

1.) Your email address!

2.) What would you buy with your Custard Heart gift certificate?

And for an extra entry in the contest just become a follower of Maria's blog and mention that in your comment as well! The contest is open to both domestic and international folks and the deadline is April 28th... good luck!

rainy day blues

trench coat  thrifted

dress  vintage

belt  j. crew

brooch  vintage

purse  bohemian bisoux vintage

umbrella  vista

rain boots  piperlime

I've been a busy girl lately... buying things for the shop like a madwoman with cash flying out of my wallet at every turn, photographing everything on my cute lady friends, making plans for upcoming photo shoots, and squeezing in a few rounds of karaoke whenever possible. I have an entire clothing rack of amazing vintage pieces to sell right now and I love just staring at all the pretty colors and fabrics side by side. Of course, my weak willpower means that I inevitably keep a few goodies for myself (like the pretty 1930's dress in these photos). But don't worry, I saved plenty for you.

P.S. I've been tumbling like crazy lately, take a peek.

new fancy fine vintage

Vintage 1970's white lace bolero / Size Small or Medium / $38 

Vintage 1950's black lace blouse / Size Large / $55

Vintage 1940's black silk floral skirt / Size Small, Medium or Large / $38

Vintage 1950's black velvet cropped jacket / Size Small or Medium / $45

Vintage 1950's pale pink satin party dress / Size Medium / $42

Vintage 1970's Christian Dior black silk skirt / Size Small or Smallish Medium / $85

Vintage white lace ruffled collar blouse / Size Small or Medium / $48

Vintage 1980's navy blue silk polka dot skirt / Size Small / $45

Vintage 1950's pale yellow embroidered dress / Size X-Small / $58

Vintage 1990's navy blue lace maxi dress / Size Small, Medium or Large / $58

pretty little things

I'm completely obsessed with vintage lingerie. I'm sure that's no stretch of your imagination considering my well-documented penchant for anything lacey, silky and sheer. I find myself more and more entranced by old pieces of lingerie that I find at flea markets and vintage sales and I love finding ways of sneaking them into outfits without being too immodest. And with more than half of my wardrobe in silky sheer territory I have to wear a slip pretty much every day anyways, leaving me free to stock up on them with the justification that "I'll wear this all the time!" The second photo above shows a tiny fraction of my lingerie collection (which I will admit is mostly comprised of pale pinks and creams). The beautiful vintage pieces are from the Met Museum's costume collection and I'm sure you have already seen the amazing sheer black vintage-inspired lingerie from The Loved One (which is even lovelier in person, if you can imagine). I remember reading an article about Betsey Johnson a long, long time ago and in it she mentioned that she collects lingerie and has a bunch of beautiful vintage slips in every color of the rainbow strung up all around her canopy bed. I've kept that image in my head for many years now.... heaven.

giveaway: house of maryanne vintage

The ever-adorable House of Maryanne Vintage is having a fantastic giveaway! The generous prize is a $100 voucher to be used towards any House of Maryanne purchase. To enter just visit the Facebook page, "like" the page, and then click the "share" button at the bottom left side. The giveaway is open to both international and domestic ladies and it ends April 23rd. I think I'd snatch that first dress up right away... so pretty!

the eyelet dream dress

I just listed this amazing eyelet dress in the shop and I thought it was dreamy enough to deserve its own post. It's from the early 1970's and made of a crisp white cotton eyelet fabric. I'm in love with the pinafore style and the giant bow in the back. If this dress fit me I would keep it forever and ever, but sadly it does not. I hope that it finds a lovely home! Just click here to see the Etsy listing and lots more info.

SOLD!