nineteen-oh!-one

Oh, I love love love my new skirt! It was actually handmade and somehow smells just like an old sewing room. And it fits me like a glove! I also got a dress that I couldn't wait to wear so I'm sure you'll see it soon. All our friends went away this Easter, but I took these photos last weekend when we met up for Sunday roast lunch and I decided to dress up a bit. I even did my hair and make-up like a proper London girl. Yup, eyeliner and everything. I'm currently wearing training wheels with this stuff, and think I did a pretty good job, but it smudged so quick I hate to think what would happen if I wore it anywhere hot or for any length of time. It would be running down my cheeks! It may work for Alice Cooper, but not when you're going for vintage-hipster-stylee ;-(

Wes and I went to check out the Marc by Marc Jacobs store in Mayfair, which is where I got this bone bracelet and cuff. Quite a cool store, really, and clever on their part as they stock everything from a £1 ring (or condom) to the £500 handbags via a £30 evening clutch or a £50 pair of jeans. Apparently everyone can have their own piece of the MJ brand, no matter what their budget!

Jacket: H&M; Cardigan: ASOS; Skirt: Absolute Vintage; Boots: Myer; Cuff and bracelet: Marc by Marc Jacobs; Earrings: Uncommonly Beautiful.

Well, Marilyn is really a Joan

Ahh Mad Men. I watched it non-stop on the flight home, and I'm really hoping they will have season two for me on the way back to London. Fascinating show for many reasons, but I am particularly in love with the girls and their dresses. Especially Joan. I love how she looks like she is sewn into them. On Election Night one of the junior boys surmises “You can’t sit down in that dress!”, when she proceeds to not only sit, but to gracefully sink to the ground with all the poise of a dancer with her ankles crossed just so, and not so much as a sharp intake of breath. See, everything is effortless for Joan. She is the perfect picture of a woman as a woman should be. Well, you know, in freaky 1960 TV land.

Style-wise, though, I think I am a Betty. I would honestly wear every fabulous outfit she wears. I probably wouldn't even feel the need to mix it up to modernise it, literal is just fine in this case.

But you know what? I sometimes even like the dresses Peggy wears. As a character I think she is supposed to be a bit of a dag. I guess in the 1960s even the dags were far more polished than what we get away with nowadays. The inspiration for my Vintage Vogue dress becomes apparent, huh? I want nothing at the moment if it isn't waisted.

The Wizard Jacket

I had a whole post planned about this jacket and how it was a bit ‘out there’ and I didn’t know if I’d ever wear it outside of the house. But yesterday I just got up and had an urge to wear it! I was going to the Big Smoke for the day, so that’s probably why I felt a bit more daring. Did I mention we were going to the city to put the finishing touches on our visa application?! Here we go…now we wait.
The jacket is my first ever purchase from Etsy, so I was very excited about that. I usually find the site a bit overwhelming but found this great store called edwardvintage via a link from CatwalkQueen (R.I.P.). They have lots of nice things, very reasonably priced, too, but something about this piece caught my eye. We are calling it The Wizard Jacket. It's definately growing on me.

Jacket: edwardvintage @ Etsy; Singlet: Gap; Tights: Target; Shoes: Topshop; Necklace: my collection (code for I can't remember).

Vintage Vogue

Once I had played dress-ups in my old wardrobe (a few times) and watched my sister’s old VHS movies (including, but not restricted to, Ever After and She’s All That) I decided I had a bit too much spare time on my hands and needed a real hobby. So, I took up sewing to try to quench my thirst for new clothes on my non-existent budget. It has taken me weeks to produce this dress, but I’m sure I would be alot quicker if I spent more than an hour a day on it! Finishing it was so hard I nearly stabbed myself in the eye with a needle.

Dress: me from Vintage Vogue pattern V2960; Jacket: H&M; Ballet flats: Joto.