TALES FROM A VINTAGE WARDROBE

"POLY(VORE) WANT A CRACKER?"

Do you know if

 

"Ship to Shore" by The Red Velvet Shoe featuring AK Anne Klein pumps

 

 

 

 

There is a rehab facility 

 

 

As Time Goes By by The Red Velvet Shoe on Polyvore.com

 

 

for

Polyvore Addiction?

First Date by The Red Velvet Shoe featuring J Crew heels

 

 

 

Because I need to go!!!

BOOK~O~PHILIA

"SOME DAY YOU WILL BE OLD ENOUGH TO START READING FAIRY TALES AGAIN."  C.S. Lewis

Books are, to me, the absolute best gift we can give ourselves and others.  I have loved books and reading since I was a little girl, and my adoration for them has only grown through the years.  Thankfully, my daughter has that same love. . .I can see it in her eyes when we walk into the library and the sheer joy she feels just being surrounded by them,  the smell of them, and the pleasure of lingering in an aisle, running her little finger tips over the bindings in search of the one that is just right. . .I vowed to never say no to a visit to the library or bookstore, and I somehow think she knows that!

Just yesterday my Aunt (who is a Librarian and lifetime student) sent my daughter these two lovely books; from the Wish List to her own little growing library! 

  She even had them signed by the author, Gail Carson Levine, and the illustrator, David Christiana~~both of whom are amazingly talented.  I can't wait to read them, for although my taste in books has matured, I think I am just aboutold enough to start reading fairy tales again. . . Thank you, Auntie Di! xoxoxo

"I WOULD BE MOST CONTENT IF MY CHILDREN GREW UP TO BE THE KIND OF PEOPLE WHO THINK DECORATING CONSISTS MOSTLY OF BUILDING ENOUGH BOOKSHELVES."  Anna Quindlen

While my library has a wide assortment of books and literature, there are a few indulgences I have yet to make.  Here's a peek at my Wish List: 

 

 

"TO SIT ALONE IN THE LAMPLIGHT WITH A BOOK SPREAD OUT BEFORE YOU, AND HOLD INTIMATE CONVERSE WITH MEN OF UNSEEN GENERATIONS ~ SUCH IS A PLEASURE BEYOND COMPARE."  Kenko Yoshida

 

 

"THE LOVE OF LEARNING, THE SEQUESTERED NOOKS, AND ALL THE SWEET SERENITY OF BOOKS."  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

 

 

 

"BOOKS ARE NOT MADE FOR FURNITURE, BUT THERE IS NOTHING ELSE THAT SO BEAUTIFULLY FURNISHES A HOUSE."  Henry Ward Beecher

 

 

Why not take a walk to your public library today?  In this modern, techno~crazed world, it is truly refreshing to sit in the peace and quiet of an old building filled with beautiful books. . .make it part of your world and that of your children's. . .it is a wonderful, lifelong gift you can give them.

 

 

SPRING ROMANCE

"In

the

Spring

a young man's

fancy

lightly turns

to

thoughts

of

love"

Alfred Lord Tennyson

Re~Run III "How Do You Lunch?"

 *I truly love this photo. . . the photography is amazing for starters but what is also amazing is the way women dressed for Lunch!

It is rather obvious from the natural window light that these dazzling damsels were out for lunch. . . not a glamorous evening dinner or drinks at the club. . . I mean, really, how amazing does she look? 

Take a few minutes to decide what you will wear today. . .dressing like this for lunch may seem a bit "over the top" nowadays, but I promise you will have a far more fantastic luncheon if you take a few minutes and put together an elegant outfit.  The French do it every day, and who does it better than the French when it comes to Food & Fashion? 

*(Previously posted on September 24,2007. Edited for this post)

Vintage Art & Wanderlust

For an absolute Vintage Art fix

please take a moment to visit

"I DESIRE VINTAGE"

which is where I found these lovely Pochoir images. . .

A bit of outdoor romance~~skating together. . .

 

A childhood favorite~~building a snowman with friends. . .

 

Seems the "Purple Obsession" is nothing new. . .some vintage outerwear fashion. . .

 

"Darling, let's go somewhere. . ."

 

The few I've shared with you are just a glimpse of the beautiful posters, prints and artwork you can find at

"I Desire Vintage"

Promise me you will take a peek!

 

 

Here in the North East we have been inundated with

COLD

and

SNOW

so I have been trying to take advantage of being stranded by cleaning out files, folders & images on my computer.

I tend to actually "OVER ORGANIZE"

to the point I sort of can't find anything. . .

can anyone else relate to that?

Here are a few more Vintage images I found. . .since I won't be going anywhere warm soon. . .

 

 

House & Garden Magazine

How wonderful would this be right about now?

 

 

House & Garden Magazine

This would be fine as well!

 

 

House & Garden Magazine

 

Yes, darling, let's go somewhere!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What's Goin' On

I have been spending quite a bit of time updating my type-lists & links~~you will see some new ones that are well worth a visit~~you will also see a bit of a "Francophile" theme going on rather than much new in a vintage clothing kind~of way. . . I figure I should only add a bit of beauty at a time.  Do not fear, the vintage list is in the works! 

I also have finally joined "FLICKR WORLD" (which I am still a bit overwhelmed by!)  and have added a link to my favorites of other Flickr Members~~you'll see it to the right:  I called it"FRONT ROW AT OUR VINTAGE FASHION SHOW"~~be sure to check out the photostream for some AMAZING vintage clothing.  It also shows some very thin models which explains why a lot of vintage clothing is teeny, tiny, and that models starving themselves is nothing new!  (Of course they lived in "Girdle World" so that was a big help.)

So, what else is goin' on?  Well. . .

First, I'd like to introduce you to my friend Karina of the World Famous Karina's Bags.  A few months ago, she purchased this vintage bag from my boutique:

 

and turned it into this:

 

The bag itself had seen better days, but she took the Vintage Bakelite frame and created this couture purse from it. . .talk about talent!  Check out the amazing bags she has~~I especially love the clutches which she accents with vintage scarves. . .she's all over England with her Haute~Spun designs, and British Vogue even did a feature on her last month!

Onto more excitement for talented designers, my good friend Lisa of Pink Lemonade Boutique was invited to participate in The Foundry Artists Association Show in Providence, RI, USA which will be held over the next two weeks.  Take a peek at these photos of Lisa's work and you will see why she was invited to this exclusive artists venue:

     

  Here she is, hard at work selling her wares!

Congratulations, Lisa, I know it will be a wonderful success story for you!!

 

I've also been surfing a few on~line magazine sites and have found these beautiful images to share; they are enough to melt one's Vintage~Lovin'~Heart. . .

This is, of course, a Chanel ensemble. . .

(the hat is similar to this one, don't you think?)

 

Another Chanel ensemble from the Spring collection, and yet a true classic, season-less, timeless,

. . .

Just Like You!

Remember. . .

 

 

 

 

 

For Whom The Bell Tolls

It was a beautiful day Churchill Downs yesterday for the Kentucky Derby, but it ended on a very sad note with the fall and death of a beautiful filly named Eight Belles. 

This beautiful photograph (by Amy Sancetta)  the day before the race captures that intimacy known only by a horse and it's rider and the ground beneath that may bring glory or intense grief.  Big Brown received the glory.  Eight Belles and her family the intense grief.

Being forced to put a horse down is difficult enough.  To have to do so in front of the entire world, without a moment of quiet to kiss her goodbye, to tell her what an amazing creature she was, to thank her for running with her whole heart and soul for you, for giving up her life trying to do what she did best...that takes it beyond difficult to a place no owner/trainer/jockey/groomer ever wants to go.   My horse-loving heart goes out to all those people and the many more who were touched by her loss. 

Michelle