TALES FROM A VINTAGE WARDROBE

WINDOW SHOPPING I

Since most of us enjoy a leisurely stroll down a smart city street looking at fabulously turned out mannequins (aka window shopping) but may rarely have a chance to actually indulge such a luxury, I thought I would bring a virtual window shopping stroll to you!  Some of these lovelies are available for purchase, others are just favorite images I've saved from surfing the net. . .enjoy!

  *you may learn more about this gorgeous frock  here .

 * find out more about this lovely dress here

  A bit of Carrie~Vintage. . .adorable. . .

  Did I ever tell you I had a huge crush on Mikhail Baryshnikov?  I watched White Nights about 757 times!

Oh, and her dress is darling!

 A fashion delight to behold. . .one of my favorite style inspirations; Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis. . .

Doesn't she look a bit annoyed?  This is what I look like when I get a busy signal, one of my pet peeves. . .

Breakfast never looked so good! 

SPRING ROMANCE

"In

the

Spring

a young man's

fancy

lightly turns

to

thoughts

of

love"

Alfred Lord Tennyson

TAKE YOUR MEDICINE

Spring is just two days away, and with it that illness we all crave to be sick with:  Spring Fever! 

Spring Fever & Travel Fever are cousins, didn't you know?  So, if you are fortunate enough to be very sick with both of them, I have the perfect medicine for you. . .all courtesy of my absolute latest obsession:  The J. Peterman Company  * 

(This coat leaves me utterly speechless)

 

(I would have

chosen this

 for my

 wedding dress

 had I found it 

8 years ago)




 

 

 

 

(How much

more 1940's

can you

get?)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Who cares if it rains with this lovely umbrella!)

 

(A  bit

of an

"Out of Africa"

look for your man)

 

(Yes, you

need him

to carry

the luggage!)

What did I tell you?  Just what the doctor ordered!  Now, take your medicine, I insist!

Don't forget to send a postcard!

*Thanks for the link, Sharon!

Take Me Out to the Ballgame I

We are big Red Sox fans around here, but truth be told, going into Boston for a game is becoming more and more of a burden than an adventure.  And now that I am the big 40~~I find that less is more. . . in many, many ways. . .

We started the weekend celebrating three of my five siblings Wedding Anniversaries at Mom's house~~since we all were married in April it has become a sort of tradtition to "go to Mom's for anniversary dinner".  . .she loves and dreads it at the same time, I'm sure.  Family matriarch that she is she would never admit it, but I know just from being my age that having 15 over for dinner is a blessing and a curse at the same time.  Besides the fact that she and my step father downsized to an absolutely adorable house that is great for them but when company rolls around Mom goes into panic attack~~or as Rue would refer to it, the turkey dance!

Anyway, here is one adorable photo I was able to snap at some point during the festivities:

That's my zany brother Andrew  playing with the kids~~They are actually wooping his butt as I used to many moons ago. . .and here is his gorgeous wife Stacy . . .

She will probably take me to court for posting these pictures but I'll plead jealousy since most of my Vintage Treasures would look fantabulous on her 6 foot Size 0 frame! She is your dream Vintage Model by every count~~if only she lived closer I would use her to model my stuff!

Later on, while I was doing dishes the three little pumpkins surfaced again:

Hmmm, why aren't you over here helping me clean up?

They are so sweet together, our three daughters.  They love each other to the simple little girl core ~~my brothers are my step brothers but you could never convince me of that~~they have been as dear to me as any flesh and blood~~possibly more so. . . for all the stress that comes with second time around make~shift families. . .I am just thankful we all find something to love about the other~~we have all been blessed more than we know. . .

And the next day we woke up to an amazing blue sky & that was beyond perfect for:

Yes, my favorite. . .an afternoon at the ball park!

This amazing image is from Westfield on Weekend  you must visit their site to see more beautiful Vintage Ballpark watercolors. . .I was looking for an image to add to my post and when I found this site I just had to share it. . .

 

The Run for the Roses

Having grown up around horses and stables and racing each other up the airstrip (yes, my grandfather had a Piper Cub very similar to this one!~~we used to "fly" out to get Chinese food, literally!) I love to take a few hours on a certain Saturday afternoon at this time of year to watch the infamous KENTUCKY DERBY.

You know the one:

Where all the ladies vie for the best hat in the house, the best horse on the track, and the best man!

Even if you don't have a passion for horses, just watching the hats is an event in itself!! 

It seems like a lot of fun, an excuse to really dress to the nines in an otherwise dress code~less world. . .or maybe it's all those Mint Juleps????

I have always dreamed of going. . .and since I've always dreamed of seeing Springsteen who knows?  Maybe my dream~giver will come through again??!!

Check your local listings if your interested in an afternoon of peace & privilege~~it is, after all, the SPORT OF KINGS!

Michelle

(Photos from http://www.churchilldowns.com/ & http://www.kentuckyderby.com/2008/)

P.S.If you'd like to check out some great one~of~a~kind Derby hats click on this link visit Honey Bend's Blog! Fun!