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FANTABULOUS FLICKR INSPIRATION

You may recall quite a while back I told you that I had finally joined Flickr~~but truth be told I really hadn't done very much with it as far as my own photos go.  I would attempt to cruise around the site and find some inspiration, but I soon realized that each and every web~based "club" has it's own little rules and system and I just didn't feel like trying to figure out yet another "cyber" system that would leave me rubbing my eyes, with a dull headache, wishing I had just spent the time listing a new item in my boutique (or watching Pride & Prejudice again) instead of trying to become Bill Gates' next program designer (LOL!!!!!!)

But then, one day last week I found this:

 

and this:

 

and this:

 

and this:

 

Welcome to the world of  PIKSI

Who, in my personal vintage~loving opinion

has absolutely achieved the delicate challenge of wearing vintage clothing in a smart, stylish, modern, yet entirely feminine way.  Her mix of thrift, vintage, gifts, designer, discount & an occasional piece from her boyfriend's closet gives the grandest of results, as her photos prove.  She can be a Vintage Movie Starlet one evening, and the simple, yet classic college student ready to hit the books the very next morning.  I would love to have interviewed her for "Tales From A Vintage Wardrobe", but settled for permission to display her lovely photos and links to her Flickr photo-stream.  It's the stuff that vintage wardrobe dreams are made of!

Thank you, Piksi, for such wonderful Vintage Fashion Inspiration!

Here are a few other neat things I found while I was supposed to be "working" 

 (Yes, there are certain benefits to working from home~~and this pretty much sums up my "workspace" at times :)

I found this great Etsy site where you can find these great gift items:

 

What a great way to give a room a bit of vintage fashion flair!

 

 

Have you heard of this fantastic site yet?  It's called Queens of Vintage and in their very own words it is:

"A DAILY GLOBAL GLOSSY FOR VINTAGE LOVERS"

A must~mark site for all vintage clothing/fashion aficionadas!

 

 

 

 

So, if after all this, you are still tempted to wear your sweats even one more time, please try to

 

 

 

 

 

Vintage Vs. Modern Beauty Parlor

Do you ever wonder how long it took our mom's to get their hair to do that great 1950s/1960s HairDo? 

I love the styles from those eras (1940s too but my mom was just a little one during that decade!)  We all know that everything took a lot more time, especially in the Beauty Parlor!  That was why they ended up being social clubs and gossip havens, what else are you going to do for three to four hours??? 

My darling sister was browsing a local Antique store and came across a Vintage Beautician's Device and being the thoughtful person she is~~she bought it for me!!

So, on a recent "Slumber Party at Aunty's" with my daughter and her friend, I brought this groovy gadget and thought I'd give it a try: 

I know you're laughing but that's okay~~so were we!  My sister caught me with my camera and here I am in the "Beauty Parlor" using this rather archaic but quite effective hair dryer! (The white "warning" tag reads:  DO NOT USE WHILE IN THE BATHTUB~~gee, ya think???? )  Maybe that was the beginning of laser hair removal????

As I sat there listening to the rather loud hum of this contraption I realized it served a dual purpose~~to drown out the noise of screaming children and give Mom a few moments of peace in her day. . . (no wonder my mother loved to wash her hair!)   I no longer had to imagine what our mom's did to get their hair to "do" the latest style. . .it didn't matter how the hair came out,( that explains the cans of Aqua Net! ) I have a sneaking suspicion it was more to do with tending to their need for some "quiet time" away from the daily duties of wife/motherhood. . .being a mom now I think I understand. . . . .

So my little experiment with Vintage Beauty taught me something and also gave me some pretty good hair for the day!  I would definitely use it to set rollers for an up~do as it really adds the "poof" you need for the "DO" in the first photo!  Here is a photo of the finished "DO"~~with my two partners in crime!  (Neither one would let me come near them with the cap!)  Oh well, girls will be girls. . .

We had a lot of laughs about it (which doesn't take much as we have the same goofy sense of humor!)  and had yummy Coney Island Hot Dogs for lunch~~just another day at the Beauty Parlor!

Have a great weekend!

Michelle