August 4 - 25 Enter DOGDAYSOFSUMMER1 at Check Out at The Red Velvet Shoe & at our Etsy Shop to receive a 50% Refund on all items purchased* (*does not... Read more →
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Gilbey's Gin advertisement ~ May 1992 ~ Victoria Magazine. Read more →
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It was just about a year ago that I wrote about the Newport Vintage Dance Week, hosted by The Commonwealth Vintage Dancers. Part of the schedule last year was an afternoon at The Newport International Polo Grounds to watch a polo match, enjoy a picnic buffet and dance under the big white tent. The CVD contacted me to see if I wouldn't mind adding a bit of vintage tailgaiting decor to the event and to observe, interview & capture it through photographs... Read more →
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So what do you do when the telephone rings 4 days before leaving for a vacation that's been planned for a year only to learn that the house you had... Read more →
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"Permettez-moi glisser dans quelque chose de plus confortable..." Read more →
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What do you wear when it's 103 degrees in the shade? That is, if you HAVE to wear something.... Read more →
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"Travel Back in Time to the summer playground of the Gilded Age. Perfect your dancing skills with classes taught by leading experts on vintage dance. Experience the breathtaking opulence of America ’s finest ballrooms as you dance in Newport’s famous mansions. Let yourself be immersed in a bygone era as you sip tea by the shore..." Read more →
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Lunching at Stanley's with your best friend with respective Barbies in tow.... Making homemade sundaes when you should be in bed.... Perfecting one's croquet swing at dusk in a swirly... Read more →
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A SUMMER AT TIFFANY
19 May 2010
"Be it a jewel or toy, not the prize gives the joy, but the striving to win the prize." ~ Owen Meredith (Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton) While true in many instances of life, this may be one exception to Sir Bulwer-Lytton's poetic quote. A few weeks ago I learned of a Give~Away via Lily Lemontree. The host was Sarah of My Little Boudoir, and she was generous enough to host a give~away to win a signed copy of this fabulous book: Summer at Tiffany by Marjorie Hart. Having a rare spare minute or two, I entered the give~away and spent a few hours day dreaming (while ironing, that is) about how great it would be if I actually won . . . just the cover photograph had sent me reeling into old~world New York . . . Half awake, waiting for the coffee to finish perking just after 6:00 o'clock this morning, I opened my "mail" and found this: Read more →
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Summer Trend: Rompers and Playsuits~~to wear or not to wear? That is the question! A Vintage Romper/Playsuit can be the perfect fashion choice for those hot summer days, but how do you pull off the look? Read more. . . Read more →
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