It’s that time again when the ladies from JTouchofStyle join me in a Fab Collab. Over the coming week we’ll be celebrating Christmas together by sharing holiday memories and clothing we wore for the occasion. My story kickstarts the celebration, but I hope you’ll come back to see Jodie’s, Nancy’s, and Charlotte’s stories too. As many of you …
Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening. ~ Coco Chanel It’s hard to imagine a time when women’s apparel wasn’t inspired in some way by menswear. Trousers, blazers, the button-down collared shirt, oxford …
It’s hard to argue with the fact that Coco Chanel was a fashion genius. She single-handedly changed how women dress in the modern Western world. We went from wearing nearly 20 pounds of corsetry and underwear to freeform drop waists and wool jersey almost overnight, all thanks to Chanel. We can also thank her for gifting us …
Since my blog is a work in progress — I’m working to get the things together that I need to post 1920s-inspired outfits — I thought you might like to take a peek into my current wardrobe. It may explain to you why I’m on this little adventure seeking my signature style. From now on, if I …
I’m in the process of putting together a post about 1920s hair and makeup using the fun Vintage Makeup Guide for that era from Glamourdaze.com. In that guide is an illustration (pictured below) of a woman dressed so elegantly that I was inspired to curate an outfit idea that I think would be quite smashing to wear during …
My family tree is not scattered with royalty and millionaires — at least none I’ve been able to find yet. But I am lucky to be able to look back as far as the 1920s to see what some of them looked like. Even they, with their coal mining and farming incomes, they pulled off some …