Step on up and read all about the latest show to hit the stage–MeMade MelSuit on Broadway! It’s about a hand-crafted jumpsuit turned hoity toity turned high school thug. Don’t miss it!
Girls Just Want to Have Fun (With Fashion)
Time after time you turn to your favorite fashion bloggers for style inspiration. With each post we strive to show our true colors–sometimes wild, sometimes subdued, but almost always because we all just want to have fun. Can you guess who inspired my style for this Fab 40s Style Icons Collaboration?
French hen and Vintage Blazer
The sweater-fied French hen with the pink beret stayed cozy warm tucked beneath my vintage wool blazer. I came *this close* to wearing my own newly acquired pink beret from the magnificent @maisonlamacon but decided that might be too much beret for one outfit. Stay tuned, though.
Chasing the Sun in Denim & Vintage
Chasing the sunshine in Seattle in a denim jumpsuit and vintage jacket. ️️️ Outfit Details: Jumpsuit from Anthropologie. White, long sleeve tee from Pact Apparel. Vintage pinstriped jacket from the Etsy shop of Suzanne Carillo. Shoes by Clarks Shoes. Infinity scarf by Apt. 9. (The scarf was a gift and I’m not sure where it …
Superhero Boots
Thanks to Janie, the vintage marvel from Vintage and Velvet Clothing on eBay, I now have superhero boots. ️️ Now I just need the rest of my super outfit. 🤓🦸♀️🦹♀️ And a superpower. ️☄️🌬🤹♀️
Fashionably Funny
Sherry Dryja from Petite Over 40 and Mel Kobayashi from Bag and a Beret collaborated in a Laugh-In parody for fashionably funny women over 40 called LOL 40-UP! Visit Petite Over 40 to read about the fashion in the first episode!
Bewitched by a Vintage Dress
Who watched Elizabeth Montgomery play Samantha Stephens on Bewitched? Anybody else watch reruns of that show even today? (I do! I do!) Oh, how I dreamed of being a witch when I was a kid! I mean, who wouldn’t want to be able to clean their house with a twitch of the nose? Plus, the …
Jumpsuit Mix Tape
The jumpsuit has so much history. It was originally designed by Italian designer Thayaht in 1919 to be a practical garment for sportsmen–hunters and skydivers. During World War II, it was used as a work uniform by men and women. Elsa Schiaparelli–one of my favorite designers of all time–saw its potential as a fashion statement …