New Items Listed This Week!

We've been busy! New items now available. Have a great weekend everyone!

Marina Lemoyne Silk Couture Dress $75

Vintage Gent's Robe, Smoking Jacket $32

Vintage Red Velvet Slippers $32

Retro Black Ruched Strapless Dress $95

Retro Black and Gold Velvet Clutch Purse $24.50

Ebay Weekender

Let's head back to the 1980s. Chintz prints, mini skirts, Pretty in Pink....I wore them all and here they are again. All now available on ebay and all from Pin Up Dresses. Enjoy your weekend!

1980s Floral and Black Glam Bubble Dress

1980s Gold Gunne Sax Dress

1980s Black Strapless & Red Bow Dress

1980s Pink Metallic Strapless Dress

1980s Black Halter Swing Dress

Taking Time to Smell the Roses

I live on a lovely lane by the sea, and on my morning walk I pass by a home with a beautiful rose garden. Roses fill this yard and the owners have made sure to plant a row of roses right by the fence so people walking by can appreciate the smell. In this yard I see crimson, peach, yellow and white and some colors are divine mixes of two or three.

This made me think today about our love affair with the rose, and how it has been translated into fashion. Some roses are bright and bold and others are dainty and delicate. There are tea roses, cabbage roses and wild roses. We've managed to represent just about every type of rose into the garments we've worn over the years and I've selected a few lovely rose adorned pieces of vintage fashion for your enjoyment from members of the Vintage Fashion Guild. http://www.vintagefashionguild.org.

For cocktails in a swanky bar, we have this divine late 1950's rose print hourglass cocktail dress in a delicious mix of greens at The Vintage Vortex, http://www.thevintagevortex.com. She is in near mint condition and a definite head-turner!

If the beach is your destination, check out this adorable 1960's black and white stylized cabbage rose print swimsuit, available at http://www.propervintageclothing.com.

When dancing is on the agenda, this sultry 1940's black rose cocktail dress from Posh Girl Vintage will have you doing the Tango in high vintage style! http://www.poshgirlvintage.com.

A night on the town in this stunning 1950's rose creation from DeniseBrain Vintage will earn you a basket full of compliments! http://www.denisebrain.com

And finally, you will be a vision in white chiffon as you walk down the aisle in is rose adorned confection on your special day! Exquisite 1950's ruffled wedding dress available at http://www.coutureallure.com

Peek-a-Boo

Hide. Now I'll hide and you try to find me. Remember the game we played as children? Trying to find the best place to be so no one could find you was always a challenge. Harder when played outside...not that easy to hide behind a tree.

Peek-a-boo has an entirely different meaning as adults with fashion. A popular style in the 1950s, it refers to a part of the dress that alludes to bare skin. Sometimes it also refers to two different fabrics - keeping both sections of the dress very different from each other, but complementary. On this Dorothy O'Hara dress, the peek-a-boo section is the bodice that gives the illusion of bare skin showing. The bodice is lined displaying the intricacies of the lace, which covers the front and back of the dress. Very sexy, but with enough modesty thrown in for good measure!

Now available at Rice and Beans Vintage. $250

To Symmetry or not to Symmetry

Symmetry. Remember your grade 4 math classes? I recall borrowing my mother's little purse mirror and holding it up to my homework, trying to remember which figure was symmetrical and which was not. It seemed such a complicated concept at the time!

When it comes to clothing, how many times have you seen a one-shouldered dress and wondered how it would stay on? The right underpinnings are necessary of course - a strapless bra is a must. However, this gown has a little secret to it.

This asymmetrical one-shoulder dress from the 1950s is uber glam with the lace bodice and chiffon skirt. From Just Add Pearls Vintage, the bodice is corseted to maintain shape and hold in place. Designers in the 50s really helped to avoid any 'wardrobe malfunctions' a la Janet Jackson.

Now available for £120, shipping from the UK.