Throwback Thursday: Halloween or the 1970s?

With Halloween around the corner what better time for a truly funky Throwback Thursday?

Could this picture be anymore indicative of the seventies? I love how fun these outfits are! Although they don't look like outfits that we would see in everyday life currently, they are still representative of 1970s trends that have become repopularized. There has been an influx of bright patterns recently and a departure from standard black jackets in menswear. We have also seen larger pronounced collars buttoned up all the way in women's wear.

It is always fun to take a glance into a decade, especially one as diverse as the seventies. A huge thank you to Maryann for sharing this fun vintage moment! Heres hoping it provides you with some Halloween inspiration!

On Holiday

Okay, I admit it. I'm a workaholic. So I've decided to take a little holiday and have ventured into the Maritime provinces of Canada. But even on holiday I have taken my laptop to check in with work. I know, I know....WORK-A-HOLIC....but it's only because I love what I do.


So even on my little holiday, I've been trolling ebay because there is not much else to do in this hotel tonight. Here are my Maritime themed summer picks.

Vintage 50s Sailor Dress

Vintage Lobster Brooch

Vintage Lighthouse Print

Vintage German Ship Barometer

Vintage Sailor Dress Pattern

Clothes-Horse

Have you ever counted how many pieces of clothing you have? Do you often say to yourself you have a closetful of clothes but nothing to wear?

I do. And then I go and buy more. I am a clothes horse - an old term which actually refers to a clothes drying rack but now often humorously refers to someone excessively interested in clothes.

However, until the 1960s you might be surprised by how little people had. Most women would have three to five dresses, and then they might have, if they were a bit avant-garde, a pair of pants. They might have two pairs of shoes. By modern standards this is unheard of.

Also, all women sewed. They did not head down to the mall to pick up a new dress. It was either made by herself or her dressmaker, along with her entire family's wardrobe.

Times change. By the 1960s and the rise of ready-to-wear, sewing became unfashionable. I certainly appreciate being able to have a large wardrobe and purchase items quickly without waiting several weeks for something to be sewn with fittings in-between. Let's face it, life is just too busy to sew an outfit. But every once in awhile I have the urge to sit at the sewing machine and create something I know I would be proud of. Sewing takes patience...and if you have the time and patience, what a sense of accomplishment it would be!

Some patterns I found on ebay for inspiration: