10.29.2007

:: vintage monday [ week five ] ::

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Brrrrrr... It is downright cold this morning! Here’s a little inspiration to get your week started...

:: vintage monday [ week five ] ::
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This week I decided to showcase something a little different than the usual fare: young girl’s frocks from the 1920’s. I know as a little girl I loved to dress up in pretty dresses that had peter pan collars (and usually a matching pinafore...), and I have always adored the little details and innocence that older girl’s styles evoke. These dresses are so much fun, and have gobs of ideas that you could use in a present day, misses design! Different collar shapes, interesting pockets, tiered skirts, embroidery, sashes... My favorite snippets: the center top frock’s sleeves (those mini-ruffles would look lovely on many applications!), and the bottom right dress’s use of trim (simple, but not boring).

I’ll be back a little later with more creative-goodness. Hopefully by then my fingers will have thawed! lol.

Cheers & Creativity,
Casey [ email me ]

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yes yes yes, your blog is just soooo wonderful and gives me a lot of energy!

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Nicole Jarecz said...

o wow this is so cool! i love looking at stuff like this! i have some old magazine pages on my blog if you want to check it out sometime :)

Unknown said...

Dear Casey,
Thank you for entering the contest that beso.com sponsored on Calivintage. We invite you to enter another contest we're running where you can win a Kitchen Aid Mixer. Our Style Director will be reviewing the entries and choosing the winning recipe. Check it out at: http://www.beso.com/style-director-contest/bake-up-summer-sweets.

Thanks again,
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Anonymous said...

I wish prices where still this low!!

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Clara Campelo said...

lovely!

Clara Cupcakes said...

Ohhh how fun! I really need to use trims more in my sewing. I forget how effective it looks! Thanks for the inspiration!

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