Before you burnout…

Drugs and alcohol aren’t exactly strangers to fashion. Actually, drugs and alcohol aren’t exactly strangers to any human related industry, except maybe Amish quilt making…. Burnout Club Vintage makes no bones about it. Heh, even though my Colt45 days are way, way, way behind me, way behind. Admittedly I do get a giggle on how [...]

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electric blue dress valley view vintage
nude architectural leather dress magnolia family vintage
shiny blue peplum dress
gold dress
purple dress
silver high waisted suspender skirt

Every year my work has a holiday party, and it’s another excuse to dress up… Two years ago, I wore a red strapless dress, last year, a black ruffly dress, and this year, well… [...]

Simmering… my mental shopping list

I’m going to let you in a bit more on what goes on in my mind as my wardrobe evolves… through my lurking and research, there are lots of things I see and make mental notes of. Right now I’m kind of trying to not go shopping as much, so I let some items simmer [...]

Inside out…

Lately I’ve been noticing innovative uses of lingerie. Wearing strapless bras over your shirt… it’s nice, and I really would like to experiment with lingerie other than having my slip peeking out of every dress I own. In the New York Times fall style magazine, one of the spreads featured some interesting shoes (I cant [...]

Tiery eyed question…

Yesterday Aidan (who brought us the The Frock) and I went vintage shopping, at Mixed Use in North Beach, I found this pink & white tiered number. I’m telling you, it is love. So much so, that I need to have more tiered attire in my wardrobe! The black mini, I got at thrifting [...]

For Frock’s Sake…

It’s hard to say if I’ve ever spent more time browsing through a vintage clothing website as I have on The Frock (sorry Cameron Silver!). Hours, and that’s the truth. It’s almost like visiting an online costume museum. Picking some pieces to show you were probably the [...]

Victorian Beauties

Ah… how long can a girl go on about her hair? When I find out, I’ll let you know. I was thinking of going for the bob, until in my quest for hair styles, I came across this Victorian Hair essay by Michael Warner. It’s just beautiful the images he selected, and inspires me to [...]

Good Jeans

The other day I was feeling blue, so I had the great idea to look for new jeans. Since for some strange reason, I’ve never really scoped out the new Bloomingdales, I went to see their jeans selection. All I wanted were high-waisted skinny jeans. Like the ones pictured above from the Good, the Bad [...]

Mother

Orly Cogan’s work with embroidery had got me thinking of feminine traditions and of my own heritage. My mother is Native American and she was adopted into a white family as a baby. About ten years ago, her birth family contacted her, and it’s been great to have a sense of where we came from. [...]

In My Twenties…

Inspired by the Poiret: King of Fashion exhibition and gala. Jessica Stam’s appearance in Dior, Marc Jacobs 20’s themes… the return of Gatsby, and my own feelings of decadence and appearance, of prohibition, and a shift consciousness. I’ve taken to looking at vintage clothing from the 20’s.Left: French beaded silk chiffon dress, c.1924. Label: “Made [...]