Monthly Giveway

I notice that some of you are giving shit away.
That is an awesome idea, because I have a ton of fun stuff sitting around that I don't use, don't need and can't be arsed to sell.
So once a month I'm gonna giveaway some of this really uber!awesome stuff sitting around here.
Sometimes it will be vintage, sometimes fashion related, but always so sweet.

Rules are:
Let me know you want it in the comments
Open to US readers only...unless you want to pay shipping to another country

That's it.

So this month I've got this cute cotton duck tote that I bought a couple of years ago, planned to use and well, never did.


Perfect for the summer.
It is 11X12 and 3 inches wide at the bottom.
Let me know in the comments if it strikes your fancy!
I'll grab a name next Friday, June 26th.

Celebs in Vintage

Ashley Olsen wore a vintage 40's gown to the
2009 CFDA Fashion Awards.
Adrian maybe?
(EDIT: The guys over on Project Rungay have commented
that it may be a "vintage inspired" design from
Ashley's on line The Row. )

That is a whole lotta dress for such a small woman.

And look at how awesome Tracey Ullman,
the host of the CFDA,
looks in a vintage Clarie McCardell
she purchased from Dorothea's Closet.


If you go to Ang's blog you can see a picture of
the dress before it was sold.

Summer at Damn Good Vintage

Quick post.
Great vintage for summer now available at Damn Good Vintage!

Vintage Black and White Gingham Dress

Vintage Ivory Halter Look Dress, Great for a wedding

Vintage 50's Red Atomic Print Sundress

Larger sized sundress with sweater

Sheer 1940's Red, white and black print dress

Cole of California "Egyptian Collection" Bathing Suit

Cute whipped nylon 60's dress

Roses

The rose in my last post has bloomed!
I really like the way the go from very barley pink to darker link and then to a yellow hue.
They got a bit beat up from the rain last night, but still very pretty with a lemony spice fragrance.

Garden Part 2

Blueberries starting to turn...almost ripe!

Butterfly Bush

Newest rose bush is budding out.

Garden Part 1

The garden looks great this year. I've moved the Balloon Flowers and they are very happy.

New plant this year, Rex Begonias.

Wild Smooth Petunia. They are a native plant and just grow wild in the parts of the garden that are just Ivy and Monkey Grass. The summer we moved in I was pleasantly surprised when these popped up in the yard, and while we also have wild roses and all the honeysuckle, these are my favorite.

Baby Coleus

Butterfly Bush has begun to bloom.


Garden Part 2, later this week!

Watch List: Vintage Patterns

This week I decided to watch patterns that have something surprising about them.
The first one, McCall's 3528 is quite adorable and it has directions for making the matching parasol. How wonderful!


This second pattern is dated wrong by the seller, it is actually 1937 or 39, and a great halter bathing suit/playsuit, but do you see that cape? (and can I just say, who does not want a cape to wear with their swimming suit?) You can wear as is, OR, wait for it....a skirt! Clever.

The Mondrian Look of Yves Saint Laurent

Vogue Pattern Fashion News, 1966

Vogue 1556: A marvelous this-moment dress, very young....with high yoke, hem band and sleeve cuffs in perfectly proportioned contrast.


Vogue 1557: The geometrics of Mondrian. Young, bold proportions of black and white-rectangle of color-hemlines ruled-this is the terse, crisp look of young dressing.

The Happy Couple

As of May 21st they have been married 26 years.
Then:
and now:

The Fashion Show

Are you watching The Fashion Show?
It is not as good as Project Runway, but it does have its moments.
Tonight was the "design for real women" challenge complete with all the rending of garments and gnashing of teeth that always occurs when these prima donnnas have to design outside of their comfort zone.
The best part was Danielle and Haven complaining about the size of their models asses.
This from 2 gals who are on the larger side of the scale.
Do they never design for themselves?
Danielle's ass is way bigger then the "real woman" she was complaining about.
sigh
Except she managed to pull her shit together and make a great dress.


I would LOVE to own this dress.
It was perfect for one of us fluffy gals.
Too bad it does not come in plus sizes....oh, and it is over $300.

"Together this coat and dress duo give you a sophisticated alternative to a suit for any occasion. A coat this cool will make you hope for a chill in the air. Oversized snaps, diamond inserts, funky flip-up collar and a bold black belt add attitude to the coat's sleek silhouette. And the dress's classic shape makes it an easy choice to accessorize for day or night. Its boning structure, inner elastic and drop waist flatter the figure and elongate the form while the circle skirt completes the slimming illusion. The dress is 88% polyester, 10% viscose and 2% spandex. The coat is 100% Cotton."

I love that it has boning at the waistline.
Great dress.

P.S. I LOVED the outfit Fern Michaels was wearing tonight.

Only 2 More Days

Just 2 more days and Mr. Goddess will be done with his radiation treatments.
He has done pretty well with them, the side effects have been fairly mild, but I'm sure he will be happy to no longer need to pee with the frequency of a woman who is 9 months pregnant anymore.
Sex would be nice too.

So raise a pint and wish him well.

Watch List: Vintage Pattern

Yummy.
eBay seller Holly Dolly Boutique is "clearing out my stock".
And some stock it is.

Look at this Originator pattern:

She also has this seriously chic McCall's Pauline Trigere evening gown:


and this amazing Vogue Couturier Design pattern, a timeless design:


Well that's it for this week's watch list.

Vintage Fun in the Mail

These cute barrettes came today!

McCalls Style News 1953

More Three Wolf Moon

In this post I brought your attention to the best, most awesome T-shirt of all time.
The Three Wolf Moon shirt offered on Amazon.com.

Now there is a video in honor of this mystical garment:



Warning! Do not watch with liquids in your mouth.

McCalls Style News 1953

Alley Cat's Memorial Day

This is how we all spent the day and it was good.

Memorial Day 2009

Memorial Day Sale

Vintage Balmain

I love this picture from the backstage of a Balmain fashion show in the 50's.
No, not because of the wedding dress, which is lovely, but for the dame in the back in sunglasses with the cig in her hand.


Awesome.....

Time For A LOLcat