I just bought this fabulous 1960's dress. I think it has a 1920s flapper look about it, if you removed the belt, what do you think? You could team it with a black belt and T Bar shoes or white belt and white T-bar shoes or without the belt and wear with a high heel. Teamed with beads or a flapper style necklace (you'll find more about that below) i think i've got a great outfit!!
Louise at Catwalk Creative has some wonderful and truly unique finds. Anyone who know's me will roll their eyes and tell you that that i have this obsession with anything Vintage. From being as young as 13/14 i used to search second hand shops around Ashton Under Lyne the town i was brought up and Manchester City to buy 1950s, 1960s two piece suits and watch Quadraphenia all day every day in my Summer Holidays. I did get some very strange looks and fingers pointed at me but in was 1982/1983 and it really wasn't what everyone was wearing!
One Summer my Nana let me look through her wardrobe when i'd stayed there (she lived in Scotland) for my Summer Holidays. I found this fabulous Jade Green leather coat from the 60s and a PVC mac. OH MY GOD i was in Fashion Heaven. I wore them both on my return home to have the 'Michael' taken out of me walking to school, the sniggering and pointing, but did i care? NO, i was an individual and a style lover and not a Fashion Victim i told myself...
A couple of weeks later my green and blue coat went missing and i couldn't find them anywhere in the house. Where on earth could they have gone?
My Mum had thrown them in the bin!
I cried for weeks, one because they were my Nana's and two because i adored them. My Mum? She was embarrassed that i was walking around in these beautifully designed coats that were from her childhood. Years later i suspected that my Nana's boyfriend, hum hum 'friend' had possibly bought them and my Mum disliked him and couldn't stand the sight of them! Oops...
My Mum and my middle sister laugh now. My sister used to dress in 1940s head wear probably from the war (my uncle Tommy hoarded allsorts) and walked the streets where we lived in a long Mac (far too big for her) and her Dolls Pram. She wore bright red lipstick (she was only ten!) and me with my 1960s two piece! We must of looked a right pair!!
I have bought lots of Vintage Dresses, shoes, Jewellery over the years, infact i have a whole suitcase full of clothes and bags that i need to list on ebay but i just can't bring myself too.
My worst regret is selling a 1920s Flapper Necklace on Ebay that had the most beautiful tubular beads that when the light shone on it, it sent off the most amazing colours of purple, pewter and greens. Ah well you live and learn....
I can't wait for my dress, i'll be in 1960s heaven, just a shame i don't have my very own Lambretta and a Jimmy aka Phil Daniels to ride it with me..
Checkout Louise's shop on Etsy she has some really beautiful Vintage Items, i know you won't be disappointed and i'll race there!.....
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