Foxy Lady...

In the store right now!

Winter.

Finally! The cold has swept down upon us...time for cozy sweaters, jackets, coats and capes! Let us embrace this tiny window of time and play dressup!

Drops

...there is something so soothing about rainy days, and shadowed skies...they aren't gloomy at all!

Well, unless it's an extra hard rainfall, and you are trapped outside, umbrella-less...

If you aren't- put the Bauhaus on the stereo and savor it!

Flashy.

My favorite piece in the shop right now! I've seen a zillion vintage drapey sequin tops in my time, but never one in such pretty colors! Hard to define this particular blue; it's so pretty alongside the true purple...the deco pattern is pretty amazing too!

Non-Earthly Delights

Hieronymus Bosch- The Garden of Earthly Delights

*click any photo to see it full sized*

Intense and overwhelming triptych painting by Netherlandish artist Bosch.

Worlds of detailed surreal scenes are portrayed- from the brightest, most paradise-like moments, to the darkest, most somber shadowed existence. Throughout it all the constant of elaborate weirdness remains. So magical, you can stare at it for hours!

*click below to see it full sized*

Haunted days...

Halloween- my personal favorite holiday, is surrounding me everywhere now! Ghosts & goblins, black cats & jack-o-lanterns, spiderwebs & witches: Welcome.

Costumes? Yes! May the spooky fun begin!

Perfume & Lace

Vanessa Paradis, back page ad in Seventeen magazine, September 1992.

Slithering.

Mmmm....vintage snakeskin & chains- the perfect texture combination!

It's a nice day for a...

Wish I could've gotten married in this Alexander McQueen dress- minus the head lace, and not so red....I guess! :)

Imagine it in shades of purples and lavenders...dreamy!!

I suppose this little beauty from Marchesa would do as well!

Hop to it.

My favorite piece of vintage jewelry, and by far the best hand-me-down ever: the silver bunny rabbit & unknown gem egg ring! Given to me by a roommate many moons ago...never to leave my sight! Perfectly etched details on the crouching bunny, little flowers at the sides, and a mysterious, cloudy, opalescent stone being guarded by it all...True Love!

Day One.

This is where it begins...but not where it began.

My everlasting love of vintage clothing has been around since I was about fifteen (in the early 90s), and through twists and turns and adventures playing dressup, spanning almost all decades past, that love still occupies my every day...

Now I will start to document it! My own treasures, and all types of inspirations. Stay tuned!