Vintage Wedding Dresses

I've been meaning to share some of the vintage details of my wedding here on this blog. I tried to incorporate vintage touches wherever I could in the wedding, so I'm sure I'll have a few posts to share.

For now, I want to talk about my dress - I already knew I wanted a vintage dress, so when I stumbled upon the perfect ruffled knee-length white dress, I bought it immediately (even though technically I wasn't even engaged yet - it was too good to let go):


(dress : Timeless Vixen | shoes : jrenee | belt: club monaco)

I'm a huge fan of the short wedding dress trend, but mostly just like that people seem to be doing whatever they want to with their dresses these days. Long, short, plain or colorful - its all okay, as long as the dress just screams "you". The dress I bought wasn't technically a "wedding" dress - I think it was a 50s prom number, but it worked.

if you want to go vintage for your wedding, we've got some fun vintage wedding-ish dresses hitting the shop this week:








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Looking for a vintage wedding dress, or want to design your own? These are some of my favorite other Vintage Wedding Dress Resources:

Posh Girl Vintage - Vintage wedding dresses to die for (lots of short 50's/60's wedding dresses)
Timeless Vixen Vintage - a well selected bunch of fancy-wear, wedding or not.
Dolly Couture - Reproduction/Vintage-inspired wedding dresses
Your Fairytale Wedding - Custom/Vintage-inspired wedding dresses
Angels Bridal Boutique - Custom Wedding Dresses

Estate Sale Finds: Gas Shaver

One of my favorite things to find in my estate sale wanderings is old weird gadgets that at the time were probably try to be the "next big thing" but never quite made it. Usually the packaging is beautiful, and whatever odd contraption they came up with to sell looks like it might have done more harm than good.

Case in point: The Gas Shaver



Always good when the electronic you are placing close to your face every day warns you to discontinue use if skin rashes or unusual disturbances occur.

Vintage Gifts: His n Hers Wedding Presents

I always like to give one-of-a-kind gifts at weddings (which probably bugs people when all they've really wanted is for people to shop off the registry) but it is especially fun for me when I know that they are the kind of people that will really appreciate a vintage find.

Two of our friends recently got hitched, and we put together a little vintage "His n Hers" package for them.

HERS:

(apron and cookbook)

HIS:

(wild stallion soap on a rope)

Estate Sale Finds: Irish Love

I got to spend Friday with my friend Sarah perusing estate sales here in San Francisco. I mostly just found small doo-dads that I couldn't pass up: some dishes from Finland, velvet hair bows and a bunch of peter pan fur collars.




We did have some fun the home of an Irish couple, and Sarah discovered an entire box of their old love notes. She tells the full story here, but I just had to at least share this set: a cute St Patrick's Day love note ... and what we suspect is the green tie that the note is referring to:



I love estate sales because I'd like to think that they help people's stories continue. Hope that Sarah's Tom enjoys this package deal as much as Maggee's Tom must have.

Alameda Flea Outfit

I always like it when bloggers post photos of themselves in their real-life clothes, but I've never had the time (or live-in photographer) to make it work. I was at the Alameda Flea Market a few weeks ago and was stopped by the cute gal over at Fashionist.

I thought I'd share the photos of my outfit that she posted:





She had asked me what my fashion inspiration was, but her phone didn't record my response properly, which is good because she summed up what I told her in a more eloquent manner than what I managed to come up with on the spot. As she mentioned, I love this vintage dress because it was made of this really beautiful hand loomed/ handmade indigenous type fabric, but was cut in a flattering late 1950s/1960s silhouette. It was a casual outfit to stroll the flea market in, but kind of fun to fun to be noticed!

DIY - Curiosity Group's 3D Record Player calendar

The Curiosity Group comes out with a free, clever printable 3D calendar each month.

Sadly, April is already half over, which is a shame, since the calendar of the month is an awesome little 3D record player with a cutout in the album to reveal the date.

Download yours here.

Shop Preview: Spring has Sprung

Spring has sprung! That means weddings, proms, tea parties and other special occasions will be calling for pretty dresses ... and we've got a sneak peek at some of our favorites hitting the shop soon: