Wardrobe Wednesday!

A new feature here at Blythe Hopes Vintage - Wardrobe Wednesday! Every Wednesday, we'll bring you a capsule wardrobe for various occasions - helping you to stay styling whatever life throws at you!

This week - Office Space:

A lot of the time if you work in an office, it's very temping to fall back on basic, plain, and - let's face it - boring clothes. No more! Wearing colour and adding interesting details will make you stand out from the crowd - and if you look good, you feel good!

An easy way to add colour is a fabulous blouse - I found these on etsy.com :

70s purple pinstriped VICTORIAN blouse -M-L- tractordog.etsy.com

Bright Red Ruffle blouse - OtherPeoplesProperty

                                                                                                                                                        

Sheer Lemon Chiffon Vintage 30s 40s Silk Blouse Top - fabgabs.etsy.com

 

 

A well fitting, structured blazer is another brilliant staple - it will add instant professionalism - and for a more interesting look try going for one in velvet of tweed as opposed to a standard suit material.  

Vintage skinny fit SHRUNKEN blazer camel corduroy -renouveauclothing.etsy.com

Vtg 70s Burgundy VELVET Jacket Fitted BLAZER - apocalypsevintage.etsy.com
  
Four Star 40s Bronze Beaded Nipped Waist Jacket M L - hautecountryvintage.etsy.com
  

And of course - you can't possibly go wrong with a pencil skirt - I found these two at mimisgamine.etsy.com:

 

Oh Edward...

I've become rather obessed with Twilight lately (Thanks Holly) and so it stands to reason that I'd name the new love of my life after Edward Cullen....

 

He's a vintage Singer model 348, which I found at my favourit thrift for all of $15 :)

What's great is now not only can I make my Zombie Dolls a lot faster - but I can also make all the pretty clothes I want!

It's well exciting ♥

I'm working on a blouse to go with the blue and cream kirt right now, and pulling a pattern off a bed jacket. I'm not happy with the neck line on the first dress either - I may pull it down into a v - I'm not sure that high neck really suits someone as flat chested as myself lol.

ROAD TRIP!

I LOVE summer - I've been so excited lately, chucking my windows open, cleaning the house, taking the wee one off to the park... Why isn't summer all year?

In honour of my favourite season - check out the new stock I've been working on:


On a side note - I've also found an amazing self tan that actually comes out a nice colour on red heads - BananaBoat airbrush Color - helps if someone else sprays you though!

They've been at it again...

In my absence, dear vintage sellers have been listing lingerie...

greenhearts: $24

roseinbloomvintage: $45


daisytoad: $24.25

Plus size Vintage????

I've heard so many time 'I'd love to wear vintage - but it's all so small....'

So, my mission de jour is to hunt down some fabulous spring vintage pretties for the curvy girls out there :)

I found this gorgeous 60s mini dress from ParlorOfCuriousities, What I love is that it has 3/4 length sleeves - which is perfect if you have arm paranoia - and the colours are great for spring!

$39.50

EndlessVintage has this beautiful dress - and a beautiful model! This 60s shape hangs really well on larger figures - and still look super stylish. Plus - how much easier is it to throw on a dress and boots, rather than sweat pants, t shirt, sweater, jacket.....

$30

I adore this 40s dress from hautecountryvintage - this dusty pink is so in this spring:

$48

ThickandThinVintage has the nautical trend down with this fabulous top:

$22

Trend Watch - Brights

The catwalk were full of brights this Spring - it's possibly my least favourite trend - but that's mainly due to the fact I'm a pasty pale red head. But if you can pull it off, check out these fab vintage etsy finds!

thevintagesupplyco.etsy.com

Diver.etsy.com

FutureHippie.etsy.com

alevintage.etsy.com

LivingDollVintage.etsy.com

The Look for Less

As you know, I'm all about supporting small businesses in this terrible economy - especially my fellow etsy sellers. When I buy something on etsy, I know the money is going directly into someone's mortgage - or buying nappies, or new supplies.

I recently came across Tracy Feith's new collection for Target, and it stuck me that the whole look is readily available from vintage sellers on etsy.

The Look: Geometric prints, A Line Mini Dresses, bright colours.

Target: $29.99 Cassie's Attic: $5.50

The Look: 70s Floral, Prairie Girl Maxi

Target: $44.99 thirteenleafclover: $16

Target: $44.99 cloudninevintage: $60

Oh - and the white dress from CloudNine? Frederick's of Hollywood.

A Pair Of Vinties I Love

I recently stumbled upon sugarrockcatwalk - I love these girls!



They're all about mixing modern with vintage, and hunting down fab finds and hot trends - just my sort of people! Check them out when you get a minute, and also visit their youtube channel, sugarrockcatwalk.

Some New Favourites

The sun shining again - though it's still cold. But when I get back from Ireland Spring should be in full swing - so I'm dreaming of all the light loose clothes I'll be wearing!

I'm really loving on the floaty layered look that's been hitting the catwalks - and I'll probably be going with it with baby doll tent dresses and 60s minis, with my trusty cable knit cardy for chilly days.

sweetwatervintage.etsy.com

I adore this dress from my dear friend empressjade - but I'd be swimming in it - if it's your size snap it up! Only $15.99 and in the perfect colours for spring!

I usually live in flip flops all spring and summer - but this year I'm loving on crocheted shoes, like these from MamaMae:

I also love the handmade crochet slippers - but until some wonderful etsyian glues a sole to them, I'm a bit stuck...

scrapsnstuff.etsy.com

For the evening, I'll stick with the 60s with a dress like this from BetaBoutique - so so pretty and romantic, but also thoroughly cool.

BetaBoutique.etsy.com

Or there's always the old faithful - wearing a pretty nighty as a dress!

leamor.etsy.com

Ramping Up The Challenge

Vintage 70s White Polka Dot Prom Dress $25

Vintage Late 70s/Early 80s Pleated Secretary Dress $25

Vintage 70s Gold Cowl Neck Dress $30

Vintage 40s Ruffle Hem Slip Skirt $20

Vintage 70s Pink Hawaiian Dress $25

Go on - help a girl out here...

Lets talk 20s

The 20s are just about my favourite era in fashion. This was a time after the first world war when many women found themselves at the head of their households - and boy did they rise to it! The fight was on for equal rights, and the freedom of now being under men's thumbs could be seen in the new lines in fashion.

One of the biggest changes to support (hee hee) the new freedom in fashion was the doing away of the corset - in order to fix cars, go to work, milk the cows - have lives - women needed to be able to BREATH!

This brought on some of the most beautiful lingerie - here are some examples available from starletvintage:



Note the soft lines and lace - there's no lack of feminity in the 20s look despite the boyish lines.

Delicate Pink And White Silk 20s Flapper Dress from tammyn1972

Of course - the first thing most will think of with regard to 20s fashion is the flapper - which really was only popular between 1926 and 1928 when skirts rose from calf length to just above the knee -and in the late 20s asymetrical skirts led the way back to a longer length.



Check out these links for more 20s fashion history:

http://www.fashion-era.com/flapper_fashion_1920s.htm

http://www.1920-30.com/fashion/

http://www.costumes.org/history/100pages/1920links.htm

Everyone needs a dress for New Year's Eve!

Start your new year in style!

Check out theses beauties - all available from etsy.com ♥


1930s Evening dress - BlytheHopesVintage $195

Vintage Anne Klein Little Black New Years Eve Dress Medium Large - Melindamilkshake

Vintage 80's Red With Black Polka Dot Strapless Party Dress With Big Rose - TheDustyDog