Pleats and Richelieu

I finally got to wear this dress last Friday. Soft pink and soft gray. Not the easiest to pair, but I just stuck to other light, soft shades (gray cardigan from target, gray tights, geometric sandals and dress from ModCloth).
Great details! Those oragami pleats! That neckline! It's such a pretty dress, you cannot help but feel pretty wearing it.

I got a fantastic new Pfaff sewing machine for Xmas and have been really enjoying it and making lots of lovely clothes. According to the manual, it's possible to sew this type of cutwork embroidery on it; it's called Richelieu. Hopefully I get to try that out sometime this year. It's so sweet and delicate. It's a nice detail to add to any neckline.

Vintage Modern Shirt with Jeans

My gal-pals ask me, "Do you ever wear jeans?"  The answer: Not much. Maybe once a week (on the weekends) or even every other week. I really like dresses and skirts and have only 1 pair of jeans that fit (and one really old, big pair for yard work.) These Express jeans are dark wash, very comfortable, and flattering. This blouse is very modern and sharp with crisp stripes, a small white collar and french cuffs.

But I needed to make it more "fun" so I appliqued a hand-cut, black-felt treble clef to the front shoulder. Makes me think of The Andrews Sisters (who I LOVE) every time I wear it.

Blouse, thrifted.

Paired here with dark red REMIX wedges. Hair tied up in a messy bun.

Modeling in my kitchen at 7am with a skunk puppet.

Vintage-Modern

Inspired to wear my vintage glasses (real glasses with my prescription lenses), I put together this modern and fun work outfit around the silver frames. Polka dot polyester blouse, light khakis, silver sequined elastic belt (homemade), and red Remix wedges.
Fashion mash-up!

More flirty "vintage-modern" fun coming tomorrow... I'm on a kick!