clothes: July 2010

Style Icon: Brigitte Bardot

"I have been very happy, very rich, very beautiful, much adulated, very famous and very unhappy." - Brigitte Bardot

Fashion influence: In fashion the Bardot neckline (a wide open neck that exposes both shoulders) is named after her. Bardot popularized this style which is especially used for knitted sweaters or jumpers although it is also used for other tops and dresses.

Une Ravissante Idiote (Brigitte Bardot, Anthony Perkins)

Curious & Curiouser | This Week's Vintage Finds from Etsy

We've recently been inspired by things with a natural & scientific feel and clothing and accessories that echo Victorian trends such as lace and bows. What's inspiring you this week?

Antique Laboratory Stand from Ethan Ollie's $79.00

Vintage 1920s TIMELESS CLASSIC LACE CAPE Dress from Simplicity is Bliss $214.00

1887 Antique Chromolithograph of Butterflies. Plate No. 15 from Banana Strudel $16.00

Vintage CHAMOISEE SUEDE Booties 7.5 from Allen Company $52.00

Vintage Lolita Lace Bow from Mama LeAnne $14.00

Vintage Glass Specimen Domes from Scottie in a Canoe $21.00

LOOKBOOK Preview | Adorevintage Summer/Autumn 2010

The Lookbook photoshoot went so well yesterday! Very excited about it and have a wonderful team of people to work with! Here is a small preview of what's to come for Adorevintage...

Little Black Vintage Dresses & Anthropologie-esque Vintage Blouses | A Sneak Peek for Monday's Shop Updates

Vintage 1960s dresses with lace, bows, and ruffle trimmings. Every lady needs little black dress, and why not make it a chic little black vintage dress?

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The details on these blouses (two are vintage, one is "modern" vintage - i.e. vintage inspired) are so feminine and sweet. From pale periwinkle polka dots, to sheer floral lace detailed sleeves, to the very faint blushing pink grid pattern... so much loveliness!

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Vintage Homes | Jamie Isaia and Anthony Malat's Apartment of Curiosities in Brooklyn New York

From... The Selby

The Lives They Lead | A Collection of Vintage Photographs Depicting the Memorable Moments of the Past

My mom and my aunt visiting Huntington Gardens in Los Angeles. 1956

Each photo has been selected to share because there is a detail that I particularly fell in love with that was worth noting. For example, in the last photo notice the entire family is wearing "Red, White, & Blue"? And in the photo with the two women in pastel dressese visiting the Huntington Gardens in Los Angeles they have wicker basket purses with flower motifs. It's true, a photograph really is worth a thousand words.

Image Credits: If you click on each image it will take you to the original photo

Obsession Du Jour: Dotted Blouses, Lace Tanks, & Phillip Lim Trousers

It may not come to a surprise that we love neutrals which is quite apparent in the non vintage clothing we wish our little hearts out for including these elastic waisted 3.1 Phillip Lim trousers, Poly/Cotton too and at nearly $700 JEEZ.

On a side note, we're currently intrigued by specimen displays, particularly those of plant life and sea life. After a visit to our favorite antique shop in Santa Monica, we noticed a pluthera of glass domes with honeycombs, corals, starfish, ferns, moss... similar to terrariums, but with non-living items inside.

Wildflowers are a huge inspiration for us right now too... hmm...