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Jo’s Favorite looks from Fashion Week
Above: Carolina Herrera
Above: Marc Jacobs tweed trench coat with a fur collar and cuffs
Above: Victoria Beckham
Above: Ruffian
Above: Gwen Stefani’s L.A.M.B
And here’s an oldie, but a goodie. I just HAD to include it!
The 1940s were the inspiration behind the Carolina Herrera Fall 2008 collection, and no woman was fully dressed without a proper hat back then. The highly sculptural felt numbers were perfectly perched atop the models’ soft waves.
Categories: Clothing, On CatwalksTagged: Carolina Herrer, coat, double breasted suit, dress, Gwen Stefani, jacket, Marc Jacobs, Ruffian, runway 2010, Victoria Beckham
New Zealand’s Fashion Quarterly Spring 2009
Behind the scenes photos care of Lotus Notes
Categories: In Magazines, On CatwalksTagged: 1930s, 1940s, 2009, dress, fashion quarterly, feminine, floral, forties, new zealand, retro, spring, thirties
When Paris was a Flapper
She may usually be a disaster, but Paris Hilton certainly does have her moments…
Tagged: 1920s, dress, flapper, fringe, Paris Hilton, twenties
Anthropologie, you’re killing me!
I’m officially not shopping for a little while, because I have been on a mad shopping spree the last few weeks (retail therapy… pencil skirts can fill the void, right?). Yeah, I mean a SERIOUS shopping spree. On top of 3 or 4 new outfits, I also went ahead and bought the Sally Rand ostrich feather boa fans I’ve been lusting after for 3 years, and, well, $1800 later and here I am declaring no more shopping for a while!! Anyway, of course, typical that only after such a declaration, do I discover how lovely Anthropologie’s range is right now. *sigh* Anthropologie, you’re killing me!!
Categories: ClothingTagged: anthropologie, dress, skirt
No, it’s a dress!
Well, I was excited about the beret, but you were all just excited about the outfit! Ahh well. Anyway, no it’s not a blouse, it’s a dress, as you can see in this full-body shot of the lovely Bernie Dexter. But unfortunately, I don’t know the label. If anyone out there knows where you can get your hands on this black and white gingham pencil dress, please drop us a line!
UPDATE 13/12/09: Ooh, I just received an email from the lovely Bernie Dexter herself, telling me it’s one of her own designs for the Bernie Dexter label! Damn, how can one girl be so gorgeous and so talented? Good news is, you can get it here: www.berniedexter.com . Thank you Bernie, SwingFashionista.com loves your work 
Tagged: 1950s, 50s, Bernie Dexter, black, check, dress, fifties, gingham, pencil, puff sleeve, skirt, white
L’Wren Scott Retrospective
L’Wren Scott is one of my favorite labels. Lots of figure-hugging pencil skirts, autumn color palettes and vintage details. I also feel like this label is a little more down-to-earth. I don’t just lust after all these dresses, I really would wear them, and these are looks I could realistically create, unlike the looks that some fashion houses put on the catwalk. Here’s my top picks of the last three years, in my opinion getting better and better with each season…
Fall 2008:
Spring 2008:
Fall 2009:
Spring 2009:
Spring 2010:
Tagged: 1950s, autumn, dress, fall, fifties, flower, L'Wren Scott, pencil, retro, skirt, vintage
Dorothea’s Closet Vintage: Top Picks
A few top picks from one of my favorite vintage clothing stores, Dorothea’s Closet. Everything below is in the range of US$50 to $250.
Tagged: 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, closet, Clothing, dorothea, dress, fashion, fifties, forties, online, retro, shop, store, thirties, twenties, vintage
Gossip Girl - fashion wow
I don’t watch Gossip Girls, but I keep finding reason that I should! Seriously, check out those dresses. And what where they doing dressed up? I would guess prom, but from what I’ve seen that they wear to school, they could have just gotten back from grocery shopping.
Categories: Celebrities, ClothingTagged: Accessories, dress, flapper, Gossip Girl, pin curls
The Sartorialist Snaps a Retro Cutie
Snapped on the street, after the Louis Vuitton show in Paris by The Sartorialist.
Tagged: 1940s, a-line, belt, cinched waist, curled, dress, fashion, forties, Hair, sartorialist, skirt, street
Africa Appeal: Koto Bolofo for German Vogue January 2008
Tagged: africa, cheetah, chimpanzee, Deutsch, dress, elephant, German, Koto Bolofo, leopard, photographer, print, safari, shirt, suit, turban, vogue
1920s Inspired Gowns in Alberta Ferretti Spring/Summer 2009 Collection
Source: Fashionising.com
Categories: On CatwalksTagged: 1920s, Alberta Ferretti, beaded, designer, dress, flapper, fringe, gown, Italian, twenties
Violetville Vintage
Just found a new eBay store called Violetville Vintage, selling gorgeous vintage dresses from all decades, in the $100-$400 price range. Check it out.
Tagged: dress, eBay, gown, vintage, Violetville
Stop Staring Revisited
Since seeing Carla Heiney and a few other ladies rocking out Stop Staring’s new “Raileen” dress at this year’s Rock That Swing Festival in Munich, I thought it was time we revisited Stop Staring Clothing, and it was worth it! They’ve always been a staple of retro dresses for swing ladies, but recent seasons have seen the addition of some really glamorous dresses, in the range of $100 - $150 USD. Check them out at www.stopstaringclothing.com
Tagged: dress, dresses, staring, stop