Hi guys! Happy new year and all that! I hope everyone is well. Excuse my extended absence. My trusty old Mac crapped out in November, and after 48 emails and many phone calls, I picked up my replacement today. It was close-to-free thanks to the endlessly complicated joys of extended warranties, and now I can do the blog thing again.
I don't really have any proper bloggy photos though, sorry. Jack and I are moving house tomorrow so my dresses have spent the week bundled up in black rubbish bags. However, in December I received a new phone from my parents as a graduation present, and despite previously condemning it and thinking it was a waste of time, I've become one of those people who's really into Instagram. Sorryyyyy. So in lieu of some better-quality photos, here are some recent photos from mine.
My three 1950s Horrockses dresses, Popsicle, and a vintage cardigan with a Ruby Boutique dress.
Packing for a jaunt to Christchurch and then wearing my dresses - a 1950s California Cottons one, then a 1950s rose-print one that I got for free from the opshop I volunteer at.
On the shore of Lake Tekapo, an opshop we stumbled across in Twizel, getting drunk with Christie.
The great floral couch we picked up from the side of the road, patting Lola in my new birdy print dress, a work-appropriate 1950s gingham dress.
Life is good.
My three 1950s Horrockses dresses, Popsicle, and a vintage cardigan with a Ruby Boutique dress.
Packing for a jaunt to Christchurch and then wearing my dresses - a 1950s California Cottons one, then a 1950s rose-print one that I got for free from the opshop I volunteer at.
On the shore of Lake Tekapo, an opshop we stumbled across in Twizel, getting drunk with Christie.
The great floral couch we picked up from the side of the road, patting Lola in my new birdy print dress, a work-appropriate 1950s gingham dress.
Life is good.
Wow having some major dress envy here!!!! Those two floral dresses are divine, the one with the green bows is especially spectacular :D
ReplyDeleteWow, there is some serious dress porn in this post, wow! Also, how could anybody throw the floral sofa away. It's perfect! Great to have you back btw x
ReplyDeleteThat is exactly what I thought! Who looks at that and is like, nah let's chuck it. Oh well, their loss, my gain! Thanks for your lovely comment x
DeleteMy oh my you have the most beautiful collection of dresses, and can I have some of your hair?! xxx
ReplyDeleteI cut about six inches off it yesterday, I will just post it to you then? Haha
DeleteThese are some really pretty dresses! Love the feel in these photos, carefree and happy!
ReplyDeleteI will never get over that bird print dress!!
ReplyDeleteYAAAAAAAAAAAY! Been missing my Velvettes action!
ReplyDeleteFecking fabularse frockage, dool. I am seething just a little.
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absolutely adorable, let's follow each other! xx
ReplyDeleteOh the orange rose dress is just beautiful and you look so pretty in it!!!
ReplyDeleteHappy new year sweet.
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I love your style, particulary the dress with the orange roses on, it's so pretty :)
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I have complete dress envy, I loved every single one!!
ReplyDeleteAlso want to go home, though we were back down in Silverstream for Christmas day and that was far to hot for me.
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Your collection of printed cotton 1950's dresses is really second to none! I'm especially fond of the dress with four green bows along the waist. Where do you buy your vintage, if you don't mind my asking? Online, opp shops, vintage stores? I'm always curious where bloggers get their best stuff! ;) (Lately, I've been finding my best stuff on ebay and etsy, but I've been quite successful at estate sales and a few local vintage clothing shops, too.)
ReplyDeleteAw thanks! All over the place really. Sometimes Etsy if something is really special, or eBay if I can get a bargain. Lots of the dresses in this post come from TradeMe, which is like an NZ version of eBay that is really popular here. You can find an amazing bargain if you lurk enough and find listings that haven't really utilised keywords. That one with the green bows is by California Cottons and I paid $26 for it on there. Ridiculous, right? It was listed as 'retro dress' with not much info, luckily for me. There is also a consignment shop in my city called Recycle that I have found some great bargains in, because the staff there are kinda 90s hipsters so they price 50s stuff pretty cheaply.
Deletewow orange roses on your dress is unconventional and it is making good styling. :)
ReplyDeleteEverything in this post is GOLD!!!! Just catching up on all your latest posts (so behind) Yay for the new house! THat op shop looks blissful. That rose dress AMAZING>
ReplyDeleteI am SO into that purple cardigan! Those little flowers, all in a row! Guh!
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