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1940s
Weimar Vivant, We Want You!
Ach, mein gott im Himmel! Our Weimar Vivant was beyond scandalous, my darlings! I don’t think I’d be exaggerating if I said that that naughty little soiree will be remembered as UTTERLY NOTORIOUS! Mlle. Angeliska here, reporting from the front – with photos shot directly from the trenches of the most lascivious, louche and scantily [...]
Sexy Witches
Sexy Witch costumes with tons of Halloween costume inspiration for the next Vintage Vivant!
A Night at the Circus: The Clowns!
This post contains hilarious images of clowns & harlequin folk. Please don’t click if you’re coulrophobic.
Le Photobooth Bohemienne!
La Belle Oren Drew proving that mimes are not in fact, loathesome – they are adorable! Amelia as Josephine Baker! N’est-elle pas adorable? Alex shakin’ a tail feather… Elle a son oeil sur vous! Brandon – The BAR BAT! His photos from the evening are coming soon! Miss Jen Delk looking fabulous, as always! Allyson [...]
Feedsack Frocks
Ladies showing off their feedsack frocks. Liza Ferneyhough’s (aka. Stellarbaby) wonderful illustration and post about feed sack dresses “the great depression is so visually interesting. feed sack dresses! flour sack undies! cardboard insulation! flattened tin can roofs! dugouts! canned veg! people were so resourceful.” I get so obsessed with the inventive and colorful prints from [...]
Easterbunny Hijinks
Well, kittens – the Bunnyhop Bash was a blast and a half! The Easterbunny himself was there! We all ate too much candy, guzzled giggle-water, and did the Bunnyhop with Fatbottom Cabaret! Best Easter Sunday ever? Yeah, we would say so! Check out the fabulousness and hilarity from the photobooth! Your loving hostesses in our [...]
Eastertime in Flapperland!
It’s no secret that Easter is kind of a big deal for your hostesses, so imagine our delight when we deduced that the next Vintage Vivant fell smack dab on Easter Sunday! Could it be anymore perfect? To our way of thinking, there’s no better holiday (save maybe New Year’s Eve?) to show off your [...]
Sponsor Spotlight
Some of you have been inquiring to Vintage Vivant headquarters with pleas for wardrobe help for the Paper Moon event. Fear not, unclothed masses! Today, with the help of Amelia’s Retro-Vogue & Relics vintage store, we have put together several looks from the 1920s, 30s and 40s using a simple black dress. You at least own [...]
September 2, 2010
Violet millinery flowers pinned in hair – vintage shop in Seattle Teal earrings – urban outfitters 1940s? floral dress with flower baskets and purple ric rac – buffalo exchange purple plastic flats – Melissa, from my trip to Brazil What a lovely little frock I’ve found! At first, I was drawn to it because it [...]
April 19th, 2010
Cloche straw hat with black ribbon – Urban Outfitters Pink sweater with ribbon roses – Betsy Johnson by way of Buffalo Exchange 1940s skirt – 13 bees on Etsy Maroon velvety shoes – Melissa Store, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
April 17, 2010
1940s blouse with vegetable print – Amelia’s Retro Vogue, ATX 1950s sheer dress (worn as skirt) – Buffalo Exchange, ATX Sheer stockings with cuban heels and stripe Green bead earrings – made by me Remix Vintage Shoes in Avocado My curl is looking specifically geometric this morning. This is the face of staying up dancing [...]
March 29, 2010
Lace bolero that goes to a 1940s gown Brown pleated dress with tiny polka dots – thrifted Seamed stockings Brown thrifted shoes My cuban heels seem to go up a lot further than they’re meant to. A few years ago, before I figured out that seamed stockings could be bought for $4 at most sex [...]
February 21, 2010
Vintage lipstick red beret – Nobody’s Baby, Eugene, OR Adorable blouse from Jitterbuggin on Etsy – www.etsy.com/shop/jitterbuggin 1940s skirt that goes to a suit set Green Remix Wedges 1920s Harold LLoyd style glasses The blouse I’m wearing is from Jitterbuggin’ on etsy. It’s so cute! All handmade and they come in bigger sizes, too. I [...]
February 20th, 2010
Vintage creme beret Earrings my cousin made Headband (worn around neck) by etsy.com/shop/louiseblack Vintage creme cardigan with pinwheel ribbons and pearls, Buffalo Exchange Green belt – Decades Vintage, PDX Fancy pink striped dress – resale shop in Providence, RI Striped stockings from www.sockdreams.com Mary janes I don’t mind overloading on stripes. Tonight I’m going on [...]
February 19th, 2010
Cotton collar with embroidery I did Vintage navy sweater with rhinestones Bow belt – lost from another dress 1950s printed floral skirt Remix vintage shoes It’s raining! I know you can’t really tell from these photos. That’s why I have my hair in such a tight set in these photos. It reminds me of of [...]
I <3 Aprons
One must wear an apron to protect oneself from the chill from the ice box! I have the most aprons of any human being. If you go into ebay and type in “Vintage Apron Lots” you can buy 50+ aprons for $20 or less. When I went to Kansas for the first time I found [...]
January 23rd, 2010
Red Bandana Necklace from Kelly L Judd of Swan Bones Theatre 1950s sheer red dress – Cheap Thrills, Fay. Arkansas Vintage scarf around waist – Estate sale I think? Brown knee socks Brown/tan shoes from Secyhelles Sorry, no close-up today. I was up late late late working on issue #5 of Doublespeak, which is SO [...]
January 22nd, 2010
Green knit beret – I literally found this in the trash. 1960s rust dress with attached striped collar – Big Bertha’s Bargain Basement, Austin, TX Green belt – Decades Vintage, PDX Black knee socks – Target Green Greta Shoes – Remix Vintage Shoes Black fingernails It’s the end of the week! Hello! I made it! [...]
January 16th, 2010
Brown hat – Uncommon Objects, Austin, Texas Sheer lavender blouse with rhinestone buttons – a gift from Misha for my birthday Electric purple underslip – dyed by me Green belt – Decades Vintage, PDX 1940s brown pencil skirt – dunno? Purple lacy socks – Urban Outfitters T strap shoes – Target I brushed out my [...]
2009 Outfit Review
January 1st February 26th March 18th April 8th May 5th June 5th July 26th August 5th September 27th October 16th November 20th December 9th 2009 in summation: Tragically, my co-op house caught fire in January. I had to move everything while it was sopping wet from the fire hoses. I saw Philip Glass in concert. [...]
Hair Bows & Ribbons
Girl and Taxidermied Bird, 1920s Yellow Floofy Bow from a 1930s Valentine The Gale Sisters Trivia from IMDB: When June was performing with her twin sister Jean Gale and her other two sisters, Joan Gale and Jane Gale (also twins), they were billed as quadruplets instead of two sets of twins. Ann Dvorak Jeanette MacDonald [...]
December 13, 2009
Coral knit beret – URBN Aqua patina earrings – URBN 1940s long navy dress – Alexandra’s Vintage, PDX Navy Socks Pink Lacy tights – URBN Navy shoes – remixvintageshoes.com
December 11, 2009
Brown Beret – Military Supply Store, Seattle, WA Leopard collar – H&M, San Francisco 1940s coat with zip off bottom (converts to cape!!) – Cheap Thrills, Fayetteville, AR Red gloves – from an estate sale in Eugene, OR Brown polka dot pleated dress – Buffalo Exchange, Austin, TX Brown knee socks Brown Heels – Buffalo [...]
