Very Vintage!

Everyone knows I love vintage--home decor, clothing, accessories, even movies.  I remember most of what I love from my own childhood, so for me it's no fad.  It's my life and everything that I recall about growing up that made, and still makes me happy.  Imagine my excitement when I found a load of great vintage clothing at one of my favorite stores.  I loaded up my cart, knowing that none of it would fit me.  I knew however that my daughter might like some of it, and I hoped that I could turn some of it into sales.  She indulged me again today and tried on piece after piece, posing for pictures for my blog, my online store and my facebook page.  Here are a few of my faves:

She wasn't interested in wearing any of these, but she did pick out a couple of shirts that she'll keep.  What she really wants is a floor length Hawaiian dress that I have up for sale. I don't want to give it to her!   Am I terrible?  Actually, I told her that if she has some specific occasion to wear it, I may give in, but I certainly don't want to see her lounging in it while she Skypes her friends.  It's a pricey dress!

With all this lovely vintage piled up around me I was at a loss for something to try on myself.  Plus Size and Vintage are two words that don't appear together very often.  The maxi dress you see her in here is sized 14 and a half.  I blogged some time ago about how sizes have changed--http://14thstreetvintage.blogspot.com/2013/06/a-ghost-story.html, which explains why she, at a modern-day size 10, fits this dress just fine.  With the exception of a little extra room in the boobies, it looks good on her!  I finally came up with a Gap skirt that I bought yesterday (not vintage, but thrifted for $2!) and one of my favorite vintage purses:

Oh yeah, the glasses and the jewelry, as always, is Very Vintage!