Showing posts with label lace dress. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lace dress. Show all posts
Wednesday, 12 January 2011
Ruffles, frills, and other frivolous treatments - Part I - The jabot
I gushed about them in my previous post. Now it's time to put one's money where their mouth is. Speaking of which, I have 2 jabots (only one pictured, as the second needs buttoning to a top that I am yet to acquire - yeah, I shop like that, putting the cart before the horse). And before you ask, no, I did not try a Prince impersonation, although I evidently share the 80's obsession with this little (but oh so flamboyant!) piece of attire.
I picked this 1930s one on Etsy and I am wearing it here with a vintage Bebe jacket tailored to mimic a riding coat, therefore creating a nice nipped in silhouette with a pretty vent at the back. But instead of pairing them with jodhpurs, I thought I'd try a skirt instead.
Jabots were very popular in the 30s and 40s. Here is a gorgeous example of a crocheted blouse with an attached jabot detail. The pattern available for purchase from The Cemetarian. I wish I could crochet, this blouse makes me swoon! Ain't that absolute perfection?...
However, if your skills stretch no further than mine, don't despair. Nice detachable jabots, which you can wear with jackets and cardigans or attach to plain blouses, always make their apparition on Etsy and Ebay for reasonable amounts of money, like this one that sold recently:
They give you versatility and also convenience when it comes to washing. And of course, they are girly and frilly and over the top. What's not to love about them?
Sunday, 26 September 2010
Lace baby

It wasn't really hot enough to wear this, but I couldn't resist showing off one of my latest purchases, from lovely 1940sweetheart on Etsy.
I bought it with the money I had from selling the lace coat I posted here a little while ago. So lace lead to more lace :), in proper lace junkie fashion. Because it has to be said, along with velvet, crochet & knit, lace is one of my biggest vintage fashion crushes.
I love you pretty dress!
Now I need things to pair it with, preferably picking up the bright accents on the lace, and I'm thinking red or green. I'm doing well here I think with my snake skin (moc) Poetic Licence shoes.
I never said to you how much I like this brand, I do have several shoes from them as they are so much fun, from the designs to the packaging!
But my accessorizing stops there, and I need a bag and a cardigan, to prevent unwanted chills. See? Not matter how much one is buying, it's just never enough! :) So, if you'd like to help me and suggest things, do send a link!
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