Hola Mi Amigas
While there's a touch of autumn in the air and my mind wanders to the excitement of pumpkin patches, corn mazes, Halloween, and all things plaid and pumpkin spice excitedly looking forward to the fall and all the fall outfits I have to play with, I've decided for the last two weekends of Summer to live it up with the last of summer outfits for the year!
September 22nd officially marks the start of Fall this year here in the northern hemisphere and so this past weekend was the second to last weekend left remaining in Summer. On Saturday I went out with a friend to the Vintage Fashion Expo in San Francisco. It was my second time going and like the first time, going this year did not disappoint... well not at least too much. I was a little sad to see that rather than having two rooms open this year, only one room was open. Also, while last year we were able to go to an impromptu tea at the Secret Garden Tea House just across the street, the tea room was closed for renovations the day we were there. In any case, it was a good vintage fair. I always love ogling all the beautiful vintage items there (even though most where out of my price range for vintage), and I also love looking at some of the outfits some of the patrons and seller put together. Overall, there was such lovely things to look at the Vintage Fashion Expo and it was a lovely day out spent with a friend. Sorry I am always so bad at remembering to take pictures while I'm out. I will really try to be better at this in the future. In any case, here are pics of my Outfit of the Day.
Outfit of the Day:
Whenever I go to vintage fashion fairs I like to try and dress in true vintage for the event. For this day, I did a mix of vintage and vintage reproduction. I wore a vintage 1950's butterfly skirt which I got about a year ago on a facebook swap and sell group (last worn here), paired with a black Trashy Diva Trixie top and a black Trashy Diva Obi belt both of which I got earlier in the year. Because I knew it was going to be cool in the city, I paired this with a 1960's yellow floral embroidered cardigan I picked up at the last vintage fair I attended in Alameda earlier this year. I also wore a pair of comfy black flats by Blowfish which I got several years ago from Zappos. For a finishing touch, I wore a pair of basket weave white and gold tone oversized 50's style stud earrings which I got from Modcloth a couple years ago, and for just a little extra fluff in my skirt, wore a petticoat under my skirt which I picked up on Amazon last year.
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| 1950's Vintage butterfly skirt and 1960's yellow embroidered cardigan- Front View |
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| 1950's Vintage butterfly skirt and 1960's yellow embroidered cardigan- Front View |
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| 1950's Vintage butterfly skirt and 1960's yellow embroidered cardigan- Side View |
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| 1950's Vintage butterfly skirt and Trashy Diva Trixie top- Front View |
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| 1950's Vintage butterfly skirt and Trashy Diva Trixie top- Front View |
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| 1950's Vintage butterfly skirt and Trashy Diva Trixie top- Front View |
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| Modcloth basketweave earrings and 1960's yellow embroidered cardigan- Close Up |
Gorgeous print and sweater
ReplyDeleteThank you Katherine! <3
DeleteWhat a splendidly pretty outfit! I love the soft butter yellow shade of that cardigan. It's so cheerful and plays wonderfully with this elegant butterfly print.
ReplyDeleteIt's really exciting that you were able to attend that vintage show again. It looks and sounds fantastic!
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Thank you Jessica! I was so happy when I found this sweater. It was in great condition at a great price too! And yes, the vintage expo was a lot of fun. Hopefully I will be better at taking photos if I go again. :)
DeleteSuch a wonderful outfit to wear to the vintage expo! That cardigan is so beautiful, I love the floral embroidery! That butterfly skirt is also gorgeous as well! xo
ReplyDeleteThank you Camilla! It felt great taking these pretties out for a spin! :) <3
DeleteFor a moment I thought that skirt was a TD piece (I remember they did a similar print yearsssssssss ago) and with you being a TD unicorn collector and all :P It looks fantastic with the Trixie top, such an elegant combination!
ReplyDeleteYou have a great eye Harlow! <3 Before I was able to get my hands on the Trashy Diva Butterfly print (which I amazingly got my hands on last year), I went on a hunt for a true vintage butterfly print and found this one :D There is a blue version that was made too though I do like this version better :)
DeleteFact: I have an irrational fear of butterflies! Hah. But this really is lovely and the styling is perfect. LOVE that cardigan too! XO
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Thanks Lauren! Hehe. I'm not afraid of butterflies, or clowns, or spiders (at least not the poisonous ones) but it turns out I am afraid of bees, wasps, snakes, roaches, and heights! It's kind of interesting how different people are afraid of different things.
DeleteWhat a stunning skirt! I too thought it must be high-end repro, it's in fabulous condition. It's nice to wear true vintage to vintage events sometimes, but my vintage collection is pretty well-worn and in need of delicate handling! x
ReplyDeleteThanks Porcelina! I don't buy or wear true vintage too often since it does tend to be more delicate and precious but I do love wearing it every now and then especially to vintage events! <3 I've seen some of your vintage pieces. Such gorgeous pieces!
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