Showing posts with label Bettie Page Matilda dress. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bettie Page Matilda dress. Show all posts

Saturday, December 10, 2016

Outfit of the Day: From Thanksgiving Weekend

Hello Kittens!


I was meaning to post this much much sooner but as what happens sometimes life stuff gets in the way. Thankfully, it's all been the good kind of life stuff, just basic busyness of the holidays and fun with friends. Anyhow, here are some Outfits of the Day from Thanksgiving weekend!


Outfit of the Day (Thanksgiving Thursday):

On Thanksgiving Tim took me out to breakfast before the family came over for dinner. For this day's festivities I decided to wear one of my favorite Autumn dresses, my Pinup Girl Clothing Havana Nights dress in Warm Toned Cabana Stripes which I got a couple years ago from ebay. I layered this one up for the weather that has quickly turned cold. I paired this with a black cardigan from the Gap from several years ago, red opaque tights which I think I got from Kohls a couple years ago, a red wool toggle coat from Target from several years ago, and a pair of basic black flats from Zappos from a couple years ago.


Pinup Girl Clothing Havana Nights dress in Warm Toned Cabana Stripes- Front View

Pinup Girl Clothing Havana Nights dress in Warm Toned Cabana Stripes- Side View

Pinup Girl Clothing Havana Nights dress in Warm Toned Cabana Stripes- Front View

Pinup Girl Clothing Havana Nights dress in Warm Toned Cabana Stripes- Front View

Pinup Girl Clothing Havana Nights dress in Warm Toned Cabana Stripes- Side View


Outfit of the Day (Friday):

On Friday because she couldn't make it for Thanksgiving dinner, we met up with Tim's mom for a belated Thanksgiving lunch. Later that night Tim and I went out to a Friendsgiving celebration with a bunch of his friends from high school.

For this day, I decided to take the wiggle challenge proposed by fellow blogger Emily from Thoroughly Modern Emily. As it turns out I actually completely missed her wiggle week which she did the week of 11/19-11/25, and since I'm also posting this super late, I really missed her wiggle week by a lot! Anyhow, I did want to get on board with her challenge of embracing the wiggle and trying to be more comfortable in our own skin and so I picked a wiggle to wear for this day. This Stop Staring Edie dress in black plaid has been sitting in my closet for ages now-- though not from lack of love for it. I got this dress a few years ago from a local vintage reproduction shop, Vintage Alley. I paired this with a hand knit orange short sleeved cardigan I got last year from another somewhat local vintage reproduction shop, 23 Skidoo. For extra warmth I also paired this with some fleece lined opaque black tights from Target from last year and though I didn't picture it here, I did end up wearing my red wool toggle coat from Target over this and as is my usual, for comfort, I wore a pair of basic black flats which I got several years ago from Zappos.


Stop Staring Edie dress in Black Plaid- Front View

Stop Staring Edie dress in Black Plaid- Side View

Stop Staring Edie dress in Black Plaid- Front View

Stop Staring Edie dress in Black Plaid- Side View


Outfit of the Day (Saturday):

On Saturday I went out with a friend to see Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them! As I saw another friend from facebook do, I decided to be super festive and go in theme to the event! Trying to put together an outfit that seemed to fit the stylistic theme of the movie I wore my Trashy Diva Ashley top in Wine Dots (recently re-released in a different version earlier last week!), paired with a black swing skirt from Steady which I think I got from Unique Vintage from several years ago, brown sweater tights from Target from last year, and a beige wrap wool shawl coat also from Target from a couple years ago. For finishing touches (which I feel really make the outfit) I wore a black asymmetric cloche hat from Nordstrom Rack from a couple years ago and a pair of ribbon tie heels by Naya which I got from Amazon several years ago.


Target Wrap Wool Shawl coat- Front View

Target Wrap Wool Shawl coat- Side View
Trashy Diva Ashley top in Wine Dots, Steady black swing skirt - Front View

Trashy Diva Ashley top in Wine Dots, Steady black swing skirt - Front View

Trashy Diva Ashley top in Wine Dots, Steady black swing skirt - Side View



Themeing for Fantastic Beasts!


Outfit of the Day (Sunday):

Sunday was the last day of this fun filled busy weekend and I got to continue the fun this day by going with a friend to my favorite movie theater, the historic Stanford Theater in Palo Alto. For this day I picked another wiggle dress living in my closet which I bought a couple years ago and have been trying to muster up the courage to wear-- my Bettie Page Matilda dress which I found a couple years ago on ebay. Oh how much I love the Bettie Page (now Tatyana) designs from back in the day! Because it was absolutely necessary, I layered up this outfit to keep warm. I paired this with a vintage brown cardigan with embroidered leaves which I got a couple years ago from Etsy, as well as a plaid cape by Mono B which I got a couple years ago from Modcloth. For a finishing touch I also wore a pair of polka dot tights from Nordstrom Rack from a couple years ago, a pair of brown houndstooh flats from the Gap Outlet from several years ago, and a brown fedora from TJ Maxx from last year.


Bettie Page (Tatyana) Matilda dress- Front View

Bettie Page (Tatyana) Matilda dress- Side View

Bettie Page (Tatyana) Matilda dress- Front View

Bettie Page (Tatyana) Matilda dress- Side View

Bettie Page (Tatyana) Matilda dress- Front View

Bettie Page (Tatyana) Matilda dress- Side View




At the Stanford Theater, Palo Alto, CA








I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend! (for those that celebrate ;) )




Friday, November 21, 2014

Something Old, Something New, Something Classically Blue! More Awesome Ebay Finds!

I've been haunting ebay again.


I don't know if I've just been getting lucky lately with my ebay finds or if it's just that hard stalking pays off. In the last few months I have been able to acquire some seriously cute things from Bettie Page Clothing A.K.A. Tatyana at great prices. Here are my latest finds!


The Matilda Dress by Bettie Page Clothing

The Matilda Dress is definitely an oldie but goodie! I remember back before I ever made my first Bettie Page purchase, looking through their online catalog at all their beautiful designs, and seeing this dress. I would swoon over these dresses for months, imagining how awesome it would be to go out wearing one of these dresses, but not daring to take the plunge to buy one. I remember how classic and iconically 50's all their dresses were back then. I wish they would bring back some of their older designs. Until then, there is always ebay and also, it is nice to see that there are some staples they stock even from past years.

The Matilda dress comes in a caramel colored tan. This wiggle dress features an off centered faux button panel at the bodice, cuffed pointed sleeves at the arms, pointed collar, dainty neck bow, and a self fabric belt. To ensure a great fit, this dress has plenty of stretch, a back zip, and back slit for easy movement at the bottom of the skirt.

Bettie Page Matilda Dress- Front View

Bettie Page Matilda Dress- Side View

Bettie Page Matilda Dress- Back View

Bettie Page Matilda Dress- Close Up



The Micky Dress by Tatyana

The Micky dress is one of Tatyana's newer dresses. I believe this dress was just released this past spring/summer. This dress is an easy to wear cotton/spandex dress which features black and white stripes at contrasting angles, two white buttons at the neckline, a unique turned over collar, cute capped sleeves, back zip, and ruffles at the bottom of the skirt. I love the detail of the collar in the back which makes a sort of peter pan collar. This dress is so unbelievably comfortable to wear! I'm sure it will be one of my new favorites for next summer when the weather starts to turn warm again.

Tatyana Micky Dress- Front View

Tatyana Micky Dress- Front View

Tatyana Micky Dress- Side View

Tatyana Micky Dress- Back View

Tatyana Micky Dress- Close Up



The Captain Dress by Bettie Page

The Captain dress is perhaps one of Bettie Page's / Tatyana's most iconic and recognizable dresses. This is one of their classic designs that has endured and has long stayed a staple on their website. This dress, which is also available as a pencil style, features a wide sailor inspired collar trimmed in white satin, it has sleeves, and also features a double breasted bodice. As with the Micky dress, I love the back collar detail, the shape of which reminds me of Madeline, the little French girl in the yellow hat!  It is supposed to come with a white belt but since I picked this up on ebay for a bargain price I'm not too upset that the belt didn't come with it especially since I can easily take a white belt off of one of my other dresses. :)

Bettie Page Captain Dress- Front View

Bettie Page Captain Dress- Front View

Bettie Page Captain Dress- Side View

Bettie Page Captain Dress- Back View
Bettie Page Captain Dress- Close Up