Valentine's Inspiration

Marsha Hunt with an amazing 1940s heart-shaped bag in what looks like shiny gold leather.

The stuff that Valentine's dreams are made of....

1970s Turban

I finally got round to that vintage turban pattern I'd been longing to make....

The pattern is Simplicity 5772 and the date of publication is 1973.
I was planning on making view 1 but at the last minute I decided on view 2.

I made it in a wonderfully slinky black/gold knit fabric. 
It looks bulkier in the pictures but it's really quite a thin knit with a molten metal, silky kind of feel to it.

The fabric makes it festive enough for the New Year and it's just in time for the end of the Vintage Pattern Pledge! 

I was hoping to get some more vintage sewing done this past year, but time just flew by so quickly without me realizing it.....
I plan to sew lots more of my vintage patterns in 2016 and I will definately be sharing them here.

As for the turban, I love the way it turned out and now that the weather's turned colder, I'm sure I'll be wearing it a lot.

Pinned on: Vintage Pattern Pledge 2015 Competition
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Vintage Turban Patterns

Simplicity 5572 - 1973 set of turbans pattern

Turbans have long been a fascination of mine. 
I find they have a certain air of glamour and mystery no matter how they are worn.
Maybe because I associate them with the elegant movie stars of old that used to wear them with that glorious siren quality.

Simplicity 5227 - 1963 accessory pack icluding turban

These are the vintage turban patterns currently in my collection. 

They're all 1960s and 1970s patterns, so they're more Elizabeth Taylor than Louise Brooks or Greta Garbo.

Vogue 6121 - 1964 'easy to make' turban styled hats

Simplicity 5572 is the first one on my list but I'd really like to try them all.

McCall's 2379 - 1960s three hats pattern

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Top 10 Vintage Summertime Picks

 Ten of my favourite vintage summer fashion picks from my Summertime pinterest board.

Beautiful women in amazing fashion from the 1930s through to the 1970s -in random order.

Click on any photo to go to the pinterest link.

Paper Mothball Vintage: Central Park in November

The alabastrine Laura Okita in vintage dream dress, set in a Central Park very much in autumn splendor.

How could I not reblog it..... 

(Click below for the full post and more amazing pictures.)

Laura Okita - Paper Mothball Vintage

Paper Mothball Vintage: Central Park in November: Its November! The summer went by so quickly, and here we are almost at Thanksgiving. I can't wait for the pumpkin pies, candy c...

Summer of 1963

Striped summer dresses, Burda Moden Spring Summer 1963

Awesome vintage summer fashion.

Etsy Favourites - 4th Of July

Paper Mothball Vintage

Just the other day I had the good fortune of stumbling across Paper Mothball Vintage, the visually stunning and very inspirational blog of Laura Otaki.

Laura is a vintage fashion designer, stylist, vintage editorial blogger and -as you can evidently see from the pictures- an extremely beautiful model.

(Learn more about Laura HERE)

 The ease with which she seems to move through eras and styles and always embody them so convincingly is magical to watch.

In Laura's own words:

'I enjoy working as a stylist, mixing modern,vintage and new vintage.As a model, I always try to bring the clothing to life.Every garment has it's own story that it wants to tell. When I step into a dress, I step into being that girl.'  

Lauras blog: Paper Mothball Vintage

Timeless Style

Vogue Magazine Cover - March 1951

Marilyn in Pink

The incomparable Marilyn Monroe in a stunning 1950s pink dress.

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I spy....Magdorable Vintage Fashion

This week I spy.... the amazing vintage fashion treasure trove, Magdorable blog.

YvesSaintLaurent 1963

Pierre Balmain 1960

If you like to meander along the paths of vintage fashion, you'll love this!

You might actually be surprised to see how  fresh and 'new' vintage fashion can look.

I spy...We Heart Vintage

This week, I spy We Heart Vintage, a blog full of the most beautiful vintage fashion and photography from the 1920s up to the 1970s.


Here is a selection of my favourite 50s pics -with a young Norma Jean Baker (in the second photo) before she became Marilyn Monroe.

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Tickle Me Tuesdays! The Favourite Selection

While getting this Tickle Me post ready today, I realized that all my choices this week are from etsy shop favourites-both old and new.

So, here are some of the items that have grabbed my attention and fueled my imagination this week:

1.Percival Road.

 This is one of my favourite paper goods shops and this is definately one greeting card I'd love to get.





2.Susannah Tucker.

This picture gets me dreaming....




3.Nature Mandalas.

I just adore the flowers and the photography in this shop.




4.Monocerus.

Yes, another long-time favourite. The pendants in this shop are all so very beautiful, but this moody blue scene is my latest flavour of the month.

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