The next two are pages from inside the magazine!
All images are from 19-teens issues!
Think I can pull off the blonde bar maid look? lol.
There were quite a few varieties of beer, but the planners seriously underestimated the number of people as they ran out of wine and one kind of beer by 7:30/8 pm. As I don't drink beer, I was pretty bummed that they ran out of wine, but I did sample a funnel cake and a strawberry banana smoothie.
They did have root beer on tap in these cute barrels too!
There was a stand with some great reprints of vintage magazine covers, ads and art work with some originals sprinkled throughout.
Needless to say, I spent quite a while browsing in this booth!
I picked up a reprint of this 1914 edition of The Designer. I just love these outfits! Ones I left behind included a darling 30s gal with puppies getting of a train (had they been cats, this one would have come home with me), a 1910s cover of Modern Priscilla with a gal in a bathing suit, and a 1918 painting of 6/7 gals in bathing suits on a rock. They mostly had things from 1900s-1930s which I'm assuming has something to do with copyright laws. I'm not sure what they were doing at the German Festival since only a few things were in German, but I'm glad they were there!
I tried a makeup look from Lauren Rennells makeup book. I've been really loving this book! It's chock full of information! I've also been experimenting with changing the shape of my brows with makeup. It's been semi successful. The makeup does tend to come off pretty easily and I don't have the best color to match my brows. I was amazed at how much your brows can change the look of your face!!
I decided I wanted more of a contrast on the sleeve so I bought some new green material for it. I'm really happy with it. I guess I just like red and green dresses.
The sleeve fabric has this really great swirly vine pattern. The shine looks much better against the bodice than the matte finish of my original choice.
I love the section of fabric I choose for the front of the bodice. I've never sewn with a print where I had to worry about print placement, but I'll definitely keep it in mind for future projects. It just takes a bit more planning in the cutting stage. I did not, however, match across any other pieces.
And the back! The grommet placement marked on the pattern was really odd. They had you put them where the boning was. Weird. Anyways, I just scooted them over and voila.
The pattern suggested serging or zig-zaging the edges, but my fabric was really fray prone and it looked really sloppy. So I did red bias binding. Not the most historically accurate, I know, but it looks really sharp.
So, I finally got around to photographing Pendrell #1 for you. It's really a darling little top. I do love this pattern a lot!
I picked up this darling little embroidered white fabric on the sale rack at Jo-Ann's for super cheap. I figured that my first Pendrell would be more of a working muslin but it turned out amazing! It's so comfy that I wore in an all day car ride to Maine back at the end of June. I enjoy wearing it with my Beinget or belted with jeans. It is also great for me since I can wear those multi-strand necklaces. I love the way they look but it's hard for me to wear them since one strand is always hanging awkwardly in my cleavage.
They are a pair of darling leather saddle shoes by Bass. I chose the hemp/cocoa color combo which is a nice tan and chocolate brown. Much less sock hop than the options with bright white! My second choice was a lovely vintage yellow and white but the more practical color combo won out.
And they have the most darling plaid inside! Eeep! And I got them for $16 shipped! Sale (on shoebuy.com) + groupon + groupon bucks + discount for opening a shoebuy.com account + free shipping= awesomeness! Normally $69!
They feel true to size to me and are a bit stiff but the reviews said that they'd loosen up nicely! I'm terribly excited. I've wanted saddle shoes for a while. They'll be great for school!
Here's what she has to say about them:
Yay! They are a bit of a bear to get on by myself and they are a but large in the upper back (should've done an FBA I think...) but other than that, I'm really happy with them. My busk came in too, but it's a bit long so I'm going to have one of my power tool literate friends shorten it for me.
And here's my dress pieces! (well some of them, there's still more to cut!) I decided to go with the lovely red side that you see. I'm just going to change up my sleeve material (which is only 2 yds) so crisis averted.
I adore Amy Adams and this film is just darling! She is such a cute, girly, sophisticated style in this film. Plus you get to listen to sexy Irish accents. ;)
*sigh* How can you love the 40s and not love this movie?!?! This dress, in particular, is on my must make list!
Of course there had to be an Audrey flick on my list! I love both her before and after looks. She is so cute and innocent before and utterly chic and Parisian after! I want to go to Paris with every fiber of my being and I wish I could whisk away to Audrey's Paris. (And, for the record, I also adore the Harrison Ford version, but the fashion just can't compete.)
How can you not love Chuck? A brunette with a cute retro style, a love of bold prints and great accessories and a qwirky personality. Please, somebody send me her closet! And let's not forget Olive and the Aunts!
I never thought I was an early 20th century gal but this series definitely changed my mind. Plus there are tons of different types of styles and aesthetics too. Three wealthy sisters with wildly different personalities plus their mom and grandma. The servants get to dress down sometimes too.
I did a huge fashion post on this film already but it really has become the 40s fashion film for me. It's really shows off how normal people would dress. As much as we all love couture gowns, most of us don't have the income to go with it! So, just go and watch it. You won't be disappointed.