Building a Better Wardrobe (Part One)

One of the most important aspects of "living vintage" is, well, wearing vintage. Vintage clothing is typically 25-30+ years old. So yes, that means you could very well wear something like this:

 and be wearing vintage. Of course, having lived through that particular era, I'd rather not revisit it! Although it certainly looks like some of these fashion trends are coming back if you see what is for sale in the shops.

When most people hear vintage though, or retro, I believe they think of something more along these lines:

The full skirted "New Look" of the 1950's. A very glamorous way to dress and very feminine too!

However, my vintage, the one that is most near and dear to my heart is something along these lines:

The war time look of the 1940's. There is just something so elegant about the clean lines, the soft folds of the skirts, the fun swing of dance dresses. I just love it. I do have several vintage patterns that I am hopefully going to be attempting in the near future. As soon as I have a sewing station set up and have acquired fabric!

Until that time, however, I am trying to figure out what to do with my current wardrobe. To be honest, I usually wear denim capris and a t-shirt. Daily. I do have several other colors of capris (my bottoms of choice for Spring and Summer months), but I really live in my denim ones. Sometimes I will pair them with a button down blouse, but most often it's a t-shirt. In fact, right now I am wearing them and a Dr Who t-shirt. So not vintage! I know pants were a staple in 1940's fashion. Women who did factory work sometimes opted to wear trousers or even overalls. I am quite tempted to purchase this pattern (and I'm fairly certain I will at some point) and make a few pairs of pants. But what to do in the meantime? Perhaps a visit to the thrift to tide me over until I can build my wardrobe up properly? Stay tuned!

Until Next Time,

Vera

What day is it again?

Hello again!

This blogging thing is proving to be more difficult than I thought! I will persevere!

We had a lovely time at the shore, though it is good to be home (even if it is to hustle and bustle!)

I believe I may have mentioned that we are in the process of moving. This is actually a sore spot with me...not  the moving, but the fact that my husband has been here for quite some time and has done little work. Don't get me wrong, he *did* totally redo the bathroom and it looks fantastic, but he hasn't done much else. So, in between Scout camp, the beach, trying to get kids tested and registered for school, VBS, packing up where we a currently staying, and a host of other things, guess who has been working on the house? You guessed it...this gal right here.

Monday I managed to almost finish painting the family room (the bulk of which was done before we left for the beach...should I mention DH did not come with us?). Today I finished the painting and then cleared two rooms where the carpet needs to be cleaned. I will be doing that Friday.

The list goes on, but the fact is school starts in three weeks and it would be nice to have the children living here :)

Tomorrow is the popcorn kickoff for Cub Scouts and Thursday is SB's birthday. Gotta kick it into high gear!

Until Next Time,

Vera

Absence makes the heart grow fonder?

Hello!

I apologize for my recent absence. I just know you all have been waiting for my next post (haha!)

There have been a million things going on here. We are in the process of moving to a new city (same state) and all the children need to be registered before school starts, two Scouts have successfully been packed up, sent to camp, and have come home, and now we are getting ready to embark on your yearly trek to the beach.

You would think living close to a relatively major beach we would go more often, but the fact of the matter is, it gets too crowded, you have to pay for parking, you have to pack up your things at the end of the day and go home, and it seems to take forever to get there (even though it's maybe 30-40 minutes away). Instead we go to North Carolina. Corolla, to be exact. It's just me, my mom, and the kids, and we have a grand time!

If we aren't splashing in the waves, we are lounging by the pool. It is five days of complete relaxation. Our favorite tradition is going to Kill Devil's Frozen Custard for supper (while they have real food, we get a sundae or a cone or whatever) and then go to Five Guys for "dessert". It is something fun that we always look forward to!

I will try and pop in here and there during the week. I have a few projects on the needles to share and a few vintage topics to chat about!

Until Next Time,

Vera