Gorgeous Girls in Greedy Seagull Dresses!

Seeing photos like the ones below make me love my job even more than I already do. Three of my lovely customers were kind enough to send me pictures in Greedy Seagull dresses- I just love the way they all styled them! Pretty much nothing makes me happier than seeing a pretty girl in a pretty dress, and knowing that I provided them makes my little seagull chest all puffed up with pride and swagger. Check out these gorgeous ladies:

This is Ally, in a wool 30's number. What a smile, she looks like she's straight out an Elvgren calendar!

This is Dolly Dahl, who wore this 40's cotton dress to VLV this year. I'm so jealous the dress got to go and not me. How cute is she, seriously?

And last but not least is Solenn, who hails from France. Check out her blog, Tutti Frutti Vintage to see how she styled it, and peep her other awesome vintage finds.

Thanks to all of you for letting me use your photos!

This CRAZY Coat- Help Please?

I found this enigma today and want to do a little research before selling it, and was wondering if anyone had any pointers?

It's the heaviest thing I've ever seen- military issue, with Cyrillic lettering inside. It has two different types of buttons (both display the hammer and sickle motif). The bottom smaller buttons are the originals, and the shiny gold ones are later replacements. It's been stripped of any decorations/ insignia it once had, and was probably shortened due to the unfinished hem at the bottom. The rounded collar leads me to think it is 50's or 60's? It's lined in a thick canvas-like cotton, and has interior hook and eye closures. It's definitely been altered in several ways by whoever owned it last, but is still an incredible coat that would honestly keep you warm in Siberia!

Spring Has Sprung!

Spring has sprung, and my neighborhood has exploded with flowers! I have to say, it's pretty hard to stay inside and work when I go outside and see this:

It's Martini Time!

It's that time of year; the sun's coming out, the birds are starting to sing and you will inevitably attend a wedding, garden party or cocktail party on the roof. Here are some dresses going into the shop tomorrow that will make your spring all the more stylish and memorable:

Ghosts of The Caribbean

Here are some spooky shots from our balcony in Negril, which overlooks an ocean of obsidian and a sky with a canopy of brilliant white stars. The next post will be full of bright colors and happy tanned faces, I promise; somehow I am always the most excited to share pictures like these.

Spring Stunners

I am going to add one last hurrah of dresses plus some other fabulous surprises to the shop today and tomorrow before I take off on my honeymoon Saturday morning. Here is a little peek at the lovelies going into the shop!

How to Wear High Waist Jeans

I haven't done an outfit post in ages, probably due to the fact that I've been hibernating in a parka for months on end now and have been much to lazy to put together an outfit worth looking at. My winter uniform kind of consists of wool dresses, tights and boots and that's about it. Next year, I will be better about the whole cute winter dressing thing but this year I really enjoyed just staying inside and working from home.

Anyhow, I recently had a conversation with a customer about how it's hard to wear high waist jeans when you are short, and in my case curvy. In the back of my head, I am still scarred by my Spanish teacher's perpetual camel toe that was always uncomfortably right at eye level and so have strayed away from them. Today, I found an amazing pair of 70's Jordache jeans while out thrifting and they were so cheap I just had to give them a try. After much fussing and accessory changing, I finally feel like I got the proportions right and came up with a very flattering outfit.

Basically, there are a couple things you need to do to get your proportions correct. The number one rule is heels to elongate the leg. Also, keeping your top cropped to above the waistline keeps things proportional, and an eye catching belt will pull the eye to your natural waist, which is the smallest part of your torso. I have a bodysuit on underneath the top so my underlayer doesn't ride up; it also keep your tummy flat so you don't get any weird bulges over places you don't want them (he he he).

I never thought this would happen, but I think these might be my favorite jeans I ever owned!