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January 15, 2016 No Comments

Creamy frocks with golden threads rule our window this week. We love doing these white/cream/ivory trios for you brides-to-be, graduates and everyone else who appreciates them. Don’t know if you noticed or not, but we skipped out on last week’s post. Sorries… We were playing hooky in Costa Rica with some Piña Coladas and jaguarundis. But we’re back now, fully  refreshed and ready to blow your socks off with some fantastic vintage for 2016! Stay tuned!

L-1960’s hand beaded brocade mini dress, size 0.

C-1960’s silk chiffon and lace dress with bell sleeves, size 0.

R-1960’s ribbon lace dress with scalloped hem, size 6.

 

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December 31, 2015 No Comments

This sparkly new year’s window is our fashionable air kiss good buy to 2015. Thank you so very much for letting us dress you this year! We’ve had a blast styling you ladies from head to toe. Arthur and myself are super excited for 2016 as it will be our big 10 year anniversary! We will have a couple of surprises for you all come April (biz’s bday month) so stay tuned. We really hope you had a great 2015 and wish you only the happiest, healthiest & chicest 2016! See you next year kittens~xox :*

L-1970’s plunging silver beaded jersey gown, size 0. Worn with a 1970’s silver crystal necklace.

C-1970’s silver and pearl beaded chiffon dress, size 8.

R-1970’s cream beaded crochet with grey jersey gown, size 2-4.

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December 23, 2015 No Comments

So here it is, the official Holiday Window! Ms. (Bean) Claus decided to show up for our Christmas colour blocked photoshoot. She loves posing and takes direction quite well. So from our families to yours, we wish you nothing but the very best food, laughs and gifts this xmas!

L~Donna Karan gold sequin gown, size 8-10. Worn with a channel set red crystal necklace.

C~1960’s chiffon dress with hand beaded crop top, size 6.

R~Wayne Clark red studded gown, size 8. Worn with a Deco Czech glass and brass filigree necklace.

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December 17, 2015 No Comments

If you’re a magpie like us, then you’ll be swooning over this week’s encrusted display. Since daylight isn’t really an option this time a year, why not lean on us to help you radiate in something special like one of these hand embellished frocks?

L~1960’s hand sequin knit gown, size 8-12.

C~Halston Heritage hand beaded cape mini dress, size 6.

R-Beaded bias cut chiffon gown, size 4-6.

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December 11, 2015 No Comments

This post is brought to you by the 1960’s. It was a decade of big cars, smoking while pregnant and one income families. While those times are long gone some great things have survived, like these LBD’s. Forever classic, they truly transcend time. ‘Fashion fades, only style remains the same.’~Coco Chanel.

L~chiffon ruffle hem dress, size 6. Worn with an Oscar de la Renta gold leather belt and a 1950’s crystal choker necklace.

C~ Ribbon lace dress, size 6. Worn with a 1970’s mesh necklace.

R-Ribbon work dress, size 2-4. Worn with a 1930’s brass belt and a 1970’s crystal necklace.

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December 4, 2015 No Comments

Now that sweater weather is gone you probably need to up your coat game. Or, if you’re like us, you may have developed somewhat of a coat/jacket habit. We feel we have graduated out of the shoe addiction phase (maybe?) and have moved forward responsibly onto crisp weather attire. Perhaps shoes are the gateway drug of the fashion world and now we’re onto the harder stuff? Who knows, we don’t want to question it! We just want to feel the comfortingly warm effects it has on our bodies and the compliments from passerbys. Need to fuel your wants and/or needs? Please see below↓

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L~Prada forest green wool coat is a size 8, with vintage brooch. C~Prada wool & mink dress, size 4. Worn with 2 Art Nouveau brass necklaces. R~Miu Miu wool coat is a size 4-6 and is worn with an Hermes scarf.

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November 26, 2015 No Comments

One should always keep people guessing, espescially when it comes to fashion. We love mixing up vintage with new for that unique look. It defines oneself amongst a sea of predictable. So this week,  we have all new contemporary luxury designer dresses paired with vintage accessories. The silk Alberta Ferretti on the left is about a size 4 and is shown with a vintage crystal belt and necklace. The wool tweed Dior in the centre (sold)is a size 4-6 and has been decorated with a vintage Chanel camellia brooch. The hand crochet silk Oscar on the right is a size 10-12 and is belted with a deco jet flapper strand (can be used as a necklace as well).

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November 19, 2015 No Comments

We know how much you ladies like your dresses with full skirts so we’ve decided to give you a double dosage of volume this week. Just to plump you up a little for the holidays. These aren’t your regular LBD’s kittens, click to zoom in on the intricate details of their lace/silk/beadwork. Lefty lacey is by one of Marilyn Monroe’s fav designers; Ceil Chapman. It’s about a size 0 (if that, super tiny) and dates from the 1950’s. Worn with a jet crystal necklace.  The 1960’s centre hand beaded sheath is about a size 12 and does have sleeves (a recent addition that can be removed easily should you choose). The dazzling 1950’s number on the right is about a size 6 and has been paired with a 60’s multi chain & coin statement necklace.

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November 13, 2015 No Comments

We’re fully stocked with lots of sparkly tops and skirts to help you complete your holiday party look(s). Enter the room in a luxe purple & gold combo to dazzle them this season. Fun fact;  since ancient times Tyrian purple (also known as royal purple, imperial purple or imperial dye) is a purple-red dye, which is extracted from sea snails. It was first produced by the ancient Phoenicians as early as 1570 BC. It took as many as 250,000 mollusks to yield just one ounce of usable dye. Clothes made from the dye were exorbitantly expensive—a pound of purple wool cost more than most people earned in a year—so they naturally became a status symbol of the rich and powerful. The struggle was real for poor purple lovers. Fast forward to the 1850’s~scientist (and snail hugger) William Perkin stumbled upon inventing the first synthetic dye, that being purple. The masses could now indulge in wearing the once unachievable colour and the snails rejoiced anointing Perkin their King.

L~Prada skirt size 4, 1970’s top size 4-6. Centre~wool knit dress size 8-10, 1960’s sequin trench size S Sold. R~Oscar skirt size 6, Maria Pinto top size 8.

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November 5, 2015 No Comments

We just realized that it’s been way too long since we’ve done a white/ivory window for you brides/graduates/people who love white/ivory. So here you go kittens. Lefty Lucy wears a 1960’s silk chiffon dress with hand beaded bodice in a size 6. Centre Cecilia is sporting a 1950’s hand beaded knit dress in a general size small with a 1950’s hand knitted Italian bolero in a S/M (sold). Righty Ruby dons a 1960’s silk shantung A-line dress with crystal encrusted bodice, size 2-4 (sold).

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