COLOR INSPIRATION: MOD ORANGE

Bright colors are my favorite. some of my favorite color combinations come right out of the 60's Mod era. i love the bright colors the designers used then. from the bright yellows to the bright greens and of course this gorgeous Mod orange, even the white then seemed so crisp and bright!

yarn above i use for shop packages. those killer vintage 60's patent leather heels coming soon to the shop. vintage 1960's mod jacket part of my personal collection a favorite!

gisela

INSPIRED: LEE RADZIWILL

I never new how stylish Jackie Kennedy's younger sister Lee Radziwill was. along side her sister she was not over shadowed, in my opinion she held her own and is stunning. i say is because even at the tender age of 73 she looks amazing. i love the clean and simple style that she had. favorites above is that amazing white Mod Suit and the Sailor Skirt with the knee high socks, love. her cheek bones seem to be her trade mark. all the Bouvier women are just gorgeous and seem to all have been born with their own style....

gisela

source: most fanpix.com, zimbio.com

ITEM OF THE WEEK: MOD STYLE

1. vintage 1960's little black mod dress gisela&zoe the vintage shop

2. Juicy Coutre r-black cocktail ring

3. House of Harlow 1960 "Nicole" sunglasses

4. Jeffrey Campbell platforms 

The 1960's is definitely one of my favorite era's for vintage. some of my most favorite designers came out of the era, Pierre Cardin, Ossie Clark, Mary Quant AND the list goes on and on. i could have definitely been born then and have been very happy fashion wise..

At least we can find some newer designed items influenced from then. House of Harlow glasses is getting it right at decent price points, and if i had a shoe budget of $200 a month, Jeffrey Campbell would be getting most of it!

gisela

YOUTH QUAKER

After a very rough and joyous week (yes i know ironic), i want to get back into the swing of things this week with a little inspiration. i realized i loved sewing in junior high in home economics class in 7th grade. we had to sew a stuffed animal for one of our class projects and i immediately was hooked from that point on. i ended up buying another stuffed animal pattern from my teacher just to do for fun over the summer. that was the crack in the door towards my love for sewing.

When i hit high-school i discovered my love for vintage seeing all the cool baby doll dresses and polyester pants in those days (early 90's) roaming the halls. i hit my first thrift store in 9th grade and that was the crack in the door towards wanting a career in fashion design. then i started learning and researching about past designers and fell in love with the youth quakers of the 1960's. Mary Quant, Pierre Cardin, Biba, Andre Courreges and Ossie Clark. their are others from that period that i love but these are my ultimate favorites!

This week i'm admiring Mary Quant, the queen of the mini skirt. the other design element i liked  was the use of the peter pan collar in her work, can i say swoon...

Like Anna Wintour's known for her perfectly impeccable bob cut, Mary was known to sport the famous Vidal Sassoon coif. i belief she still styles it pretty much the same today, that's almost 40 years sporting a bob..she wears it well.

I love all the small details, buttons, yokes, stitches, collars, so great. that's what catches my eyes first are all the details. saw this pattern for sale on Etsy. the picture alone is great.

pattern found HERE.

If only their was a time machine to transport back to the days of the swinging sixty's and go shopping in London's Kings Road!

A better look at Mary Quants designs from 1969.

gisela



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