Weekly Anthology: The Garden in Late Afternoon

Every Sunday I select some of my favorite vintage clothes and accessories in the vintage shop for the "Weekly Anthology" which is a collection of Adorevintage products set around a central theme and mood. ADDED BONUS: It's all at an additional 20% OFF! Hooray! Check out this week's collection!

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Celebrity Style Spotlight: Dita Von Teese in Red

Our favorite modern day vintage style icon, the beautiful Dita Von Teese wearing all shades of red! I've finally gotten around to relaunching the Style Gallery (previously known as the "Lookbook" on AV). Lots more fabulous Dita Von Teese fashion and style inspirations on the main site! Dita Von Teese Style


All photos originally sourced from Fashionspot Forums

Vintage Fashion Reel | 1960s Paris Fashions

This delightful little video shows fashion trends and styles from Paris designers in the early 1960s. Don't you just love the narrator's voice? "The cost? Well, that's a horse of a different color!"

Dressing Up Vintage: Vintage 1940s Fashion + Style Tips

Appropriate clothes gives us self-confidence and help us to make good impressions on other people.

Learn by discovering what are considered the proper costumes for typical occasions, by critically watching what other girls wear, and by dressing correctly every day. Learn what to wear to ball games, to parties, to church, and for travel. - from "Clothes for Girls" textbook written by Elizabeth Todd


These French girls are so chic, but of course!
What to Wear for Casual Wear for Street, Shops, Office, Business, & Travel
Dress - simple, conservative in color.
Shoes - Oxford or strap. Practical and low heel. Leather or reptile skins.
Hosiery- Sturdy cotton, rayon
Coats- simply cut and tailored.
Hat- Practical with brim
Gloves- Heavy leather, plain pull on.
Accessories- Leather purse, plain handkercief, only necessary jewelry.


Image Credits: 1.] French Women in the 1940s by Irene Adler, 2.] 1946 Mademoiselle by My Vintage Vogue, 3.] 1947 "Farmer's Market" Fashion by Silent Screen Queen, 4.] Vintage 1940s Accessories by Silent Screen Queen

Zooey Deschanel Wears Vintage Dresses on Stage

A few pictures of Zooey Deschanel in the cutest vintage dresses! She has wonderful stage style, don't you think? I bet Zooey's closet is full of 50s party dresses and playful 60s minis. I also feel she chooses silhouettes that really compliment her coloring and figure.


I created a Zooey style gallery on { Adore Vintage } from the movie "500 Days of Summer" here... { 500 Days of Summer Vintage Style }.

Celebrities Wearing Vintage Diamonds & Jewelry at the 2010 Oscars

I don't think I spotted any vintage gowns at the Oscars this year, but there were plenty of vintage diamonds on the red carpet.


1.} British actress Carey Mulligan, the Best Actress nominee wore a stunning pair of 19th century cascading diamond earrings from Fred Leighton.
2.} Presenter Elizabeth Banks also wore a vintage Fred Leighton - an understated diamond headband.
3.} Julianne Moore wore 2 diamond and platinum Bulgari (circa 1930) - from their historical archives collection.


4.} Vera Farmiga wore a pair of 1920s diamond clip earrings vintage Fred Leighton and a 1960's diamond cluster cocktail ring.
5.} Sarah Jessica Parker wore 19th century diamond cluster earrings.
6.} Maggie Gyllenhaal's bracelet is a Fred Leighton 1940's diamond cluster statement bracelet.


7.} Charlize Theron wearing a vintage marquise diamond wave bracelet by Harry Winston.
8.} Jennifer Lopez wore vintage Cartier diamond clip earrings circa 1934.
9.} Meryl Streep wore a magnificent Fred Leighton Art Deco diamond and oynx bracelet teamed with a silver purse.

Sources: Diamonds Take Center Stage as The Academy Awards Ushers in the Next Generation of Hollywood Royalty.

Image credits: Picapp.com & Wireimage.com

Video Wednesdays: 1940s Fashion, 2 Ladies in their Boudoir

This short little video is so sweet and evokes those happy little flutters I get when I've gotten a new vintage dress and playing dress up. I want to sing to myself "I feel pretty, oh so pretty..."

Source: Glamourdaze via Youtube

Vintage Luxe Find of the Day: 1970s Karl Lagerfeld designed 'CHLOE' dress

A beautiful novelty print silk dress designed by Karl Lagerfeld for "CHLOE", so lovely isn't it? And it it weren't for that $1250 price tag...

You can view details and purchase it at 1st Dibs from "The Way We Wore"

Lovely Vintage Finds: Pretty Vintage Hats

I would love to start wearing hats, but I haven't quite figured out how to easily incorporate them in casual daywear like women did back in the good old days. Here are a lovely vintage hats from the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s that are quite special, but are really the kind of hats you can't wear day to day unless you are Dita Von Teese.


Vintage Shop Links: 1.] 1930s Black Velvet Hat from BallyhooVintage, 2.] 1950s Green Feathered Hat from TangerineBoutique, 3.] Vintage 1940s Sequined Topper from Flashbax, 4.] Vintage 1950s Straw Hat from Lilthedog

Celeb Style: Zooey Deschanel

New pictures have been added in the Zooey Deschanel Gallery in the LOOKBOOK of Zooey's fabulous vintage and vintage inspired clothes. More pictures of other celebrity style and fashion coming soon!

5 New Vintage Dresses just added in the shop...

A little bit of everything, 60s, 70s, and 80s.


{ click on image to see new vintage dress in the shop! }

Sorry for the little hiatus from the blog. Spent a long weekend with the family up North and always need a mini vacation from the mini vacation. *hehe* Actually I was busy with catching up on housework which meant work-work had to wait.

Blog to regular blogging tomorrow. I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving break!

Zooey Deschanel Loves Vintage!

Just read an interview with Zooey Deschanel from Topshop and thought I would share.


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A few quotes...

You tend to wear a lot of vintage. Which era do you love the most?
That's hard to say. Stylistically, I have always liked the sixties - I love the dress shapes and the diversity of fashion that emerged from that era. (I kind of flit and float between all the eras but seem to own mostly 50s, 60s, and 70s)

Is there someone or something that inspires your look?
I am inspired by a lot of different people but I think as I grow older I want to dress to express myself and show who I am rather than try to be like someone else. I also always get jealous of children's fashion. I often walk by shops with dresses and coats made for little girls and wish they made them for adults! (I feel this way too!)

Zooey Deschanel wears a vintage (Gunne Sax?) hippie prairie dress.

Rachel Zoe is Paisley Pretty

One of the reasons I adore Rachel Zoe's style so much is she really sticks to what she loves and what looks good on her. And of course, she is also a huge fan of vintage and advocates wearing it on a daily basis (hurrah!)

Here are some pictures of Rachel Zoe at Vogue's 1 Year Anniversary Party For 3.1 Phillip Lim's LA Store wearing a vintage 1970s maxi dress with a lovely paisley and floral print. It has a folky glam feel to it, don't you think? Well actually, I think it's more just folky...but since Rachel Zoe just adds a bit of glam to everything she wears... it becomes folk glam.





Photo credits: wireimage via theFashionspot

Dita's Von Teese's Vintage Dress

I meant to post this awhile back... but never got around to it. I was browsing around the internet for cute vintage sundresses and happened along this one. unfortunately it's sold out...




I can't remember for the life of me where this dress is from since I've had these pictures for nearly a year now. If anyone knows, please do tell!

Dita photo courtesy of Perez Hilton

Zooey Deschanel Vintage Lace Dress

An oldie but a goodie... the adorable Zooey Deschanel (whom we just adore so much, check out our Zooey Deschanel Style Gallery) in a vintage floor length lace dress. Don't you just love her?

Dita Von Teese Wears Vintage

Some pictures of Dita Von Teese wearing a vintage 1950s sundress leaving a nail salon in Los Angeles. How amazing does she look to go get her nails done?!

Sienna Miller Wearing Vintage Ossie Clark

Sienna Miller wears a vintage Ossie Clark dress from the 1970s. GORGEOUS. She wore this before Emma Watson wore the Ossie Clark to the Harry Potter premiere. You can definitely see the similarities in shape.

Dita von Teese in Vintage 50s Sundress

I greatly admire Dita von Teese, even in her candid photos she always exudes elegance and glamour! Even though she is not wearing heavy make-up, she still has on her signature red lipstick (MAC I'm guessing).

Don't you just love the giant hibiscus blooms on this dress and how they flow down one shoulder? Oh goodness, everything about this outfit is just pure perfection!

Carrie Bradshaw in Vintage

Carrie Bradshaw is one of my personal fashion icons, she always wore the cutest vintage dresses and mixed it up with funky modern finds!

Emma Watson Wears Vintage Ossie Clark

Emma Watson wore a beautiful vintage Ossie Clark dress at the premiere of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince in London. I love the entire ensemble, chic, simple, elegant. The red double headband adds a nice touch. Emma Watson is becoming such a pretty little thing!