vintage clothing shop updates | oh lovely florals!

what a better way to end the month of may than with a plethora of flowers, vintage floral prints, floral embellishments, flowers everywhere! i've finally received my brand new dress form which is a size 2. i have been on a hunt for a vintage dress form that was a size 2 but sadly my search was fruitless. so these hopefully will be the last time you see dresses too small on my vintage dress forms (they won't zip up!)

all of these lovely vintage clothes will be available in the ADORED | VINTAGE shop by the weekend!

Vintage Spiegel Catalog Spring/Summer 1956 Scans

Vintage clothing scans from the Spring/Summer Spiegel Catalog from 1956. I just love all these candy colored 50s dresses! Everything is so delightfully sweet!

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Sources: Scanned by me, you can view more vintage catalog scans in my flickr

The Pretty Blues, New Vintage 60s Dresses Coming Soon

A sneak peek at upcoming vintage dresses in the { SHOP } all in pretty shades of blue from the late 60s and early 70s! I love these adorable dresses, so perfect for Spring! For cooler days even more darling with tights!

Now & Then: Vintage 1970s Bohemian Floral

BUY NOW: "Orchid Blush Dress"
Ruffles and florals and those romantic bow tie sleeves... paired with skimpy nude heels or Grecian tie up sandals... very pretty indeed!

Where to purchase: Adorevintage.com
Date: 1970s

Vintage 1970s Striped Sundress

BUY NOW: Licorice Stripes Dress

I love stripes on sundresses. This vintage 1970s dress has contrasting vertical and horizontal stripes with various widths, but in a nice subtle way. I love how this dress could easily go from "Sunday Market" to "First Date" with a change of shoes, accessories, and handbag.

Where to buy: Adorevintage.com
Date: 1970s

Now & Then: Vintage 1950s Gingham sundress

BUY NOW: "Bettie Frills Dress"
Pretty little vintage 1950s gingham sundress in blue and white. Love the lace ribbon detail encircling the entire dress. I found this little beauty on our way to Sacramento for the Thanksgiving holidays. Unfortunately too big for me, otherwise I would have probably kept it to wear for Spring/Summer.

Wouldn't this be just so darling with little espadrilles and perhaps a contrasting straw belt. Ooo and flowers in your hair and you could pin it up with curls. Ahh, I just love vintage so much, don't you?

Where to purchase: Adorevintage.com
Date: 1950s

Vintage find of the day: 1960s Ruffle Secretary Dress

Product Description:
This is a fun secretary style dress - most likely from the early 60s. It features classic sheath/wiggle styling with ruffled white bib down the bodice. The navy blue fabric is most likely a synthetic, but it looks a little like silk shantung - althought it obviously isn't. Zips up the back with a metal zipper. Looks sweet with a skinny little belt (not included).

Size: Approx M

Where to buy: Redo Redux on Etsy

A sweet post from a happy customer...

Thank you so much Anastasia for the lovely post you wrote about AV. I am so happy you love the "Viviene Dress" :)

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

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


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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!

10 Vintage Dresses I Wish I Owned

I love vintage dresses so much and wish I had the chance to snag these up before they were sold (and also won some money in the lottery since some of these are a bit out of my price range...*hehe*)



Late 1950's Lee Claire gold flowered cocktail dress from Hemlock Vintage - Sold


Early 40s sheer violet crepe silk dress with floral print from Dorothea's Vintage - $215


Emma Domb Vintage 1950s red halter dress from Vintageous - $265 (sold)


1930's Unique Print Gauzy Gown from Antique Dress $485 (sold)


VINTAGE 1950's YELLOW ROSE PRINT CHIFFON PROM DRESS from Freudian Slips Vintage - £125


1950's Vintage Serbin Designer Couture Deco-Fish Novelty Print Rockabilly Bombshell Sun Dress from Timeless Vixen Vintage Etsy (sold)


Vintage 1970s PLAIN JANE FLORALETTE dress from Posh Vintage - $165


Romantic vintage 1970s off-white
triple tier lace dress from Allen Company Inc - Etsy (sold)


Vintage 1950s Flirty Organdy Peplum Dress from Memphis Vintage (sold)


Vintage 1970s Ossie Clark Dress from Vintage A Peel - £395

Ideas on How to Wear Vintage

Vintage in question: Perthsire Dress, 1970s slightly sheer floral print dress

This is one of my favorite dresses in the shop right now dubbed the "Perthshire Dress" because it reminds me of a little frock one might wear if you were vacationing in a Scottish cottage. The colors are sweetly subdued and I love the floral botanical print.

All other images are from polyvore.

Cheap Vintage Find of the Day: 1970s Mushroom Dress

How cute is this dress? And even cuter at a sale price of $24.00! I could see this dress worn with black tights and super cute brown oxfords. Or maybe a pair of coganc colored t-strap heels. Hair worn in Heidi braids (because this dress has that folky feel to it) and finish it off with a great modern day leather handbag.



Vintage 1970s Mushroom & Butterfly Dress available @ Timon Michelle

Vintage Clothing + Jewelry Shop Updates

This week I've been adding a bunch of vintage costume jewelry, vintage dresses, tops, and outerwear. After nearly a month being on a semi-hiatus because of the move, I've been working double time on getting new vintage goodies up in the shop! I hope you adore everything as much as I do!



Shopping Sources: 1. jungle cover dress , 2. elinor bangle, 3. tiny morsel necklace, 4. megara necklace, 5. animal procession dress, 6. sugar glaze ring, 7. isabella ring, 8. jovial watcher brooch, 9. sonya garland blouse

+++ The 'Jungle Cover Dress', 'Animal Procession Dress', and 'Megara Necklace' are coming soon! (They'll be available in the shop later this week!)

More Dresses in the Shop

Vintage dresses from the 60s and 70s have just been added in the shop. I can picture Zooey Deschanel wearing the 60s little frocks with their sweet Peter Pan style collars.



Shop Links: 1.] Kiwi Slice Romper $46 2.] Par Avion Dress $46 3.]Cloverfield Dress $42 4.] The Getaway Dress $48

Vintage Find of the Day: 1950s Striped Peter Pan Collar Dress

Today's VFoTD (Vintage Find of the Day) is an adorable vintage 50s striped dress from Santoki Vintage. I especially love the sweet Peter Pan collar and the tiny ruffle detail on the skirt.

Vintage Dresses on Parade...

Oh goodness the past couple days have been tiring (and a bit of fun). Yesterday I spent about 2 hrs driving around L.A. to go a total of 13 miles? (Maybe it was 15 miles...)

I am not loving the traffic in this city. LOL. Tried to go to Target to grab some shower hooks and spent 10 mins trying to find a spot to park (I'm not the best parallel parker so I will drive around to find a convenient spot!)

The good news is I've got a few new vintage items I'll be putting up later this evening. And I'll finally be getting to shipping out some orders!

Do you like the new vintage dresses coming soon? Holy cow, these dresses are SOOOOO PRETTY! Why aren't I keeping these you asked? Ahh most of the time it's because they don't quite fit me AND my mother taught me well... ONE MUST SHARE! *hehe* So share my lovely finds I must!

I'm a bit bummed the blue "Thumbelina" dress doesn't fit me. I adore it so very much! It's probably a modern day size 4 and looks exactly like something one of my fashion inspirations (Zooey Deschanel) would wear.

Be sure to visit Adorevintage Shop to see more pictures and have a chance to snag one of these lovelies!

Vintage 50s Floral Print Dress

This vintage 50s floral frock is a little sampling of what is to come for the vintage shop! (Lovely + pretty vintage yesirree!)

Click here for a preview of other vintage 1950s dresses at Adorevintage

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