Fantasy dressing......?

The heat is stunning right? But there are so many times that I can wear my limited amount of summer dresses and not be bored, I mean Its even been to hot to accessorise!!! I an currently on the train back to visit my parents for a well deserved break. However as I want to go buying for materials I have had to travel light, which I despise. It made me realise how much I like my wardrobe to be dressing up box of fantasies. That's how I get dressed in the mornings. This morning I was a slightly 50's American school girl! What were you?

Make do. Mend. CREATE.

 

I was watching a programme about pre war fashions AMAZING, of course during the 40's rationing meant that making extravagant new frocks with brand new fabric wasn't possible. Some of the piece's that people created were just bloody amazing, made of curtains and their husbands old trousers, that kind of thing.

 

 I love that mentality, its so creative and resourceful and in our modern times its cool to be able to recycle something too. As the majority of our society (including me and all my friends) have restricted funds this mentality applies more than ever, you only need basic sewing skills IF THAT to be able to transform something. Even some kitchen bleach and a pair of scissors and as much imagination as you can muster, you can actually do anything.

 

 This dress was a 1960's ball gown that belonged to a friend of my grandma's. It was mega tiny and didn't do up around my shoulders, I wanted a quick fix so I just tacked the upper part of the back inside itself to create a deep V back, and then I cut and hemmed the skirt length to knee height to create a more fifties silhouette. Now I know we don't all have a old ball gown lying around, I'm lucky to have inherited a special piece. But the mentality is the same, old tablecloth-new dress, crappy t shirt- new crop top, old caravan curtains-new jacket................. don't be restricted by your skill base or worrying about people knowing what its made off. Now doesn't that old floral bed sheet of yours suddenly look more exciting........................

Ultra Cute

 

Cute taken over, whether its the addictive qualities of watching super sweet animals on youtube, the pastel colours that descend on us every summer or the blooms vibe that infiltrates every bit of fashion this time of year there is no escaping it cute is everywhere.

 

So we can either embrace or rebel and just go mega Goth, however today the sun is out and I have a sailor-ish outfit on I'm choosing to embrace. Crack out that 50's floral dress, dye your hair pastel pink go eat some ice cream! The time is now!

 

Here is some Ultravox....(see what I did there)

 

 



Future icon.

 

Oh look me all cute and coy in this little 80's sports style dress, the last few days have nearly always had a 50's rockabilly vibe about them, highlighted here with the headscarf and bootlace tie, which is ultra cute.

 Totally off subject listen to this........... She is a future ICON.

 

Do you ever?

 

Do you ever get that thing that half way through the day you will just want to change your outfit, because now what you are wearing suddenly seems wrong, boring or really outdated? I think to avoid this my outfit seems rather simple, with a hint of 50's in this homemade dress and hand customised cardigan. I've been avoiding anything modern lately and switching between looks from different decades. But fuck it next time a get dressed it going to be layers, crazy prints (lots of them) make up and a ton of jewellery. I mean anyone that is of any interest stylistically often has big transformations, it's just that normally by the time they are famous they have come up with there best one so they end up sticking with it! I'm going to go clothes mad!  Watch the space.....

 

 

A man who knows a lots about transformations.........