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July 31 - Vanessa

Another day of my favorite photographic lighting the overcast/sunny. It brings such a softness and glow to photos. It's just beautiful. I always call it a "silver sky".
Today is another busy day. And i just felt the need to put together some neutral clothing, with my red lips and espadrilles.

Red Lipstick - Clinique - Angel Red
Gold sweater (under T shirt) - H&M
Peasant T shirt - Express
Bermudas - Old Navy
Espadrilles - Target

July 30 - Vanessa

Another UBER busy day for me. I'm doing a tour de 50 mile radius today, but hopefully all my work will pay off. Trucking kids all over creation is fun in the summer. Poor babies. :-(

Pink Top - Express (handpainted by Me)
Nude tank - Gap
Skirt - it was a thrifted dress that I made into a skirt

Thrifting - July 29

Ooooh, I found so many things today. Above, a FABULOUS, perfect condition 1980s "9 to 5" dress. it's hot pink, with great pleating, huge SHOULDER PADS! So awesome. This was my daughters favorite. GO 80s GO!

Another one of these immaculate 1960s dresses that I found before. this is a green daisy print, super thick polyester, so awesome. perfect condition, homemade. I love the notch collar, so cute.

THIS IS MY FAV!! I would say late 60s/early 70s full length dress, of course short on me, but I'm 6 foot tall. The print is DIVINE! and it has this GREAT sparkly gold rick-rack "V" detail that I just love. I wanted to be Sharon Stone in "Casino" with this dress.

Another one of those great 60s/70s work/house dresses. I looooove the chevron striping, and the zipper down the middle. this was very well worn, someone did a lot of housecleaning in this dress, or rocking out.

Street Style - Lauren & Brandon

Lauren and Brandon, spotted in Downtown Birmingham looking amazing in casual chic, warm weather, fun saturday night attire. I love Lauren's long length Zebra print top, and Brandon's amazing sunglasses. They look fabulous. Fun, happy, GREAT looking couple. I'm in love.

*Thanks to Teena and Mirriah for style spotting!! huggies*

July 28 - Vanessa *Girls Day*

We had some errands to run today, and it was just a good day for yellow.

Me:
Dress - H&M
Shirt - Thrifted
Headband - Daughter's

M:
Dress - Target

Olympics Opening Ceremony - Best Uniforms

JAMAICA!!

Are you kidding me? there is no contest. I love these uniforms. they don't look like a stupid un-usable suit with a weird hat that most of the countries have on, including mine. These are modern, the colors are great, the fit is great, this is def something i could see myself wearing. I'll have to hit up Puma's website and see.... :-)

My Favorite Olympics - 1964

Sjoukje Dijkstra

For the love of 1964. I wish I was in my prime in this era. I just had a discussion today with some women about female athletics not being a beauty pageant. But I can't help but respect the athleticism AND appreciate the style of this era. Doing full gymnastics with a giant blonde beehive hairdo should get extra points. I love women and I celebrate them in all their facets. I am/was a high level athlete and I feel that women in this position should be able to express what they want and not be judged for it, no matter where on the spectrum they fall.

Vera Caslavska

July 27 - Vanessa

It's Friday, and today outside is my favorite lighting for photography, overcast but bright. It gives such a cool-toned filter to everything, brings a softness. Hopefully, i'll be able to take some more photos today.  Anyways, today is a day for fabulousness and function, and this ensemb fits the bill. This is also great for babywearing since everything stays in place very well. Also, i am not an amputee, i just look that way today. LOL.

Headscarf - Vintage Pucci Print
Dress - Vintage (gift from JC)
Lace T - Express
Belt Tied in a large bow at the back - Target (comes with my purple dress i wore yesterday)
No shoes!! ;-)

Street Style - Cryptic Motorcyclists

Ok, so is this in code? I see Goofy, Starshines and the word "Dude". WHAT IS THE CONNECTION!!?? Maybe this is Biker Code for something, or a treasure map that the CIA placed here for operatives that leads to the world's most gigantic diamond. If anyone can decipher this, please let me know.

July 26 - Vanessa

I love color. And I love to pop a collar. Why not?

Purple Dress - Target
T shirt - Old Navy
Beads - NYC street
Gold Shoes - Target

Thrifting - 70s Work Dresses and 80s Prom!!

Saw this AWESOME 1980s dress today. it's a great shiny taffeta with a crinoline and everything, the shoulders are wired so that they stand out from the body a bit, tres magnifique!!

There were 2 of these Rocking Awesome 1970s Work/Waitress/House dresses, i just loved them, they fit me so well. At first I thought they were very Laverne & Shirley, i could picture myself working in the beer factory with them. hahha. tres chic.

Also in Navy. The white "pockets" are actually faux. Which i love. how great is it to have a non-functional pocket.
These are so great. If anyone is interested in them. email me at: readydressedgo@gmail.com

July 25 - Vanessa *dresses over dresses, and skirts over dresses*

What is more stylish than one great dress? TWO GREAT DRESSES.

Blake, Diane and Karolina have done skirts over dresses, which is the look i was originally going for, i wanted to wear my gold brocade skirt over the pink waitress dress, but I couldn't find it, darn. I love Diane's pairing above, the stripes compliment the print on the green dress, the yellow shoes, i just love it. and I like how the dress kind of ruffles under the bottom of her skirt. 

My outfit:

Pink Dress - Vintage

Grey Dress - H&M

Cat eye sunglasses - Forever 21

Shoes - Target

This is how you do PJs

this is just what i put on to go to bed. not trying to be cool or anything, it was actually just what i could grab without waking the baby. My husband says, "Nice outfit." I guess he digs the cheetah-on-cheetah look.

Street Style - Slayer Uber Alles

I saw this young man. About 12 Krogering with his dad, buying juice boxes and gatorade with this Slayer shirt and it just made me so happy. I mean Slayer is so face-melting and intense and on this innocent young lad, i just think it's such a study in opposites and I love it. I am glad he is listening to Slayer and owns the shirt and goes shopping with his dad. This is all very good to me.

July 24 - Vanessa

Lazy, hot morning. Broke out the 1990s Abercrombie & Fitch pants. they are super soft and kind of a current wide leg fit. the waist is a bit high, but nothing a long tank won't fix.

Sheer Top - Target
Tank - Gap
Pants - Abercrombie & Fitch
Leopard ballet flats - I have no idea. ahhah. honestly

Amy's Wedding. What to wear?

I have a lovely wedding to go to next month, a beautiful hilarious wonderful friend of mine is marrying her true love, it's a great thing. Also, it is an amazing opportunity to play dress up.
I've been looking at a lot of old Dior photographs, and photos from the 1940s and the women, with their red lips, a small veil or hat, and a deliberate sartorial look, i appreciate that. So this is one option for my friend's ceremony, I'm sure I'll try something many other looks. Do you ever really try to go for something, slightly costume-y? I love it. Do it.

Veil - Handmade by me
Shrug - Betsy Johnson (gift from JC)
Necklace - Frank & Me
Dress - London Times
Shoes - Salsa dancing shoes

July 23 - Vanessa (and my girl)

My girl and I mugging it for a Monday morning. Cotton clothes are so comfortable, and when you wear printed separates that include a skirt, you instantly look like you put something amazing together when it is exactly as comfortable as pajamas. and that is my mantra, "Be pajama comfortable."

Mini Jacket - H&M
Zebra T - Pitaya R.O.
Skirt - Target
Shoes - Target
(I think i should be getting a Target sponsorship for all this free advertising, LOL)

July 22 - Thrifting *hit the gold mine*

Holy lord i found some amazing Thrift finds this weekend. I almost passed out from the sheer amazement of finding these amazing clothes. Above, oh god, that is gorgeous, it's a super soft material, almost like a thin micro fleece, has the original belt, it's so Charlie's Angels, I love it.

This dress above, oh my goodness, i jumped for joy when i saw it. This one I will not give away, The print is perfect, a zipper down the middle, the material, it's so great. Big collar, what more can you ask for?

This is a great 1960s dress. it has these cute buttons at the foldover collar, it's beautiful. it has a straight fit, hugs the curves, the paisley print is so Austin Powers. It even has a bit of shine. wonderful

This one, above, is so 1980s, I love it. I drew in the belt, because it clearly needs a HUGE BLACK PATENT BELT with a BIG GOLD JEWELED buckle. with some shoulder pads it would be so Dynasty. it has a great drape, dolman sleeves, tiny black dot print that you can't really see here. i think it has pockets too, bonus.
For inquiries on these dresses (except the Green Print! that's mine forever!) readydressedgo@gmail.com

July 21 - Date Night

Date Night, Baby!!! Our anniversary is tomorrow, so I'm trying to look my best for the man that i love.

Dress - Gift from JC (Betty Page)
Shoes - Target

Perfect Vintage 1960s A-line Shift

I'm trying to make room for my new style crush acquisitions... So i'm thinking to put some of my 1960s stuff up for adoption. This is a perfect condition 1960s silk shantung-ish (probably polyester) ice blue dress, it has a sparkly, faux pearl enhanced collar and POCKETS! It's beautiful. Comfortable and stylish. I've gotten tons of compliments on it. I just want to really hone my Pam Grier bad-ass 1970s woman clothing collection and need to clear some pieces out.
If anyone wants it contact me at: readydressedgo@gmail.com

New Cat Eye Sunglasses

Bought a pair of these today, similar to the Tom Ford pair sported by Nicole Ritchie here. Mine of course were from Forever 21, were $5, and i actually NEEDED them since it was sunny and i did not have any sunglasses to wear. So it was obviously a safety issue. :-) I like the shape, it's different than my usual bug-eye or Jackie O shaped sunglasses that i usually wear. it's good to step outside the box.

Shoe Shopping

Are you kidding me?
Irregular Choice (they have the best shoes) Rubixxi, retails for about $105.
I just love the gold and the sequins and the animal print, and you know that platform is making your legs look fantastic. these are a work of art.

July 20 - Vanessa *New Photography*

At first i thought that using my cell phone to take the photos gave a good baseline reference, but after thinking about it, why wouldn't i have good photography, when that is entirely at my disposal? So here we go, a change. It might be a little less instant, but it's worth it. Ala, my new "studio".

Chartreuse shirt - NY & Co
T shirt - Express
Skirt - Express
Shoes - Thrifted

Pin-Up Eyebrows

I am obsessed with eyebrows, i love huge crazy ones on men, and I like a strong brow on myself, much like the one above. I have naturally blonde eyebrows (and eyelashes, wtf) so every single day, even if i am not wearing much makeup, i want to fill them in and shape them. Oh yes, and also I was a teen in the late 1990s, so of course i plucked the hell out of them, and had them waxed into perfect skinny lines, that was not a good idea. I saw this article on FB the other day by Micheline Pitt, WHAT A BEAUTY! Click here for the article
Such good instruction. I had been using brow pencil or more actually brown eyeliners, now i think i'll try a powder/eyeshadow. I've thought about dyeing my eyebrows but they are a bit sparse, so I think it wouldn't make my situation better. I don't think I'll ever have them waxed again either, so they are in my hands forever now, or at least until the trend turns again.

July 19 - Vanessa **Boblo Island**

Check out how I mimicked the shirring of the skirt in the tuck of the T shirt, a masterpiece. :-)

I love this Boblo Island shirt. It is worn to perfection, so thin and tissue-like that you can see through it, and it is ohhhhh sooooo soft.

Shirt - Husband's
Silk Crepe Skirt - Banana Republic
Boots - Random Mall Store

Street Style - Cowgirls

I saw these wonderful girls at the County Fair ( my fav holiday ) rocking REAL WESTERN STYLE. Annnnndddd, they REALLY ride horses, which is awesome. These ladies have brought together the perfect trifecta of Cowgirl Style:

• FRINGE
• RHINESTONES AND CONTRAST TOPSTITCHING
• COWBOY HATS

Plus, they were really nice and friendly. I love it.

Street Style - July 18 - Teenage Dream

He's wearing a old school Chicago Bulls baseball cap with a straight across brim, black framed eye glasses, this AMAZING stars and stripes tank, cargo shorts (yawn), BLACK SOCKS AND SHOES. I like a black sock with a black shoe, it kind of ends up looking like boots. he was with another similarly dressed kid, and a third that looked about the same age, but was conservatively dressed and they kept calling him "Dad". i was standing behind them next to a rack of thrift store knock-off purses and this kid looks at them and goes, "LOOK THEY GOT GUCCI AND SHIT HERE!" i choke-laughed inside. I love people.

July 18 - Vanessa (vintage 70s)

I have always thought of myself as a 1950s/60s type vintage girl, but lately, i have been really into some 1970s styles. I really think that this era is more flattering on my body. I mean, think of Pam Grier and Mary Tyler Moore, I love the clothes they wore. More of a powerful woman attitude to dressing.
This dress is AMAZINGLY FLAWLESS. I saw it on a mannequin at a great vintage store and i had to ask to try it on. The color is outstanding, the fabric is outstanding, and it still has the original belt. I love the gold ring zipper pull too. There are also gold buttons at the sleeve cuffs, swoon. I saw it one day on the weekend, this place is not close to my house, and I didn't buy it, i have no idea why. and then i just obsessed about it for the whole next week, worrying myself sick that someone would take it. I ended up calling the store and asking them to hold it for me until i could come back. LOL. thank god.

Dress - Finder's Keepers
Wedges - Target

For the Love of Wedges!! - By Teena

Wedges are the ultimate shoe. They have all the flattering effects of a heel, while still being as comfortable to wear as a flat. I personally own several pairs and love them all. From my denim, peep-toe mary janes, to my red & white gingham with the side buckles. They compliment any look from capris to cocktail dresses. It doesn't hurt that they evoke a vintage feel either, since I'm a big fan of the pin-up/rockabilly look. Wedges come in a wide variety of styles and colors to fit any personality. I tend towards the more fun, funky ones, but I do own a pair of basic black as well. Wedges have come & gone with the trends for decades, but in my opinion they are always in style. For me they are a summer staple. I just feel a little sassier when I wear them. Something no flip flop has ever made me feel. So kick those shower shoes back into the closet and slip into a sexy wedge and see how much better you look and feel. Walk tall my wedge wearing friends.

July 17 - Vanessa *it's gettin hawt in herrrrr*

With a heat index of 105 degrees for today, we have to keep the body breathing.

Thin cotton slipdress - Nordstrom
Super sheer lace T - Express
Belt - Target
Shoes - Thrifted

July 16 - Vanessa

Very Typical Vanessa outfit. Follows my favorite clothing equation:

track jacket + vintage tank/t + mini skirt = comfort function and style.

Track jacket - Hurley
Vintage Dennis Rodman Piston's Jersey - Husband's
Khaki Skirt - Old Navy
Boots - Nine West (?)

Neiman's with my 4 year old Stylist

So my sidekick and I went shopping today and she picked out some dresses for me. I love her taste, she  is a marvelous stylist. 

Dress (Above) - Oscar de la Renta

This one didn't fit that well, but i love the frothy confection-like texture of it.

 Dress- Carmen Marc Valvo
I really like the built in glass jewel necklace.

Dress - Kay Unger
This one matches my purple hair! Great fit.

1960s/1980s Style Mashup *j'adore*

I love the combination of the 1960s bouffant, blue eyeshadow, winged eyeliner and the MEGA 80s Acid-washed denim suit with HOT PINK spandex tube top. Such a culture clash with two eras that you rarely see paired together. Well done, Barbie, well done. *slow clap*

Amazing 1960s dresses - Want them?

So I found this amazing lot of 1960s dresses. PERFECT condition, thick polyester that you just want to curl up in and eat for dessert. I believe that they all may have belonged to the same woman... Which i love, the story of clothing just enamors me. If you would like these dresses let me know, I can get them to you. Email me at readydressedgo@gmail.com.
Number One (above) - A lovely daisy print in the thickest most perfect polyester weave. back zip. princess seaming, flawless.

 Number Two - I loved this one so much, reminded me of Judy Jetson. or a "air hostess". it's so great. I love the above the bust seaming.

 Number Three - Another gorgeous floral print. Soft pink color, endless options. I believe this one had the above the bust seaming too. super chic.

This one was so gorgeous. I'm sure it's supposed to be an A-line silhouette esp in the 1960s, but on me that looked rather tent-like so i pinched it in the back. it's an AMAZING polyester brocade, white on white. so great to host some champagne dinner party on the moon. gorgeous.