I heart the oldies part 2

Have I mentioned I love love love advanced style.  I, so, want to be a hot oldie like these two. 

Pictures from advanced style

Ladies pop night

After some yummy sushi we stumbled upon a great dance night in Sf, It was all lady singers from the 60's.  They had great projections on the wall and people were dancing.   

Wearing

Coat-Vintage (my santa coat)

Grey tank-from my friends store in the Mission (Arkay Workshop)

Belt-Zara

Long lace dress-Thrifted in Seattle

Ankle boots-Charles David via Ebay

Vintgae doctor bag purse-Ebay

This outfit was inspired by Suzie Bubble

Finally some new software

I just got some free photo software (gimp) and am trying to teach myself to use it, here is my first practice, it's bringing me the lol's.  I am slowly trying to make my blog better and this should help, I get a new camera which is helping a lil too.  ;)

Etsy wish list

Here are some on my fave beauties from Etsy, don't forget to check out my store.

I knew this day would come

I started making bustle belts a few years ago, after sitting on the idea for another couple years.  In my mind I was the inventor and even have a website, however poorly done (created by a x-friend who was a blind programmer, hence the sideways photos).  That is another story all together. 

 I always knew the day would come when a large design company would catch on and start making really expensive mass produced bustle belts.  I just wish I could have had the capital to have 1000 of them made years ago and marketed them myself.  I guess it's true, there is nothing new under the sun.  POOH!

Thanks to Suzie Bubble for clueing me in to my impending sadness.

Ladies Night!

I had a fun night out with some of my lady friends on Saturday night!!

Dress-Can't remember but I got a Jeremy's in Sf

Small bow purse-Bought off a homeless guy on the street 

Leggings- American Apparel

Boots-Vintage goth boots I have had for years and never worn out

R.I.P. Bettie Page

She was such a beauty icon, it's so sad to see her go.  

I Long for you to be short

I thrifted this new with tags, 80's skirt a few weeks ago because I loved the high waist with buckles.  It was, however a really weird length, I knew I wanted to shorten it but just got around to it today.  I'm usually not the biggest fan of Khaki but this skirt had major potential. I can't wait to style it with tights, boots and something fun as the top.  

Pleasue Principle inspired DiY

After seeing this collection by Pleasure Principle, I wanted something similar with out forking out the hundreds of dollars.  I was going for the tank dress (it's black on the web site) with the drapy back and large knot, but as my projects usualy do, it ended up taking a diffrent turn. It ended up turning into more of a cape front drapey back thing.   I really love how it turned out and I can't wait to wear it. 

I started out by tracing another tank dress and tee that I had for the basic shape.

This is the pleating in the back of the drape

Front view before I knew i was turning into a capeish dress. 

Finished project on my dress form

And on me, in the mirror, looking huge....lol It's really not as unflattering as it appears to be here, I look about twice my size in these photos.   

Come to me now

Inspirations from my desktop.  From Suzie, Drop, flickr, and Amelie botique.