Fashion Friday - Santa Baby

I put on Christmas music and sat down to compose a Fashion Friday blog when the Christmas classic "Santa Baby" came on. Today's Fashion Friday is my vintage version of the song "Santa Baby".  I've included a variety of Sexy Santa outfits. Each has a Sexy Santa rating. Which one would you choose? 

I gave the first outfit a Sexy Santa rating of 2. 

 

HOLIDAY SALE vintage 50s red velveteen dress with 142 inch sweep -- small to medium- SALE Price- $76.50

The following has a Sexy Santa rating of 4. 

 red N black SEXY SANTA mrs claus CHRISTMAS long sleeved top 32 - 44 inch bust $25.00

The following has a Sexy Santa rating of 4-5

 

you better watch out.... corset Christmas Santa elf jingle bells $98.00

 Fun and Flirty 50's Inspired Half Apron $25.00

The following has a Sexy Santa rating of 8

 

48" Plus Size Handmade Red Hot Sexy Santa all leather steel boned corset Santas Helper Elves 6X/7X/8X $89.99

 You'll have to use your imagination as to what a 9 or 10 would be.

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Photo Contest - I found a Vintage Santa Photo!

I was flipping through the Parents.com photo contest entries when I came across this vintage beauty. There are plenty of adorable entries but this one, being the vintage lover that I am, stood out.  I adore it. The hair, clothes, rainbow curtain in the background... it takes me back.  Most of all I love how the sister sitting on Santa's lap acts as if nothing is happening. She totally ignores her brother's tantrum in an effort to get a good picture with Santa.

Check out the photo for yourself. Click on the photo below to vote this photo as your favorite.  Show some vintage love.

Very Concerned Sisters!

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Fashion Friday - Holiday Parties 40's Fab

I love 40's fashion.  1940's fashion was/is elegant, sexy and sophisticated.  It would be the perfect look for your next holiday party. Find out how and where to get the look...

 All dresses from the Unique Vintage website. Price ranges from $120.00-$180.00

 

Above are some great inspiration photos for 1940's hair and hats.

 

1940's coats from Etsy Vintage 

Top:Custom Made 1940s Vintage Style Loose Fitting Swing Jacket - All Sizes $145.00

Left: Women's Coach Coat $375.00

Right: Sable Brown Shining Mink Fur Cape Vintage 1940s Mint Condition Gorgeous $79.99

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Featured in the Etsy Blog - The Storque

Be sure to check out the latest blog post from Etsy.  Happy Day Vintage is featured!

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The Doll House of my Dreams

If I was young this would be at the top of my wish list!  

This dollhouse comes complete with solar powered lights. Come on!, this thing is so flipping cool!

The Emerson House: 

The Emerson House retails for $329.00. 

Visit brinca dada for more pictures of the Emerson House as well as other modern doll houses and cool dollhouse furniture.

Fashion Friday - Black Friday

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! 

As well all know, today is Black Friday.  I decided to take black Friday literally for today's Fashion Friday Blog Post. 

Dress: 1940s BLACK VELVET AND TAFFETA evening dress . S/M  $48.00 from Margaret Pearl

Necklace: VINTAGE BLACK BEAD AND WHITE PEARL NECKLACE $29.00 from Lavender and Old Lace

Dress: LEATHER BANDAGE Body Con MINI Dress xs sm med $98.00 from Closet Case Vintage

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Giving Thanks

This week we are giving thanks for the many blessings in our life...family, friends, and all of the Happy Day Vintage fans.  We love you!  Today Happy Day Vintage wanted to share some great vintage Thanksgiving photos we found. 

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Vintage Thanksgiving Recipes

Are you getting ready for Thanksgiving?  Do you wish you could make Turkey and Pumpkin pie like your Grandmother did back in the day?  Well, Happy Day Vintage has your back. 

The following are vintage recipes from 

"The Holiday Cookbook"
(c) 1955, 1954 by Book Production Industries, Inc. 

I hope these recipes bring back memories and inspire your own masterpiece for this Holiday Season.

Pictures Taken From:

"The Holiday Cookbook"
(c) 1955, 1954 by Book Production Industries, Inc.

220 Festive Recipes for Every Holiday!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thepeachmartini/

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Fashion Friday - Strike a Pose

Hello Everyone and Happy Friday!  Welome to the weekend!

This week I oped to mimic the best of the best vintage glamor known to man... Vogue.

FYI: I got a new laptop (yeah!) but have yet to download the software I utilize for my blog posts (boo!)  I apologize for the unprofessional collage photos but hey, something is better then nothing. Right? 

 

Left: Vogue Cover

Upper Right:Vintage 60's MOD Italian Wool Knit Womens Jacket Coat 10 $25.00

Lower Right: Vintage 60s Pillbox Hat DYED BLUE Rabbit Fur Royal Blue $39.00

Left: Vogue Cover

Upper Right: vintage 1960s pearlized cat eye sunglasses mad men LIPSTICK $14.00

Lower Right: 1960s Mad Men Plaid Suit - Career Girl or Travel $45.00

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A hot bag

I was just looking through the Anthropologie website and found this outfit...

I love the outfit but what stood out, for me, is that bag!!!!

The Oleaster Bag from Anthropologie is amazing and retails for $148.00

The Oleaster Bag looks VERY SIMILAR to one of my favorite items on Happy Day Vintage:

The Vintage Black Needlepoint Satchel from Happy Day Vintage retails for $47.50 !  Hello!, that is a savings of over $100.00! 

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Fashion Friday - Lift up your Skirts!

Upper Left: Hand Made Skirt $80.00

Lower Left: Paisley Intarsia Sweater Skirt (80's/M) $18.00

Middle: Flowing Cables Sweater Skirt $98.00

Right: Mercury's liquid soul knitted wiggle skirt M - vintage $21.00

 Left: Layered in Slate Skirt $88.00

Right: Vtg 80's Tiered Assymmetrical Silk Skirt M $28.00

Main Picture (top): Hellebore Sweater Skirt $118.00

Lower Left: fitted knit ALPACA sweater skirt $36.00

Right: Vintage 1980s METALLIC BRONZE Sweater Tube Skirt $18.00

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Fashion Friday - Happy Days

A small tribute to Mr C. 

Sweater Vest:  Waffle Weave Men's Cardigan Sweater Vest $15.00

Pants: Vintage 1960s SEATTLE Rough Rider Wool Hollywood Waist Pants 32W $52.00

Barbara Billingsley Passes Away - Bringing back an old Blog post

The following is a post I released May 2009.  I thought I would re-post it due to the passing of Barbara Billingsley (June Cleaver). 


The June Cleaver Story

A fashion icon in her own right. June is the perfect housewife. Always beautiful, proper, clean, happy, and best of all well dressed.


Today my mission is to get the June Cleaver look, style and feel shopping only on Etsy. No need to doubt me, it can be done. Not only can it be done but it can be done well and at a low cost. Don't believe me? Watch this.......

June wakes up and slips into her beautiful blue dress.


She clasps on the perfect pair of matching earrings.









Primping in the mirror June feels a little "saucy". She turns to her closet and pulls out her sexiest pair of heels.
But wait...let's not forget about the pearls. No self respecting woman ever leaves the house without her pearls.







Dressed to impress and looking good June ties on her apron








and whips up a batch of cookies for Wally and Beaver.








With the cookies in the oven June brews a batch of her best coffee and gets out her favorite coffee cups.




All in all it's just another perfect day in the perfect life of June Cleaver.

Eight items that encompass the personality that is June Cleaver.
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Mad Men Monday - Stop and See the Flowers

Top Left: 50's Abstract WATERCOLOR Floral Garden Full Skirt  Bombshell Pin Up Dress $68.00

Middle Left: 1960s GUSTAVE TASSELL Silk Dress $225.00

Bottom Left: 1950s style by 80s hot pink and black DENIM floral dress (S) $54.00

Top Right: 50's Tickled Pink Dress $62.00

Bottom Right: Vintage 1960s Dolly Myers Dress $64.00

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Fashion Friday - Getting Warmer

The temps are cooling and the need for warmer coats is right around the corner.  For this weeks Fashion Friday I found a few cool coats from different shops and then found similar coats on Etsy Vintage:

 

Left: Petal Curves Puffer Coat by Anthropologie $318.00
Right: Vintage Raspberry frost puff down coat $86.00

Top: Fox Fur Vest  $2,195.00

Bottom: VINTAGE GENUINE FUR COAT VEST GILET JACKET SZ SM MED LG $60.00

 Top: Quilted Motorcycle Jacket by Claude Brown $325.00 

Bottom: Vintage 80s LEATHER Cropped Dolman Tiny BIKER BOMBER JACKET Quilted w Faux Fur Collar S M $98.00

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What to do with Vintage License Plates

I recently listed a couple vintage license plates on my HDV shop.  Granted, they are very cool but after I listed them I thought, "What the heck are people suppose to do with these?"  Well, here are a few cool ideas... 

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