Fashion Fri - Bright 1960's

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I love the colors, cut, hair, make-up... basically the entire look:

 

 Photo from herecomesthesky

A couple similar pieces from Etsy Vintage:

Left:1960s Vintage Mod Oversize Flower Print Dress Sz XS, S $74.00

Right:vintage IN BLOOM 60s/70s mini dress $36.00

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Fashion Friday - Let's Get Physical

As you already know I've been writing a lot about spring. Well today is no exception. As the warm weather gets closer the majority of us are thinking about getting into skimpy clothes wearing shape (present company included - although being a Mama of two I am no long going for skimpy).  Today's blog post features some work out wear to motivate and encourage the workout queen inside you. Spring is one it's way!

 Left: Men's Green Retro Gym Shorts $12.00

 Right: WATERCOLOR FLORAL onesie YOGA vintage 80s UNITARD fitness JUMPER XS S $24.00

 Left: Vintage Iron Dumbbell Weights $28.00

Upper Right: Vintage Health-o-Meter Bathroom Scale $38.50

Lower Right:1970s Schwinn Exerciser Stationary Bike $49.50

Forgive me for getting nostalgic but the Schwinn Stationary bike brings back so many memories.  My Dad used to run in the summer and in the winter he would ride a stationary bike EXACTLY like this one. He would crank up Olivia Newton John and crank out speed cycling for what seemed to be hours (he's going to kill me for this). 

anyway,

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Fashion Friday - I'm seeing RED!

With Valentine's Day right around the corner it's hard to see anything but red. Today's Fashion Friday is inspired by a couple 1950's photos found in Vogue:

My Favorite 1950's Valentine's Dress (from HAPPY DAY VINTAGE!) 

Vintage Dresses available on Etsy:

Left:Vintage 1950s Red Taffeta Party Dress with Rhinestone Belt $52.00

Middle:Vintage 1950's Red Pleated Dress $70.00

Rt Top:ON SALE vintage 40s party dress (xs, s) $97.75

Rt Middle:1950's Suzy Perette Romantic Silk Print Dressy Dress $285.00

Rt Bottom:1960s Lipstick Red Party Dress $54.00

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Fashion Friday - Spring Fever

It's Feb which means I can officially allow myself to have spring fever. 

Our fashion Friday Inspiration Photo:

 Photo Curtsy of Flicker photostream Dolce_Fleur

Upper Left:SALE. Vintage 80's Oscar de la Renta polka dot bow strapless swimsuit. $38.00

Lower Left:1960s chevron swimsuit Robby Len Swimfashions XL $67.00

Middle:1980's Nautical Polka Dot Swimsuit $42.00

Right:Vintage Black and White Checkered Caroline Biss Swimsuit $21.00

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Fashion Friday - Airline Stewardesses

What is it about stewardesses of yesterday that seemed so glamorous and Hollywood?  Maybe it was the outfits? Today's Fashion Friday highlights some of the amazing and iconic dresses of flying the friendly skies back in the day...

 

Etsy Outfit:1980s Navy and Red Suit Style Dress with Large Silver Buttons, Size 10 $20.00

 

1960s space age dress m l $30.00

Here are a few more flight attendant outfits from Vintage Etsy

Top Left:Vintage Iconic 60s Stewardess Dress Navy and White MOD (s-m) $118.00

Bottom Left: 60s vintage Mod Red, White and Blue Dress $98.00

Top Right:vtg 60's 70's mod CHEVRON STRIPED BABYDOLL mini dress L $40.00

Middle Right:

Bottom Right:Vintage 60s Royal Blue Space Age Dolly Collar Drop Waist Mini Dress L $49.00

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Fashion Friday - Again with the Anthropologie

Another inspirational Anthropologie outfit for Fashion Friday:

The Vintage Etsy Coat

Large Picture - Anthropologie: Femme Trench Jacket $188.00 

Etsy Jacket: Vintage Mark Jacobs Jacket $120.00

The Vintage Etsy Dress and Necklace

Large Picture - Anthropologie: Contemporarian Dress $128.00

Large Picture - Anthropologie: Glittering Bean Necklace $38.00

Lower Left:vintage SPARKLiNG EMERALD bead necklace $32.00

Lower Right:vintage 60s burgundy tartan plaid wiggle dress $56.00

All together now!

Price of Entire Anthropologie Outfit: $354

Price of Entire Etsy Outfit: $208

Savings by buying the Vintage Etsy Outfit = $146.00

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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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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

Fashion Friday - Lady GaGa

Lately I find myself constantly singing, listening and/or shakin' my bootie to Lady GaGa. It only makes sense to try and duplicate her outrageous outfits for this weeks Fashion Friday with Vintage Etsy.

Vintage Leopard Poncho $50.00

Top: 70's 80's Vintage Wilson's Black Leather Biker Halter Top $35.00

Pants: SALE GENUINE LEATHER Black Pants Jeans Size 4 $85.00

Glasses: Flip Up Round Sunglasses Sorry, these are sold but check out Apricot Baby Baby for more great vintage finds

Belt: Vintage 1980's Silver STUDDED Wrap STEAMPUNK Belt $14.00

Dress: NAVY ON WHITE vintage 1950s Form Fitting Cotton WIGGLE DRESS Designer $65.00
Hat: Vintage Wide-Brimmed Red, White, and Black Straw Hat, by Ernie $45.00
Tea Cup: Vintage Ridgway Canterbury China Tea Coffee Cup $12.00

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Dana Douglas
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Fashion Friday with Etsy- Sex in the City 2

Oof Dah!, (that's right, I just dropped an "oof dah" bomb, I am Minnesotan after all) it has been a insanely crazy and busy week and I have been loving every second of it!!!!
Yesterday I was officially given my Chevy Traverse which I will drive for a month and blog, as well as vlog, about every detail. It's part of the "Mom's Timeout" Chevy promotional series. I have been busy taking videos and coming up with ideas on how to put the Traverse through the full gamet of Mommy tests. I'm not sure Chevy knew what they were getting into when they chose me to test drive their Traverse. Anyway, more blog posts on the Traverse will be coming very very soon. For now, I have an obligation to deliver the Fashion Friday!


Sex in the City 2 is all over the place and I am loving it. I did a quick search for photos from the movie and I found this...
"Are you freakin' kidding me?, " is what I blurted out when I laid my eyes upon this gem of a pic. Mrs Parker - you are my new BFF. I love this photo! Vintage luggage, vintage jeans and the off the shoulder top.... it's almost as if SITC read my mind. Needless to say I have jumped all over this photo for today's Fashion Friday.

UPPER LEFT: 80's White Guess Jeans $16.00
UPPER MIDDLE: Vintage Purple Suitcase $28.00
UPPER RIGHT: Vintage-Travel Master Green Hardcase $25.00
LOWER LEFT: Vintage retro American Tourister Round Traincase $48.00
LOWER MIDDLE: Rachel Max off the shoulder Sweater $13.99
LOWER RIGHT: Round White Retro Travel Case $35.00
Complete look Grand Total: $165.99

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Dana Douglas

Fashion Friday with Etsy - Vogue's 10 best dressed

For this weeks Fashion Friday I turned to the experts at "Vogue". I went to their 10 best dressed and found the below picture of Dasha Zhukova. Take a good look at the lovely Mrs Zhukova's outfit and then let's create it for MUCH less using only Etsy Vintage.

Who knows what poor Dasha paid for this outfit (although she looks fab)
Let's get to the recreated Etsy Vintage version...
Put on this vintage outfit, wear a crabby face as if you're saying "Really, must you take my picture again?", and voila you will look just as good as Dasha but for a fraction of the cost.
Left: The sassy faced Dasha Zhukoza wearing a Chanel jacket and Kova and T dress
Middle: vintage 60s IVORY dress by Fred Rothschild $27.78

Upper Right: vintage ST.JOHN patent leather handbag w/shoulder strap. made in Italy. $40.00
Lower Left: vintage 1960s CLASSIC CHANEL COPY blazer $65.00
Outfit total: 132.78

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Dana Douglas

Fashion Friday with Etsy - Janet Jackson

Janet Jackson is one of my all time favorites. She is classy with a dash of sassy, fit, talented, gorgeous and a fashion icon. Therefore, for this weeks Fashion Friday blog post, I have chosen to feature Miss Jackson (because I'm nasty).

Upper Left: Miss Jackson
Lower Left: Black Vinyl Underbust Corset $495.00
Middle: Tuxedo Pleated shirt with Peter Pan Collar $28.00
Right: Vintage Wide Black Tie $14.00

Left: Miss Jackson
Right: Black Dynasty Coat Dress $40.00

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Dana Douglas

Fashion Friday with Etsy, The 80's Madonna

This week I am featuring Madonna as our fashion icon. Wait, let me start over... This week I am featuring the 1980's Madonna as our fashion icon. Madonna is the queen of reiventing herself. I love all the Madonnas and will more then likely feature every one at some point or another hence, I felt the need to specify which Madonna is featured this week.

Here we go:

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The Outfit:

Upper Left: Black cotton leggings lace insert M $30.00

Lower Left: Glam 80s Sparkle Top, Small $21.00

Middle: 1980's Madonna

Right: Madonna Skirt $45.00

Outfit Total: $96.00

The Accessories:

Upper Left: Madonna 1980's Black Fishnet Mesh Fingerless Gloves $4.00

Lower Left: Lollie Couture, Taboo Collection, Black Pearl Fringe Cuff $15.95

Upper Right: MATERIAL GIRL 80S STYLE BLACK LACE BIG LARGE HAIR BOW $10.00

Lower Right (left): Desperately Seeking...Earrings - Swarovski crystals, freshwater pearls & sterling silver $30.00

Lower Right (right): Black LEATHER VTG 80s ANKLE CUFF n TIE Granny HEELS BOOTIE BOOTS $38.00

Accessories Total: $97.95

Entire Outfit in Review:

Entire Outfit Total (clothes and accessories): $193.95

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Fashion Friday with Etsy, A Colorful Vintage Living Room

We're switching it up a little this week. After finding this fabulous picture of a colorful living room which was furnished with almost all vintage goodies, I thought our Fashion Friday with Etsy could be recreating a part of this lovely room...

Whimsical, vibrant, and full of character, this room just screams charming. Cozy enough to sit on the couch and read a book or chat with your dearest friend over a cup of coffee. Isn't it delightful?

Let's focus on one little corner of the room...

A mod lamp with a drum shade and a yellow box that it sits on. A TV tray used as an end table. A cute little scottie planter used as a flower vase. A lovely bronze leaf. Add a vintage throw pillow and frame and voila! No need to buy new to recreate this... let's go shopping on Etsy!

Lamp: Fab Mid Century Lamp with Faux Bois Drum Shade, $85.00

Yellow Box: Sun and Rain Lady Buxton Jewelry Box, $34.00

TV Tray: Vintage TV Tray, $47.00

Scottie Planter: Vintage Curious Scottie Dog with Books Planter, $12.00

Bronze Leaf: Stangl Pottery Leaf Dish in Aqua with Gold Brush Accents, $12.99

Vintage throw pillow: Vintage Crewel Flower Pillow, $24.00

Vintage frame: Ornate White Shabby Chic Vintage Oval Frame, $12.00

Happy decorating and Have a Happy Day!

Lack of Love

My sincere apologies for the lack of vintage love this week. I especially apologize for not getting the "Fashion Friday with Etsy" blog post out today. The good news is I plan to make up for it next week.
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btw...I may not have a "Fashion Friday with Etsy" post for you but I can show you a few of the new items we listed this week on Happy Day Vintage.

Fashion Friday with Etsy, Marsha! Marsha! Marsha!

That's right, bring on the Brady's!
For today's Fashion Friday we're doing all things Marsha.
I hope you're as excited as I am.

The Outfit:
Happy Day Vintage has this groovy little number appropriately titled The Marsha Brady Dress listed for only $22.00

Shoes:
The 1960s vintage COBBIES white LEATHER buckle heels can be found at
Yesterdays New Vintage for $30.00

The Hair:
Marsha was known for her gorgeous long golden locks. She always brushed her hair 100 times before going to bed.
The Vintage 1960's Brush Set can be found at Morasha Jewelry for $7.00

Time for the grand total...
To get the complete Marsha Brady look, shopping only on Etsy, it will cost you
$61.00.

This is where I normally end the Fashion Friday blog post but not today. I'm having too much fun and must continue with the beloved Marsha Brady. Please, take a trip down memory lane with me....

Episode 24: THE POSSIBLE DREAM: Marcia fills her diary with thoughts of Desi Arnez Jr. , but it's accidentally given away, and after a search of used book stores it's recovered during a visit from the man himself.
The Vintage Green Unused 70's Diary can be found at Toffie's Lost and Found for $10.00






Episode 44: THE LIBERATION OF MARSHA BRADY: Marcia tries to join Greg's scouting group to prove girls can do anything boys can. The boys retaliate by having Peter join Marcia's scouting group, the Sunflower Girls.
The Boy Scout Handbook -- 1970 can be found at Rush of Wings for $12.00






Episode 68: GETTING DAVY JONES: Marcia promises she can get Davy Jones to sing at her school then finds he's not as easy to reach as she thought until he tracks her down after overhearing her with his manager.
The Vintage Davy Jones Bobble Head Doll can be found at
The Vintage Vendor for $18.00







Episode 104: MARCIA GETS CREAMED: Marcia, then Peter, then Jan all get jobs at Haskell's IceCream Shop when the manager takes time off until Peter, then Marcia get the boot.
The Icecream Social Vintage Anchor Hocking Footed Icecream Bowls Set of 6 can be found at Jen's Closet for $21.50

Thank you for reading our Fashion Friday blog post featuring the one and only Marsha Brady.
If you have ideas on Fashion Friday's you would like to see in the future, please leave us a comment.

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Fashion Fridays with Etsy, I Love Lucy

There's no question Lucille Ball is a fashion icon. She was an easy pick for this weeks Fashion Friday. The following finds are treasures I found on Etsy:

The Dress:

I found this perfect Polka Dot gem at YesterDaze for $49.50
The dress has the same polka dot pattern found in the inspiration photo. Not to mention the model strongly resembles to a modern Lucy.


All four of these dresses are by Artsy Shopper for $35.00 - $40.00 each.
I liked each dress better then the last and would not, or could not, choose just one. Each dress has an element taken from our inspiration Lucy dress. It may be the collar, bright pattern, full skirt or the sleeves.


SHOES:
All good outfits need a great pair of shoes. Here are a couple I found via Etsy

These fab shoes can be found at The Dusty Dog
The best part....they're on sale for only $25.50
Want even more good news?...free US shipping!


The beautiful peep toes shown above can be found at Exquisite Bones for only $25.00

PURSES:
The inspiration photo doesn't show a purse but I thought I would feature a great find non the less....
This great purse can be found at Fox And His Friends for only $20!

There you have it, a few great treasures from Etsy.
Thank you for reading our blog and have a Happy Day!