Vanity + Vintage #11

Hello dear fashionistas, it has indeed been quite wonderful to take a break, and I must admit you were missed very much. However, it was definitely a breath of fresh air to get away from work and be pampered.

In this week's V+V series I take a look into my fabric bin and bring you retro material with a modern twist. I have only been back for one day now and found myself listening to vintage records, in lieu of unpacking and catching up on some reading for work. It's absolutely difficult to come back (to reality), after having a nice holiday with primarily doing, well not much at all, yet enjoying mother nature's surrounding beauty.

As I get back into the swing of things I found inspiration, guided by none other than the simplicity of black and white with a scarf addition, which was my small nudge of boldness getting back into my wardrobe.

I do hope that you are having a wonderful summer week and for my other international friends possibly a fashionably colder climate at the moment.

                

This strapless dress was from vintage striped and embroidered fabric that a family friend gave me, I used it to make a dress and added a large button as an adornment.

These Japanese panels were also in the same box that I received; I actually used these to produce a kimono inspired outfit for a fashion show (a very long time ago). The panel pieces were joined together so I separated them into vertical sections, still having about 10 pieces left over I'm using this as a belt on the dress as my primary accessory.

The goods:   Scarf - Diane von Furstenburg, Dress- Gestalt Collection/ladyofashion,  Japanese panel belt- Gestalt Collection/ladyofashion, Shoes - BCBG
*My thoughts and prayers goes out to Norway and family of those who were affected by the current events in Oslo.