It's Black and White.

Often, simple and spare is best.

 for a red letter day .....perhaps.......



black. white. it's all right.



handmade necklace: 




 ivory poet shirt: 






shiny shiny shiny shoes of leather:




 Black Spring O Lators , 9.5





Colorblock mini dress

 

60s summer shirt

 

vintage Zildjian tshirt:



black fleck tweed 50s jacket 



 



Cole Haan tassel loafers: 






50s preppy cotton shirt

 Here'a a few new things in the funkomavintage shop.......not black and white...but still....pretty nice!






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wow!!

 

The bride/party girl/housewife/gardener wore black...

this week...there's a lot of black.
I like black. a lot. It's always right....here's a few looks from around the internetz, and then the new stuff in my shop...Including a jacket modeled on the suit that Marilyn wore when she married Joe DiMaggio in San Francisco in 1954. I got married in San Francisco, but I wore an antique lace 2 pc set I made myself...mmmm..must scan those photos.

....if I had to wear only one era, it would be, with no hesitation the 20s. Jazz Age, Roaring 20s....ha cha cha ! some of my favorites are the Gish Sisters, and Louise Brooks, and of course....Chaplin.

The Gish Sisters, Lillian and Dorothy, with a friend, Richard Barthelmess.

Theda Bara with a skeleton.

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 a leather top hat.....I used to make these in the early 70s....

Cute 1969 pattern

from my new shop update...

this jacket is like the one Marilyn wore on her 1954 wedding day to Joe. Her's was a brown suit with a mink collar....but it was made up in black wool, mostly, with mink, fox or rabbit collars....so cute !

this pic is from the San Francisco Examiner newspaper

I Like Black....

A Little Black dress....add a red rose, add a red scarf....wear it with white, wear it with green....add some yellow or gold, saffron, or mustard, and be a Bee!

Now that's Springy!
Bee pin...handmade from vintage thingies....

Oooo Betsey Johnson Punk Tag....Vintage 80s Batwing Avant Garde Jacket

Black dresses....Polka Dots,  sailor dress, ethnic prints, black lace, black rayon, black chiffon,  black satin, black velvet....from the 40s thru the 80s.......

Black dresses....Polka Dots,  sailor dress, ethnic prints, black lace, black rayon, black chiffon,  black satin, black velvet....from the 40s thru the 80s.......

Black dresses....Polka Dots,  sailor dress, ethnic prints, black lace, black rayon, black chiffon,  black satin, black velvet....from the 40s thru the 80s.......

Black dresses....Polka Dots,  sailor dress, ethnic prints, black lace, black rayon, black chiffon,  black satin, black velvet....from the 40s thru the 80s.......

Black dresses....Polka Dots,  sailor dress, ethnic prints, black lace, black rayon, black chiffon,  black satin, black velvet....from the 40s thru the 80s.......

Black dresses....Polka Dots,  sailor dress, ethnic prints, black lace, black rayon, black chiffon,  black satin, black velvet....from the 40s thru the 80s.......

a Mary Poppins moment--WWMW

Mary Poppins is an acid trip...flying thru the air, feeding children hallucinogenic drugs, and jumping into chalk pictures with bizarre friends.

my ostrich feather duster is so very edwardian in feeling...it made a cameo appearance in the last set of 24 listings for my etsy shop.
let's start with the black...WWMW...What Would Mary Wear?


this of course.....
that Bert is H.O.T.

this sold within 5 minutes of listing.....a black lace all in one.

goes together with wine....red red wine......

Bombshell fitted lbd...
the end of the 50s, and the beginning of the 60s with the lace and the bow on the back....

asymmetry in turquoise satin.......

another sexy granny chic style I love.......
just 'cause she has a doily on her chest..well, don't assume there's no Fire in the Furnace....

I adore this dress...I want it in my size.....

70s black velvet jacket, from Foxmoor, it still has its tags...

this is the Real Mary Poppins....