Some pretty new things can brighten a day...

Here's what's new in funkoma world.....I decided the shop needed some skirts, and there will be more coming soon.... Here's a cream pure cashmere skirt...50s or 60s...Ballantyne from Berks in London. s - m.


a sweet 60s plaid skirt of a cotton blend. the waist is 38".





Hippie chick! she made herself a skirt from indigo-dyed zipper fly big bell bottom 646 Levis jeans. Cute hummingbird in the faux-patchwork godet.


an adorable favorite with the prettiest flowers in a shiny chintz. s- m.


I really love this Starry Starry Night skirt...made from a 70s dress. It will fit a range of waist sizes from about 32" - 42".



A fantastic tiki tropical metallic print in a Circle Skirt ! yes, and it's quilted. s -m.

OK, this is a suit.one of a few I have in the etsy shop right now. This is a lightweight black and white houndstooth check. Superb quality, and the skirt can be made about an inch or two larger in the waist and hip. With quality, it is worth the extra money for professional alterations.

And a gal doesn't live by skirts alone...so here's a few of the freshest dresses to appear in funkoma-land........



Fun fun 70s Japanese face ! oversized tshirt dress has snappy sleeves! m - l or xl.

Beautiful daisies all over this vintage Lanz sundress. s - m.




A charmer! Black eyelet 50s-60s shirtwaist with metal buttons. m - l.

I've added much more in the last few days........
I need to make another post and you know I will!!
Or just pop on over to my etsy shop.......the link is wayyyyy up top ...

Here was my day, how's yours?

"This my face. This is my face after I spent a bitch-load of money."

Can you tell which is the old Mackenzie, and which is the death-defying "Mac"??

I choooooose....the one on the left with the red hair........


I was shocked ! shocked ! to learn via Sister Wolf, that the new Mackenzie Phillips-Phace is the one on the right...with the dark hair!
wth?



Did a search on how many sex offenders live around my 'hood....Lots!
most of them are Pederasts.
Lowest form of scum.

So if they live near me, they are also just as close to the $500,000. Condos !
All that money to buy a glorified apartment and I spend $0.00 on rent and drive a shitty car, and we have the same fucked up neighbors.
Sad.True.Tragic.

These are not them --->here below.... they just look like sex offenders.
No, this is the next project I shall be working on....after I list about 15 new/vintage skirts on etsy on Monday. Then spring coats and dresses.

Lucha Libre.For a custom dress I'm making this week.
Got a theme? I can make you a fun dress...and you can be wearing your hearts desire on your skirt!!
see me for more details on the detail.


geez, got my first neg on etsy.
File that under No Good Deed Goes Unpunished.

But I'm still madly in love with my husband....and he with me.
So I got that....

And....Sister Wolf !!! left me a comment right here on my blog. I'm so excited because, quite frankly I was quite worried that only Patti Smith was gonna be my Role Model As I slide towards the Big Bright Light......

oh she's FAB. You know that. But. uh, it's really a bit lonely out here for women over 50 who reject the suburbs...and all that.
Heroes are hard to find.....
so Sister Wolf, being around my age, and a California girl !! to boot....we'll let's just say I have a big ol' mushy woemyn-crush via my computer.

Here's other women that are about my age..maaybe older.
There are 2 looks for women of the Middle Age....
Old Clown or Aging Debutante.
I want to be neither.
Hence, Patti Smith.
who is neither, and neither is Sister Wolf.


Old Clown:
Anna Piaggi and Vivian Westwood, both gorgeous. But.Not.For.Me. also Betsey Johnson...Love ya and your clothes!
but no Old Clown for me, thanks. I did that look in Junior and Hi School (I would wear anything...)



Here's the other look, the Mackenzie Phillips-Phace thing,Mac has done the Aging Debutante - but look, here's an amazing gal who has blended Aging Debutante with Old Clown....
Priscilla Presley modeling her variation of Old Clown/Aging Debutante:
I give you....Mama Joker.
and her chubby daughter...LisaMarie.
lovely.


And then there is Bubble Chest Barbie,Pamela Anderson (she's not near 50 or middle age...she just looks like she was rode hard and put away wet)
....so Much Plastic...so Little time...but my husband gets a rise outta PamPam.
Which is weird, because he is craaaazy over me, and I am deffo in the Patti Smith camp when it comes to aging au naturel.....as nature and gravity intend.....


So there you have it.
Here I am to list the trials and successes of being past 50.
It's pretty cool. This ain't France.
But it sure has its moments....
What to wear?
Well, I am always editing...ewwwww. Out the wardrobe.
So, that's the focus of my blog for the times to come.
That and bitching out the stupid assholes that are stupid assholes.
I think of it as "A Teaching Moment"...with bad words.

I'm Sorry, this is Just Cracking me Up !

and I'll be watching the Runaways movie.
I'm sure it's far out man.
But here's me in 1972...
Check out my shoes. My hair. My purple pants. My white denim jacket. My tight knit shirt.


I love Joan Jett.........
but I really hate butt rawk. I hate Aerosmith. I hate ACDC. barf.

The real Joan Jett and some Runaways...

a pic from the movie.......


and finally ...


I Don't give a damn about my bad reputation...no really.I.Don't. Give. A.Damn.About. My.Bad.Reputation.

Why Charlotte I think it must be Springish........

Pink with pearls....sweet........oh it is so easy to be young...at heart...young in spirit...and is there a time more full of anticipation that the mid to late March days here on the upper half of the Planet we call Earth?
No, I think not. Only Halloween sends shivers of more An...tic...ipation down my stylin' spine........



Some of us will spend more time in woolies. But no one, least of all me, says it has to be....black. charcoal. purple. loden. burgundy. and that's all.

Oh no !Rejoice for there cometh the Light Colors of Spring!
like this....




See.....light and bright !





And to liven up that classic navy blue...a white and sky blue floral....

Sweet turquoise wool 60s jumper and a creamy lace tuxedo bib blouse...


Gorgeous blues and greens....fishes of the sea scarf.....


a creamy tweed with faux suede edwardiana cowgirl thing going on.......




A creamy lighthearted vintage wool cardigan.





Celery coat!


Ah, a 40s rayon crepe dress.........pink and white and black Capri...like the isle.


What else in the Spring? Well the Kentucky Derby, that's what !!



Oh, the men folk?? Ok how about these?

It could be easy being Green..

Green sure has many meanings now......Eco-Friendly, the Wearing of the Green which leads to the Drinking of the Green...and the very nasty GreenWashing such as that done by Wal-Mart....they who generously help pollute China and keep those factories chugging day and night and trade winds being what they are.......that nasty nasty smog is floating over the Pacific Northwest right now..........
BUT I digressed........

How is it easy to be green??? Just buy vintage....from me.
Or just dress like Kermit the Frog......



and some Green in my etsy shop.........


Green Hearts........

But no purple clover.......yet, said the Leprechaun.

I Can't go Naked, this isn't a desert island...

I have clothes, but sometimes I stare at my closet and can't find anything to wear!
That's when I know I have to spend an afternoon just trying things on, with accessories and the proper shoes......
to, you know,
Play Dress Up with myself.
As the months go by, my color favorites change, the weather gets warmer or cooler, and I simply grow tired of certain things.

I try combinations that are not your usual Cuppa Tea, because, well, sometimes the ordinary can be quite boring...

to wit:
50s atomic pattern dress is basic enough to toss some very interesting accessories at it....or it can be a pure copy of a 50s gal...paired with a hot yellow cardigan, yellow pumps and purse.....or something unusual.............your choice!
I've paired it with a handmade tote to pick up the yellow in the dress print....a fun handmade bag.



Interesting shoes eh? Simple oxfords with a twist.......
Black and shiny, they bring the outfit down to earth in a gothic manner.



Or 70s banana platform slingbacks!


Going a bit more conservative....I love pieces that match and mix.......

Here's 2 basic suits....exquisite fabric and work. If you are used to buying your clothes at a mall store or bought new anytime in the last 15 years, You have been cheated!
In contrast....the fabrics....the details.....the overall quality of vintage will just blow your mind. Clothes started to become very cheaply made....throw-away actually.....in the 70s. I'm not gonna count the paper dresses of the 60s.........

I'm talkin' about so many shortcuts while sewing a garment together that it had no seam allowances, shoddy button sewing, and such a lack of cute details. The recent inflow of cheap garments from places like China has really given clothing a bad name!

These 2 suits are designer names, a classic military influenced chocolate brown Escada set and for the adorable 60s set, Curilette Originals from San Francisco have workmanship that is in the same class as the most famous designers of today and the kind of clothes that used to have those finishing touches that you can only find today in tailored made, or very expensive.

Both are in quality wool, and are in colors that can be worn 4 seasons a year. In summer, the jackets would work with sheer florals and flowing lace summer dresses, to cover bare shoulders when the air conditioning is too cold, or when a late summer evening gets a bit of a chill.




I love them both with rustic huaraches city sandals.....or classic wingtip flats.

Pair the pieces with black, white, creams or other pastels....
and get your fashion dollar worn wisely.......






Which is another reason to buy vintage!
Clothes that will last longer than a half-season.
Most of the clothes made in the last decade will end up in the landfill. But these, for instance, have been worn and now can be added again to a wardrobe for another time around, and then, can be passed on to another generation.





The cut of this 60s suit, this jacket in particular, is curvy.......look at how the bottom button is inset just a bit.....and not to mention the classiness of bound buttonholes.
This looks as lovely with pearls and chains as it would with a necklace of chunky polished agates, or a fat 60s floral brooch. It doesn't have to team up with a skirt.....a great pair of jeans or a floral dress is just as appealing.


A skirt........A blouse........both cute and both vintage.