yippie ! Fat purple apple is/was on etsy's frontpage

one must live for these moments!
It is an honor to be chosen...
even if I didn't actually appear there....
I was an alternate...
BUT...
it's pretty neat....

I hope you noticed that I have old books...

surrounding me now...Just like in real life !!
I went to shabbyblogs.com...click it in the far left upper corner....and got me some pretty stuff...
for FREE!
thank you.

Roger Vivier ! 70s ! Platforms ! Ankle Straps !

These are certainly some of my favorite shoes of All Time !

I've had them for a few years, and while I was desperately hoping that I would get a Wasting Disease so I could fit them (a size 6, which I haven't seen below my ankles since 1999)...
I'm now thinking ...that won't happen for several more years...I do believe when I hit 75 I will shrink...but at 75 I am just not sure I'd want to wear them....(who am I kidding...)

So, for sale on etsy they are....

The last time I saw a pair that were for sale they were listed by Marlene (Rhiannon)! Liebemarlene Vintage, that is....I believe hers were the same size, but had damage...And they were Still Cute !! and here's a picture of her and her Vivier's.


I love everything about them....70s, platforms, ANKLE STRAPS...leather, navy....slightly weird, but not tooo....and made by.....
Roger Vivier...a shoe master, inventor of the modern Stiletto heels in 1954, ladies.
Would Pam Anderson or Paris Hilton have a career without Stilettos? No, I think not.

Here's a few pics of Vivier shoes...past and present...





He designed the iconic Pilgrim buckle shoe for Catherine Deneuve for the French movie, 1967's Belle du Jour....
One of the last issues of Domino magazine (wahh) featured...Ines de la Fressange,muse of the current house of Roger Vivier....who designed the Pilgrim shoe to go with the Yves St. Laurent wardrobe for Belle du Jour.
Small World.



the young naked Yves....

Raspberry Beret like the kind you find at the second hand store

You might find yourself....standing outside...

Take a giant step....and find a Raspberry Beret...



















Berets galore....Irish wool, raspberry, red, blue, green ....pink hearts ...blue clovers....

Sometimes it's the Little Things....

Like vintage jewelry....
We all have basic black...
Denim jeans...
a favorite cardigan or pullover sweater...

Don't be Blah...
Don't be Boring....
Accessorize!

just added to my etsy shop...
Czech glass rainbow fall sunset brooch and earrings....




Moonglow lucite 4 strand vintage necklace and earrings set....in all the colors you love about Autumn !




Squirrel ! but no Moose...





One of the best colors ever invented: Chartreuse! Zinnas or Marigolds, if you like, in a clip-back 60s metal...Fun!



Space Age? Twiggy? Mod? 60s? YES!

Vintage Skirts and bloomers

When the cold winds blow...it can get chilly...down there...
Layer up with tights and long socks....under a cute skirt...and add warm boots...and from the waist down you know you'll stay warm and stylish....

Here's a few fun fall skirts from sellers on etsy.....

a Polka Dot beauty from Solanah




a Mexican Beauty from starletvintage



a 70s Plaid lovely...and long too! from DalenaVintage




another Mexican beauty from vintageapparel





A velvet and calico Gunne Sax skirt from fablehandmadegoods




an indigo satin and net vintage crinoline from collectedstories




and from tialeyvintage, a classic plaid full-length skirt



...And what to wear under these lovely skirts and a crinoline?
Why a pair of recycled cashmere sweater wool bloomers...of course!

Black Cashmere wool Bloomers....

mmm...cashmere....
Black Cashmere wool Bloomers........


Time to bundle up and stay cozy under a full skirt....

with the luxury of the softest wool bloomers ....
just fresh off the sewing machine ...
and ready to warm the lady parts....





I recycled a black cashmere sweater for a lovely pair of underwear....
bloomers, pettipants....knickers...
Whatever you like to call them, these are classically quirky...

Trimmed in ruffled white lace, and black fringe...so naughty Victoriana...
and then black and white striped ribbons that tie in a bow.
3 brass buttons march up the side seams....so steampunk!
Stretchy black lace at the waist for more prettiness...