Daffy

I don't think there is ever a more thrilling sight than bright yellow after a gray and drizzly winter.... If this dress don't make ya go WaZoooo! Baby! you need some caffeine or a better outlook on life! it's a 60s fancy fancy dress...It's fitted, it's floating, it's sparkly....It's Neon Green Yellow!



I picture a saucy redhead with red lips and quite a few freckles...... paired up with black shiny sandals and a matching clutch........


Here's a pair of very shiny black sandals from MetropolisShirts

 

 Oooo Shiny black purse from Vintage Bumble Bee on etsy

 



Or with a sparkly black clutch like this one from etsy seller VintageDelight374 


 


I think many folks don't want to try wearing vintage because they think all vintage clothes will make them look like a cast member of Happy Days, or  Mad Men!
The big secret is.... !!! Pair something a simple vintage accessory....with your mall clothes......  Or pair something vintage, that's kinda Wild! with very simple accessories, that are also vintage, or new.

That way you "break it up"....and you still look very nice, and nifty and not like you're in the cast for the local theater group when you are out lunching with the chicks.

How about this dress on  a brunette with a sparkly headband holding back long glossy hair and a big Aurora Borealis rhinestone pin on the shoulder, and matching AB rhinestone clip on earrings. I picture  metallic print  shoes and a shiny handbag.





Aurora Borealis rhinestones....

from seller  RetroShinies





this dark and shiny pin is from Tiffany, a seller on etsy











this pair of vintage slides of metallic print with gold metallic are from etsy seller Stardust Vintage Shop




shiny silver purse from CoriLu Vintage







ZalaVintage offers these silver and lucite sandals








.......and Daffodils from my garden........ I know Spring is still a few days away..... first we must all drink Green Beer.... but here's a little Spring a Ding Ding!

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!!

 

Swingin' with Stripes and Plaid in Bright colors..

The 60s...started out like the 50s that they had just left....but soon...young men and women started to dress very spiffy....brighter colors... (no more man in the gray flannel suit)...wild prints...and Mod happened.



Bright yellow jacket, big check pattern pants, bright green pants in the background...Bright blue suede loafers. The gal in the big wicker pair with her foot on a hot pink pillow...Look at the stripe jumpsuit!
a natty black scarf knotted around dude's neck...


and then....a Japanese group on a Capitol album. 60s. Bright colors.


(pics from The Trad)

here's a few 60s vintage men's clothes at funkomavintage.

Mod 60s jacket,  amazing suit jacket made of light weight rustic textured wool mustard yellow  with bright blue skinny stripes.

button down shirt of bright blue plaid.

bright turquoise and green 60s western shirt.

Stewart plaid wool shirt.

60s Arrow green cotton shirt.

50s/60s Pirates in Jamaica yellow shirt.

60s pale yellow wool sweater.

Bright yellow 60s vintage shirt.

The Pansy told me so....

 the first late winter flowers are poking up and smiling.....so it's time to get out and get the peas planted.......right now,  the primroses, the earliest pansies and the first daffs and narcissus are poking up their green sword leaves ...to taunt us.
Time to quit dreaming....time to get those flabby muscles in gear, girl. Garden 2013 is calling!!

Some good stuff to wear for the last few weeks of winter....

30s shadow plaid shirt, with a striped vintage thermal underneath....

The Garden year begins in February...most of the vegetable seeds have been bought...and time to start them inside to put outside in May or so...

Heavy cotton plaid shirt....

A Ragg marled wool henley sweater....

and hey Captain....yeah you....Captain Bubbles!!  Vintage OshKosh work jacket in blue denim, blue corduroy collar and lined in red quilted nylon.

A couple pairs of vintage made in USA Levis....

Latte Harris Tweed herringbone jacket.....I love that smarty pants touch of a flip of a vintage purple and gold silk scarf....

Love a great pair of leather loafers..... funkomavintage vintage shoes here....I only pick shoes that are in great condition...