All Tomorrow's Parties

Hello!Lucky wishes you a happy and prosperous 2011 and offers the following advice to help the wish come true:

Surround yourself with friends.

Dress appropriately to the occasion.

Share a cup of kindness with elders.

Share another cup of kindness with your peers.

Have a BALL!

Photos via Photography News.

We Heart Vintage Lace

Are there others out there who have a fabric collecting compulsion? We do, admittedly. We wonder if we could figure out how to make stuff like this:

How about this lace medallion? Absolutely gorgeous! Can you imagine how people used to craft these by hand?

And how about this swiss lace? Swoon! So sweet and simple.

And this one looks like something a Klimt lady would wear— wild!:

We'll put learning lace crochet techniques on our To-Do List. ; ) But in the meantime I wonder what sorts of amazing things we could make out of these?!  All found on AntiqueFabric.com.  You should visit before we buy them out!

For lovers of lace imagining a lace-filled wedding, remember our lovely Vintage Lace save the date design.

Mark Shaw Fashion Photography

For a Friday fix of vintage fashion, view this jaw dropping collection of photos; we found them here. Some may be familiar to all you fashionistas and photo aficionados, but we know they'll never get old. Here's a few to whet your appetite:

Would love to have this for the holiday party, no?

Or maybe this...

And we would love to wear this any day.

Enjoy all your holiday get-togethers and festivities this weekend!

Vintage Clothing at the Flea

The flea market is vintage fashion maven's paradise (guilty!). Despite having closets bursting with the stuff, Eunice and I once again found ourselves succumbing to the irresistible temptation to try on all things sparkly, mod/polyester, be-feathered, and fur-trimmed. Our mother was a 60's fashion diva (as well as a home ec queen and Avon lady), so the experience is a lot like playing dress-up in her closet!

Our favorite new find is King Vintage, where we found the gorgeous blue fur-trimmed coat above. Next stop: the Vintage Fashion Expo taking place on March 15-16 at the Nob Hill Masonic Center. We'll be there with hats on!

(and hats off to Anna Hurley for catching us in the act!)