When unable to travel by land, by sea, or even the air above, a vintage voyager can still do their best to at least travel through time. Sometimes I like to dress in a more modern mixed with vintage way, and sometimes I want to dress within one decade in mind as much as possible. So for this outfit, knowing I wanted to wear my new-ish ivory 30's hat, I wanted to put together an even more authentic look than perhaps is usual for me.
Though wrap dresses seemed to be a style used most often for house dresses in the 1930s, hopefully my linen/rayon blend dress would have counted as a day dress. This hat, which is one of my best finds ever, and my current one true love, called for some matching ivory colored accessories, and so I pulled out some ivory crochet gloves, a new-to-me ivory cord crochet handbag, some trusty celluloid jewelry, and my strappy bait heels. These shoes are a summer staple of mine, I have them in two colors even! I find them to be quite comfortable, must be that lovely curved but thicker heel shape.
I was really quite pleased with how these photos came out, the resulting vibe feels a bit Indian Summers or The Painted Veil to me. I never watched the second season of Indian Summers, should I? I loved the costumes but nearly everyone was so vile!
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| Dress: Made by me Hat, Gloves, Handbag, & Jewelry: Vintage Shoes: Bait footwear (Modcloth) Fishnets: Amazon |
I missed the first season of Indian Summers but loved the second. The really vile characters get their comeuppance ;) That hat is so beautiful, no wonder you based this fab outfit around it! X
ReplyDeleteThank you! And that is good to hear, perhaps I'll try to find it then!
DeleteCate or Vix would be the Indian Summers expert - I never watched it, but you do look awfully pretty here. That bag is so cute.
ReplyDelete(I get annoyed with a lot of modern stuff set in the Raj, because it almost always overlooks the Eurasian community, which was sizeable and well-established. My great-grandmother was from that community, and we're planning to go back to Kolkata next year for a holiday.)
Thank you! The bag was smaller than I thought it would be when I ordered it, but it is in such nice condition!
DeleteSuch a lovely colour - and what a fabulous little bag! Kx
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DeleteSo chic! That hat really is lovely, and I think this definitely would have been a smart, stylish day dress in the 30s. Loving these photos - the setting and the outfit are so unexpected together, but somehow they work beautifully.
ReplyDeleteThank you Jessica! This park is one of my favorites, the old trees are positively torn apart, I can only imagine they were struck down by lightning they have ended up so twisted.
DeleteI love this outfit! Especially the cream accessories you have paired with it! Your purse is especially amazing, as those purses are so often found in navy and black.
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-Janey
I would watch the second series of Indian Summers, I really enjoyed it. Love the hat and bag, they go so well together. Great outfit.
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