Since cropped tops, denim button down skirts, overalls, jelly shoes and numerous other 90's nostalgia goodies are currently in trend again, I had to stock up on some items I wish I had never thrown out. The outcome of that was this certain outfit perfect for lazy days or bad weather days when you are not in the mood for experimentation. I could also incorporate my new found hobby of making loom bands into this which was a bonus!
The Ideal Woman
June 28, 2015 • bodyimage, feminism, women
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| Photograph by geishaboy500 via Flickr |
I came across this certain picture of a Miss America from
the 1920s which started circulating again on the internet. You may or may not have seen it, so I’ll leave a link here. I like
looking at vintage pictures because they always have great stories to tell but
I was unaware why this picture was so famous on a pop culture website with so
many shares on social media. She had been described as ‘The Ideal Woman’ during
her tenure as Miss America with her measurements printed on the issue. The
first thing that I noticed was that these are my exact same measurements and height. I was
slightly proud of myself because 1920s is my favourite fashion period. Then it
hit me, I don’t really have a mailbox of full of requests asking me to join a
pageant. Never will, until we have a 20’s comeback. I always imagined those
were for Victoria’s Secret Angels. People today might not really find her alluring. Someone might just go
out and call her slightly out of shape for the runway. To see someone like
myself in a magazine, a normal, medium sized person walking the runway and also winning the
title of Miss America was a great discovery.
Have you heard of the phrase 'La Vie En Rose'? It translates to 'This Life is Pink' in French. I love the phrase, the song by Edith Piaf and it's the first thing that comes to my mind when I think - Parisian. I put together this outfit inspired by vintage, floral, Parisian designs. There's pink roses, gold jewellery, black quilted design and glitter. The minute I saw this dress, I knew I had to have it and pair with these accessories. Everything started to form this beautiful picture of Paris in my mind where every piece is reminiscent of something.
The Pink Roses Skater Dress for the beautiful roses at the Cafes and the window sills of Parisian apartments, Black Quilted Clutch with gold details for the classic range of Chanel quilted bags , the French Label's most popular product, Glittery Loafers for the shimmering lights on the Tower de Eiffel every night and the glittering smiles of the tourists. the pearl and cross ring for Audrey and her obsession of pearls, Creme rose earrings to match the dress for a bouquet of flowers a lover buys from a street florist and finally a vintage red lip.
The Liebster Award
June 14, 2015 • Liebster Award
Good morning everybody!
The Liebster Award is sort of a tag for new,upcoming bloggers who currently have under 200 followers on any social media( I have cheated a little bit and included people who have around 200). I think it's a great way for people to discover other new bloggers which otherwise becomes really difficult for the first few months and years of blogging.
I would like to thank Leanne, also known as The Dress Diaries in the blogger world for tagging me to do this post.
The Rules:
1. Acknowledge the blog who nominated you.
2. Look for an award image from other blogposts or just use the one I've used to post it on your blog.
3.Answer the 11 questions asked by the person who nominated you.
4.Nominate 11 blogs.
5. Let the bloggers know you nominated them.
6. Give them 11 questions to answer.
Let's get into answering Leanne's questions.
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