Vintage Dame & Yellow Chic

For a variety of reasons, Vintage Dame needed to re-decorate. So she bought a vintage, yellow, floral chaise lounge off of Craigslist & she put it in her guest room.

Then one day, a very Retro-Chic Lady, who was not a guest of hers, came out of her guest room, (how could that be?) and asked her for a Lemon Drop. What was Vintage Dame to do? One couldn't be rude. And after all, it was always cocktail hour somewhere. So Vintage Dame made Retro Chic Non Guest one of these:

Vintage Dame, who was wearing her yellow Converse at the time,

brought the cocktail to Retro Chic Lady. She was lounging, as one would expect, on the chaise, wearing a Hippie Goddess dress by Lotta Stensson:

"Oh Darling, finally you're here! What did you do? Come by way of the Panama Canal?! Joking!" And with that, Retro Chic Non Guest grabbed her Lemon Drop, took a sip and declared, "I am not even lying when I tell you that this is the best damn Lemon Drop that I have ever had. Simply divine!"

She then reclined on the chaise and said, "you know, it's important that we not humiliate butter." "Ummm, ok," thought Vintage Dame, while shuffling her yellow Converse feet.

Retro Chic Non Guest continued, "butter is one of the founding members of the gourmet society and it should be housed appropriately." And with a flourish, she presented an Anthropologie butter dish that was THE most perfect butter dish ever:

Later that night, after making her Non Guest 2 more Lemon Drops, Vintage Dame retired to her boudoir, wearing a beautiful 1930's slip from Posh Girl Vintage:

She thought to herself, "what a strange day." As with any strange day, her OCD behavior increased tenfold. She started obsessively glossing her lips. This would not have been that big a deal, except that the gloss was from an AVON compact, circa very early 1980's:

In the background, as Retro Chic Non Guest quietly sang the theme song from "Mahogany," Vintage Dame thought, "my oh my, what a long strange trip it's been." And then, in her faded silk yellow slip and alligator lips she drifted off...

THE END

Vintage Dame Goes Granola Chic

Vintage Dame loves hippies! Although my Mom was not a true hippie, she did make her own delicious granola & she wore Birkenstocks before they were trendy. I remember her wearing ponchos, kaftans and a gorgeous lavender maxi dress with crochet detail and angel wing sleeves - patchouli Mom!

So, going with the hippie chic theme, I watched Jonathan Berman's documentary "Commune" last night on netflix. It's about Black Bear Farm, a commune started in 1968 in the wilderness of northern Cali. There weren't many clothes being worn back then, even as they chopped wood many of them preferred Mother Nature chic.

The film got me thinking about modern day communes and what a stylish granola girl might wear while gardening, home schooling her kids and making squash soup. Here are a few ideas:

This shrug by Karl Donoghue will allow you to keep your arms free, so that you can stir that big pot of quinoa.

Comfy jeans by Current Elliott to stroll the forest in, looking for magic shrooms.

Warm and cozy poncho by Haute Hippie to wear while teaching little Apple her ABCs

Keep your granola toes warm while you're outside chopping wood for that night's pagan feast.

All available on net-a-porter - even wilderness chicks need a little online fashion once in awhile!
Photo at top, a modern commune called "Cedar Moon" outside of Portland

Vintage Dame is Desperate!

Desperate for the 1985 movie "Desperately Seeking Susan," that is! This iconic film starring Madonna & Rosanna Arquette, is a feast for style hungry eyes. There are so many amazing looks, but for today's post we shall focus on this one fab image of Madonna in neon and her girlfriend in a combo neon/vintage outfit. Let's get inspired by these two lovelies!

Neon tights by American Apparel, $14
note: you must have long-ish, slim-ish legs to pull off neon tights or leggings. For those of us with short Corgi legs, it is not a good look. And remember a little neon goes a long way!

Studded Boots by Pour La Victoire, $380 at Nordstrom. Perfect with black leggings and a black mini dress or tunic.

This insane necklace looks like something Madonna's friend would have worn in the movie. By Tarina Tarantino, $740.


Best Quote from the film: "Susan! My God, we thought you were dead!" "No, just in New Jersey!"