Welcome Stylish Thought & Friends! This is a great guest post from the lovely Retro Natural! She blogs about vintage style and shoots phenomenal videos on how to create retro hairstyles on natural hair! Pop over and say hi! I’ve loved this photo of Coretta since laying eyes upon it. I finally got around to [...]
View Article Guest Post, hair, Natural Hair, retroI have a strong fascination and love of 1940s and 50s portraiture and pin-up photography. While I adore the well-known stars that made the medium popular like Bettie Page, Marilyn Monroe and Lana Turner, there are many unsung pinups, women of color, who broke barriers and deserve to be highlighted! Chelo Alonso is a former Cuban [...]
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I love vintage, you love vintage, we all love vintage! Vintage gems, thrift store finds, consignment catches, whatever you call it; wearing vintage is one trend that is here to stay. While what is considered vintage is loosely interpreted nowadays, vintage clothing is normally defined as: “Clothing from the 1920s to 1980s is considered vintage. [...]
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Let’s face it… I’m horrible at taking outfit photos. I’m blogger enough to admit it. But when you have amazingly talented friends with trusty DSLRs and online vintage stores what does it matter? My good friend Kelli owns a vintage Etsy shop called Fallen Robots and on a beautiful Sunday a few weeks ago, she [...]
View ArticleI never win anything, no raffles, drawings, like never. So imagine my surprise when I logged onto my twitter early Tuesday morning to discover I had won a $100 gift certificate from online vintage shop Calico Vintage! In honor of reaching 1000 Likes on Facebook, they gave away a gift to a lucky fan! Yay [...]
View Article Vintage, vintage clothingThis past Saturday, I decided to take a trip to New York to visit the Manhattan Vintage Clothing Show. I’ve been on the mailing list for years and I’ve always planned to go, but could never seem to make it happen. Well, not even torrential rain (it was pouring the entire day) could stop me and a [...]
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Long time no outfit post. Do I even wear clothes? Why yes and sometimes I like them enough to share. This past Sunday was one such occasion. My friend Curran throws a monthly networking event called Arts, Beats & Eats complete with spoken word artists, vendors and a spotlight on young entrepreneurs. Positive atmosphere and [...]
View ArticleSundays are my day to lounge around, catch up on my Google Reader and scour Etsy and Ebay for that rare vintage find. I’m always on the hunt for the perfect flirty 1950′s frock; one that is equal parts bombshell, housewife and party girl. I envision myself wearing it to a Sadie Hawkins dance, where [...]
View Article VintageMy love of vintage clothing is well documented. The thrill of thrift shopping and vintage stores is an adrenaline rush that invigorates me like no other type of fashion. The allure of unearthing a hidden treasure and the history of vintage garments is much more interesting than an H &M dress that everyone has. So imagine my excitement when I walked into [...]
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Long before Beyonce donned a Bettie Page wig and became Hunny B, beautiful women in contorted positions, curled hair and round hips were the epitome of sex appeal and fantasy. From Jane Mansfield to Dita Von Teese, the art of the Pin-Up is alive and seductively kicking and recently I got to experience the feminine [...]
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