A Very Casual Day

Today was a very casual day for me, as you may have noticed. I have been battling a rough cold this past week and finally I am starting to feel better. With the snow still outside I needed to dress warmly, but figured I could probably get away with a sweater and pedal pushers. 

Sweater: Christmas Gift
Pedal Pushers: Freddie's of Pinewood
Glasses: RayBan (prescription)

I would also like to show you two dresses I found that almost made me faint at the site of them.

Last night I was out at thrifting at my local Value Village. I was looking through the "vintage" rack they have and came across these two stunning party dresses. I must admit, at first I could barely believed my eyes. They are both from the 1950's and are in extremely good condition. I tried them on in the changing rooms, and they actually fit me! There was also a black party dress with sequins on the bodice, but that was much too small in the bust. 

When I reached the checkout I paid a measly $50 for these beautiful dresses. Now I normally wouldn't pay that much at a thrift store, but I absolutely could not pass them by. 

I wish you luck on your next thrifting adventure!

The Season of Love

Valentines day is here in three days, and in preparation I have been looking for cute valentines cards to give to my friends. It is quite hard to find any vintage ones where I live, so I found some that would still work if you printed them out. Now I do recommend  using a thick paper to print them on just so they do not get wrinkled. A cute idea would be to tape some candy to them. Here are some of my favourites.

I hope you have an amazing Valentines Day, and make sure to spend time with your loved ones.

60's School Girl

Today I really felt like dressing up with a slight school girl vibe. I think I captured it quite well. The dress was a gift from my parents on Christmas. I wore it with black ballet flats. There are more photos after the jump.

Styling My Hair

Recently I have been quite annoyed with my hair, because I was not able to figure out how to style it in a vintage style. I have good news though, because I finally figured it out today. 

Now, when I had longer hair I would curl my hair almost as if I put the curl to the side vertically. Today I tried curling my hair in a horizontal manner and it worked! After figuring this out it took very little time to get the hang of it and I now have a new style under my belt. This is the end result.

This is not the greatest picture of the style, but I find it looks a bit like a bouffant once you brush it out. Would anyone be interested in a tutorial for this hairstyle?

I am really excited how this turned out and cannot wait to try it again! Well that is all today, I just thought I would update you on my adventures. Soon there will be another thrift store finds post, so get ready for that. Have a wonderful day! 

New Hair and Recent Purchases

Hello again! I completely forgot to mention yesterday that I also got my hair cut.  I am still not too sure if I like it yet, considering I still am not sure how to curl it. It now feels so much healthier though, which is quite nice.

Here is a photo of it the day after I got it cut. I was slightly inspired by Grace Kelly with this new haircut, though I did want it a bit shorter. I asked for a chin length bob and I find it suits me quite well. It is also quite nice because when I'm wearing it straight, I think it looks quite 60's. 

Off of that topic, here are some purchases I made in the past few weeks I thought you may be interested in.

I found this 1940's black dress with dazzling green buttons for $20. It does have quite a few fade marks on it, but I still absolutely love it. 

I believe this nightgown was $6, and is from the 1960's.

    

                   I got this dress for $2 at Value Village. What a deal! I suspect it is hand made from the early 1960's or so.

That is all for today, thank you for reading! :)

Bomb Girls

Hello everyone! Sorry I have not updated in awhile, I was busy writing final this past week and now I am finally done. Today I am showing you some stills from the television show Bomb Girls. 

It is set in the 1940's and is about a group of girls working in a munitions factory. It is set in Ontario, Canada which is quite exciting I find haha, and it is a Canadian made show. The costumes in this are absolutely beautiful and are quite authentic. Here are some stills from the second season that I really like. 

If you are generally interested in the 1940's, I really suggest you watch this. Along with great costumes, it also has an interesting plot and quite a few funny moments. 

What shows set in the past do you watch? 

A Pattern Collection

   One thing most people don't know about me is that I have an absolutely huge collection of vintage patterns. Of course it is no surprise that most of them don't fit me, considering that most of them are from the 1950's or 60's. I have been quite lucky on my trips to Value Village lately finding some absolute beauties for extremely cheap, and even found two that are my size! Here are some glances into my collection and most of my favourites.

(Isn't this one amazing? I wish it was in my size)

 

 

An End and a Beginning

Hello everyone! I hope you had a wonderful time during the holidays, and I wish you a happy new year. The last week has been extremely hectic for me. Here are some pictures from my instagram (vvvixen) describing how my week went.

This is the lovely view I awoke to on Christmas day. I traveled to Vancouver Island to visit family and it was quite nice being able to get away from the snow. Since I was on the island I also ate a lot of fresh smoked salmon. It was delicious. 

For Christmas I mainly received clothes and Doctor Who related presents. This was my absolute favourite though, because it has the first three stories ever shown. I just have to find time to watch it now. Also Doctor Who related, I thought the new episode was brilliant! I cannot wait to see the new modern day Clara. 

On the 26th I went boxing day shopping to a fairly small shop. They are located on the island and tend to have a mixture of modern and vintage clothing. I found three dresses and bought them all for only $60. I have to say that the dress on the left was my absolute favourite. It will be perfect for around Easter, and it is just so dainty. The red one has a front zipper and I absolutely love the colour of it. The black one on the right was deadstock and originally sold at Sears. The tag was still on it and it originally sold for only $14.

How were your holidays?

Anyways, thank you for reading my first post of 2013 and I hope you have a wonderful new year. 

-Katie 

Christmas Time Is Here

Christmas is absolutely one of my favourite times of year. Everything is covered in snow and it feels so great to watch an old movie while drinking hot chocolate. Tonight was the night in my family where we take our annual Christmas photo's. I chose to wear the periwinkle blue dress I found below.

I actually found the dress today! I went to a thrift store in my city that I had never visited before and found out it has a lovely selection of vintage clothing. This dress was there and they were selling it for only $20, so of course I had to buy it. I absolutely love how it fits me too.

This is a better photo of the dress, and was taken with natural lighting. 

I think the bow on the waist is just gorgeous.

Adding to my collection, I also found another 1950's ceramic poodle! She is just so adorable and I am thinking of calling her Lucy. 

If you aren't already in the holiday spirit, here is a song that will help.

Family History

Hello lovelies!
For some reason today I had the urge to find out about my family history and heritage. After school I went over to my cousin`s house to see my grandmothers old photos and important family documents. It was harder to research my mothers side of the family, but I did find some photos and information about them with the help of my cousin and an ancestry site. First though, I researched my fathers side of the family and found out something which is quite exciting for a history nerd like me.

I am descended from a filles du roi, also known as the King`s Daughters! Around 1660, there were a lot of French men in Canada, but barely any women. Because of this fact the King sent around 800 girls over to get married to the men in Canada, and I am related to one of them! Her name was Jeanne Pelletier and she lived in Paris, France before she was sent to Canada.

Anyways, I will show you some of the photo's of my mother's side of the family. They came from Ukraine and Russia, both around 1900 or so.

One of these beautiful ladies in the photo above is my great grandmother, who came here from what was Russia at the time. Sadly I don't know which one is my great grandmother because my grandmother barely knew her. My grandmother was six when her mom died, and unfortunately because of this we don't know a lot about her.

I love what these ladies are wearing, and those glasses are brilliant!

I believe this lovely lady is my Great Aunt Anne. 

 How handsome is he?

I absolutely love this photo. No one in my family knows who these people are anymore, but I still hold this close to my heart. They all just look so happy.

Thank you for reading, I hope you enjoyed looking at my photo's!