Tuesday Shoesday!

Boots!  Autumn is here; time to go boot shopping!

I LOVE the second pair in from the right!  {source}

Fancy Frillies!

Happy Monday all!  I had a very full weekend; our craft beer party was a smash hit and the next day I picked up our new (well, new to me) car from my brother's mechanics shop and drove it home!  As much as I LOVE the Comet, I am so happy to have a modern car to drive and not need to rely on a retro ride every single day.  

But as it always seems to be, retro design is going to be a big part of my day today.  Among the more mundane tasks, today my work day will include designing pink retro lingerie for a colleague's art/fashion fusion coffee table book. The whole book is a really exciting concept based around the theme of candy!  Irma, who if you recall was the lead make-up artist on our August photo shoot, is collaborating with a photographer friend of hers who is in turn collaborating with many different artists to create unique fashion looks using different candy as the primary medium!   For this shoot Irma has chosen cotton candy (Oh, just think of the possibilities!) and has asked me to create some pint retro lingerie for the shoot!  She told me the model will have cotton candy pink finger curls for her hair style so I'm thinkin' a pair of satin tap panties are in order!   I'm excited to try designing/sewing lingerie for the first time.  Several people have asked me about adding a honeymoon lingerie collection to Laura Whitney Couture so this will be a trial run so to speak!

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And speaking of lingerie, in the process of researching this project I came across an awesome blog called The Lingerie Addict!  Below is just some of the yummy eye candy they've featured recently! 

Happy Friday!

Happy Friday everyone!  With the exception of a bit of sewing work I need to get done, I'll be spending my day in my kitchen baking up a storm for tomorrow big party!  There's going to be about 40 people joining us in our backyard for Brewfest so I've been staying pretty organized by typing out a detailed menu including timing the, er, "courses" and by writing up a food preparations schedule.  I've planned a plethora of food that can be prepared in advance for the most part so I can enjoy the party with my guests.  Martha Stewart would be so proud of me!   Last night I baked these cookies!  They are so cake-y and yummy, like the top of a muffin.  And super easy too!   Click the link below for the recipe! 

Iced Pumpkin Cookies Recipe

Design Crush

I must share this Marchesa Spring 2012 ready-to-wear collection!  It's a totally give me a designer crush.  Also, I can't believe this is "ready to wear".  You'd really think these are made to order pieces.  Regardless, they are absolutely lovely confections and I'm loving the smoky colors & wispy fabrics! 

The center one is SOOO pretty and reminds me of spun sugar!

Bishop sleeves have been something I've been toying with this summer.

I picture Julianne Moore walking the red carpet in the gown on the left!

FEATHERS!  More proof of the feather trend.

Brrrr!

It was 45 degrees when I got up this morning, so you can no longer ignore that it's getting chilly outside.  This gives me a mixture of emotions because our big backyard party is this weekend and when I planned everything I have a sunny 75 degree day in mind.  Now I'm questioning my menu (are cold sandwiches still good?) and trying to re-plan for a chilly day.  We are going to have a fire pit going in the evening which helps but now I'm trying to round up a bunch of cozy wool blankets for people to keep toasty under!   I have some beautiful wool in my fabric drawers that I never used so I think I'm going to whip up some blankets from that and bring them out in a big basket, something like this:

Tuesday Shoesday!

Today's Tuesday Shoesday is a round up of 1920's style shoes from Anthropology.  Wear any one of these pretty pairs and you're be doing the Charleston like a real Jazz Baby!

Clockwise from top left: Fountain Spray Wingtips, Sloane T-straps, Grenadine T-straps, & Cleary Heels

Vintage Wedding Gowns

Today on 100 Layer Cake, their featured bride has the most gorgeous vintage wedding dress and she paid, get this, $12 for it at a vintage warehouse!  Unbelievable!   I just had to post some picture because she is so cute (& so are her bridesmaids!).  The fabric of her dress is an embroidered cotton voile, which for whatever reason they hardly make anymore.  If I could get my hands on some I would for sure design it into the vintage warehouse!  Unbelievable!   I just had to post some picture because she is so cute (& so are her bridesmaids!).  The fabric of her dress is an embroidered cotton voile, which for whatever reason they hardly make anymore.  If I could get my hands on some I would for sure design it into the Laura Whitney Couture collection!