Mid Century Modern and Mad Men Style
You already know that that we at the The Dress Blog love dresses – but we also love to read (maybe a little too much – or else we’d be blogging every day).
Dress Blogger in chief’s very fashionable grandmother gave her a copy of Summer at Tiffany’s, a memoir about the summer of 1945 in which the author, an 20 year old college girl from Iowa, spent a glamorous summer in New York City.
The book is a quick and cheerful read and - for the dress-loving reader- is sure to induce some vintage dress cravings for styles like this:
You can recreate the style with this work – or – play version:
http://www.stylelist.com/gallery/trashy-diva-by-candice-gwinn/786765/
On a related note, there’s nothing like a couple of episodes of Mad Men to make you appreciate mid-century fashion. For those who haven’t been introduced the the AMC phenomenon, watching an episode of this television show is like stepping into the year 1965:
How can you find your own 1940s and 50s style?
http://www.stopstaringclothing.com/sunshop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=288
Try these on for size:
http://www.stopstaringclothing.com/sunshop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=337
http://www.modcloth.com/storefront/products/search
Great blog! I love the dress blogger in chief!