It has been a crazy couple of months around here! New apartment, opening a brick + mortar with my fella, new dog, new hair! I seldom stop and pause to think about the days gone by. Always this sort of mad rush to go forward, to keep doing...

Today, I am being very purposeful about taking a little breather and imagining myself in these vintage photos...lots of blank space, solitary moments. Once everything settles down a bit, I do think I'll go on a mini vacation. Away for the weekend or something. And I'll TRY not to even work!












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We are back today with another fall-esque shop update, this time filled with stunning orange and warm brown tones. How cute is the Whispers of Midnight Dress would be a perfect option for a flapper look. We are a little ashamed to say that we starting planning out our Halloween options months beforehand, please tell us we aren't the only ones! Take a look at the rest of the update below and shop them here.


vintage 1950s brown lace party dress | Poppy Bisque Dress


vintage 1960s large bow black dress | Bid Thee Adieu Dress
vintage 1980s sequin flapper style dress | Threaded Moss Sweater


vintage 1970s sienna cut out sundress | Sienna Sunset Dress


vintage 1920s cream sheer lace top with bow | Storybook Lace Top
vintage 1960s yellow cardigan with pearls | Threaded Moss Sweater


vintage inspired pale peach dress | Apricot Sorbet Dress

This color palette is the epitome of cool, classic, and chic (at least in my book) and I am currently in the midst of revamping my wardrobe to mostly all neutrals. One of my favorite elements of this collection are the tea length flared skirts very reminiscent of the 1950s. It's like Christian Dior's 'New Look' for the hip + happenin' of 2014. Thankfully I own plenty of vintage 1950s skirts that are very similar to these styles (because as we all know, runway fashion is muy muy expensive!)

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Identifying vintage and antique fabrics, I must admit, is not one of my strongest suits. I am constantly referring back to vintage catalogs for descriptions and fabric contents of similar clothing in my shop to get an idea of fabrics. Throughout the years of selling vintage online, I have gotten a bit better. I can identify rayons, silk, poly, cotton, linen... but there's just a few out there I get really stuck on. And well, when you get into more specific fabric terminology like pique, flannelette, jaconet... I definitely turn to my sources.

It is a dream of mine one day to own an antique and vintage fabric sample book. Can you imagine my absolute glee upon discovering these scanned fabric sample books from the Met Museum?

There are so many vintage muses that we get inspiration from, but for a change we wanted to pay homage to a few of our favorite modern style crushes. This week we have chosen the ultimate cool girl, Clemence Poesy. Poesy is a french actress and model. We love her laid back off duty style for everyday and how she can effortlessly transform to a more feminine look for the red carpet. And can we please talk about her hair?! We are extremely envious of her perfectly messy locks. Take a look at a few of our favorite Clemence looks below.




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Get the look: Clemence Poesy by adorevintage featuring a black hat

Velvet top / Joie blazer, $510 / 7 For All Mankind dark blue jeans / H&M black hat, $21