All tied up!

Last week I promised you all something that will be not only for the ladies, but also for the gents reading my blog and… *insert drum roll* here it is!

I teamed up with Callous Crow to model some of their amazingly cool ties!

Callous Crow’s cardigans and Voodoo Vixen’s Prairie dress

How many cat print dresses are too many? Is it like cats, where one cat is enough cats? If so, I am failing most horribly, because I already have two cats, and now a second cat print dress.

This one was also part of my Black Friday haul from Voodoo Vixen, and I fell in love with not only the little kitties peeking out from it, but also the warm and rich colours of the pattern. I was a bit worried about the pattern itself, as it is rather busy, but I figured I might as well step out of my comfort zone for cats, if for nothing else.

Voodoo Vixen's Katniss Dress And Callous Crow's Skull Cardigan

Ah, the most coveted dress in the vintage circles- Voodoo Vixen's Katnis dress!
If anyone can understand it's appeal, then it's me. For one, the pattern. It's kitties! Small black kitties under umbrellas! The colour is incredibly vivid and bold, and the black trim and pattern serves as the perfect counterbalance to it.

Ticci Rockabilly- Western Style Dress

Those who follow me on Facebook or Instagram have already seen how in love I am with this Ticci Rockabilly dress.

Not only did Ticci Rockabilly make it just for me, (and by just for me I mean made to measure and I got to pick my fabric), but it’s also, quite possibly THE perfect autumn/winter dress.

Owl Dress from Rockabilly Pinup

Ah, novelty prints, one of my weaknesses. I would say my only weakness, but let's be real!
This one, however, is a bit different than the prints I am used to. A friend remarked on it best- the colours are very...vintage.
And as I looked at, it I decided that they do have a certain Chuck Jones feel to it. The slightly unusual design, the somewhat eclectic choice of colour, it all seems to point to a more vintage than pinup feel, and, at least to me, gently nudge in the later 50's than I usually wear.  It even has a somewhat 60's feel to it.

Those strange hair curlers

Even though I should totally know better by now, I am always trying out new stuff on my hair, trying to get those perfect glossy curls so many vintage gals seem to get with almost no effort. I can set semi-decent pincurls, I can do a horrible mess on my hair with rag curls, I can make a dog’s breakfast of those bendy sponge roll-things.

Velcro curlers haven’t touched my hair since I was a teenager, and when I do reach for curlers I prefer those iron ones, because I can sleep in them almost decently, and I have plenty of practice. Most of the time they even turn out just how I want them.

But wait, I said. What if... this thing?

The Belsira Bikini one

I love water. Seaside, lakes, even the pool, just plop me down next to a body of water and I’m happy. It’s a great tragedy of my life then, that I have a sun allergy and that my summers are mostly spent slathered in a very high SPF sunscreen.  This, however, doesn’t stop me from swimming every chance I get, and I’ve developed a deep and passionate love for evening and late night swims in the bay of the small fishing village I run away to in the summer.