The Revival of Mannequins & I've Been Featured

Recently I attended a party featuring mannequins. (You can read about the story, here! )

I dressed my vintage manny, Miss Lucy Louise, in vintage white, flowers and pearls!

(Oh yeah I had several "looks" as people 

drove by and wondered just what or who was on the boat dock!! haha)

It was so fun to design a costume for Miss Lucy Louise! Now she displays the numerous pearl necklaces that I've acquired either from family or estate sale-ing!  It is amazing how jewelry is always available at these sales!  And talk about reasonable! So many strands of costume pearls...and of course the real deals too!!

Then my friend and me were shopping a local antique mall and spotted several mannequins.  All were old and just a tad eccentric...

There's the 'red hat' lady...

And the 'masked' head...

I can't leave out the 'painted face'...

And the 'fur wearing grand lady'...

The 'red coat lady' not to be confused with the British soldiers during the American Revolution...

What about you?  Have you jumped on the manny wagon?

And I was featured...Share Your Cup with Jann  for my story on Made in the USA, Toys !

 Thank you Jann!

Go visit with her and check out the wonderfulness of her blog!

See ya down the junkin' road!!


Jan

Partying with:

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday

Share Your Cup Thursday

Country Music Fashion Dos and Don'ts

Did you see the awards show for country music?  It is getting so that about every other week there's a new award show...showcasing whatever is in for that week!!

I'm sharing today a few of the fashions...Red Carpet...

Have you made your choices?  Is it a 'do' or a 'don't'??  Did the stars 'hit' or 'miss'?? 

Lots of color, style, sparkly, bling...and oh yes some pretty good music too!

See ya down the junkin' road!!


Jan

Couture Thrifting!

Haute couture may refer to the fashion houses or the designers that create exclusive and often trend setting fashions!

High Fashion magazines' photographs give us clues as to the culture of years past. And I have to say some of these very styles have and are making a comeback! How many of you have worn those sunglasses?!!

Trend setting beach and pool wear... ("Now there are ittsy, bittsy, teeny, weeny, yellow, polka dot bikinis!")

Now we all know about (and if you have girls have bought!!) Juicy Couture!

http://www.juicycouture.com/new-arrivals/

I must say this is excellent marketing skills!  I remember Calvin Klein's controversial ad with a very young Brooke Shields...wearing jeans! Whoop de do, what a selling point! You can check out this 1980 ( did I say 80? Yikes, I'm dating myself!! LOL ) advertising "putting the genes in jeans" by going to YouTube!

But I digress...

Couture is a business! Plain and simple...a business of designing, making, and selling of highly fashionable custom made clothing for women! 

Point taken! Have you noticed all the press Kate Middleton (England) is now getting? Well the clothing she is wearing is being copied, bought, and sold at an alarming rate!

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/royal-wedding/2011/07/08/kate-middleton-royal-tour-of-canada-in-dresses-115875-23249129/ 

Really she is a beautiful young lady!

But I've said all this to say...("Well, say it!", my friend says. "Stop being so long-winded!")

I looooove finding high couture (or copies of) at a discount!!  Thrifting, thrifting, thrifting!!

The junkin' road carried my friend and me to a wonderful little thrift store recently where I happened upon several items that were fashionable and at a great price!

$1.98...(needs some minor cleaning)

$2.98...can you believe it!

$3.98...maybe a recent bridesmaid dress? 

A really funny thing happened as I was walking away...I heard a young girl, may be 10 years old, say...

"But Granma, I don't have a little black dress!" 

Cute, huh? She was thrift shopping for dress-up, make believe clothing! Smart Thrifty Granma!!

Have you found any high fashion lately?

Have a Blessed Day!! And see ya down the junkin' road!!

Jan

Grab your couture flipflops and join my friend and me at the party...