Cutie pie vintage


I adore getting creative with clothing. If I was skinny, I would be one hot dresser but it has come to my attention over the years that pre-1998 no-one appeared to be overweight and they certainly weren't six feet tall. Nothing vintage fits me. I'm lucky to get a roomy Sussan XL to fit me right now, but that's another story.

I initially wanted this post to be about gorgeous vintage clothes and the girls that become them, but I noticed something odd when deciding who to feature. The poses. All the gals who do the vintage look, well, they do the same poses as well. Are the poses vintage too?

What happens is that all these wonderfully quirky individuals end up looking a lot like each other. Somewhere along the way, whatever makes them 'different' makes them exactly the same. And, really, what is it with the 'little girl lost' poses? Does wearing vintage also mean you have to regress back in time yourself? The women I'm featuring here, and the stunning clothes they wear, are all marvellous, absolutely marvellous. And yet...

I'm not sure what to do with it.

The hair twirl
(aka the cutesy one leg bend)

This is Veronika from Girl and Closet


This is Ally from The Vintage Valley

This is Keiko from Keiko Lynn

The something very interesting is happening over... there


This is Rachel from Smile and Wave

This is Elycia from Love Elycia

This is Sophie from Her Library Adventures (love this girl)

The leg cross

This is Esme from Esme and the Laneway



This is Amy at A is for Ampersand

The skirt tug

This is Lilli from Frocks and Frou Frou


This is Kaylah from The Dainty Squid


The 'who little ol' me?' pige
(my personal fave)





See? Like I said, I don't know what to do with it, but there you go.

Do you like a vintage fash blog too?
Are you partial to a leg cross? A pigeon-toe? A twirl?

[Main photo is by Rachel at Smile and Wave]