Retro Rack

This was my last outfit of the con, I stayed up until 3am dancing in it. So yeah, that was something.

Outfit Breakdown

• Hair: silver turban - $7
• Earring: silver bow and pearl (vintage) - similar $8
• Broach: silver hair flower - similar $8
• Gloves: cream leather vintage - similar $14
• Dress: vintage silver cocktail dress
• Shrug: silver - similar $14
• Corset: Dark Garden waspie (decorated by with me in a deco design) - $400 (here's a starter version for $69)
• Shoes: silver and gold oxfords decorated by me
• Bag: champagne bottle clutch (designer, found at thrift store) - similar $36

I danced a lot, if you're gonna dance in a corset, make it a waspie.

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This is one of my very favorite dresses, Gentle Reader, and a marker of why I love real vintage so much. The details and the design.


I love a sparkle cocktail dress. Just love it. I can't remember what vintage shop I bought this from, but is sure is a winner. It is a bit low in the front, even after reduction, so that's why I have the silver flower pin at the decolletage.

Outfit Details!

Teapot purse was a grand discovery! There are other colors!

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Most of the evening dresses I brought with me to Phoenix did not require proper foundation garments (although they look better with corsetry, of course, everything does).  Turns out I likely would have been OK, as inside the convention center in Phoenix it wasn't really hot at all.


I wore this in the evening so the photos are kinda dark. I've wore this dress before but this is the first time with the silver belt and I REALLY like it so much better with the belt.


Somehow it looks more ruffly and vintage with the belt. (Yes they did wear belts like this at the time, and no this dress isn't vintage.)

Outfit Details!

I'm wearing my new bright pink lippy with this dress and I don't like with the grey. I'm going back to the wine for this pallet.

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You've seen this dress before, Fashionable Reader, and you'll see it again as I am a fan of this dress. Here I am wearing it at its most summery.


I'm carrying one of my new parasols, this one is folding cream and gold, and a straw bag with flat comfy silver sandals. I paired it with mostly silver accessories.


Getting windy with it!

This dress has lost the elastic at the waist so it needs a wide belt, I borrowed this one from the 1950's evening dress I would wear a few days later. It isn't my favorite belt for this dress, I prefer the corset with it (but as I said in a prior post, I purposefully didn't bring any corsets because I thought it would be too hot in Phoenix).


Those gloves found at (I bought them) and the photo taken by Starshine Salon.

Outfit Details!

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For Friday evening of SDCC I wore one of my more comfortable dresses - a late 20s style flapper number.


Because it's not fitted and I'm a curvy lady, this isn't the most flattering of gowns, but it sure is comfy. There isn't much like it out there to recommend you buy (if you see something like this and it fits, my advice is to snap it up, always elegant and timeless.) However, there are a whole lot of fun 20s style dresses lurking about Amazon these days, here are some options. If I were in the market for a new cocktail dress I'd go for one of these.

Outfit details

• I'm wearing a scarf tied about my hair in the 30s style, this is my favorite size head scarf $10.
• Those are cut jet earrings with a matched tassel necklace (similar $20).
• Opera length black satin vintage gloves (similar $8).
• Flat silver sandals from Aerosoles $30 (I LOVE these and have them in multiple colors). (I basically live in Aerosole sandals all summer $30-60 many colors and styles.) Err on the smaller side if you're an in-between.

Next up... more from SDCC!

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