Like I said last month, activism has taken a lot out of me and I didn’t blog my relatively few interesting summer looks in a timely fashion. Even in that October post, I only managed two. So here’s the best of the rest from my slow-fashion summer of 2019.
On June 12, I was excited to celebrate our friend Lisa Grunwald’s latest book, Time After Time. In honor of the time-traveling romance novel, I wore a homegrown-vintage dress with a lot of emotional importance: This is the one my designing friend Stacy Lomman custom-made for me in 2012, when I won Fashion Group International’s Rising Star award for fine-jewelry design.
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Dress: Stacy Lomman (2012, first seen here)
Shoes: Prada (2010, recently seen here)
Purse: Prada (2007, first seen here)
The evening of June 21, the first day of summer, was a chilly one, judging by this outfit. I wish I could remember where I was going in it. One thing I’m sure of is that this is the only photo I have of me wearing this late 1960s/early 1970s lace-up top from Quorum boutique — where my fave vintage designer Ossie Clark sold his pieces –, even though I’ve owned the piece at least 13 years. I’m glad I finally captured it on camera!
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Tank top: Wolford (2013, previously seen here)
Lace-up top: “Double vintage” Quorum boutique label (acquired 2006 or before)
Jeans: Frame (Maybe from 2018?)
Shoes: Givenchy (2014, first seen here)
The next evening I tried to muster a smile at what I promise you is my last outdoor wedding. The location was beautiful, the weather was perfect, the bride was gorgeous, the groom was handsome — and I had an allergy attack that was so horrendous that I was like, “If I ever do this again, I have only myself to blame.” This is how I looked after having my face buried in a wad of Kleenex for hours, and it’s better that you’re seeing it from a distance. I wouldn’t have even taken a picture, except this is the dress that got me on “Inside Edition” and it deserves respect.
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Dress: Prada (the ubiquitous dress from 2011)
Shoes: Prada (2011)
Purse: Prada (2007)
Finally, here’s a slow-fashion summer dress that I got to wear in November when MrB and I went to Florida for the Poynter Institute’s Bowtie Ball. As MrB was about to take my outfit photo, he reminded me that I hadn’t pinched any flowers for a couple of years.
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Dress: Prada (2012)
Shoes: Prada (possibly 2004, previously seen here)
Purse: Prada (2007)
There’s a lot of homegrown-vintage Prada in this post! Shout-out to the brand for holding up so well over the years.
Love all these lewks (ooh, I feel like a cool kid just writing that), especially that amazing Quorum blouse/top! The striped Prada dress and the red Stacey Lohman dress are my faves.
FYI, as I may have told you, I chose “The Battle of Versailles” by Robin Givhan as my last Book Club pick, and introduced it to my group (our picks are bought by us and are secret until we give them out) with the Stephen Burrows top you gave me. They all loved the book, and we all watched the documentary about it (available on Youtube for free). It was so cool to have that blogging connection and to be able to share it (of course, I wore my rings!). Thank you again for opening my eyes to so much of the history of fashion!
I’m so psyched you did that! The history of clothes is so underappreciated. And isn’t it great to own a piece of that history?!