collections::fabulous frocks
a handful of my favorite vintage cocktail dresses:
a gorgeous 60s mandarin orange dress with rhinestone buttons.
thrifted for $3.
on the left: a super space-age sparkly silver mini dress, purchased at a local vintage shop. it was a splurge at $40.
on the right: a gorgeous emerald green gown (floor length, i think i will eventually chop it to just below the knee) with amazing jeweled neckline, thrifted for $4.50
a super sweet bubblegum pink & gold 60s tent dress, also thrifted for $4.50
a lovely mustard yellow velvet mini dress with jeweled neckline, thrifted for $6
and this fabulous silver gown (floor length, perhaps will be hemmed to the knee as well), thrifted for $4.50
with stuff like this in the closet, you can't sit back wait for a dressy function to present itself. and stuff like this shouldn't be just for holidays or weddings. do what i do: MAKE the occasion yourself. life is short!
have friends over for dinner and ask 'em to dress up. surprise your sweetie after work with a bottle of wine in the park. toss one on when you're at home listening to old records and windexing your windows. no matter the occasion, it's impossible to have a bad time in such a fun dress! (especially at such great prices!)
Oh wow - those are all lovely, but I'm especially enamoured with the yellow one. Sadly, I rarely see things like this in my local thrifts and, if I do, they tend to be on the "boutique rack" and therefore very expensive, but lovely finds like this always give me hope.
Posted by: Jenn | June 12, 2007 at 12:33 AM
I agree. Here in Portland, OR, where wearing vintage is very fashionable, the thrift stores are always very picked over. And the last time I was in Goodwill, the prices had gone up so high, it wasn't worth it.
Posted by: beth | June 12, 2007 at 02:19 PM
I'll take the orange, mustard and silver in my size, please! you can do that right ;)
oh===wouldn't it be lovely!
Posted by: Kara | June 13, 2007 at 01:21 AM
hello, I had to comment to say, I love all your fab vintage dresses, I have a few and I never wear them, but after reading this post I might have to get them out to do the ironing in them! I love the photo on your banner too, is that you? you look so cute. I was reading your about page in the shop and I also have a partner who is obsessed with vintage tube pre-amps, in fact I share my home with quite a few (including a 6ft tall 1930's cinema amp - lucky me)!
Posted by: Christine | June 16, 2007 at 10:35 AM
GORGEOUS stuff, missy. I really want to "catalog" my Top Shelf vintage. I've been meaning to do it for ages. I'd love to see more of your pretty dressies!
Posted by: miss alex* | June 18, 2007 at 02:47 PM
WHAT CAN I SAY U HAVE INSPIRED ME TO DRESS UP FOR DINNER EVEN IF IT IS JUST MY 1YR OLD SON AND HUBBY!!!! I LUV VINTAGE DRESSES AND IT LOOKS LIKE U KNOW WHERE TO GO!!! MY HUBBY IS IN THE USCG SO I PLAN TO HIT UP SOME VINTAGE AND THRIFT STORES IN ST.PETERSBURG (TAMPA)....ANY SHOPPING ADVICE? THX FOR ALL THE GOODIES U PUT OUT, I AM TRULY NEVER DISAPPOINTED!! SO U GONNA SELL ANY OF THOSE TEASERS U SHOWED US?
LOTS OF LUV
LIZ
Posted by: LIZ | June 19, 2007 at 07:09 PM
Oh my gosh. Those are beautiful. I'm a thrift store virgin and have only been to one that was incredibly overpriced. Where on earth did you ever find such gorgeous dresses for such a great price?
Posted by: Allison | June 21, 2007 at 04:23 PM
i love them all, with this dresses theres always an excuse to dress up!
Posted by: BLUSHING APPLES | June 29, 2007 at 02:35 PM
I was searching 60s cocktail dresses on google && I cam across your site. The orange & silver ones are simply stunning!
Posted by: Julianne | April 14, 2008 at 01:13 AM
Hey how do i go about buying these clothes the first orange dress is beautiful i live in australia and was hoping to get some info please let me know, my email is cissababe@hotmail.com thanks xx
Posted by: casey | June 20, 2008 at 06:00 AM