what I wore: I sew rockabilly

Holy cow!  It has been an incredibly hot week!  It was the perfect time to pull my hair off of my neck and break in a shirt I sewed a little bit ago, but have only worn once. 

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shirt- I made it! 

shorts- forever 21

shoes- jcpenny

scarf- estate sale

sunglasses- jcpenny

purse- kmart

What I wore: going to she and him

I'm off to the She and Him concert! Zoe Dechanel is my hero and that I get to see her is an absolute dream come true. I couldn't ask for a better first concert!

vintage dress- garage sale

shoes- target

what I wore: loving the 40s

I have never been into dressing in the 1940s style.  I am a 50s girl by heart.  But I am really loving it right now!  I think posing in my sew for victory dress with victory rolls has converted me.

This dress obviously was meant to have a slip under it.  Probably a much longer slip, too.  I made it a bit risque with mine.  Until I find a plain vintage slip, or a sewing pattern for one, I will just bring an extra touch of pin up to it!

vintage dress- estate sale

vintage belt- d.i.

slip- forever 21

pay phone

Yesterday I went antique shopping and guess what this store had?  A vintage phone booth.  If I had the $1,499 they were asking for, I would have bought it.  Instead I spent $3 on two vintage sewing patterns.  That's pretty much all my budget can afford.

sew for victory challenge: finished dress!

I ended up falling in love with my dress I made for the sew along!  I'm so thankful to Rochelle for hosting Sew for Victory because I really would have never made this dress otherwise.

This dress really did feel like a project someone from the 1940s would have done.  This project costed me no more than $3!  That is including the fabric, pattern, buttons, and zipper.  Not bad at all, right? Everything I used was thrifted vintage.  The "make do and mend" portion really did come into play a lot because the sleeve cuff pattern pieces were missing so I made them up, which wasn't hard at all.  

(I would just like to point out that I was very careful in matching all of my lines and diagonals.) 

dress- made by me

vintage cardigan- estate sale

vintage shoes-estate sale

vintage clipons- estate sale