Some women are rediscovering that it is possible to dress in a manner that is both feminine and classy.
When Erin Ogg, 45, of New Orleans and her girlfriends sip cocktails at the Sazerac Bar in the city’s historic Roosevelt Hotel, they dress as if it’s the 1940s or ’50s; wearing dresses with cinched waists, or pencil skirts and blouses, accessorized with hats and gloves. “We get a lot of compliments,” said Ms. Ogg, a waitress and personal trainer. “It’s a feminine look with a lot more grace and style than a hoodie sweatshirt and Ugg boots.”
Some of what Ms. Ogg and her friends wear is vintage clothing. But more often these days, their outfits are reproductions of vintage fashions, created by a growing number of designers specializing in the retro look.
“I sell to women who say they go to the mall and can’t find anything that isn’t either flimsy and trendy or dowdy and frumpy,” said Theresa Campbell McKee, 55, owner of Blue Velvet Vintage, an online store that sells reproductions. “They want something classic and distinctive that makes them feel pretty.”
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Some women are rediscovering that it is possible to dress in a manner that is both feminine and classy.
4 comments:
Shabby Apple also has some nice vintage reproductions.
Thanks to both of you! I am going to check out both Shabby Apple and Velvet Vintage.
I wonder if these women will attempt to recapture the grooming, posture and behavior that identified a lady....
Bill, tGf
My newly minted teenage daughter loves vintage clothing and styles - and she is naturally modest. Not all "old" styles are modest, however.
No daughter o' mine is running around in a 1950's halter dress with a plunging neckline and an open back - even though she would look smashing in it!
Fortunately for me - it wouldn't even occur to her to ask. Yet.
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