Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Vintage wedding options

Taking a quick break from holiday pics to bring you some advice from Dear Golden's Lauren. I have a wedding in Two weeks and an flirting with the idea of wearing vintage. Here are some of my favs from her shop and what Lauren has to say:




1) what would you wear to a wedding in a chilly month? (many options since they are indoors!) it's hard to choose what to wear! since i might not wear black to a summer wedding i might wear the black dress with the fur collar, understatedand elegant! or velvet, i love velvet and wish it was more "in style", i think it comes and goes, but there are some amazing vintage velvet dresses and those are perfect for a late autumn/winter wedding.
2) why do you love the idea of vintage to a wedding? well, i love the idea of vintage to anything, anywhere anytime - but vintage to a wedding is particularly befitting. a wedding is an exercise in tradition and it's despite the fashions of the day, it's a timeless day. wearing a garment that honors the past is a great way to celebrate someones future!


3) Tell us about dress size in vintage and what we might need to know?vintage sizing is much different than modern sizing. for instance a modern size 4 is a vintage size 10. the very best and only way to get the best fit from a vintage garment is to know your measurements -bust, waist and hips primarily. i always give those measurements for dresses, so no matter what size the tags says, you know the garments fits by the measurements. ladies, measure yourself!

Thanks Lauren!



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9 comments:

  1. UnknownNovember 10, 2009 at 9:22 AM

    Great advice! I love the navy one the best! Have a sweet day!

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  2. MrJefferyNovember 10, 2009 at 9:34 AM

    All the dresses are so awesome. I really like the last one best for the occasion.

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  3. BrandiNovember 10, 2009 at 10:23 AM

    I'm absolutely in love with the first dress. I think vintage is the way to go. Can't wait to see what you choose!

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  4. Jaime @ laviejaimeNovember 10, 2009 at 11:34 AM

    Love that first dress too!

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  5. Selma @ Crazy Little World Of MineNovember 10, 2009 at 12:02 PM

    Oh...love the first and the third dress. :)

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  6. Caitlin @ Candyfloss & PersieNovember 10, 2009 at 3:36 PM

    I was going to suggest Navy- I think it's a great winter, wedding color. But I see you also already thought of that! :) Wearing vintage to a wedding is great as long as it looks like the ones you picked out!

    http://candyflosspersie.blogspot.com/

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  7. emilyNovember 11, 2009 at 2:38 AM

    Lovely, and I love the Dear Golden site. Just a heads up though- the link that you've used isn't working. You've used two http:// in the link, so if anybody else wants to get to the site they'll need to remove one of them. I'm excited to see what you pick otherwise though!

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  8. Amanda NicoleNovember 13, 2009 at 8:24 AM

    The first one has indeed stolen my heart.

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  9. marieNovember 17, 2009 at 12:43 PM

    These are lovely, I really like the first one

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