Etsy Treasury: Classic Vintage Shoes & Boots for Fall under $35. Offbrand Lolita, Dolly Kei, Mori Girl

'Dolly Kei & Classic Lolita Vintage Shoes Under $35' by MinervaMateria

Classic feminine shoes perfect for fall, all for a bargain.

Vintage TALL grunge mid... Grannyvintages... $19.99	Enzo Granny Pixie Ankle... GoodEye $30.00	Navy MaryJane shoes Mod... funkomavintage $38.00
Vintage Heeled Oxford S... JLVintage $22.00	SALE Size 5 Nautical Ox... learntoread $5.00	ORIG 1960s mod psych go... liebchenvintag... $21.00
Mod Vintage 60's ST... VintagePippi $29.00	Vintage Black Shoes / S... BetaBoutique $37.00	Vintage Size 9 Leather ... generationthri... $38.00
size 6.5 tan leather la... santokivintage $25.00	Taupe suede lace up gra... lovinglola $30.00	Strap Buckle Granny Boo... GrannysBootery $25.00
Vintage Pixie Ankle Boo... JLVintage $32.00	Black Combat Roper Kilt... ToatsMcgoats $34.00	90's Two Tone Grann... claudedonohosh... $38.00
Vtg 80s Bandolino Choco... ToatsMcgoats $35.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

Casual Kodona Mori-boy, Pageboy, Victorian inspired Outfit Run Post

Mondays & Wednesday are the longest days for me. I have studio classes from 8:30 am to 9:30 pm, so I want to be comfortable. Today I put together an all brown casual boystyle look. Mind my hair and makeup, it's been a long day.

Vintage Styles: Psychedelic Prints and Opt Art

That unicorn shirt is so crazy! Here are some pictures and links to some of my recent interest: strange atypical prints. Specifically, psychedelic and opt art prints.

Psychedelic art movement's main influence was the anti-war hippie movement and experimenting with mind altering drugs. Although the movement is more complex that just a bunch of hopped up teenagers, its more of a mindset, to quote Salvador Dali "I don’t take drugs, I am drugs.” Its about expanding your consciousness and embracing life on a higher plane of existence. Although I personally don't encourage it, or believe that, it's fascinating to see what other paths people take.

Opt Art is an abstract style create visual tension that can make a picture look like its moving or vibrating. Vivid colors and geometric, repeating patterns are often used. I don't have any examples of that here, the prints for these are very interesting as well. In fashion, the genre sometimes overlaps with pop art.

The fashion of the 60s and 70s reflects these art movements: swirling whimsical patterns shirts, reminiscent of The Beatle's Yellow Submarine Movie, and Prints of optical illusions and pop art patterns. I love prints that are out of the ordinary and stand alone are artwork. There's only so much paisley and floral prints you can have before it gets a little boring.

 

I recently bought a 70s Art Nouveau inspired shirt that's very Beatles-esque. I can't get enough of the crazy pattern! Pics to come!

 

Vintage Styles: Oddfellows Oddities

Recently I've stumbled across some strange finds on ebay for oddfellows items. Sure the typical robe and regalia passes through ebay... but these items are something else.

The top mask is listed as 1890s ODD FELLOWS painted mesh mask By DeMoulin Bros. I'm not quite sure what its use would be, perhaps some kind of ceremonial object? Very strange and very creepy.

Regalia is fairly easy to come by, but this particular collar is unique to what I normally see listed. Silver color and metallic prints is fairly uncommon, as opposed to the typical red with embroidery.

What a beautiful book! I couldn't resist putting it up here despite the staggering price.

And my favorite... these comical numbered "watch" uniforms! (oddfellows have different classes, such as guard, watch, king, high priest, ext. Depending on what class you are you where different uniforms). I like trying to imagine what kind of scenario would call for such a uniform. I can only hope its the oddfellows extended version of Dr. Suess's thing one and thing two.

Style Guide: Modern Stores

I'm crazy about vintage and antiques, especially how many items are one of kind. However, there are many opportunities to find brand new, mass produced clothing that have an intricate antiqued feel. It is also a safe and easy route for people not keen on the idea of wearing second hand clothes.

Some more upscale stores that definitely have a classic feminine feel: Anthropologie, Free People, Modcloth, and Lucky Brand jewelry.

These are the more common stores you will find at your mall and have a lot of things applicable, especially with spring rolling around: Forever 21, H&M, Macy's, Charlotte Rousse, Wet Seal, and shoes from Urban Outfitters.

In this post I'm featuring Forever 21 because this stores in particular change stock constantly and have a wide variety of styles they cater to, so anyone can find something perfect for their own style.

Currently, white lace dresses and scarves with layers of lace and crochet are in style for spring and are great for layering. I haven't seen any examples in online stores, but if you visit the various shops in person you're bound to find some.

You never know when you'll see something you like, so generally its best to peep into every store you can. Some of my favorite shoes and dresses I've found at stores you wouldn't necessarily go out of your way to visit like: Target, Sears, and Kohls. In my experience, for some odd reason usually the most unique and interesting stuff is in clearance.

Rule of thumb: If they sell clothes and isn't owned by the Abercrombie Company, Gap, or American Eagle, check out what they have!

Vintages Styles: Seashell Purses

I first discovered this particular style of retro purses while at an old warehouse turned vintage shop near my college and was looking through a giant box of vintage purses. I was surprised to see a wicker basket with a facade of glue on sand and seashells.

As I've been searching through vintage finds online, I was pleasantly surprised to repeatedly come across different variations of this design! Some of the pictures above link to recently posted seashell basket purses. 

Perfect for the upcoming summer and going to the beach. I also think it would make for an interesting DIY project.