it's suddenly summery again in new york, so i'm enjoying a mad-cap mix of open-weave hosiery and light colors worn in full, fallish shapes.
this jacket/shift set was a recent find from the what goes around comes around booth at the manhattan vintage clothing show. i'm always a sucker for gold brocade, so there was no question about buying the pair ~ but a little reworking had to be done before i considered the look wearable. click over to luckymag.com to see the before + after (then come back here and let me know what you think)!
wearing: rachel roy earrings, reworked vintage opera jacket + dress, self-designed kenning neckplate + dove grey diamond ring, h+m lace tights, coach boots
58 comments:
Those photos are gorgeous! How do you get them to look like that? Just started to take self photos and it's def not easy.
Anyhow, the clothes are fantastic and you look amazing!
You are such a model!! Love the eye makeup too!!
such a great outfit! love the tights, the boots, and of course the vintage jacket!
what a great find!
never would have thought to wear with grey with it- but it looks fantastic!
LOVE the whole ensemble... beautiful!
That first photo is stunning! And I loooove those Coach boots!
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i love the earrings!
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love the transformation. honestly the dress/jacket do not look that old. they definitely have a timeless quality. or perhaps you just make it look au courant with the revisions.
LIke you time traveled from the 60's! Lovely photos, the colors are stunning.
Love the earrings! On point once again!
I LOVE those nylons! Where did you get them?
I'm a sucker for grey. They look great with the gold brocade. Beautiful photos.
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That's a great idea, I'd never much thought how such simple alterations can update a look. I'll definitely keep this in mind the next time I visit a vintage store!
Oh, H&M for the tights. I'm there this weekend!! :)
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Love the boots!! And especially loving the hair...I wish my hair looked that good short:)
simply GORGEOUS! The dress with matching coat is such a strong statement. I am also loving those earrings!
simply amazing! what a great vintage find! i like it more shorter, but the before version is also not so bad, just more formal.... today i nip tucked aswell an vintage dress i will post soon on my blog... and no, unfortunatley my vintage find was not as gorgeous as yours....
It's a great update, I do like the original as well but woul wear the shorter versions much more often. :)
you look lovely...i love the patterns and the colors!
um, wow! how beautiful is that first photo?! you look great, I love the mixes of colors and textures of the brocade and lace and leather!
really amazing photos!
the alteration is genius! I purchased a gorgeous chinoiserie coat last week and can truly say that you were my inspiration behind it with your brilliant print mixing!
from matronly to mod...love it
Very daring but you are riGht about wearing them in so many different ways when they're shorter. I especially love the jacket. Great for layering & the perfect colour for autumn. I wonder how you paid for them? - eLLy*
Great lobe candy
Stunning coat! Have tagged/awarded you ;)
xx
I love your earrings - so unique and pretty!
I definitely prefer the after! You look AMAZING.
what kind of makeup do you wear?
I love all of your outfits.
that coat is stunning! What a great statement piece!
Gorgeous pictures.
are you joking me? you have to be the cutest thing i've ever seen! (not to mention gorrrrrrgeous) did you just walk out of a 'compte de fee'? love you!
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Love the after picture! So now!
You are easily the most stylish blogger I follow. Wish I could dress like you but I don't have the figure! But I still get ideas from you. Even though you are super cute and skinny like a lot of models, you still don't come across like these models on street style blogs in crazy shoes and drapey stick figure clothes. Totally glam with just enough real.
It's just such a great post (I tried to comment on Lucky but they wanted me to register). I read every day and wanted to let you know how much I admire your style, thoughtful posts and grace. Your tips about altering vintage are especially inspiring and helpful. A question: These look lined, so when you hemmed them did you resew the lining by hand? Thanks so much for the wonderful ideas.
Loving the after!
The jacket is killer!
-Catherine
gorgeous!!
I LOVE and religiously read your posts but I've never commented. and since yours is my favorite blog BY FAR! thought it was about time i spoke up. what an inspiration you are!
- V
Amazing photo shoot!
Everything seem so perfect from the jewelry to the outfit to the hair to the prop!
-Coco
The first photo took me by surprise: everything about it, the lighting, color, and the shadow of the twig... it's all perfect! I love it, along with the gold + grey, bright + muted.
You're such an inspiration!
can you just tell me why you get to be seriously gorgeous, innovatively creative, and have great style, too? tell me how that's fair.
the earrings themselves are killing me, dead. the whole thing, you've done me in.
i can't even understand, i'm into fashion, but maintaining a complete working wardrobe that i'm satisfied with for any extended period of time.. takes a lot of work! I'll be pleased for a while, and then somewhere along the line, i'll suddenly have almost literally nothing to wear. it's not that i'm a trend surfer, on the contrary- i like keep generally informed but maintain a more original look, but it's just.. you’re obviously very sartorially inspired, but how do maintain such an innovative, fresh, perspective when it comes to clothing choices?? judging by the quality of your items, you probably have a larger budget than i do these days ;) girl, how big is your closet??
i'm so glad i get to come check out your blog after being bored to tears by homogenous fashion and be blown away to the point of bewilderment and nearly frustration. perhaps the guise of the internet is making me bold (embarrassingly so, thank golly for anonymity), but when i encounter someone who’s generally got it going on, i wonder what’s their deal.. do you have an education in fashion, do you come from money, do you have unbearably elegant parents..?
anyway, your style aesthetic may be intricately layered, but you’ve got that effortless thing down. congrats.
-k
I love these images! Esp, the last one! Great outfit!
beautiful, gorgeous photos. they make you look almost angelic! and that brocade is incredible. whatever you're doing, keep doing it and i'll head over to Lucky mag to get more of your advice.
keep it up.
The last image is adorable! And great earrings!
The first photograph is off the hook. Gorgeous. I love what you did. I would have done the same thing. I might have made the dress/jacket a tad longer but not too much. So, for me, your redesign is a HIT.
You have one of the best blogs I've seen in a long time.
Amazing jacket.. and your earrings are very cool.
x kaela
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Who takes your photographs? Your blog is amazing, listed as one of my daily reads!
<3 H
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Dear Glamourai,
Guess what, today I was thrifting with one of my best friends and she was on the fence about an adorable 2 piece outfit just like yours. I used your post as the perfect justification for her to get it, and I told her I'd alter it for her. Needless to say, she skipped away with an adorable outfit, thanks in great part to you. Love the blog!
-Flavia
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I really, really like this. I love the earrings. What camera do you use to take your photos? they always look so magical and have great lighting xo
such pretty pictures, and your makeup is perfect!
xo
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the update on the dress and coat is fantastic! it looks both mod and modern. i think reversing the hems so that the jacket is shorter was a good call. and now you have me longing for some gold brocade! ~joelle
SUCH an amazing look
thanks for sharing
gorgeous darling, love the blog as always
keep it up, the inspiration is MAD perfection
-cma
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1,000,000 times better shorter! but that's kind of what i do for a living. www.shopramonawest.com
the first image is editorial-stunning!
Those boots are gorgeous....*sigh*
What lovely photos! I found a similar suit at an antique mall a few years ago. You've inspired me to have it tailored and actually wear it!
~Tamia
TheStyleSample.com
You look GORRRRGEOUS babe! Love ya major! xoxoxBeckerman girlios
I liked the original as well.
I really like that outfit
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