HALSTON - Mixing Vintage & Modern Style

Sometimes in the hottest part of the summer a young woman's thoughts turn to the Fall season. What better way to transition your look from late summer into Fall then with a mocha colored vintage HALSTON from the early 1970s. It will not only shows off your tan to perfection but mix it with turquoise as a main accent color and it will make both colors feel fresh and exciting. Later toss it on over great stack boots with a bucket bag, or slim trousers and a cashmere turtleneck sweater for different yet exciting looks to take you through to next Spring. We call that the versatility of fashion. So, always think of ways to mix it up in your style closet for new and unique ways to be original.

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I am really into polka dots and would like to keep it modern. any thoughts?

Polka dots always a favorite design motif just make people happy. I think the modernity is in the mix, wear them where they are least expected, on lingerie peeking out of a crisp starched white blouse or as accessories with bold print polka dot jewelry or a large print on the outside small contrast dot print on the lining of a cute fabric handbag. Another choice is to go bold and mix different size polka prints together from large to tiny. Make yourself happy and wearing polka dots you will always receive smiles and who doesn't love a great smile.

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LULU GUINNESS - Modern Vintage Accessories

What do you seek when only the most unusual accessory will do? We suggest you reach for a whimsical handbag by the unique British handbag designer Lulu Guinness. Always fresh and fun with a bit of a vintage feel, her bags will always bring a smile to, and usually start a conversation with total strangers. What a great way to meet new people, almost like having your own personal match maker. " Life is a bowl of Cherries" is no longer just a salutation, it is now an actuality, embrace it fully, add this bag to your style arsenal and you will no longer be in the pits.

EMANUEL UNGARO - Mixing Modern & Vintage Style

Some days you just feel like a flirt, you know who you are! What better way to show that then by wearing a colorful cherry print skirt and blouse that sways and swings with each step you take. Wear this 1980s vintage Emanuel Ungaro over a rich purple and pink stripe satin and lace embellished camisole and tap pants so that you can unbutton the blouse a bit more then is proper showing your skills at mixing patterns. Ungaro would be proud because he was the premiere French mixologist of print, pattern and color. Now go forward there is flirting to be done.

VINTAGE CELEBRITY SPOTLIGHT - Pierre Balmain

Looking radiant on the red carpet, Kristin Davis arrives at the annual White House Correspondent's Dinner wearing vintage Pierre Balmain Couture. This beautiful white silk faille gown with intricate beaded bodice is a perfect example of how the sharp crisp lines of one decade can again appear both fresh and modern. Give modern vintage a try, we know you will be pleased and that you will return again.

VINTAGE CELEBRITY SPOTLIGHT - Halston

What do Sarah Jessica Parker and Rachel Zoe have in common with you? Easy answer, you could all be seen wearing vintage HALSTON. Who says vintage will never look fresh and modern? Not us, we believe vintage should always look modern.

VINTAGE VS MODERN - Geoffrey Beene Takes On Michael Kors

You know what they say "everything old is new again" and this is a great example. On the left we have a current Michael Kors Spring 2010 and on the right a modern vintage Geoffrey Beene from the early 1990s. Once again you can see the advantages of choosing modern vintage over current style. It gives you both great value and a unique look where the other gives you an expensive price and the ability to see your choice on a multitude of others. It also makes you wonder how Kors can keep a straight face when critiquing others for "borrowing" when judging on Project Runway. I guess it is a question of "do as I say not as I do".......what do you think?

BYBLOS - Mixing Vintage & Modern Style

A perfect outfit for "Lunch at Cartier" while channeling your inner Audrey. Anyone who says vintage never looks modern, has never run across this BYBLOS from the late 1980s which has that military vibe that is oh so popular this season. We like it zipped to the neck for day with flats but when the sun goes down the heels should rise and the zip should lower. That is why we say day to night is always right with modern vintage.

DONNA KARAN - Mixing Vintage & Modern Style

Sarong is sometimes so right and when it is a lightweight cotton knit in a bold and graphic red it is perfect. This Donna Karan look from the late 1980s is actually a bodysuit under a wrap skirt. The skirt can also be used as a wrap front halter dress and what is more modern then multiple looks from two pieces. Mix it with a great tan under bronze and nude makeup then add wooden accessories, Day or Night this will feel so right.

ALBERT CAPRARO - Mixing Vintage & Modern Style

The temperature is in the high hot range and you need to appear cool calm and collected, so what do you do? Nothing will keep you looking fresh and together as easily as a lightweight button front shirtwaist style dress. The rolled up sleeve and waist defining shape mixed with the breeze inducing fuller skirt unbuttoned to above the knee is just the item to keep them guessing where you got such a great dress. Now, add a vintage Albert Capraro from the 1970s to the equation and you will be a total winner because no one can have it but you and that will always make a hot day easier to embrace.

MALCOLM STARR - Mixing Vintage & Modern Style

Sometimes you need a cocktail dress that is demure without being drab, for those occasions when the maracas should only be seen with a Latin band. However, you still want to sizzle and that is when you reach for this Malcolm Starr. It gives you a sparkle of excitement while maintaining that you are still a lady. This was designed in the late 1960s yet is as fresh and modern in feeling as if it way created this spring. You can never go wrong when you choose modern vintage as part of your style.

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KARL LAGERFELD - Mixing Vintage & Modern Style

Nothing heralds Spring like a beautiful cotton floral sundress. It brings to mind all the excitement and freshness of things remembered from times past. When you combine the sublime talents of Karl Lagerfeld with a bold floral cotton chintz that appears to have floated fresh from a Monet canvas. You get a perfect strapless sundress with a full skirt given shape with cartilage pleated panniers over crinolines that are reminiscent of an afternoon spent at the Petite Trianon with the Court of Louie XVI. When you blend vintage into your style in a modern way it becomes fresh and infinitely desirable.

HALSTON - Mixing Vintage & Modern Style

When it is time to head to the beach all you need is a great cover up, a straw tote and some wood jewelry then just add the ocean and you are all set. Now to make it even more exciting take along some vintage HALSTON in the form of a golden silk caftan from the early 1970s. It will work over a bikini as a cover up or paired with silk pants as a tunic and even stands alone as a comfortable dress. Then when you return to the city it will continue to be a great addition to your style through out the summer and forever. That is the beauty of collecting HALSTON you can wear his creations always knowing you look classically modern.

VINTAGE CELEBRITY SPOTLIGHT -Geoffrey Beene

America Ferrera at the primer of "How to Tame Your Dragon" wearing vintage Geoffrey Beene. It is a perfect example of the art of Beene, taking a supple black wool and shaping it into a body revealing shape with a matching topper and then using multicolor silk ribbons to give it a geometric punch of color and shape. Once again proving why he is considered one of the Great American Designers.

VINTAGE CELEBRITY SPOTLIGHT - America Ferrera

The red carpet was rocking for the premiere of "Our Family Wedding"The star of the film America Ferrera was wearing an eye catching vintage Angelo Tarlazzi. It looks like the eighties are being embraced with love. The gown was a strapless printed silk lame in shades black and silver with a bell shaped skirt that ended in a bubble hem. A bit over the top yet playfully sexy, what more can you ask for when sporting vintage eighties. Viva la Bold!

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VINTAGE CELEBRITY SPOTLIGHT - Marisa Tomi

Looking stunning in vintage HALSTON, Marisa Tomi arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party. You will never look dated when wearing vintage HALSTON. Start your collection today, and look modern forever.

VINTAGE CELEBRITY SPOTLIGHT - OLIVIA WILDE

Vintage fashion is always in style when worn in a modern way. Olivia Wilde in vintage Ralph Lauren at the 2010 Independent Spirit Awards, takes strapless and makes it look spot on with casual modern hair and make up. The secret to modern vintage style is to look as if you bought it yesterday and everyone wants to know where.

BILL BLASS - Modern Vintage Couture

Spring is in the air and a girls thoughts naturally turn toward polka dots and moon beam. Bill Blass will be more than happy to supply the polka dots, offering you a soft as sportswear suit that is cut to be seriously playful. Take it from the boardroom to the saloon, never having to worry if you look like one of the fellas.

Bill Blass
American - c. 1990s
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FROCKOLOGY Style Tip:

A suit does not have to look plain or stodgy, the style is up to you. We love a good suit but require that it have a feminine vibe, so when deciding on a suit make sure when you put it on the first time, your thoughts aren't " Now I look like one of the boys".......if that is your game plan you have already lost the battle. Men like women and the smart girl will always use that in her favor. So, take a giant step away from the masculine suit shape.....you both will be glad you did.

FRANCO MOSCHINO - Modern vintage Sportswear

Franco Moschino always approached fashion with his tongue firmly planted in his cheek. He was the first to make fun of fashion while at the same time creating fun fashion. Taking a seriously tailored look and giving it a punch of unexpected color that goes pop, then trimming it with mismatched buttons that appear to be from the toy box of a playful child, is a perfect example of the Franco Moschino muse in action.

Franco Moschino
Italian - c.1990s
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FROCKOLOGY Style Tip:
Bold colors will always brighten up your day, just remember to keep your accessories bold and colorful as well other wise they will get lost. Think big chunky color in jewelry and a bright colored purse and shoes.