BYBLOS - Apple Green Crop Top & Pants

Mixing Vintage & Modern Style

You have enough time for one more get away before the official change of season. Come on, admit it you know you want to go. We offer the perfect vintage look for strolling along the waterfront on any wonderful island. Nothing like apple green linen for showing off that late summer tan. This Byblos crop tied top and matching pants from the 1970s will show off those great abs and narrow waist, due to the dip in the low rise of the waist band and the high tie of the crop top. We like a duo that performs in perfect harmony, don't you? Keep the make up a sheer skin tone and the lips matte. Accessories should have a hand crafted look and feel and sandals with just a hint of animal print to bring out the huntress in you. Have a great time, but toy gently with your prey, no reason to leave marks.

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GUY LAROCHE - Large Bold Batik Print Wool Challis Shawl

Don't you just love a large soft and supple bold printed shawl. They will always give any look a major punch of color and interest. Here we have a bold batik printed wool challis shawl by Guy Laroche woven in the 1980s but equally as fresh and modern today. We like it worn in all the traditional ways but also like it tied pareo style over satin trousers for a very sensual evening look that isn't expected. Capturing flair and making it your own, one look at a time.

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BILL BLASS - Red & White Pin Dot Halter & Palazzo Pants

Mixing Vintage & Modern Style

Why is it that we are drawn to a great halter top. Perhaps because it makes us think of great times during the summer when the living is easy. Nothing beats a wonderful vintage halter top paired with a structured palazzo pant. This Bill Blass look from the early 1970s is a great choice for a late summer party, it is casual but with a hint of sexy dressy which is a great, yet hard to find combination. We like it mixed with graphic modern accessories that pop and very pale lips and makeup. Taking vintage and making it modern has always been our goal.

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ROMEO GIGLI - Bohemian Lether Wrap Belt

We know you love accessories, especially those that capture the attention at first sight because of their unique qualities. Take this vintage Romeo Gilgi belt from the 1980s. It consist of lengths of raw leather knotted and wrapped with darker waxed leather and embellished with hand carved bone talismans. In other past cultures charms and amulets were worn on belts to bring luck and good fortune ans well as to ward off evil spirits. When you think about it, today isn't much different with the crystals and charms with in which we adorn ourselves. We love this as a belt but to make it iconic and modern coil it around the neck for a distinctly different style. It is sure to bring you good fortune.

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RIFAT OZBEK - Gold Lame Tube Dress or Skirt

If you have it, you should at least some of the time flaunt it. What better way to flaunt then with a sensual vintage gold lame tube dress from Rifat Ozbek. You will say the British have arrived and conquered, when wearing Ozbek, it's just that powerful. It can be a dress or a skirt depending on your mood, so pair it with a crisp white shirt and bold geometric jewelry when a skirt or a sheer bronze organza coat and spike heels when wearing it as a dress. The best accessory would be a fragrance with just a note of mystery because it pays to keep them guessing.

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HELMUT NEWTON - Vintage Fashion Photo

Once upon a time man was the dominate force in choosing a mate. As most women know that was a long while back. Today it's not unusual for a woman to call the shots, but in the middle of the 1970s as shown by this Helmut Newton photograph, women were just coming into their own. In all aspects of her life she was becoming the emancipated woman and making her own decisions. Common today but radical for its time, and nothing better exemplifies all that entails better then this photo. She is woman hear her roar, will she choose him? Perhaps not, but either way she is comfortable in her skin and it shows. It will be her choice and we call that being a modern woman.

Helmut Newton - Photographer
Lisa Taylor - Model
Vogue Magazine - Spring 1975

GUY LAROCHE - Golden Metallic Brocade Skirt

Men love legs and nothing showcases them as well as a beautiful supple skirt. This vintage Guy Laroche golden brocade invert pleat skirt created in the 1970s, is just perfect for capturing their attention. Pair it with a body conscious, black jeweled cashmere twin set and matte bronze leather & woven black satin pumps. Keep the make up smokey and simple with a nude shade on the lips. Another time pair it with a sensual gold metal camisole, a shawl collar Krizia wasp waist leather motorcycle jacket with gold metallic top stitching and bronze leather ankle boots. Vintage worn modern is the only way to be fashion forward and no one wants to look backward.

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MARY McFADDEN - Marii Pleated Cocktail Dress

A perfect dress for those evenings when you need to be elegant but just want to be comfortable. This sensually vintage Mary McFadden pleated cocktail dress from the early 1970s is the best choice when you need both on the same evening. It is like wearing an old favorite and at the same time retains its shape regardless of what you put it through. It is also a great go to dress for traveling as it can be rolled up and stashed in a duffel for a week and yet be taken out and be as fresh as it was when you first packed it. Who isn't looking for such a perfect traveling companion?

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BILL BLASS - Portrait Collar Little Black Dress

Does anyone really need another little black dress. If it makes you feel as elegant as this Bill Blass portrait collar silk sheath does, then the answer is a definite YES! You can never go wrong with the perfect black dress, it gives you security as well as a look of sensual mystery. Now isn't that a perfect reason to yes to the dress!

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EMANUEL UNGARO - Hand Painted Smoking Jacket

If it is time to start thinking about Fall style, with the heat almost 100 degrees, it will take something very special to capture the attention. So, we offer this sumptuous vintage, hand painted, silk velvet shawl, collar jacket from Emanuel Ungaro. Taking inspiration from the Victorian smoking jacket and hand painting it with an Oriental floral motife, he creates the most elegant jacket. We like it dressed up as well as down, from silk satin to denim it is very versatile addition to your Fall style.

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