I've been insanely busy, and feeling repeatedly under the weather to top things off, so I have not been able to get out thrifting as much as I would like to lately. However, the other morning my darling husband left the house and forgot his wallet and begged me to drive it out to him. On my way over, I stopped by one of my favorite thrift stores, and discovered this gorgeous pale pink 1950s Emma Domb dress and pinkish-tan elbow length gloves for $24 and $2, respectively.
If there's one hue I'm a sucker for, it's pink. Just look at my cat. *grin* You can't see it, but the pink satin waist band actually criss-crosses in back - a detail that I just adored!
The nice thing about being a milliner is that I can make hats to match my outfits. Though I love 1950s dresses, I'm not an enormous fan of the hats of the era. I recently purchased a fabulous vintage hat block, and happened to have some pink felt and pink veiling at my disposal, so I decided to make a hat to match.
Yes, it's more 1940s-era, but the nice thing about wearing vintage is that I don't have to match my eras if I don't want to. And in Southern Oregon, it's not as though anyone is going to notice.
Of course I'm putting a bird on it. I decided to incorporate my beautiful antique goura feathers (a thoughtful gift from a friend) into the faux bird too. The blue-purple of the goura feathers matches the color of the center stones of my treasured Juliana book piece necklace & earrings set.
