Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Tres frou frou - Vintage inspired fashion

I don't have a lot of opportunity to do dresses, I'm more a jeans kind of gal... Jeans are practical and kind of go with my everyday life. It's not especially glam I know and definitely not as pretty as a beautiful silky, floaty dress, but somehow gliding around looking like I'm off to the red carpet doesn't really fit with village life (or not the village I live in at any rate!)

Every so often however, the girly girl inside me wants to play dress up - and one of my favourite things about being in England is English fashion. I love vintage fashion and the influence of this style on a lot of current fashion trends.

The lady-like glamour of vintage fashion is one of the thing that really appeals to me - I can be a bit of a romantic and like harking back to times past imagining myself into my own Jane Austen-eque day dream!

If some of these dresses were in my wardrobe - I think I could seriously get excited about wearing dresses a whole lot more!




















Happy Tuesday! xx




11 comments:

Sarah @ Modern Country Style said...

I'd love to cycle off to collect the children from school like that risque bike photo! Imagine!

And then stop off at the swings for a mock-up of the swing photo.

That would be hilarious!

What gorgeous dresses. Yummy!

Collette Osuna said...

Hello...just saw your blog link, wanted to say HI....what a gorgeous blog you have:)

Statements in Fashion

Laura said...

The dress on the far right, in the fourth picture, makes me want to renew my wedding vows again... so beautiful and delicate... Lx

Jessica said...

Every one of these outfits would be part of my ideal wardrobe! Could you imagine donning such a gorgeous dress every day? Sigh.

Life in the Country Lane said...

Divine dresses Melissa. Im a dress girl myself and now and then will put one on just for the sake of it going out for a casual dinner. The second to last image is for me. Think I might pull one out this weekend! Have a lovely week.
Rebecca x

Poppies and Sunshine said...

Sooo beautiful!!! That first one is stunning! I would like all of them though!

Blasé said...

So much Style...so little time.

Leeann @ Join the Gossip said...

I think dresses are so beautiful but I am, like you, a jeans gal. That first gown is stunning :)

Laura said...

Love them all Melissa! gorgeous!! I just cannot believe I wasnt on your follower list!!!
Hope you are having a very lovely day Mel,
hugs, Laura xxx

Tina said...

Such gorgeousness! The first and the sixth pictures remind me so much of the beautiful costumes I wore when I was dancing. Now...jeans are my staple too, but I am OK with that :) Hope you are having a lovely week so far Melissa ~ Tina x

Travel With Lulu said...

Hi Melissa,

Yea, so good to find you! These dresses are gorgeous :)

Laura, HappyHomemakerUK.blogspot.com