Fashion Frivolity

Nat · 06-01-2010, 12:42 AM

A place to post fashions that inspire your glee, your creativity, your laughter, your style, your love of beauty, your sense of humor, your wisdom, your whatever. A thread for friends, neighbors, strangers all, lesbians, bisexuals, str8s, queers, tops, bottoms, switches, femmes, girls, ladies, women, womyn, butches, bois, boys, guys, men, "she"s, "he"s, "hy"s, "zie"s and "per"s and anybody's little dog too.

tiggs · 06-01-2010, 01:34 AM

These are from my favorite designer Bettie Page, I adore the retro pin-up look!

Isadora · 06-01-2010, 01:44 AM

In 1926 Vogue called Chanel's Little Black Dress (LBD) the "Ford" of a woman's wardrobe. Every woman has a LBD. If she doesn't she should.

AtLast · 06-01-2010, 02:03 AM

Fancy · 06-01-2010, 05:06 AM

Tux corset....
Looking for something like this to wear under my tuxedo jacket.

always2late · 06-01-2010, 06:51 AM

http://www.absolutecorsets.com/corse...ts/vo-2040.htm

Can't get just the pic to post....hope this link works. I just LOVE this dress!

Isadora · 06-01-2010, 11:52 PM

"I'm so depressed I've worn the same outfit twice this week."

Kurt

AtLast · 06-02-2010, 12:26 AM

http://www.gentlemansemporium.com/store/coats.php

My favorite period store for Victorian Era attire - the site has the images locked, so I can't post some of them.. phooey! There is a store in the South Bay Area, so I can actually go and try things on! I, oh, so want the brocade tailcoat!

I just found an entire trunk full of Life & Look mags that were my late sister's from the 50's &
60's! Talk about a mid-century fashion treasure chest for both women and men! I think I should have a mid-century dinner party so friends can just sit and look at these!

Nat · 06-02-2010, 12:48 AM

I really love the costuming in this movie - especially the men's and George Sand's (Judy Davis's) more masculine clothing. (1840ish Paris)

Isadora · 06-02-2010, 12:56 AM

tiggs · 06-02-2010, 04:27 AM

Of course to go with the retro look you can't go wrong with the super sexy pin-up swim suits. Just gotta love leopard print and cherries! These are both from Lolita Girl fashions

Isadora · 06-02-2010, 04:26 PM

I cut off all my curls about two weeks ago. I cried and cried. I realized as I looked at 1950's fashion and Hollywood pictures that the sophistication level of women who mostly had bobbed hair. Charming, intelligent and magnetic women. So when the last person who saw me (after not seeing me for months) saw my bobbed hair and said, "It is lovely. Very sophisticated." I had to smile.

I forget that sultry women Sophia, Ava, Leslie, Audrey, Eartha and many more women had that look...

Kätzchen · 06-02-2010, 05:23 PM

I am always looking to add to my small collection of cocktail dresses ...

I have a variety of little black dresses (a few in cerulean blue or deep purples, too) - they range from sleeveless, plunging V-necklines to strapless to long-sleeved (more like 3/4 length sleeves) vintage styled dresses of the late 50s to 60s era dress styles.

Here's a classic black cocktail dress that might look nice on me:

More than likely though, I'd probably have to make my own pattern and play with the ruffling on the neckline a bit. I'd change the type of fabric too - I like fabrics that feel stetchy-snuggly on my body. And, instead of the waistline (as shown in the photo), I'd probably make it an empire waistline and drop the neckline a bit, so it was more of a "vee" and adjust the ruffling - maybe use chiffon for the ruffling???

Isadora · 06-02-2010, 05:27 PM

I was looking at lots of 50's fashions lately and a lot of them are 3/4 sleeves. I, too, have several LBDresses.

Sounds, lovely!

Gemme · 06-02-2010, 05:30 PM

I have short arms, so I love the 3/4 sleeves on shirts and dresses.

Lovely, that dress is very pretty! I'd have to have an a-line though I do love the color. It'd make my Washington white skin glow.

Kätzchen · 06-02-2010, 05:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Isadora

I was looking at lots of 50's fashions lately and a lot of them are 3/4 sleeves. I, too, have several LBDresses.

Sounds, lovely!

Isadora? Do you like to wear long-sleeved gloves too? Those are really hard to find nowadays! I would love to have a black pair of them!!! Plus, I have been keeping a watch out for a black stole (<~ did I spell that right?) ... I would like one of those too, if I could find one!

Kätzchen · 06-02-2010, 05:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gemme

I have short arms, so I love the 3/4 sleeves on shirts and dresses.

Lovely, that dress is very pretty! I'd have to have an a-line though I do love the color. It'd make my Washington white skin glow.

*hehe* I so hear you on that Gemme! A-line for sure! I do have some cocktail dresses that are "stove-pipe" - fit wise - but I do tend to aim for comfort and what looks best on my body.

Isadora · 06-02-2010, 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ALovelyKiss

Isadora? Do you like to wear long-sleeved gloves too? Those are really hard to find nowadays! I would love to have a black pair of them!!! Plus, I have been keeping a watch out for a black stole (<~ did I spell that right?) ... I would like one of those too, if I could find one!

I live in the Bay Area. Drag Queen heaven. I am lucky I can find gloves at The Piedmont in the Haight and Cliff's in the Castro. I have found them on line, too. Look for opera gloves on line. I love them. I wear satin gloves a lot. It is always colder in the evenings in the Bay Area. Keeps my hands warm.

Kätzchen · 06-02-2010, 05:44 PM

Oh!!!! Thanks Isadora - I never thought to search for them under the "Opera Gloves" ... great idea!

Kätzchen · 06-02-2010, 05:46 PM

Sidebar note for Nat:

I so fetching love the baby blue tutu featured in your OP!

06-01-2010, 12:42 AM	#1
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06-01-2010, 01:44 AM	#3
Isadora Member How Do You Identify?: Momma, Ma'am Preferred Pronoun?: She/Her Relationship Status: I am in love. Truly Madly Deeply Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: California Posts: 997 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 502 Thanked 2,127 Times in 559 Posts Rep Power: 2369288	In 1926 Vogue called Chanel's Little Black Dress (LBD) the "Ford" of a woman's wardrobe. Every woman has a LBD. If she doesn't she should. __________________ "I have a respect for manners as such, they are a way of dealing with people you don't agree with or like." Margaret Mead Read me! www.leatherati.com

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always2late Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: m'lady Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NJ Posts: 2,000 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,834 Thanked 6,231 Times in 1,462 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	http://www.absolutecorsets.com/corse...ts/vo-2040.htm Can't get just the pic to post....hope this link works. I just LOVE this dress! __________________ Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I'll meet you there ~ Rumi

06-01-2010, 11:52 PM	#7
Isadora Member How Do You Identify?: Momma, Ma'am Preferred Pronoun?: She/Her Relationship Status: I am in love. Truly Madly Deeply Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: California Posts: 997 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 502 Thanked 2,127 Times in 559 Posts Rep Power: 2369288	"I'm so depressed I've worn the same outfit twice this week." Kurt __________________ "I have a respect for manners as such, they are a way of dealing with people you don't agree with or like." Margaret Mead Read me! www.leatherati.com

06-02-2010, 12:26 AM	#8
AtLast Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Woman Preferred Pronoun?: HER - SHE Relationship Status: Relating Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: CA & AZ I'm a Snowbird Posts: 5,408 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 11,826 Thanked 10,827 Times in 3,199 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	http://www.gentlemansemporium.com/store/coats.php My favorite period store for Victorian Era attire - the site has the images locked, so I can't post some of them.. phooey! There is a store in the South Bay Area, so I can actually go and try things on! I, oh, so want the brocade tailcoat! I just found an entire trunk full of Life & Look mags that were my late sister's from the 50's & 60's! Talk about a mid-century fashion treasure chest for both women and men! I think I should have a mid-century dinner party so friends can just sit and look at these! Last edited by AtLast; 06-02-2010 at 12:27 AM. Reason: stuff to fix

06-01-2010, 01:34 AM	#2
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AtLast Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Woman Preferred Pronoun?: HER - SHE Relationship Status: Relating Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: CA & AZ I'm a Snowbird Posts: 5,408 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 11,826 Thanked 10,827 Times in 3,199 Posts Rep Power: 21474857

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Fancy Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: N/A Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NY Posts: 3,742 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 7,696 Thanked 7,076 Times in 2,316 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	Tux corset.... Looking for something like this to wear under my tuxedo jacket.

06-02-2010, 12:48 AM	#9
Nat Senior Member How Do You Identify?: bigender (DID System) Preferred Pronoun?: he/him or alter-specific Relationship Status: Unavailable Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Central TX Posts: 3,537 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 11,047 Thanked 13,970 Times in 2,591 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	I really love the costuming in this movie - especially the men's and George Sand's (Judy Davis's) more masculine clothing. (1840ish Paris) __________________ I'm a fountain of blood. In the shape of a girl. - Bjork What is to give light must endure burning. -Viktor Frankl

06-02-2010, 12:56 AM	#10
Isadora Member How Do You Identify?: Momma, Ma'am Preferred Pronoun?: She/Her Relationship Status: I am in love. Truly Madly Deeply Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: California Posts: 997 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 502 Thanked 2,127 Times in 559 Posts Rep Power: 2369288	Edith Head 1954 Rosemary Clooney __________________ "I have a respect for manners as such, they are a way of dealing with people you don't agree with or like." Margaret Mead Read me! www.leatherati.com

06-02-2010, 04:27 AM	#11
tiggs Member How Do You Identify?: femme submissive Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: married and collared to Converse Tournaments Won: 1 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: canada Posts: 359 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,456 Thanked 726 Times in 248 Posts Rep Power: 2288328	Of course to go with the retro look you can't go wrong with the super sexy pin-up swim suits. Just gotta love leopard print and cherries! These are both from Lolita Girl fashions Last edited by tiggs; 06-02-2010 at 04:28 AM. Reason: to add the maker of the suits ;)

06-02-2010, 04:26 PM	#12
Isadora Member How Do You Identify?: Momma, Ma'am Preferred Pronoun?: She/Her Relationship Status: I am in love. Truly Madly Deeply Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: California Posts: 997 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 502 Thanked 2,127 Times in 559 Posts Rep Power: 2369288	I cut off all my curls about two weeks ago. I cried and cried. I realized as I looked at 1950's fashion and Hollywood pictures that the sophistication level of women who mostly had bobbed hair. Charming, intelligent and magnetic women. So when the last person who saw me (after not seeing me for months) saw my bobbed hair and said, "It is lovely. Very sophisticated." I had to smile. I forget that sultry women Sophia, Ava, Leslie, Audrey, Eartha and many more women had that look... __________________ "I have a respect for manners as such, they are a way of dealing with people you don't agree with or like." Margaret Mead Read me! www.leatherati.com

06-02-2010, 05:23 PM	#13
Kätzchen Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, please. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Somewhere over the rainbow ツ Posts: 16,056 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 30,111 Thanked 33,515 Times in 10,641 Posts Rep Power: 21474868	I am always looking to add to my small collection of cocktail dresses ... I have a variety of little black dresses (a few in cerulean blue or deep purples, too) - they range from sleeveless, plunging V-necklines to strapless to long-sleeved (more like 3/4 length sleeves) vintage styled dresses of the late 50s to 60s era dress styles. Here's a classic black cocktail dress that might look nice on me: More than likely though, I'd probably have to make my own pattern and play with the ruffling on the neckline a bit. I'd change the type of fabric too - I like fabrics that feel stetchy-snuggly on my body. And, instead of the waistline (as shown in the photo), I'd probably make it an empire waistline and drop the neckline a bit, so it was more of a "vee" and adjust the ruffling - maybe use chiffon for the ruffling???

06-02-2010, 05:27 PM	#14
Isadora Member How Do You Identify?: Momma, Ma'am Preferred Pronoun?: She/Her Relationship Status: I am in love. Truly Madly Deeply Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: California Posts: 997 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 502 Thanked 2,127 Times in 559 Posts Rep Power: 2369288	I was looking at lots of 50's fashions lately and a lot of them are 3/4 sleeves. I, too, have several LBDresses. Sounds, lovely! __________________ "I have a respect for manners as such, they are a way of dealing with people you don't agree with or like." Margaret Mead Read me! www.leatherati.com

06-02-2010, 05:30 PM	#15
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06-02-2010, 05:44 PM	#19
Kätzchen Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, please. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Somewhere over the rainbow ツ Posts: 16,056 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 30,111 Thanked 33,515 Times in 10,641 Posts Rep Power: 21474868	Oh!!!! Thanks Isadora - I never thought to search for them under the "Opera Gloves" ... great idea!

06-02-2010, 05:46 PM	#20
Kätzchen Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, please. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Somewhere over the rainbow ツ Posts: 16,056 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 30,111 Thanked 33,515 Times in 10,641 Posts Rep Power: 21474868	Sidebar note for Nat: I so fetching love the baby blue tutu featured in your OP!

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