70's Simplicity

Have you ever just felt so excited about today that you couldn't fall asleep? Like you knew + planned several wonderful things to happen so that you were awake on pure happy adrenaline? Today I am going spring vintage shopping and I just have this feeling of finding some darling seventies girleen things... I hope I do!

These are a handful of wonderferul patterns that I found from this Etsy store. I usually avoid buying things online because I know the temptation is too great but this site is going to break me.

When a woman gets blue, she hangs her head and cries do do do do do doo

I love Lee Morse, such an inspiration. So much swag and style, a true artist, and the prettiest songbird. Nothing touches my heart quite like a flapper who can sing the blues and yodel.

Canadian Victorian

Most of these dresses originate from Ontario
The dress below comes from my hometown Dundas

Victorian accessories. Hat illustrations

Neon Victorian

My silly scanner does not compute neon yellow, orange, pink or green, but if it did you would be seeing the Lauren Willmot Spring 2011 Neon Victorian Collection. It would have been so awesome, a combination of the entire 1800's and the 80's to make a Victorian neon rainbow. There would have been black light Chandeliers hanging over the catwalk to make all the white and neon pop. The makeup and hair would have been either white wigs and black face minstrel with neon eyeshadow and lipstick, or black wigs with white clown makeup and neon eyeshadow and lipstick. Inspired by wake me up before you go-go and puttin' on the ritz, of course. That might have been the runway music. Or something by Neon Indian. So sad you missed it! Maybe next year.

Vintage patterns

All patterns are from R.S.V.P

20's sports cardigan

30's beret

30's golf mittens

30's tilt hat

40's fez hat

40's Victorian corset

40's wartime waistcoat, gay gloves, sheik turban, etc.

40's wartime sandals

50's hat corsage

50's safari jacket

60's pincushion slippers

60's mod bag

60's raffia hat and bag

So buying these. I'm only a beginner knitter, but it will be great to have these patterns, especially the hats, since a milliner is my dream job.