June 4, 2016

Links, Life, Love: June 4, 2016


Summer is approaching, fast and powerfully, its air a fragrant blend of thunder storms, honeysuckle, sandy shores, and the first locally grown tree ripened stone fruits in nearly a year. A lively month fills our days now and before we know it, the next season really and truly will be upon us.

Nearly two months have passed now since I launched a new periodically occurring post series called Links, Life, Love here and it seems, now that we're into June, like high time for the second installment of such.



Links:

Thoughts on Modern Vintage Style: I greatly enjoyed and appreciated Bonita's heartfelt look at this topic and how it relates to her own life and wardrobe. It's something that I think many of us will be nodding up a storm as we read and I really commend her on tackling this important vintage style related subject.


My Favourite Instagram Accounts for 1920s Style Inspiration: Searching for some of the best and most arrestingly chic jazz era fashion wearers to follow on Instagram? Look no further than this curated and entirely fantastic list that Jessica from Zella Maybe recent put together. Le swoon!


Spring & Summer Vintage Accessory Essentials: Bianca rounds up several of favourite must-have warm weather vintage accessories, from high heeled sandals to pretty parasols, and highlights them care of some seriously soon worthy yesteryear images in this fun spring + summer fashion post.


The Lifesaving Powers of Vintage Turbans: You'll want to run, not walk, to your scarf collection the moment you read this terrific piece from Nicole at The Artyologst, and then proceed to spend the whole summer sporting the most glamorous vintage style turbans imaginable.


Why I don’t like capsule wardrobes: Personally, I'm quite neutral when it comes to capsule wardrobes and have zero against them personally, but I did find this post on why its author, Christina Fleming, isn't a fan to be a thought provoking, interesting read.


Edwardian Pomade Recipe: Kate's super simple and very natural recipe - complete with a great how-to video - for such will have you running to the local health food or holistic related shop and then your kitchen in a heartbeat.


Flea Market 101: A Beginner’s Guide: Jackie of the always enjoyable blog, Let's Go Thrifting, dishes out some super handy, and very detailed advice, on what to know/do/take with you/expect when you go flea market shopping. This post is a great read for all outdoor second hand market fans, be they newbies, veterans, or anywhere in between.


A Man Took Hundreds of Photobooth Self-Portraits From Between the 1930s and 1960s. But No One Knows Who He Is and Why?: Tell me this doesn't intrigue you something fierce!


5 Keys for Mid-Century (Decor) Style: A quintet of fun, easy ways to inject more of the mid-century awesomeness we so adore into our home decor care of Sabrina over at the delightful blog, Inky Notions.




Life:

In many respects, I feel like I've already shared most of the highlights that have filled our days lately, including our wonderful little trip to the Kootenays, but that doesn't mean that other things haven't been happening behind the scenes, too.

Tony recently returned home from his latest work trip to the States, which saw him touch down for a few days in Denver, Colorado. Save for the airport there, he'd never been to Denver before and really enjoyed his time in this beautiful state, which geographically speaking, share many points (mountains! evergreen trees! vast expanses of wilderness!) in common with our own province of British Columbia.

Much as with Austin, Texas in April, he adored getting to explore more of America and is looking forward to wherever his company may opt to send him to next, be it in America, Canada, or even further afield.

And speaking of Tony, both he and I have birthday coming down the pipeline in the not-too-far-off future. Mine will roll into town on July 10th (I'll be 32) and his appears again on August 6th (he'll be 36). We've always adored that we're both "summer babies" and while we don't have any mega plans in the works for either day yet, are certainly looking forward to celebrating them together.






In fact, we're genuinely psyched to be spending the summer as a whole in one another's company, after being apart while he was in San Francisco (for work) for nearly the whole duration of last summer.

Though we both fared well during that time apart and stayed in constant contact online, it truly wasn't the same letting the most stunning, sunny and light filled (aka, prime outdoor photo taking season) chapter of the year go by without each other's companionship and we feel very fortunate to have this summer together again.

We're also excited about Canada Day on July 1st (it's one of only two days each year - the other being New Year's Eve - when our town puts on a small fireworks show), the prospect of a summertime road trip or two, the return of cherry + peach + apricot + plum + nectarine season, days of weather so stunning it almost makes you weep, and making plans on various fronts for the second half of 2016.


Love:

-Muted colours, as I blogged about recently in this post, are something that I simply can't get enough of at the moment. I recently ordered a fab new fifties dress in these earthy, goes-with-everything shades for fall and am already planning an outfit for October around it.

-And speaking of thinking ahead when it comes to my ensembles (ahh, the life of a full-time fashion blogger), a recent Etsy search for "Christmas pudding brooch" lead me to discover the most delightfully cool handmade fruit and veg themed jewelry shop on Etsy called By the Shed, and I'm not even joking when I say that I want every single thing that they're selling. If I receive some birthday money this year, I uber want to put a portion of it towards my first purchase from this awesome shop.

-Wearing all the vintage straw hats and carrying all the vintage straw/bamboo/raffia handbags. Hands down one of my favourite elements about summertime fashion is this point right here and I've wasted no time this year in putting my straw (et al) accessories to good use!





-Shopping my own closet, so to speak. As evidenced by some of the comments that I received on this  post last year (and various others, too), I know that many of are firm fans of putting existing wardrobe pieces to continued use in new and exciting ways, and that's something that I greatly enjoy and make a point of doing as well.

There is, objectively, relatively little I truly *need* when it comes to clothing and the older I get, the more I want to keep enjoying and experimenting with my existing wardrobe, which naturally means blogging many such outfits here with all of you.

-Kailey Flyte, better known to many online as Mermaiden's, cuter-than-cute collection of cell phone cases that she designed in collaboration with Casetify.

-Magnum Double Raspberry Ice Cream Bars: Oh my stars, are these things amazing! Tony and I just discovered this particular Magnum offering last month and to we're both beyond addicted to them now. Hands down these Double Raspberry Bars are in my top five favourite store bought ice cream products of all time. If you love the taste of raspberries, I seriously can't recommend them highly enough!




-Nestling our camping chairs into the sand down at one of the local beaches here and watching the sky transform from butter yellow to tangerine, coral, lilac and amber as the ever-hotter sun sets over either Okanagan or Skaha Lake.

-This adorable elderly British couple who finally tied the knot after dating for 42 years (aww!).

-When my wonderful Etsy customers blog about their purchases, such as Sara from In a Nutshell, Sarah (with an "h" :)) from Sew Characteristically You, as well as Jessica from Zella Maybe , and Elizabeth from Gloriously Vintage have all done did in recent weeks.

Thank you wonderful ladies each so much, I truly appreciate it! (Check out snaps from each of their awesome posts below, in order from top to bottom: Jessica, Sarah H., Elizabeth, and Sarah.)













{To learn more about a specific image used in today's post, please click on it to be taken to its respective source.} 




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What are your plans for this first Saturday of June, my dear friends? Recently my awesome sister, who lives in the nearby city of Kelowna, caught wind of a brand new vintage sale called the Okanagan Vintage Fair, which is holding its first ever event today, and rushed to tell me about it (isn't she the best!).

I didn't feel that I found out about it far enough in advance to attend as a seller (I usually need, due to my health, several weeks to prepare for an in person selling event, which then, there's never any guarantee that I'll be feeling well enough to attend; thus selling online via my Etsy shop, as I do, works so much better for me!), but I am hoping to bop up to Kelowna this weekend and attend as customer, if possible.

We have exceedingly few vintage related events, let alone sales, in this corner of the province and I really like to support as many of them that do exist as I realistically can (interestingly, a few days after my sister texted me about this event, the organizer - who I'd not interacted with before - contacted me via Facebook to invite me to attend, which was so sweet and thoughtful of her to do).

I know some of the folks who will be selling there and look forward to meeting others who are new to me, as well as to attend the premier occasion of this fun sale. Hopefully I'll return with a vintage treasure or two enrich my wardrobe and/or home with!

Aside from that, we're keeping things nice and on-the-fly this weekend, with few set plans and even less of a desire to be rushed or overly busy. These warm, gorgeous months are all too brief and one should savour them at a leisurely pace as often as possible (even if that means for just a few hours on the weekends or after work).

Have a stellar, delightfully fun - and hopefully relaxing - weekend, everyone!

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  1. Dear Jessica, I love this series and am looking forward to exploring the links here. You always find very interesting ones! Happy treasure hunting at the vintage fair. I hope you find something lovely and am looking forward to hearing about it on your blog. Once again thank you for including a word about Gloriously Vintage here. As you know I am thrilled with all my purchases from your Etsy shop. I will be wearing the lastest soon with my summer wardrobe! My weekend just got better reading your post! Very Best wishes from the UK, Elizabeth xx

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    1. Thank you very much, sweet Elizabeth. You're truly welcome. I can't begin to put into words the joy that it brings my heart to see my customers enjoying their Chronically Vintage purchases and with so many lovely ladies sharing such in recent weeks, yourself so thoughtfully included, I knew that I had to make a point to publicly thank you all here in this post.

      Tons of hugs & happy wishes for the new week coming your way,
      ♥ Jessica

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  2. Great post, you Summer baby! I love when you include personal stuff about your and Tony's life. It makes us feel closer to you. The links and resources are always fun, too. You've become a full-service blog!

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    1. That is a flat out awesome term, Ally. Did you coin "full-service blog" yourself? I think it's excellent and really appreciate that you feel such applies to my site. Thank you very much!

      Wishing you a fantastic week, my friend,
      ♥ Jessica

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  3. Thanks for the link Jessica! I'm glad to hear you and Tony (fingers crossed) will be spending the summer together this year, prime outfit photo season is upon us again! I too need to do some shopping of my own closet and find new pairings of things I already have. I think I'm going to go through everything and make a list of any actual holes in my wardrobe so I can concentrate on things I actually "need" moving forward :) I wore the beautiful blouse I got from your most lovely shop just yesterday for the first time and I loved wearing it! I'll have photos up soon! <3

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    1. You're sincerely welcome, my dear friend. Thank you in turn for your lovely comment and crossed fingers. It is definitely looking like we'll be having most of the summer together and there aren't any big work trips in the works for the time being, so the camera will definitely be put through it paces (we just did two shoots this weekend - not only for their own sake, but because it was the first non-rainy weekend we'd had in weeks!) as summer returns.

      You know, that's a process I really enjoy doing. Even if don't, say, have it in my budget to fill many of those gaps in the moment, I find just acknowledging and taking note of them to be very beneficial, especially with the amount of thrifting I do (which can lead to great budget friendly "gap fillers"). I wish you luck with your closet inventory work and hope that you're able to find many of the pieces you currently need for your wardrobe in the next half (or nearly so at this point) of 2016.

      That's so awesome to hear! I'm on the edge of my seat with excitement to see the photos of you sporting it. Thank you again immensely for your fantastic recent Etsy purchase from my shop. I appreciate it sooooo much!

      Tons of hugs & happy Monday wishes,
      ♥ Jessica

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  4. I have to say again that I really enjoy these posts. There is always something new to discover. And I have to say Thank You! for featuring my post on your blog.

    Sarah
    www.sewcharacteristicallyyou.com/blog

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    1. You are sincerely welcome, dear Sarah. Many thanks in turn to you again for posting about your most recent order from my Etsy shop. That post genuinely touched my heart and was such a special treat for me as an Etsy seller to read. You're a gem of a person and I'm very happy that the web led us to be a part of one another's lives (and blogs).

      Big hugs & happy Monday wishes,
      ♥ Jessica

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  5. Love the series Jessica, and wishing you happy treasure hunting at the vintage fair. We are taking things slowly this weekend, as we will be going on holiday in two weeks' time. Have some packing to do. What shall I take? A big hug from Belgium, Ann xxx

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    1. How exciting that you're headed off on holiday soon, dear Ann! I'm thrilled for you and hope that you guys have a fun filled, marvelous time. Granted one's location, the season, the weather, and how much walking is apt to be involved all factor in, but in general, when I pack, I like to create a tiny capsule wardrobe and reach for pieces that generally go well together, starting with one or two base neutrals (black, brown, navy, beige/tan, brown and/or grey) an then 2 - 4 brighter colours. In the mix, I like at least a couple of skirts, some cardigans, a blazer or two, and one or two pairs of pants/repro jeans, in case there's some extra rugged activities on our itinerary. Add in some scarves, comfy shoes, 1 - 3+ purses, a hat or two, some jewelry, and I'm pretty much set for all but the very coldest months.

      Many hugs & happy countdown to your vacation wishes!
      ♥ Jessica

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  6. Wonderful links, Jessica, thanks for sharing! And yay for a local vintage fair for you! I hope you're able to make it there and find loads of lovely vintage items! :)

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    1. Thank you sweetly, dear Grace. We did make it up there (albeit a bit later in the day than I'd hoped for - but still, better late(r) than never) and had a great time. I ran into numerous folks I knew and made some new contacts in the process, all the while lapping up the tables of beautiful, kitschy and/or unique vintage offerings in the process. I picked up a couple of things for myself and a small selection for my shop, so all in all, it was definitely a very worthwhile outing and should the organizer put it on again, I'll definitely try to make to future occurrences of this sale, too.

      Many hugs & happy Monday wishes,
      ♥ Jessica

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  7. Aww thank you for the link shout-out, Jessica! I can't wait to check out all of the other links on this list. Awesome post!

    <3 Jackie @ Let's Go Thrifting

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    1. You're sincerely welcome, Jackie. It's an awesome post and I knew the moment that I read it, I was going to include it in my next edition of this fun new post series.

      Big hugs & happy wishes for June,
      ♥ Jessica

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  8. Thanks for sharing all these great links, Jessica. Since you are in Canada, there's actually hope that I might be able to turn up some of those amazing sounding and looking Magnum bars for my husband.

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    1. You're sincerely welcome, dear Brenda. So far we've bought them (on sale) at Save On Foods and, when not on sale there, at Walmart. Tony also spotted them last week at IGA, but they were nearly $8.00 a box, so we'll stick with Walmart, where they're around $5, a box, I believe. Fingers crossed you're able to track them down, too. They're incredibly delicious and so very - to borrow a great word from the UK - morish! :)

      Big hugs & happy Monday wishes,
      ♥ Jessica

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  9. Happy early birthday. I'm loving summer too. We are having fun hanging around and I'm so looking forward to going to the beach

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    1. Ooohh, how exciting that the beach was a part of your weekend. It's getting warm enough to enjoy such again here, too, at long last (May was super rainy and often chillier than usual for these parts) and I can hardly wait to enjoy lots of weekend outings there soon, too. I hope that you guys had a really fun time and that all is well on your end as we head into the second week of June.

      Oodles of hugs,
      ♥ Jessica

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  10. Awwww, thank you so much for the shout out! I certainly appreciate the mention. You've got some fascinating reads here, I'm going to have to save this post for tomorrow morning to help my Monday go by a little quicker.

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    1. You're very welcome, sweet Jessica. Thank you again for the incredibly lovely - and truly touching - blog post featuring the elegant vintage coin necklace that you purchased from my shop. It looks breathtaking on you!

      Many hugs & happy Monday wishes,
      ♥ Jessica

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  11. So much love and happiness in this post, it's tangible. I sense your excitement for the summer and it's catching, these links are amazing. I hope you have the dreamiest summer imaginable with your gorgeous husband. Heaven knows you deserve it xx

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    1. What a fabulously kind, thoughtful and caring wish, dear Emily. I am sending the same straight back to you and really do hope that this year's is amongst your most enjoyable and fun filled summers ever.

      Tons of hugs across the miles,
      ♥ Jessica

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  12. Thanks for sharing such wonderful links and for sharing your excitement for the summer ahead! :-)

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    1. The pleasure is all mine, dear Nikki. I'm so jazzed about the upcoming season and am sure that will continue to shine through in numerous posts this month (especially since, at long last, we have some sunshine and warm temps here again after a woefully damp, nippy month of May).

      Big hugs & happy wishes for the new week,
      ♥ Jessica

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  13. I was so not expecting to open this post and see my own name amongst your list of links! Thanks so much for the shout out, and also thanks for continually creating these lists, as it is always great to find new blogs to love :)
    The Artyologist

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    1. You're wholeheartedly welcome, sweet Nicole. It's a stellar post and I couldn't wait to make it a part of this latest link roundup.

      Many hugs & happy Tuesday wishes,
      ♥ Jessica

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  14. wonderful and very interesting post - dear jessica!
    i saved most of the links for the long evenings when hubs is away working.....
    wish you a marvelous summer!!!!! hug you! xxxxxx

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    1. Thank you so much, dear Beate, I hope that you and your honey (and your endlessly adorable kitty cat) all have a fantastic, sunny, and very enjoyable summer, too. I just love these early days of the season, when we have 3+ months left of summer to revel in. :)

      Tons of hugs coming right back at you,
      ♥ Jessica

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  15. it is true, we have the summer is coming, meanwhile, this late spring is capricious and unstable as a woman too beautiful, the last days were so full of commitments and bureaucracy that I could not put the anso out of the house or somewhere dusty old office .. but last night I did a little 'gardening, I needed it! I am glad that you are together this summer, I remember that the other Tony was away on business ... now waiting for you all summer for you!
    happy Tuesday

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    1. Thank you very much, lovely lady (it really is stellar that Tony and I will get to spend the sunny summer months together again!). I hope that countless more moments of peace and simple pleasures come your way this summer.

      Big hugs & happy June wishes,
      ♥ Jessica

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  16. The weather has been glorious here in the south of England, I'm so excited to dip into my summer wardrobe and I hope you and Tony have oodles of happy and memorable summer adventures xxx

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    1. That's awesome! We're just finally starting to part ways (I hope!) with the torrent of rain that drenched us for much of May and I couldn't be happier about it. Onward and upward to days of dazzling sun, sweltering temps, and open toed shoes until September! :)

      Many hugs & joyful summer wishes,
      ♥ Jessica

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  17. I am ready to dive into the suggested Instagram accounts, specially the ones for 1920s style inspiration as I have a 1920s theme birthday party on Saturday !

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    1. Ooohh, that sounds like a blast! I hope that you have an excellent time at the party and that you find those sublimely stylish Instagrammers to be of help to you in putting your outfit together. I'm sure you're going to look awesome!

      Big hugs,
      ♥ Jessica

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  18. I'm so glad that you and Tony will be able to enjoy the beauty of this hazy, dreamy season together. And not just because it means more beautiful pictures for me to enjoy! Savour this season, your beloved Autumn will be arriving before you know it!

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    1. What a touchingly sweet, beautiful comment, dear Christina. Thank you very much. That it will - though I'm rooting for a long summer. Last year's took a sudden nosedive earlier than usual (before Labour Day) and I'm so hoping for an extra long one to make up for everything that was missed last year.

      Many hugs & wishes of a lengthy and joyful season ahead for you, too,
      ♥ Jessica

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  19. I'm so glad for this post, not just for the links from blogs I'm not familiar with, but also some beauties I missed while on holiday too! Also omg those puffins and bees from By The Shed!!

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    1. Aren't they downright incredible? I am seriously going to be saving up some of my pennies to place my first ever order from By The Shed (hopefully this summer). I'm delighted that I could introduce you to them as well and that you're keen on the bees and the puffins in particular. So cute!

      I hope that you're having a great week and that life is well on your end as we head towards the middle of June, my sweet friend.

      Tons of hugs & happy Wednesday/Thursday wishes,
      ♥ Jessica

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  20. The man who took a ton of photos of himself reminds me of the bald man in Amelie!!! SO interesting!
    xo
    Kristina
    www.eccentricowl.com

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    1. He so does! I hadn't noticed that before, but now I totally see it. Great observation, lovely lady - now I want to know the backstory here even more than ever! :)

      Wishing you a fabulous weekend!
      ♥ Jessica

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  21. Great list of links! Your "Links, Life, Love" posts is one of my favouite series on your blog. Thank you so much for including a link to my pomade recipe post :)

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    1. You're sincerely welcome, sweet Kate. I always go wild for everything that you share on your blog and (awesome!) YouTube channel and am delighted to share some of the entries that really jump out at me here.

      I hope that things are well on your end this month and that you're having more sunshine than we're currently getting this spring (it's the dampest one I can recall experiencing here in the Okanagan).

      Oodles of hugs & happy weekend wishes,
      ♥ Jessica

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  22. Lovely links to discover, I am particularly interested in your new brooch source! I'm glad that you and Tony will get to spend the summer together, much more fun! Did you get to attend the vintage fair? I hope that you found some treasures.

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    1. Thank you very much, sweet Kate. I'm sooo hoping to be able to play my first order with that awesome looking Etsy shop this summer or fall - at the very least, before Xmas, so that I can put together a look that involves one of their super cute Christmas pudding pins.

      We did indeed! It was a little little event with a very good turnout. The organizer mentioned to me (on FB) after the fact that they may be holding another one in the fall, and if they do, I'll definitely try to make it to that sale as well. I didn't come home with too many items, either for myself or the shop, but a couple of finds were had in each case and I met some really lovely folks that I hadn't encountered on the vintage selling scene here before, so the day was a total win in my books. :)

      Thank you so much for your latest (wonderful!) email. I've begun brainstorming my questions and have every hope and plan of getting the final ones to you in the next 1 - 3 days.

      Tons of hugs & happy mid-June wishes,
      ♥ Jessica

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  23. Oh Happy early birthday to you and Tony! My husband and I are both summer babies as well! (Tim, June and me in July!). So many exciting things coming up for you... birthdays and Canada day! And I love that you two are looking forward to spending the entirety of summer together after not being able to do so last year! Sounds like this is going to be an awesome summer for you!

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    1. That's so cool about your DH and you both being summer babies, too. Yay! And I just adore that you and I share a birth month in common, on top of our many other mutual points - such as an epic love of vintage and pretty dresses. :)

      Endlessly happy early b-day wishes to you guys as well!

      xoxo ♥ Jessica

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  24. As you already know, I am officially behind with your blog, but you also know that I read everything. ;) I truly enjoyed this long list of goodies. What I especially want to mention is:

    Modern vintage - I don't understand the "war". I stick with your terms: vintage, vintage appropriate and repro. As long as it is fifties styled, it doesn't have to be the real deal to me. In fact I love my repro dresses a bit more, since my fifties dresses are so fragile.

    Capsule wardrobe, I've never heard of such, and feel just like it is explained here. I love a lot to choose from, and have carefully built the perfect (for me) wardrobe, consisting of things I wear, that becomes me and is just my style. Why should I get rid of it? What I also love about buying vintage dresses, is that I can always sell them again if I should get tired of them.

    Shopping my own closet, that's a lovely term and right up my alley. I don't need anything either, and get so excited when I find something I can honestly justify I really need! ;) But jools are always an exception.

    The Accessory article, it was very charming, and I feel just like you - out in the sunshine with our wicker purses. I bought a vintage style watermelon wicker purse from Bow & Crossbones, and I LOVE it!

    The Photobooth man, was fun. I think he was a repair man, but wonder why he has kept all the photos? Perhaps some strange sort of humor. He has thought that one day everyone would wonder why!

    Marriage after 42 years,ha! It "only" took DH 11 years to make me marry him. ;) They are so cute.

    Congratulations on all the bloggers featuring CV purchases. It is so lovely to be appreciated (and get free advertising). :)

    And PS: I want a beach tent just like that pronto! Wishing you a lovely day, dear. :)

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    1. Hello my darling friend, thank you very much for your awesome comment and for sharing your thoughts on many of the posts highlighted here.

      I'm with you when it comes to "modern vintage". I do see the need for such a term and can instantly pull to mind the general aesthetic that it conveys, but do personally tend to wear the same types of clothing that you mentioned (and feel those terms encapsulate my personal style better). So true about the durability of repro. I feel the same is true for a lot of my 80s does 40s and 50s pieces, too, which is no small part of the reason that I live in them the whole year round (plus when it comes to dresses, a lot of them have elastic waists, which is a huge plus for me and my health).

      Definitely! :) I can easily go months, if need be, without adding new garments to my closet (save for if a super basic piece, like say a new winter coat, was required), but with accessories and jewelry, that's a whole 'nother kettle of fish. :) It's quite rare for me to go more than a few weeks without adding at least one new addition on that front. Really, given how small they often are and the fact that they don't have to break the bank, how can any vintage fashionista (with the room for such in her budget, that is) not do so? :)

      Your watermelon purse from Bow & Crossbones sounds amazing! I'll definitely have to pop by their website and check it out, if they're still in stock. I really like watermelon themed items and even have a super fun beige coloured 70s does 40s/50s skirt with a watermelon slice applique pocket on it. :)

      Oh, could you imagine? If he took all those snaps and left no details with them just to create a riddle of sorts for future generations. That would be such a dedicated, detailed prank. Who knows, maybe that is the case - or perhaps he was just ahead of the trend when it came to loving selfies. :D

      Thank you very much for your awesome comment and lovely congrats. It truly is sweet and thoughtful of fellow bloggers (and Instagrammers) to share their CV purchases online. I utterly adore seeing how folks style the pieces they buy from my shop and knowing that they've found such loving new homes.

      Tons of hugs & the very happiest of mid-July wishes,
      ♥ Jessica

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  25. Just now saw this - thank you so, so much for including my casetify collection Jessica! I can't tell you how much I appreciate it <3

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    1. Hi Kailey dear, you are wholeheartedly welcome. It's an awesome collection - so sweet, eye-catching and beautiful - and I knew the moment I spotted it, that I had to weave it into one of my posts.

      I really appreciate your lovely comment. Thank you so much for visiting my blog this weekend.

      Huge hugs & happy wishes for August,
      ♥ Jessica

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