Twenty percent off sale going on right now at Pinup Girl Clothing!

While there is no denying that wearing genuinely vintage clothing is a rewarding, stylish and extremely enjoyable act, sometimes – for a myriad of reasons – we need (and/or want) to shop for modern pieces that posses a high degree of vintage style. One place (that is familiar to many old school style clothing fans) to source a wide array of such pieces is the online shop Pinup Girl Clothing.

I will happily admit that over the years I’ve spent my fair share of time daydreaming about clicking my way through a wild shopping spree at this terrific site, but alas, such fantasies remain just that. In the meantime though (“meantime” I suppose pertaining to before I somehow find a way to become grandly wealthy ;D) it’s a lot more realistic to imagine scooping up a beautiful piece or two from this store from time-to-time, especially when they send emails my way informing me that they have a sale going on.

One such email was waiting for me in my in-box this afternoon. Pinup Girl Clothing is currently offering their customers 20% off all purchases (including items which are already on sale/marked down) when you use the code ccjul709 between now and July 18th.

There is never – and I mean never – a shortage of items from this site bouncing around on my wish list (hmmm, has anyone else ever noticed how their wish list never seems to get smaller, it just increases in spades each month?), some of which I’ve highlighted below (please note, all prices are in US dollars). Do these items get your pulse racing too?

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{“The Netti” dress in blue gingham poplin with red trim, $68.00.}



{“Nanjing Navy” vintage sailor style jeans in dark blue wash, $158.00.}



{“The Sarah Top” in houndstooth with red trim, $42.00.}



{“The Jackie Gold Las Vegas” purse with rhinestone brooch, $248.00.}



{“Happy Bows” 40s style chiffon day dress, $106.00.}



{“She Means Business” white satin button down blouse, $89.00.}



{Large white feather fascinator, $62.00.} http://bit.ly/w6whD



{Black and white two tone Mary Jane style pumps, $46.00.}


{“Annalise” swing dress in black with blue swallows, $109.00}


If pieces like this hot little numbers like the ones above aren’t enough to convince you to pick yourself up a little treat, it’s worth knowing that Pinup Girl always offers free shipping on US orders over $150 and on international orders above $250.

Are you a fan of Pinup Girl Clothing? Have you bought from them before, or like myself thus far, have you just lusted after their items from an adoring distance?

Introducing Able Grable, a beautiful new vintage reproduction line

If you follow the vintage blogging scene you may already be familiar with Miss Matilda and her fantastic blog (if you’re not, be sure to visit her site at once, it’s chockablock with informative mid-century history, images and photos of MM herself sporting wonderful vintage looks). I’m a big fan of her site and was positively excited when I read a recent post announcing the launch of her own stylish vintage reproduction line Able Grable, which will be specializing in 1930s and early 40s designs.

On her blog MM states that each dress is, “each inspired by the film actresses I admire”. What a lovely approach to art of reproduction tailoring. In terms of the line’s name she goes to say, “I share my birthday with Betty Grable and the name of my frock shop comes from the war time slang for a good looking woman, an Able Grable. So the first frock is a tribute to Betty Grable.”

The first piece in this gorgeous new line is a red polka dot, satin dress with white trim and collar that instantaneously calls to mind silver screen elegance and the sort of styles ladies of the time might have donned for those days when they needed something extra special to wear.



Available in sizes small through 3X, this sweet frock is limited to a twelve dress run. If you’re interested in picking one up for yourself, email Matilda at ablegrable@gmail.com for further information and pricing.

I think this dress is wonderfully pretty and can’t wait to see what other excellent designs Able Grable has in store for all of us vintage frock loving ladies!