Closet Case Vintage presents the Winter 2011 Lookbook!
In celebration of it’s release, we are giving away a $200 gift certificate to be used in the Etsy shop!*
How to enter:
1. Watch the CCV Winter 2011 Lookbook video below
2. Comment on this blog post about your favorite outfit from the CCV Winter 2011 Lookbook and where you’d wear it. Be creative, as the comment I believe to be the funniest/sweetest/most touching/scariest/YOU NAME IT story of where the goods will be worn will win!
The winner of the $200 gift certificate will be chosen and announced on Christmas day, Saturday the 25th of December. **********International entrees are welcome and all of the gifts will be shipped for free!**********
Good luck!
1930′s Champagne Pink Satin Robe
1930′s Cobalt blue Silk Chiffon Gown
1940′s Lavender Dress, 1960′s Leather and Fur Mod Coat
1970′s Zig Zag Cardigan Sweater, 1930′s Peach Feedsack Overalls
1930′s Floral Silk Chiffon Gown, 1980′s Rabbit Fur Bomber Jacket
Edwardian Era Choker Necklace, 1900′s Chantilly Lace Blouse, 1980′s Lace Tank Top, 1980′s Leather Maxi Skirt
1920′s Black Floral Beaded Flapper Dress, 1920′s Scalloped Red Beaded Blouse, 1940′s Sequined Scullcap Fascinator
1970′s Sweater Mini Skirt and Vest Set, 1970′s Mint Green Silk Halston Blouse, 1960′s Christian Dior Chapeaux Floppy Hat
1930′s Peacock Beaded Tunic Mini Dress, 1920′s Hot Pink Satin Garters
1970′s Argyle Vest and Cardigan Set, 1980′s Rhinestone belt
1940′s Deco Printed Jacket and Dress Set, 1970′s Silver Rabbit Fur Coat
1920′s Blue Brooch, 1920′s Silk Teddy, 1970′s Cable Knit Sweater
Photography by Joshua Black Wilkins
Videography by Seth Graves
Hair and Makeup by Christin Cook
Styling by Carmen Jaudon
Modeling by Kate Madeira and Laurenne Paladino
for the Closet Case Vintage Winter 2011 Lookbook
*Some exclusions apply
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The silk 1920’s Silk Teddy and 1970’s Cable Knit Sweater would look perfect on a snowy Christmas morning snuggled up next to my loved one in a cozy cabin forgotten in the woods. We’ll be drinking hot cocoa with candy canes and marshmallow, while a crackling fire roars before our eyes. Yeah, that sounds nice… Merry Christmas, this is a beautiful collection.
I would love wear the 1930’s cobalt blue silk chiffon gown when I audition at a gentlemen’s strip club near my university. I have longed to be a stripper for nearly a year, but my age and the fluttering knot of butterflies within me has kept me from this dream. Luckily, my recent wander into adulthood and my sudden need for money is nudging me toward the stage. Thanks to the luscious color and alluring fabric of this lovely gown, it would go wonderfully with the two stage names I am trying to decide between, Astral Projection and Lucid Dream. I would wear this gown over lacey black lingerie, with black mary jane platforms on my feet and a metallic wreath of shimmering stars on my head as I dance to Private Lawns by Angus and Julia Stone, or perhaps Islands by the XX.
OH my! It’s so hard to choose! Everything is so gorgeous! I can definitely see myself in the 1930′s peacock beaded tunic with opaque black tights, sky-high black suede platform pumps, and a giant velvet bow headband. With nude lips, black mascara and possibly some blue eyeshadow, I’d be ready to go out on the town dancing and drinking scotch and raising a general ruckus!
I love the 1920′s silk teddy and 1970′s cable knit sweater. The look is adorable and comfortable, espicially when paired with the black thigh highs. It makes me want to bake something and curl up nextto my christmas tree with an old classic. The outfit is so cute I might be tempted to wear it out…so maybe I shouldnt get it?
As a lover of all things vintage and unique (like yourselves), I long to recreate fantastically fabulous and timeless moments through photographs. Lately I’ve been purchasing clothing ONLY for the sake of these over-the-top photoshoots (god forbid I actually buy clothes for myself anymore). If I owned the 1930’s Champagne Pink Satin Robe I’d have it on camera faster than you can say va-va-voom!
I picture the robe worn for a midnight soak in a hot tub at a super retro motel (Palm Springs, CA? Old-Town Las Vegas, NV?). Everything is pitch black except for the robed woman and her (equally fabulously dressed, perhaps in Close Case dubs?!) male cohort, illuminated by lights from inside the hot tub. The only lights visible in the background are a few lights glittering in distant hills. I’d shoot a few photos of the robe flowing in the water (note to self: get model in pool with robe on for underwater shots! imagine how the silk would look with the light and blue water hitting it!) and then ask her to take the robe off, revealing either a sturdy 1940s swimsuit, or even your 50s yellow floral watercolor sailor top (http://www.etsy.com/listing/58959261/50s-yellow-floral-watercolor-sailor-top) tied under the boobs just so. Yes, we’re mixing decades here. Isn’t it marvelous?
The only other styling needed is great hair! I’ve got a lot more ideas where this one came from.
I would have to purchase the 1930’s Peacock Beaded Tunic Mini Dress paired with the 1970’s Silver Rabbit Fur Coat. I’m visitng my boyfriend’s mother (for the very first time!) during Christmas Break and from what I’ve heard she is very a la mode and chic. And naturally, I’m nervous about what she thinks of me, not only because my boyfriend is a prominent momma’s-boy, but also because she might insult the only thing I have going for me: my clothes! Of course I’ll charm her with my extreme grace and wits (kidding), but I might need a little help from your clothes. Especially that peacock dress! To. Die. For. Plus that fur coat will keep me super warm with all the snow we’re expected to get… and just in case his mom makes me sleep outside. Kidding, she wouldn’t do that… Would she?
omg that purple floral gown! and that peacock sequin piece of lovely! why must you do this to us?!
That 1920′s nightgown is so pretty! I would probably wear it whenever i’m around home, when I want to feel beautiful, lounging around with my cat, or reading in the garden… and I’d probably be tempted to wear it for my birthday, which lands on Valentine’s Day, and I always feel like wearing pink then!
Everything’s beautiful, but as a rather eclectic gal, I love the Feedsack Overalls. They’re probably a rare treasure, being so old, and I admire the outstanding design for such an unusual piece! Amazing.
I can see myself wearing these all next spring, biking around the scenic forest trails of my beautiful Wisconsin city. With a cozy cardigan on for the cool breeze (like the cute Zig Zag cardigan it’s paired with in the photograph…heh heh) and a pair of ankle boots with tall socks underneath so my ankles won’t get scratched when I stop to creep though the woods in search of my own springtime treasure, Morel mushrooms!!
The overalls paired with a cardigan and boots seems like a perfect outfit to adventure in, practical, while still looking outlandishly adorable. I love overalls. I don’t care what anyone thinks! I can (and WOULD) wear them through spring, summer, and fall…
Beautiful video, by the way. I love your shop!
1930’s Floral Silk Chiffon Gown, 1980’s Rabbit Fur Bomber Jacket.
My stars! What a remarkable bit of frippery this is!
This reminds me vividly of my late grandmother: http://madeleinepomegranatemoon.blogspot.com/2010/04/then-we-gathered-in-circle-stood-round.html (picture at bottom of page)
Obviously a very glamorous lady!
I would love to pair this decadant dress with my pair of dark plum velvety pumps and black tights…perhaps some fanciful jewelry? Star earings?
I would wear this in my father’s garden by my favorite big old tree…and then maybe to work? Sounds strange, but, I work in the most magical place. Its a ceramics studio tucked deep in a lush garden down a narrow path and my boss/friend and I frequently wear beautiful things while working to get inspired for palattes….and well, this dress it an artist’s dream come true!
Of course, it would find itself at fancy parties as well, no doubt!
I adore the peach feedsack overalls from the lookbook video. Just stunning and generally cool. As for what I’d pick for myself, it might be the 50s Olive brown and yellow Cotton Shirtdress. I would wear it with some wedge booties or platforms, a bunch of fine strand necklaces, and a lot of liquid eyeliner.
Fingers crossed!
I’m all over the 1930’s Peacock Beaded Tunic Mini Dress, 1920’s Hot Pink Satin Garters. It’s fabulous!!
I would have to wear the 1930’s Cobalt blue Silk Chiffon Gown to Christmas midnight mass at the Catholic church in my hometown because every one I ever went to school with would be there and I’d look divine. I would wear it with a baroque strand of black pearls. I think cobalt looks great with jet black and I have jet black hair I would wear Veronica Lake style with vixen red lips. I could never sleep wearing a dress like this. It would be the perfect dress to dance ” I Can’t Get Started with You” by Bunny Berigan with my man at 4am Christmas Day.
All of your photographs instigate fond memories of exploring the woods behind my house after school in knee high socks with a big satin bow in my long dark brown hair… or that first kiss – my knees knocking, wishing I had worn the beautiful lace slip my mom bought for me from JCPenny… I was in my friend’s damp, chilly dark basement (sounds creepy but it was incredibly romantic for a 13 year old girl!) playing spin the bottle with a boy from my neighborhood. With hormones raging and my hands icy cold, I leaned in and closed my eyes. The softness and forbidden nature of that moment was intoxicating – it felt like the world faded away and I had stars shooting out of my fingertips…. some things you just can’t put into words.
All the looks you have featured here are completely dream worthy and absolutely lovely. I must say though, I am mostly drawn to the ensembles that draw out a dark mood with a sweet edge, such as the moody Edwardian Era Choker Necklace, 1900’s Chantilly Lace Blouse, 1980’s Lace Tank Top, 1980’s Leather Maxi Skirt and your 1930’s Cobalt blue Silk Chiffon Gown. The cut of the leather skirt is similar to the flamenco skirts I adore, and would pair it with some nicely patinaed black workboots and white knee high socks, while tossing a pair of flamenco shoes in my purse…of course, just in case the evening should swell with melody and every single vibrating-breathing-living thing around me shutters into an irresistible rhythm. The skirt would be a perfect choice for a chilly Chicago night, and I imagine myself walking seductively down a snow covered street with the smell of homemade chocolate in the air.
The cobalt blue silk Chiffon gown is an amazing piece that you’ve photographed so exquisitely – it’s hard not to imagine I am the girl with the chilling green eyes and dark hair, awaiting a friend or a lover – or both – on a cool summer evening. I have an affinity for cobalt blue, and am easily seduced by the depth and clarity of this hue. It literally makes me feel intensely – not just satisfaction, but a longing deep from my soul – when I look at it. The cut of this gown is impeccable, and I would adore wearing this pretty much anytime. I would most certainly hand select beautiful undergarments and other ultra-feminine details to highlight the elegance of this piece. If I owned this dress (by this point I’m convinced I should!) I would personally wear it out for an evening of visiting friends and gallery openings, maybe with a pair of vintage emerald Swarovski earrings or a pair of vintage inspired Exo-gem earrings designed and hand made by a close friend (http://www.etsy.com/listing/49642646/exo-gem-drop-dangle-earrings) with lots of mascara, a hint of blush, deep ruby lips, and my hair in loose full curls. I would sneak in opportunities to show off the translucency of the silk – such as a medium sized black and gold vintage mourning locket coyly tucked underneath the high collar of the dress and pretty yet simple black lace bra, panties (no slip, I like seeing the faint lines of undergarments) and garters I’ve been pining for from Swan Clothing (http://www.etsy.com/listing/62525240/swanclothing-original-thigh-high-garters)
Worn with a pair of sweet velvet heels and cream lace stockings, this outfit would steal too many hearts for its own good…<3<3<3
All the clothes are exquisite, but I’m drawn to the stunning lavender dress and jacket set pictured under the fur-trimmed coat, as it would be marvellous for a 40s, WWII era party I’m currently working on convincing my friend to have when I go visit her in New Zealand later in the year. I’m pushing for perhaps even interrupt the party with an airaide or bomb scare…an interesting (rather dark) twist, turn off the (era appropriate) music turn off the lights! Anyway, I’m figuring that I had gone to the trouble of acquiring some heavenly costume, that might make the difference! Nice rhetorical leverage I think!
I absolutely love the 1930’s Cobalt blue Silk Chiffon Gown, it is stunning, beyond words. I would love to wear this stunner to the Cirque Berzerk (a contemporary “freak”circus theatre) show on January 7th, with the boy i wish to make my boyfriend (insert Best Coast’s Boyfriend here) . With this lovely dress, that show, and THEE boy, I am guaranteed to make said boy my boyfriend, not to mention have the best night of my life thus far. Aww, I can see it already… *day dreams.
Oh, each outfit is incredibly romantic and dreamy but I would have to pick 1940’s Lavender Dress & 1960’s Leather and Fur Mod Coat! I’ll be going on a trip with my long-distance bf to Switzerland and Milan in March and as it will be my first winter experience, I want to keep warm and yet look demurely elegant in this outfit:)
Fingers crossed!
xx
Sher
beneathdcrystalstars@gmail.com
I recently lost quite a bit of weight that I had gained since getting married and am in shape that rivals my high school days! I am a vintage lover and my husband is a huge fan of all the delicate, girlie stuff I buy..but, until now I have been too self-conscious to wear them in front of him. We are planning a winter get away for right after Christmas to French Lick, Indiana, and I would LOVE to show my new shape off to the hubby in the 1920’s Silk Teddy, 1970’s Cable Knit Sweater. He would just fall in love with me all over again in that number!!!
I would wear the 1970′s argyle sweater + vest set, complete with rhinestone belt, to the flogging molly concert in march.
i love everything ccv! i want to wear nothing but your vintage all the time.
I would wear the cable knit sweater, the mint green blouse and the leather skirt along with those boots the girl was wearing. To top it all off, some red lipstick would come in handy. I think it would all some how go and if it didn’t then, who cares? I’d wear it to meet the Queen. It’d be my take on the ladylike trend which is circling around the place lately and I think I need a new skirt, just for febuary which is when – i think – fashion is at it’s most ever changing and the sales have gone and spring is near and no one really knows whether to pair up their floral top with their fur coat, if you get what I mean? I think I’d probably wear it then too.
All the pieces are absolutely darling and I would happily take them all into my loving arms and never ever let them go…
I would wear the 1930’s Cobalt blue Silk Chiffon Gown all the time as will set off my blues eyes and capture the heart of my future husband. To which he will not only fall in love with me but the vintage lifestyle and we will live happily ever after in a time gone by…
In the early evenings we would tend our very pretty and fruitful garden wearing and I would be wearing the 1930’s Peach Feedsack Overalls and then bathe together in and old claw tub and slip into the 1930’s Champagne Pink Satin Robe to which he cannot take his eyes off me. (nor I him).
Oh how I long for this romance… So you see I need to win to finally capture my one true love and look as stunning as possible while I do this!
xx
I would wear the 1930’s Cobalt blue Silk Chiffon Gown to me and my Beau’s 4 year anniversary date. I have a secret hope that he will propose that night and I know if I am wearing this he wouldn’t be able to help himself, ring or not!
p.s.
This is a great give away!
<3 Sarah
theantiquepearl.blogspot.com
This whole collection is really lovely, and just the type of clothes that I need to take my mind off certain upsetting events. As the wedding of my close friend ( and secret love) to another lady is coming up soon after Christmas. I would wear the 1940’2 sequined fascinator, to silently express my heartbreak, and the 1920′s silk teddy just so I felt better. Is it wrong to wear a silky underthing to someone else’s wedding?
I don’t think so, and it may go some way to restoring my shaken faith in my feminine allure.
Once upon a time,
There was a young girl called Rowan. She lived inside the dark forests of Mississippi. At the tender and solitary age of seventeen, she was begining to enjoy fabrics far more than ever before. Each peice of clothing told a story, shared an emotion. Each small jewel or flower whispered an adolescent fairytale. She adorned herself in jewels just to explore around outside in.
The yawn of winter woke Rowan one night from a rather long nap. She was curled up between the sheets wearing a pink champagne tinted nightgown, from the 20′s or so. Each inch of lacey embroidery graced her pale freckled body. As she hopped out of bed, the sheer gown clung to her body and with every step the nightgown moved like a damp sheet of paper. Harps played and frigid weather crept through the fogged windows. Too lazy eyed to dress, Rowan reached for a silver fur coat. Ah, the feeling of soft rabbit fur on the skin. She bundled up and loped barefoot into the forest. The ground was shivering and still a bit asleep. The trees lingered over her like mountains, casting lofty silhouettes upon the girl’s dark brown locks. Rowan stumbled upon a mid-sized pine tree right in the middle of the forest. She gazed upon the little tree with endearing glossy eyes. The tree introduced itself as Arthur. Arthur, the handsome medium sized pine tree, what a sweet little fellow. Arthur was stout and firm. His coarse dark green overcoat was sharp and very heavy. He sported an evergreen smile that brightened the forest. Arthur was perfect, just what Rowan has been searching for. She wrapped herself tight in the silver fur, her toes had turned to blue watercolor paintings. She reached into the sky and pulled out a nice little star. A hop and lift brought the star up to sit nicely on Arthur’s head. Birth to the most wonderful christmas tree! Young Rowan was very worn and plopped down under the tree for yet another nap, her face was stretched into a smile. As the Z’s grew heavier and the sheep danced along the number line, the christmas spirit spread all around Mississippi, moving on to further states one by one. Arthur’s star continued lighting up the forest all until the new year. And everyone lived happily ever after, adorned in lovely vintage clothing.
The End
xox R.
Everything is almost too lovely for words, but I think I would choose the cobalt blue 30′s gown and wear it on the evening of my one-year anniversary of being with my boyfriend, Victor. I have never been one to celebrate anniversaries before, but this one feels special to me because we have been through a lot together. I’d take him to the Top of the Mark here in San Francisco where we’d dance to all my favorite jazz standards, surrounded by the most amazing view of the city and its many lights. I’d have my hair in messy curls, a beautiful lucite clutch tucked under my arm, and mustard yellow satin heels on my feet. It would be a terribly romantic and fitting way to celebrate a year of being together and of being in love.
The 30′s pink satin robe. I would wear it–well, beyond all of the time, I would wear it, certainly, whenever it is I talk to the boy who lives 2 balconies away. We don’t talk, of course, because shouting over two balconies would be inelegant. No, instead, we smile at each other during our mutual outdoor tea or smoke break. In this case, he’d ask where I got the robe. Because it would be a nice change from the tattery, Mia-Farrow-esque dressing gown I usually wear. And I’d stage-yell, “Oh, this old thing? I’ve had it for years. Can’t do a thing with it.” He’d smile, flick ashes over the balcony, and perhaps tell me that it’s neat. I don’t know what we’ll talk about next. Maybe that a few weeks ago there was a sewage problem, and how wretched it was to have to leave the building to go to the grocery store down the street. Or maybe we’ll mention how we both feel awkward when we get caught in the laundry room with the girl who lives between us; the walls are paper thin, we both must hear her have sex and she must know that. Never are silences so long when you’re stuck doing a shockingly dull chore with a stranger who you hear have sex all of the time. Maybe we’ll laugh about the woman who lives downstairs who looks like the cryptkeeper, and how whenever she changes from her blue tracksuit to her down jacket is the first sign of winter. Or maybe we’ll get to talking so much that I’ll have the chance to tell him that he looks like someone I used to know, someone who died, not that it matters, and I don’t even think of it that often, but maybe I’d get a chance to tell him the fact that he lives two doors down is comforting. Either way, he’ll notice my robe, and I can ask him how he manages to keep the barbecue on the balcony without the landlord noticing. None of these things are true.
Hm, well I’ve been majorly inspired by Hecate lately – she’s the Greek goddess of magic, witchcraft, the night, moon, ghosts and necromancy. Reading about her makes me want to go for long walks in the forest at midnight, with milky moonbeams filtered through the barren branches guiding my way. On such a journey, of course I’d have to wear something equally fabulous – that 1960′s leather and fur mod coat would be perfect! I adore the combination of textures. Underneath I’d wear an ankle-grazing dress, something like the 1930′s cobalt blue silk chiffon gown. Imagine how gorgeous those sleeves must look while I twirl and dance around a bonfire, casting spells on the village!
I would wear the 1930’s Cobalt blue Silk Chiffon Gown barefoot with a black floor length veil and dark violet lipstick for my weekly Ouija sessions with Aleister Crowley’s ghost at Grey Gardens.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/64523626/70s-argyle-diamond-vest-and-cardigan
i would wear this to work because it’s awesome. the end.
I feel divided for such a beauties… and realy inspired.
I think I must choose the 1960’s Leather and Fur Mod Coat because of a simple reason, I want the style of Bonnie Parker and my grandmom says I ‘m so far away to be such a stilish woman than she is from having an affaire with Warren Beaty.
Yes, I do believe it’s hard for me to be elegant, above all with my lately taste for hippie style and my inclination for those market treasures at 3 euro. I hope she never hears about it…
So I¡ll wear it to have my dreamed date with Warren (younger, please) and to get the pleasure of taking my grandmother’s dreamed boyfriend… just once
Good luck to everyone and have a Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!
I like the 1930s peach sak overalls, I would wear it in the summer,I would go swinging on the swings and go in the tall fields were the fire flies spark, and have a picnic with my sweetheart so we could reminisce about the the past we wish we once lived in, we would lay in the field till we saw the full moon over old jazz music, and once we saw those fire flies spark we would run home along through the little stars in the grass. Once we got home I would put on a silent film through the old projector and watch the brilliant Lillian Gish in “Way Down East”, the amazing scene when shes trapped on the ice moving down the river always makes me cold, but on a hot summer day its hard. My sweetheart and I will both fall asleep to the summer breeze with the projector still ticking.. and in the morning I will still be in the peach overalls,and do it all over again.
That 1930s floral gown…so gorgeous, so perfect for the trip back in time I intend to make using the Time Machine that I have been rigging up in my basement for this past year. One look at me in this gown and William Powell will be MINE I tell you, Mine (yes, my husband will have to deal that I have another bf in another space and time)! Either that, or I will wear this gown whilst lounging and lolling about my house, especially in my new deco bathroom and clawfoot bathtub (sans water, of course).
My eyes bugged out when I saw the 1930’s Cobalt blue Silk Chiffon Gown. I have been searching and searching for the perfect blue dress to mimic the one in Possession (the movie from 1981) and THIS IS IT!!!! I would definitely wear it in to the darkest subway, buy up all my groceries in glass bottles, and throw a gigantic fit in homage:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bDDanNgcgY&feature=related
Your model even looks like Isabelle Adjani in the film!
Wow, just wow… I can’t believe I’ve never been to this site before. Man, I was missing out!
. That seems the kind of outfit that a 16 year old like myself would get extreme confidence from… it seems like no person could look bad in that and that is the kind of assurance I need, especially when it comes to talking to Him.
I’d wear the 1920’s Silk Night Gown (in all it’s simple elegance, that i would try not to change) into town. It is so fabulously marvelous, I think, it would finally give me the guts (which, being the wimp I am, I so terribly need) to finally go up to That Guy and finally admit…. everything that i have felt for him in the past couple years. maybe even help him to feel the same for me, if I’m super lucky
Sure, it’s cheesy and not that interesting, but i am sixteen and that’s what I’d really do
Xx
Oh my. I would pick the 1920′s teddy,and I’d wear it around peoples dreams.
But in reality,I’d wear it on the prettiest days,the ones with pink through blue through pink again sky-sky-cloud skies, spring and summer time mornings and mid-days,or evenings that would be so very hot and humid if it wasn’t for the breeze.It does look very breezy and wonderful to wear,I think it would make any day feel like that really,it seems like one of *those* magical pieces of clothing.It’s not so much about what it looks like to me or anyone else.
I would wear this (http://www.etsy.com/listing/64518631/20s-30s-pink-champagne-satin-robe-with-a) as I steal onto the set of Boardwalk Empire and have a fab time drinking single malt whiskey and flirting with Michael Pitt.
I see the 1920′s silk teddy and 1970′s cable knit sweater as the most versatile outfit for a cottage weekend getaway. But only for a cottage visit that can be classified as a genuine getaway. You know, the kind of getaway where you are escaping from the ghost of an ex or the ghost that is inhabiting your kitchen cupboard that no one else seems to hear/see…The 1920′s silk teddy is perfect because it brings that element of mysterious beauty to the table, the kind of beauty that goes well with fog and candle light. And the 1970′s cable knit sweater is great because its all the comfort you need, wrapping you up in one charming chunk of protection from all the bad. During a cottage getaway you should be able to escape past and future, curl up with books by the fire, chop wood in twilight, and make friends with sparrows…I feel this kind of present is possible while wearing that gorgeous 1920′s teddy and cozy 1970′s cable knit sweater.
This lookbook rocks. Every piece is so lovely!! Thanks for the opportunity to let my imagination run wild. Happy holidays : )
I am fast asleep in a sleeper car on an old steamer train and it is chugging through the night, I am wearing a beautiful peach silk 1920′s night gown (that was in an oh so pretty wrapped gift box – with a note that says: My Dearest B, wear this gown for me and meet me in the city of love & lights tonight. Love C.) I hear a noise and feel a bump the train is coming to a halt. I wake up and wipe the sleep out of my eyes, I look out my train window and let out a gasp! What ever do I see but the Eiffel Tower with a million lights. Ah Paris in the 1920′s what a dream!
1930’s Peacock Beaded Tunic Mini Dress, this tunic is so gorgeous! I would take it with me on the trip me and and my boyfriends plan to take for our 5th anniversary – to Tallin. (We are from Sweden so it’s not that long.) While we are there we plan to cruise around Tallin and look at churches and the old town. I’m a sucker for old buidings. (Old town in Tallin is on Unesco’s World Heritage Site.) I also plan to shop for amber and knitted goods. And of course I would be really greateful if I could be looking stunningly beutiful in this! (Not necessity only for him
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Have a merry christmas!
What a stunning collection! This was an extremely hard decision between the 1930’s Cobalt blue Silk Chiffon Gown and 1930’s Peacock Beaded Tunic Mini Dress..
I am walking up the stairs in a gorgeous 1930′s Peacock Beaded Tunic Mini Dress, paired with a short black skirt and high heels. It’s quite dark. I step into a growded hall filled with people. Slowly I make my way across the floor ending up in front of the stage which is filled with bird cages, flowers and twinkling lights. I couldn’t imagine a more perfect outfit to wear to a equally perfect trip I’m about to take with the otherwordly voice of Florence Welch. This is a gift.
As I suffer chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS/ME), I’d pick the pink satin robe (and the silk teddy!)
I would love to wear it all day long; while drinking tea, listening to the Beatles’ white album and cuddling with my dog. Even though my body is tired and aching, I would feel beautiful. It’s the perfect dreamer’s outfit!
It really is a gorgeous collection.. great giveaway!
I recently attended the Kennedy Center Honors on the 6th of December and I wish I had something like the 1930’s Peacock Beaded Tunic Mini Dress to wear! Maybe I could have then slipped away from the show for a breath of fresh air and gotten lost in the endless, identical coridoors. I’d open a door and find Paul McCartney, waiting backstage for his introduction to join Oprah, Merle Haggard, Jerry Herman, and Bill T. Jones on stage. He would be so entranced with my outift (peacock dress paired with Louboutin studded heels, a Chanel black quilted snake flap bag, and a flirty curled updo) that he’d stop the secrutiy trying to ask me to leave and ask me to come on stage with him. Then, of course, I’d get to meet the President and eat dinner with a former Beatle. Paul would sign my Yellow Submarine record (which I would just have on my person), and I would ask for a picture with him and it would be the day I would remember for the rest of my life. Of course, in fifty or so years, I’d then tell this story to my grandchildren and pull out the photo of Paul McCartney and me, wearing a peacock dress, Louboutin heels, and a Chanel bag. Best night of my life : ) … if it actually happened. Just don’t ruin my fanasty.
I have a few little scenarios running all over my mind.
The first does not consist of me in one of these beautiful pieces, but my best friend. Any lovely vintage lingerie will have her drooling in seconds, and the 1920′s Silk Night Gown would fall over her feminine curves with utter perfection. I see her wearing this in a small cottage on a hill far off in the French countryside. She would be drinking her morning tea in a delicate floral tea cup (with the night gown on, of course) while sitting on her window seat surrounded by homemade pillows and her half Siamese kitten, Luna.
I, on the other hand, would absolutely love to be seen, even just once, with the 1970′s knit sweater. Even though I live in Texas and sadly do not get many opportunities to wear lovely sweaters such as this one, I would wear it in every instance that I could. When I go visit my grandma in New Mexico and spend days in antique stores, I would wear the sweater with a pale blue dress paired with a 1950′s brown leather belt that my grandmother gave me, and dark pumpkin tights with my Clarks wedge boots. Pulled together with some pendant necklaces and pearls that I received from my great grandmother. In another situation, I would wear this sweater when I went to visit my boyfriend’s sister in Boston during fall. I would wear some high-waisted dark brown wool pants (that were also given to me by my grandmother) with a mint green shirt tucked into them. I would throw braids in my hair and pull them back into a bun and top it all of with some t-strap wedges. In this scenario, my boyfriend and I would walk through parks and take in all of the beautiful trees that we don’t ever get to witness in silly ol’ Texas. After walking around we would pull out my quilt that we use for all of our picnics and he would lie in my lap and I would read him poem after poem from my Early Romantic Poets book. In the final situation I have in my head, I would wear this sweater with a nude colored dress that I sewed a line of buttons down the front with my olive knit tights while slappin’ around the tambourine and singing to my boyfriends incredible guitar playing. I would pull my hair back into my “Irish Princess” hair style and try my best to entertain the people listening, as I always strive to do.
Oh if only, if only….
1970’s Zig Zag Cardigan Sweater, 1930’s Peach Feedsack Overalls
Those feedsack overalls are the Holy Grail of overalls – where have they been all my life? I can see myself wearing them as they are styled, with that amazing zig zag cardigan (which would also work with just about everything in my wardrobe) and my vintage lace-up Frye boots. They would be ideal to wear at Bear Trap Lodge – my family’s cottage – thrown over a swimsuit with a straw hat for a short canoe trip, with wellies and a headscarf to weed the garden or with a gauzy little blouse and espadrilles for a bicycle ride to the farmer’s market.
Then, there would be hodge podge and beer on the front lawn as the sun went down, cozy under a cable-knit sweater with bare, sandy feet.
I think I got carried away, and now I want this outfit more than ever! Also, I wish it were summertime. I’m going to go comfort myself with gingerbread.
Happy Holidays!
My favorite outfit is the darling mini skirt and vest along with the mint green blouse and floppy hat! Whilst I’m by no means a mini skirt gal, I’m so short that the length wouldn’t be a problem.
My makeup would be the usual: Neutral eyes with thick eyeliner, top only, and full lashes would accentuate my bright baby blues. Just a smidge of blush would bring life to my pale complexion, and I would leave my brown hair in cascading waves, letting the darling ensemble take center stage.
I envision myself wearing this beauty running about town after university classes ended, maybe even venturing to Nashville, an hour away by car. I would go to the Ryman Auditorium, my favorite venue, and then to the small ice cream parlor down the street, indulging in way to much mint chocolate chip ice cream.
A I hummed Brigette Bardot songs (really because I can never recall the words!) and skipped along the stone pathways, I would make it a point to buy a coffee for the kind young man who plays his guitar so mysteriously on the corner. His eyes are haunting, and his music is mesmerizing. My day would end with me windowshopping at Urban Outfitters, wishing for a fairy godmother, and then dashing into the nearest thrift shop, trying to recreate the lovely look on that oh-so-tall-and-thin mannequin. Sigh.
1970’s Mint Green Silk Halston Blouse, 1960’s Christian Dior Chapeaux Floppy Hat
Christmas in Tasmania, an island state down the bottom of Australia, is generally spent outside in the sun with the family. The Dior floppy hat would be the perfect accessory to shield from the hot sun whilst on the deck drinking a glass of christmas punch, and the blouse is the perfect mix of old style elegance and a beautiful green that would suit my grandmother perfectly. Ever stylish, she would pair it with a truely vintage pearl necklace, and a scarf tied in her white hair.
Merry Christmas ♥
considering it it less than 10 hours before i have to make a stressful trip home and i still have laundry to do and dishes to wash and cookies to bake and gifts to wrap and a beer to have and some sleep to get. . .my mind is at a lack for creativity in expressing how fantastically beautiful this collection is. that cobalt gown!!! the silver rabbit fur!!! the sweaters!! the negligees!!! all i can say is that they are magical and you are just getting better and better.
i wish i could wear any number of these things. great photos and video too. congrats all around. and happy holidaze.
Mon dieu! Vous remettrait trouvez moi paresser dans moi chambre sur un grand fer lit dans votre environs 1930 soie toge rose champagne. Moi amant seraient tender à côte moi, donner à manger moi un chocolat truffle et faire l’éloge de moi pour faire des courses exclusif à Closet Case Vintage!
(Lost in translation? Msg me)
OH MY! You would find me lounging my bedroom on a large iron bed in your circa 1930′s pink champange silk robe. My lover would be streached out beside me feeding me chocolate truffles and praising me for shopping exclusivley at Closet Case Vintage!
My fiance and I have been learning to tango for our wedding next month. As he says, he is “not a dancer” but he is so sweet to take classes with me and has really started to enjoy it. I would love to wear that cobalt blue gown for him so we can dance again on our honeymoon under the moonlight in the streets of Buenos Aires.
What item would I choose and where would I wear it.. to be honest I could not choose only one item, there are just too many divine pieced! What a beautiful collection.
The most likely place I would be wearing any of these outfits would probably be in class. I would totally be out of place, as most students wear jog pants and sweaters, but I would be happy as a clam!
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