by Candice DeVille | Nov 10, 2014 | 1940, daily outfit, lingerie
Vintage dressing gowns form the backbone of my collection. There is nothing so glamorous and relaxing as having these to swan about in after work.
Pieces from the late 1930s through to the mid 1970s all have a home with me. Satins, silks, velvets, cottons and yes, even pretty polyester have their place in my wardrobe. You’ve seen my latest green velveteen find, so today is another great op shop discovery that is perfect for warm spring afternoons. Like good lingerie, good robes or dressing gowns, can transform the everyday into something very special. The feeling of slipping into something floaty or frilly, soft and feathered or long and silky after a hard day is simply transcendent. This is where that wonderful feeling of “feeling sexy” comes from; from inside. When you treat yourself like someone special, just for you and no one else, it springs from within and your mood lifts to meet it.
Details
Vintage peach robe – Op Shop find
Pink bangle – Op shop find
Nails – “Coral Me Wild” Revlon
Lips – MAC “Russian Red”
Shot on location in a fabulous living space at Porter Davis World of Style here in Melbourne
by Candice DeVille | Sep 29, 2014 | lingerie
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What lies beneath is often as important, if not more so, than what we wear on the outside. The support and structure of what underpins our garments makes all the difference to how things sit, hang and move.
With drawers and suitcases full of lingerie, from the simple to the sublime, I wanted to share with you all of the secrets you’ll need to finding the right pieces for you.
In addition to the usual Daily Outfit posts, I’ve been asked to share what happens underneath. How my waist can suddenly shrink, or how I get those clingy dresses to just sit right. I find a great pleasure in having the right underpinnings for the job, so I wanted to share my secrets and sources with you too. So today we’re introducing a new regular feature to Vintage Current; What Lies Beneath.
After a long cold winter, it is time to give my wardrobe a little boost. Although I don’t have a whole lot of cash to splash at the moment with these renovations going on, I happened to find a brilliant sale on Pleasure State lingerie at the Brand Smart Outlet in Melbourne. $20 a piece, with the full range of sizes available! This berry red set has the most vintage styling look about it of those in the White Label Collection, with the higher waist knickers, and the lace and bow details. This same style is available in a number of colour ways, including a super cute polka dot set!
Details
Berry red lingerie set – Pleasure State White Label
Candy red vintage earrings – Designer Showcase
Shoes – Bordello ‘Genie’
Nail Colour – ‘Coral me Wild’ Revlon
Lips – Besame ‘Caramel’ lip gloss
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by Candice DeVille | Sep 19, 2014 | Vintage
Unforgiving fabrics, hungry metal zippers, tight corsets for support and skirts so tight I can only take half steps.
After another wonderful day of swanning around in a marvellous 1940’s creation, corseted up to the tightest I can lace, forcing the zipper closed; there is a sweet release at the end of the day that no constant spandex wearer will ever know.
It all begins in the closet where rows and rows of garments with their wasp waists, side zippers and delicate seams from eras past, tease me with their good looks. Lined up looking sultry, severe or ingenue sweet; they promise me their transformative powers and offer to carry me away on our own personal romance. But there is a double edge sword.
My fellow vintage lovers; we know the hours and hours of torturous pleasure we give ourselves lurking online lusting over ball gowns, tea dresses, sequins and cashmere. Those one of a kind, dead stock pieces that are worth every penny of the months wage they cost, knowing that, short of a financial miracle, they’ll never be ours. We search by price, by era and most cruelly of all, by waist measurement. The mental battle we wage trying to determine just how we can sneak these beauties in to our pre-existing relationships, can continue for months, while little heart icons mock us from the page.
If we manage to emerge triumphant from this scene, the battle has only just begun. Rarely do they arrive all bright and pristine, meaning we now have to endure the wait required whilst they are treated, cleaned and repaired. When the day of wearing finally arrives, a process of care in dressing must be followed. A specific order that changes as each garment demands. Perhaps we begin with hair and makeup, while our arms still stretch before being bound into sleeves and collars. Perhaps the fastenings are such that a series of gentle movements, easing each joint through tiny openings marks the beginning of the day. Perhaps extra hands must be called for to tighten laces and guide zippers, so awkwardly placed but critical to the finished silhouette. There is never a carelessness in vintage dressing.
Finally corseted, stocking’d and coiffed, we go to greet the rigours of the modern world. There will be no running for buses, or slouching in seats; every movement is a reminder of what lies beneath. Our erect posture and wiggle walk is not an affectation, but rather the physical outworking of the architecture of our wardrobe. Heads must be held high, shoulders back straight and steps measured carefully, avoiding pavements pitfalls. There is a carriage in both body and mentality that springs from our seams.
When the days end comes and many seek the simple relief of removing their suits; while we turn instead to the incomparable moments of snapping off garters, rolling off stockings and releasing tight laces.
As I feel my body sigh and stretch into it’s simple evening slip, I wonder; this love we have for our vintage fashion, is this more than a simple style romance?
by Candice DeVille | Sep 17, 2014 | 1950, daily outfit, lingerie
You know how we wish our homes could be reflections of our style and personality? Well, after visiting World Of Style last week, I thought it would be fun to re-visit these spaces with some of my outfits I thought really suited the space.
Today it’s Classic Bathroom style and classic lingerie to match.
I’d love to have a bathroom this large and lush!
Outfit Details
All in one, open bottom, shaper with suspenders – Kiss Me Deadly “Vargas ” dress.
Stockings – Cervin- Paris.
Gown – Vintage burn out silk velvet with lambs wool trim.
Nail Colour – “I Eat Mainly Lobster” by OPI.
Shot on location at Porter Davis World of Style in South Melbourne.
