http://topicfire.com/Vintage-Clothing 2013-05-18T11:53:07+00:00 text/html 2013-05-16T13:38:07+00:00 http://coutureallure.blogspot.com/ http://coutureallure.blogspot.com/2013/05/where-i-have-beenwhere-i-am-going-and.html <a href="http://coutureallure.blogspot.com/2013/05/where-i-have-beenwhere-i-am-going-and.html"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-73BJeVunN6M/UZS7Ec9VMtI/AAAAAAAAQsI/snhPfV2Ph5Y/s400/move+003.jpg" /></a><br />Over the past few months, you may have noticed that the pace of new vintage dresses coming to Couture Allure has slowed down considerably and that my posts on this blog have become erratic.  There's a reason for that.Winter.  I can't do winter any more.  You'll recall my road trips... text/html 2013-05-15T02:16:54+00:00 http://www.vixen-vintage.com/ http://www.vixen-vintage.com/2013/05/thrift-shop-dress-makeover.html <a href="http://www.vixen-vintage.com/2013/05/thrift-shop-dress-makeover.html"><img src="http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww176/VixenVintage/02/Dressba_zps63f6dc36.jpg" /></a><br />Today I found this dress at a local charity shop. The fabric was ideal, and I've had my eye on a few $100 shirtdresses making the rounds on pinterest, so I figured it might have potential! It was only $10, but I had a $10 credit, so it was freeeeeeeeee!  Before:... text/html 2013-05-13T16:46:40+00:00 http://www.glamoursplash.com/ http://www.glamoursplash.com/2013/05/vintage-santa-cruz-beach-boardwalk.html <a href="http://www.glamoursplash.com/2013/05/vintage-santa-cruz-beach-boardwalk.html"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mjUmeO-K2s8/UZEHVLywn9I/AAAAAAAAJJg/eOd-T0Ow-mA/s320/4.jpg" /></a><br />Brother was it warm here in Ca this last weekend. I picked up a few postcards this weekend because: 1) they are beach related 2) It's Santa Cruz, just over the hill from me 3) Most importantly check out the image by enlarging it. Do you see what I see???? Look at THAT BEACH UMBRELLA.... text/html 2013-05-04T03:32:23+00:00 http://www.glamoursplash.com/ http://www.glamoursplash.com/2013/05/sisters-by-chance-friends-by-choice.html <a href="http://www.glamoursplash.com/2013/05/sisters-by-chance-friends-by-choice.html"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8BJ1K_9DPXY/UYP1aWTcSnI/AAAAAAAAJF4/h3i092Gm_wk/s320/sistas.jpg" /></a><br />That's how the old saying goes... And for me it's certainly true! I was lucky enough to grow up in a household full of one older sister, Jody, and three younger sisters; Becky, Barb and Brenda. My older sister Jody has always been someone I look up to, that's what older... text/html 2013-05-03T01:52:06+00:00 http://www.vixen-vintage.com/ http://www.vixen-vintage.com/2013/05/alice-antoinette.html <a href="http://www.vixen-vintage.com/2013/05/alice-antoinette.html"><img src="http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww176/VixenVintage/02/Hat3-1_zps4db4ab28.jpg" /></a><br />This outfit is part Alice, and part Marie Antoinette. I think that's a pretty fair mix. The dress is something my aunt found at an estate sale last year, and this weekend I finally raised the hem to a much more appealing length! The original owner must have been somewhat... text/html 2013-05-02T14:50:48+00:00 http://coutureallure.blogspot.com/ http://coutureallure.blogspot.com/2013/05/restoring-back-darts-in-1950s-dress.html <a href="http://coutureallure.blogspot.com/2013/05/restoring-back-darts-in-1950s-dress.html"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jEDJgiK2FzY/UYI8O5u3fBI/AAAAAAAAQnU/O1teWHfwXFE/s400/50113+001.jpg" /></a><br />Before the late 1960s, when women kept their clothing and expected to wear each garment for years, it was common for them to make alterations when necessary instead of shopping for something new.  An alteration I see frequently is the removal of the vertical darts in the back of a... text/html 2013-04-24T23:51:50+00:00 http://www.vixen-vintage.com/ http://www.vixen-vintage.com/2013/04/take-picture-itll-last-longer.html <a href="http://www.vixen-vintage.com/2013/04/take-picture-itll-last-longer.html"><img src="http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww176/VixenVintage/02/1-5_zpsab387226.jpg" /></a><br />It's that tricky time of year where the sun makes an appearance and it feels like summer is well on it's way. Hahaha! No. It'll be gone before you know it, but all the more reason to go out and enjoy it! Dress-Gift from my Grandma  Sunglasses-AnthropologieShoes-ThriftedHat-Urban Eccentric Vintage  text/html 2013-04-22T14:39:07+00:00 http://coutureallure.blogspot.com/ http://coutureallure.blogspot.com/2013/04/high-school-fashions-1969.html <a href="http://coutureallure.blogspot.com/2013/04/high-school-fashions-1969.html"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EmB6IavnWzs/UXUKDqQOqiI/AAAAAAAAQkA/BZrP2-mo6g0/s640/3.jpg" /></a><br />I posted this first picture on my Facebook page last night and quite a discussion ensued about the fashions shown here.  Many schools still had dress codes in 1969 and girls would not have been allowed to wear their skirts this short.  In addition to skirts being no more than...