From My Closet - The Better Dresses Vintage Blog

My Blue Hawaii

My Blue Hawaii

... I just don't appreciate my body parts up and moving around, changing size, shape and placement of their own volition ...
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What's in a Name?

What's in a Name?

... Would you still like that same item if it didn't have that particular label? What if it didn't cost as much? What if a celebrity weren't wearing or driving or using it? ...
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The Empress's New Clothes

The Empress's New Clothes

... What was it, exactly, about this particular magazine that just bugged the heck out of me? ...
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One of My Favorite Places

One of My Favorite Places

... It's been a long love affair, mostly unrequited ...
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The Pink Dress

The Pink Dress

... I think most of us have an outfit we will never forget ...
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Mannequins look on disapprovingly.

Casual Is Overrated

... I can barely express the depth of disappointment I felt when my husband informed me of the suggested dress code: CASUAL. Again! ...
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So How Do I Wear This Stuff?

So How Do I Wear This Stuff?

... Adding a vintage hat to a modern dress makes it funky and fresh, not dated. Pairing vintage jewelry with a current outfit makes both stand out ...
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Liza and her parents, c. 1967, (c)BDV

I've Always Been Like This

... I appreciate indoor plumbing, anesthesia, and the right to vote, but why can't we have all that and be properly dressed for a Jane Austen or Edith Wharton novel, or a Cecil Beaton photo shoot? ...

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