Thank You!

We take this day to remember all of the brave men & women, who have sacrificed their lives to fight in wars before us, so we have the opportunity to live in a free country, and to those who are still making the ultimate sacrifice today, to maintain our freedom and make our dreams possible!

THANK YOU...and may God always be with you!

"Wars might be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of the men who leads that gains the victory." General George S. Patton

Just following up.....on empty promises

Hi there,

So sorry for the delay in promised postings, I was experiencing some computer problems last week.

SO to play catch-up I have a few photos from some recent adventures and then back on track as of next week...

First off is the wardrobe I styled for Black Cat Vintage! This little vintage boutique is amazing and she has some incredible pieces in her collection. Such as the 1950's brocade dress that belonged to Betty Grable! She has pieces in her collection from the 1920's through the 1970's, so in this shoot, we had an eclectic feel and mix of displaying different era's of fashion, to show and accommodate all buyers interested in different decades of fashion.....

The shoot took place at the swanky Valley Ho, a fabulous mid-century oasis located in sunshine blessed Scottsdale, Arizona! Built in 1956, it saw it's share of by-gone celebrities from the era, and I had so much fun styling this shoot! There were quite a few pics to choose from, so I will only post a few....They will all soon be up on her website!

Amazing 1920's monkey fur coat!

Onto the next update...the recent fashion show! Another fabulous hit in the community sharing the fashions and history of vintage clothing changes through the decades, "The Evolution of Fashion Show" took place two weeks ago at The Tucson Museum of Art, thanks to Tucson Young Professionals-First Fridays. Folks came out to observe a full runway show and a visual fashion time line, displaying actual mannequins dressed in fashions from the 1920's through the 1970's as well as educational tid-bits of info to read, such as what economical or political changes through the decades also took an effect on the fashion industries. Usually, my personal interest in vintage fashion, cuts off at the 1960's, but I did have tons of fun styling an Afro and Donna Summer look! Something for everyone right? As a stylist I have to be versatile, educated and accomplished in many different ways.....This was another collaboration with the fabulous Claudine of Black Cat Vintage! I had full freedom to play dress up in her store, using all her fashions and styling 6 lovely models in full regalia (hair & makeup included). This show was especially unique because of our runway finale. We had a beautiful lady dressed in a late 1800's style inspired gown, that was a couture piece reproduced by Oscar De La Renta in the 1970's (another incredible piece from Claudine's collection). I had so much fun doing the period hair & makeup for this look. We even got a write up in Tucson Lifestyle Magazine!
Here's a few photos I borrowed from some of the talented photographers on-site......

The 1800's inspired Oscar De La Renta couture gown!

Me & Claudine working the runway....

That's the 1950's brocade dress that belonged to Betty!!

I wore my 1940's purple rayon crepe gown with matching gloves and rhinestone accessories.

I had fun styling the 1970's Afro and gold glitter cat eyes on our Donna Summer look alike and also the cute 1950's pixie haircut!

Moving right along; over the last month, I have done two pretty exciting photo shoots! The first one as you know from a prior posting, was for the lovely and talented Miss Matilda owner of Able Grable's clothing line. A beautiful line of carefully vintage inspired, reproduced clothing, all authentically inspired from the gorgeous fashions of the glamorous era's past! I was thrilled to find out shortly after the release of photos, that I made the cover of The Guernsey Press, the Channel Islands national newspaper, where Miss Matilda resides. That is located in the Channel Islands between southern Great Britain and northern France in the English Channel. Of course the dresses and informational article were amazing! Congratulations on your 2 page spread-Miss Matilda!!

The second photo shoot is pretty exciting for me and something that I haven't done before, but a style of shoot that I have wanted to emulate for quite sometime!

Author Bill Raetz of World Espionage Bureau, recently asked me to do a cover shoot for his most recent Pulp Novel! What better way to get a chance to recreate this image, then on a cover of an actual Pulp Novel writer's upcoming book!! Of course as of right now the book is still in production so I can't spoil the cover image, but I have been given permission to post another picture that was not chosen for the cover, from this shoot. Keep in mind that this image has also not been edited in a Pulp finish, but the final product will. I can't wait for you all to see it! So here is a sneak peek of me in my mean, cigarette smoking, dark alley, damsel look....

Photos taken by loanna photography

Please do check out Bill's blog, he is an amazing writer and has been infatuated and educated in Pulp Novel writing since he was a small child! I will be sure to keep you posted on it's release...

Chat with you soon...Have a swell weekend!!

XOXO~Syd

Golden Girl Garbs- Week in Wardrobe

Happy Friday!

Sorry for my lack of post this week, it was a hectic week full of school finals and events last weekend. I am working on compiling and posting an entry sharing all of the fun, exciting news & things that I have been involved in recently. Hopefully, I will have that ready to go by the weekend, along with some pictures from last weekends Vintage Fashion Show, a recent photo shoot that I styled for the lovely Black Cat Vintage Boutique, and lastly the cover shot in the Channel Islands National Publication, for Able Grable!

For now I have a few wardrobe post from the week! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

XOXO~Syd

1940's Senorita: Mexican peasant blouse & skirt
1940's tooled leather wide belt
1940's tooled leather purse
Reproduction tooled leather wedges
1940's Mexican silver earrings, multi-colored Bakelite bangles, & red rose hair clip

Vintage gray & black argyle crop sweater
Vintage black high waist trousers w/side buttons
Vintage inspired black & white wing-tip flats-Steve Madden
USN Sweetheart locket & bracelet with white ivory flower clip-on earrings & my specs...

Late 1940's Vintage day dress in eggplant purple & yellow, southwest inspired design w/ matching belt 1940's inspired tooled leather wedges
1940's tooled leather handbag (not shown)
1940's Mexican silver earrings, cream snood (3rd day set)

Always a Gingham Gal!

Hidy ho there!

Today's wardrobe is all about the Gingham! You know! that comfortable lightweight cotton fabric, that's pretty much a go-to classic staple in the vintage wardrobe (especially in summertime), and every vintage clothing enthusiast has at least one article of clothing in it (I think)...... be it a sundress, blouse, shorts or even a classic western shirt!

Well as I opened up this month's issue of In-Style Magazine (pg. 150-152), there it was! A whole entry dedicated to GINGHAM, encouraging women that it is in-style, can be fashionable and how they should wear it! Well as much as I was excited to see the wonderful displays of gingham cuteness, in a 2 page spread. Along with the lovely photos of Ingrid Bergman, Brigitte Bardot and Princess Diana, all rockin the gingham. I have to say that I chuckled a little bit, due to the fact that I have been proudly sporting gingham since I was knee high to a grasshopper!

Yup! there it is- my green and white vintage gingham print dress from the 1950's, that I wore as a little girl in the early 80's. All nicely handed down and preserved for the daughter that I don't have-(he-he!) That's o.k, it was just too cute for my Mother to give away, so of course she handed it to me! She didn't know back then that she would have a daughter who turned out to be a vintage clothing horse-lol! So technically does this mean that I have been wearing vintage clothing since I was three years old??

So here I am twenty something years later and still in love with gingham. Through the years I have added several gingham pieces to my wardrobe....so here is my contribution to the pages of In-Style Magazine!

Wearing one of my favorite gingham dresses!
A late 1940's black and white print with embroidery stitching in the front and bottom of the skirt.

As much as I love being all glammed up in rhinestones gowns and gloves, I still love to put on a comfortable cotton gingham print dress, a classic that will never go out of style for me. Kinda the same way I feel about dungarees, and a pair of Keds- it like ahhh... that's comfortable!

I would love to hear if any other gals out there feel the same way, and if so- show me your favorite gingham garment.

Sincerely,

Gingham gal for life~Syd

Wedding wardrobes, events and stuff!

Hello Lovelies,

Monday has come and gone, so here I am on Tuesday running around like a crazy lady as usual!

The weekend was busy-busy! On Friday night I worked as a cigarette girl at the Hotel Congress for a fund raising event "Neon Under the Stars" put on by Tucson Historical Preservation Society, to preserve our cities historic signs and architecture. The event was a success raising quite a substantial amount of money to restore and preserve these fabulous neon nostalgic signs, that once made the gateway to our city of Tucson so quaint and unique. The cigarette girl passed out neon glow sticks instead of Lucky Strikes, but it was a hit!



Then Saturday I rose at the crack of dawn to drive down to Bisbee, where I met up with my gal pal Jennifer who owns The Shady Dell vintage trailer park. I had a freelance gig to style a wedding party of six gals, who wanted some vintage styles for their cute little wedding, that took place at the Art Deco courthouse in downtown Bisbee. The reception then followed at The Shady Dell! The ordained minister sported a 1960's wiggle dress, cat-eyes and a bee-hive! It was all so much fun and too cute for words!

Me, hubbie and our good friends Jennifer and Justin (owners of Shady Dell)

The swanky ordained minister!

and her fabulous beehive!

The beautiful bride and her party, some wanted very simple-soft classic updo's and a few wanted some vintage styles. There was the 40's inspired gal, the beehive and a few classic french twist. The bride had a beautiful crown brain around her head, she was very simple and elegant!


Speaking of weddings! I wanted to post this entry last week, but didn't get around to it. Since we are on the subject of weddings, I would like to share one that I attended the previous weekend. This one was a little closer to home, as my second to youngest brother-in-law tied the knot! The wedding was beautiful and so much fun! We danced the night away at the Tucson Museum of Art, which is where the reception was held. It is such a lovely & cozy atmosphere. The weather was perfect for an outdoor event, and the food was delicious, Congratulations Adam and Danielle!

It was also a very special evening because it was my Mother's first formal outing since she came home from the hospital. She was in attendance and so were many other friends and family. It is always nice to see and catch up with everybody! I was in a 1930's glamorous starlet mood, so here is what I wore.....

1930's satin gown- estate sale
Silver 1930's heels- Buffalo Exchange
1930's rhinestone handbag- estate sale
Vintage rhinestone accessories- here & there

For the evening temperature drop...

My two favorite gentlemen....

Look how cute she is, she is doing so well!

Well I think that is about it, sorry for the information overload, just had quite a bit to tell. I think I'm all caught up for now....chat with you soon!

Toodles,

Syd