uylana sergeenko

I believe it was two years ago, that Russian designer Ulyana Sergeenko caught my attention. She had a personal style that was inspired from a mix of decades past and was close to home for me as a vintage enthusiast. Her killer debut spring 2012 collection was a mix of her expressed personal style, and an updated look on a classic 1940s and 50s ladylike look with perfectly detailed elements to match!  I have been watching her ever since and this years show was no exception!

Yet again, she nailed it with a homage to a vintage aesthetic in a grand dramatic way! Taking inspiration from what a modern say Scarlett O'Hara might look like, and strutting her down a theatrical runway, I loved it!

 images via: www.style.com

xo~syd

For the Love of Green!

Hey there,

Green is one of those colors that just makes you feel all happy inside when you look at it, sort of like yellow and red do too. Such a versatile color, that can be used in every season and beautiful in so many different shades, from kelly green to mint green.

So put your green colored glasses on, and take a look at some visions in green that make me happy!

green fur

green deco influenced cloche hat

green & white kitchens

little green cameras

image via (modcloth.com)

a green vespa

green vintage dresses

green loafers with a pretty white bow

green 1960s style cape dress and green shoes with yellow socks

pretty green satchel with scallops

image via (modcloth.com)

Charlotte Taylor Spring 2012 Collection

green vintage velvet and brocade dress

Emerald City

green kate spade bicycle

jadeite cake stands

green sequin dress

green vintage stove

pretty green and black monogramed stationary

 

original hunter wellies, in green

images via: pinterest, modcloth, flickr

xx~syd

Golden Garbs- Black & Yellow

 Have you ever gone shopping in your own closet? You know, re-discover something you've had for a while, that just got shuffled to the back. That recently happened to me, when I was organizing my closet over the weekend, to prepare for the fall. I came across a few things that I had forgot about.....It was a nice little treat, like finding money you forgot you had, in your pocket! It was like having a new dress!

As I mentioned in my last fashion post, I get quite delighted when I find modern pieces of clothing, that identify a vintage aesthetic. This dress was one of those lucky finds, made by an indie designer! I picked this cute little black & yellow, floral-textile print up at my local Buffalo Exchange a few years back. It's a little higher above the knee then I'm used to for a dress (and maybe just a tad snugger than I remember-ha!), but none the less. I thought it had a 1940's cotton sundress look to it. Pretty sure the vintage feel of the fabric is what caught my eye in the first place! Well, that and I'm always a sucker for the color yellow. It was just too cute, and for 2 cents shy of 10 bucks (yes, I do remember what I dish out for things!), it just had to come home with me....So I brought it to life again!

  

The Dress

 The Fabric

The Shoes
(vintage 1940s)

The Accessories

(vintage ivory floral clip-on earrings & black snood)

The Head-Shot