Suzanne Carillo

1950’s Vintage Dress By Way Of Hong Kong

You may recall on my recent trip to Hong Kong we made a point of trying to find some vintage shops.

This 1950’s vintage day dress was one of the pieces I managed to pick out from that uber tiny disorganized closet they called a shop.

It is made out of very dainty cotton and is light as air.

The only thing it is missing is pockets.

Darn it all!

I’m finally wearing these fun retro inspired Spring Step L’Artiste shoes that I scored on super sale from Mod Cloth months ago.

I am slowly replacing shoes that I loved but can no longer wear with shoes that I love and can wear. These new shoes replaced the shoes you see below.

My new shoes have soft cushioned insoles with arch supports. Plus the heel is only 2.5″ and angled so that it doesn’t bother my feet.

Yes, I love them!

Back to my vintage finds.

Wearing this dress reminds me of all the fun I had visiting my husband in Hong Kong and enjoying his company.

That memory puts a smile on my face.

how to wear vintage clothing over 40 suzanne carillo — Can you spot the pug in this photo?

The vintage embroidered handbag is a new addition to my collection.

I picked it up recently from Kensington Market at Courage My Love. That place is a vintage lover’s candy store.

I went with a group from Meet-up with other vintage lovers.

What I often find surprising about these groups is that most of the people don’t show up wearing vintage.

Ummm…I don’t get it.

These are some photos I took at other stores.

Sadly the lighting at Courage My Love wasn’t conducive to photographs.

Aren’t those go-go boots insane?

It was everything I could do not to add that embroidered butterfly handbag to my collection.

I picked up this amazing yellow 1970s butterfly maxi dress that day and a few other pieces. I have yet to decide what I’m keeping and what I’ll be listing on Vintage By Suzanne.

I’ve discovered I can search the world far and wide for vintage treasures but there is nothing like coming home to your pug.

She wants to know if I have treats in that new handbag.

I bought four vintage pieces from that one store in Hong Kong.

I’m excited to show off some of the others to you soon.

Do you often shop when you are on vacation? Do you find that wearing certain items of clothing triggers memories?

Here are some more of those fab Spring Step L’Artiste shoes.

BTW I will be heading out later this week for a blogger meet-up in Vancouver. If you want to ride along with me and see all the trouble Melanie, Sue, Sherry and myself get up to make sure you follow my Instagram.

Linking up with the lovely Patti at Visible Monday and the wonderful Judith over at Hat Attack.

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Two weeks ago I had the opportunity to spend some time with a couple of my favourite bloggers, Judith from Style Crone and Shelley from Forest City Fashionista.

Judith was in town from Denver with her boyfriend and Shelley had taken the bus into the city from London Ontario for the day.

We went to the Distillery District in downtown Toronto which was the perfect spot to check out some fine hats…we all love hats.

Judith was visiting most of the Toronto milliners during her visit and these photos were taken at the Saucy Milliner.

Judith looks fantastic no matter what hat she is wearing.

Her spirit and energy are forever young. What a great person to be around!

Shelley makes this hat look seriously bad ass.

Shelley is easy to spend time with.

Her creative style doesn’t go unnoticed. Many conversations with strangers begin because of her personal fashion statement.

What a fun way to introduce yourself!

This was one of my favourites from the shop…a leopard fedora!

AMAZING!!!

I wanted to buy it but it was well out of my budget. I always manage to find the most expensive piece in the shop it seems.

suzanne carillo leopard hat saucy milliner toronto — Photo courtesy of Judith.

Did you spot the major faux pas in the above photo? It’s pretty obvious.

Ha ha!

Oops

Judith had to leave the city early to meet up with her man so Shelley and I had the rest of the afternoon and part of it was spent drooling over the shoes at Fluevog and then playing around in their upside down room.

Shelley was also recognized by one of the salespeople at Fluevog who is an avid fan of her IG account. I told you she makes waves wherever she goes!

You may remember the vintage dress I’m wearing here…it is the famous “painted” dress.

See how much brighter it was before I washed it?

{sigh}

I did my best.

Shelley and I also found some time for thrifting.

Oh yes my friends, if there is a thrift store nearby I will be there checking it out.

Especially since that day it was 50% off.

*WARNING*

Other bloggers are enablers when it comes to shopping. If they can’t buy it they want you to.

That is what happened with this sequinned jacket. I spotted it first and then told myself to pass it by. The bomber jacket style sometimes isn’t great for my curvy figure and I thought I wouldn’t get enough use out of it so I talked myself out of it.

Shelley spotted it, showed it to me and pointed out just how great it was. I reconsidered my initial snap judgement.

I’ve wanted a Micheal Jackson sequinned jacket for a while now and this was my opportunity to snatch one up for less than $10.

I tried it on in the thrift store near a mirror. Two people waiting at the cash told me it looked great.

Damn!

Now I had to buy it.

Vanity thy name is…

Here is my ever helpful four legged assistant.

She likes me to hold her bone while she chews it.

This is just how glamorous my life is.

Obviously a sequinned black bomber jacket is the ideal outfit for this task.

Thanks for helping me find the perfect jacket for holding my pug’s bone Shelley!

I loved my day out with these fabulous women.

Having the opportunity to discover and meet up with dynamic, creative, interesting, inspiring, joyfully visible women is the main reason I continue to blog.

You can read Judith’s account of the event here and Shelley’s here.