1920's

I'm going to a 1920's prohibition Swing/Charleston dance tonight in York, PA.

I'm SO excited. But I gotta tell ya, the main reason for my excitement is this:

My super amazing, ridiculously cool fringe-tastic dress that I splurged on 2 months ago. 

I just can't get enough of it!

I'm practically bubbling with excitement!

Sun Fun

I'm addicted to swimwear.

No, really. I am.

See here

See here

See here

Mmm, so classy.

I love that they had internal support for shaping to give one a killer figure. 

To this day, I've been searching for the perfect retro inspired swimsuit with good bust support.

Sounds impossible, right?

Not so!

Check out this lovely one piece from Lands End.

Here

                                                                              

 The slender suit.  (tadaaaa!) 

One piece. Multiple colors. Petite, Regular and Plus Sizes available. The side ruching hides a multitude of sins and the mini skirt front is just so retro it's almost too good to be true.

I've been stalking eBay for years for these. At one point it was my goal to get one in as many colors as was humanly possible. I was a woman obsessed, which was ridiculous since I go swimming a grand total of 4 times a year, max.

Two pieces more your thing?

Freya, hands down, makes fantastic, supportive, gorgeous swimwear in an array of band and cup sizes.

 I could go on and on! Check out their website, they make amazing lingerie, as well!

Here

Curvy Kate also started making retro bra sized swimwear this season.

Here

Anyway, I digress. 

Retro swimsuits are amazing and there is so much more retro inspired (and true vintage!) swimwear available today thanks to the wonder that is the internet.

  Happy Valentines Day! 

Buy these lovelies here

Aren't those bookends the cutest? 

They literally made me grin and feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

...Which is a feat, considering it's only 7:30 EST. I am so not a morning person.

My husband & I don't really pay much attention to holidays. 

So, my Valentines Day will be spent photographing,

 doing laundry and cleaning various parts of my studio. 

Enjoy your day!

Sky Rocket

Ugh.

Just went to the post office to get some things straight. 

First off - international shipping can be downright confusing. Not to mention exorbitantly expensive.

See these for sale here

Overall, it's discouraging that shipping Priority (which is, apparently the safest and fastest way) costs $23.95 for a small padded flat rate envelope. Granted, a lot of the dresses/slips in the shop will fit into these but there will be quite a few that just won't.

Let's use our imaginations, shall we? 

Try fitting this: 

  

Into this: 

.... it just isn't gonna happen.  Sigh. 

I could choose to ship things First Class International (which is cheaper) - but I can never guarantee that it will arrive at all, much less arrive in a timely manner. 

 Perhaps I should leave the choice up to the buyer? 

Priority Mail: more expensive by more than half, arrives faster and has tracking.

First Class International:  no tracking, cheaper and can't guarantee it'll arrive. 

Obviously the choice is clear - but the price is ...sad. To put it lightly.

Anyway, I digress. Enough complaining. 

Time to change all my shipping profiles and hope that my lovely overseas buyers will continue to buy things regardless of the crazy US shipping prices.

 

15% + peaks

Prom season is almost here!

I'm scrambling to get photos up of prom dresses from a range of eras :) 

Here's a sneak peak of a few before they hit the shop!

Don't miss out!

Enjoy %15 off on any item in the store with the coupon code 15OFF at checkout.

For a limited time! ;) 

-k8

Goals

My newest goal (as far as Etsy/eBay goes) is to clean up my office
 enough to take photos of it so I can share where my workspace is.

 Um.......

Perhaps I'll start working on that next week.
 I keep promising myself that I won't take much work but it just seems to happen.

Anyway - want to see a blast from my Etsy past? 

 

This is my dorm room 3 years ago. A huge closet stuffed with vintage is to the right and 

my mannequin on the wall is where I took all my photos.

 That's my best friend Logan working on some kind of school work.

So - here an example photo of when I first started out in my dorm room :

 

And look how far I've come!

 

It's amazing what a studio backdrop and lights will do! :)

 I can't help but be proud of my photography journey

Off to print shipping labels and prepare for my day job! 

Coat weather

All will be added the shop within the next few hours. ♥

 I'm addicted to that 'new look' 50's black coat. Va voom!