Then and Now: 70's Maxi Dress

Beautiful long flowy maxi dresses are making their reappearance in today's stores. But these dresses aren't very new. 1970's stylish bohemian women wore these dresses as part of their everyday wardrobe. Here are some examples from the 70's.

THEN:

 

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Source: Vogue June/July 1975

 

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Sources: Missoni (left) and Lanvin (right)

NOW:

Dolce and Gabbana Instyle

Mara Hoffman 2014, Popsugar

There's been a lot of 70's maxi dresses out for sale right now in stores. These dresses are perfect for a summer beach day, a Coachella weekend, or a casual weekend at home.

Check out some of Forever 21's dresses to achieve the look:

And then take a look at some of H&M's maxi dresses:

Also Nordstrom had some great examples, with Eliza J and Felicity and Coco respectively:

 

What do you think of this trend? Leave your comments below:

Daisy Dukes Event Photos

The Special Events class was amazing! The successful planned and put on the event "Daisy Dukes and Cowboy Boots".

Print ads

Macy's - Kelly Osbourne. When did she go and become all cute? My co-worker Kyla works for O'Neill... I am pleasantly surprised by their recent ads. Cute boho chic.

Leggings

Cute knee high leggings with mary janes. Nylon Sept. 2011

Some of Nylon's latest inspiration

Musings from Nylon September 2011.
Gotta love the texture of this skirt and her attitude:

I love the mural behind her almost as much as I love her pant/shoe combo. Below, Jennifer Morrison in a little H&M yellow number that I am very tempted to rush down and get.

Nylon Sept 2011

New shoes from Charles David

So about once a year I drop a ridiculous amount of money on a pair of high quality shoes just for me. A couple of years ago it was some Frye black booties. This year it is these beauties Spire which I saw in Lucky magazine by Charles David.

I think I have just found love in the form of a shoe.

After purchasing these on Zappos.com I scoped out Charles David's blog The Chronicle. You can see how they are styled here. They are vintage Victorian mixed with a little 1970's platform. When I looked on Charles David I saw a bunch more styles I love as well, which means I am in trouble!

Cards and Wrappings

I came across these cards by Tibi. I like her style of sketches... whimsical, urban, and yet nerdy at the same time.

Here is a set you can buy on the website and it comes with a cute charm.Kate's Paperie has come out with an enormous selection of beautiful papers especially for the holidays.
Erdem pink floral version printed paper ($3.59 at KatesPaperie.com) and Cavallini’s vintage dessert-illustration sheets ($4.50 at KatesPaperie.com). “Newspaper” by English documentary photographer Janette Beckman would be perfect for most small boxes ($7.50, Arkitip.com). To close it all up, you could use the multicolored rolls made of Japanese dashi paper, sold exclusively at the MoMA Design Store (ten rolls for $30, MoMAstore.org).

Photos: Courtesy of Style.com, Kate’s Paperie, Arkitip, and MoMA Design Store

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