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Happy Belated Holidays! A few weeks ago it felt like I was searching endlessly for the perfect outfit for Christmas.  Any time I went out shopping I spent a lot of time in different stores trying on dresses and outfits that I just wasn't happy with. I ended up scrolling through ModCloth with the idea in my head that I wanted to wear plaid for Christmas. A "Christmas Plaid" if you will. In general I find the hype over ModCloth to be a little overrated and the prices (for me) to be a little above what I'm willing to spend on a casual dress that I want to wear several times.  I'm aware that you can adjust the price range of what you want to look at but somehow I never really wanted to take the leap. Although when I came across this dress for under $60, I was smitten!  I took a few photos Christmas eve with my pettiecoat under the dress to give it a bit more volume. It's one that I made myself and isn't all that comfortable so I left

I recently went on a vintage research binge during my free time at work.  I use to do a lot more historical research while I was still in school and doing projects all the time.  Usually we would have to have at least  two book sources which always allowed me to venture over to the Free Library of Philadelphia and check out some great fashion books. This time around I poked around pinterest a lot which led me to a great flicker site Dovima2010 .  With over 30,000 images to pick through I was able to find what I was looking for and also discover some photos I hadn't seen before in old books or magazines. If I had to choose which era from the past is my favorite (in terms of fashion) I've always been drawn to the 1940s.  There just something about the way everyone is dresses that is sophisticated, refined and confident. Women took on the roles of men during this time as most of their husbands went off to fight in WWII.  Also because of the war, materials for clothing wer

The Holidays are among us!  Before you know it it'll be here and you won't have gotten all of your gifts! Scary, isn't it? Well I'm here to help.  This is my first year having this blog and the first Gift Guide that I am making! Instead of giving you the "hottest trending" gifts or listing gifts that I can't even afford for my friends, I wanted to list some small shop owners and sites who can help you give the right gift! 1. GoGoBookart  - This sweet little shop has a collection of art that are printed on various kind of book pages.  They have everything from animals to Star Wars characters printed in these books.  This could be a great gift for the book lover or nerd in your life.  All posters are about $12.00 2.   For the Love of Maps  - For the dude or the craft beer lover in your life, For the Love of Maps makes state silhouette prints that are surrounded by the names of different breweries from that state.  Pictured above is one of Pennsy