Celebrity Fashion Trends: March 2010

Vintage Shop Updates: Tapestry, Lace, Floral Prints, & Beaded Clusters

Many lovely vintage treasures today all dating from the 40s, 50s, and 60s. My absolute favorite is the lace bombshell dress. YoW-Za!

About A Waist, My Quest to 23"

This mostly pertains to my most recent post (just below) about the measurements of many celebrities of yesteryear.

My closest measurement/height double is Vivien Leigh, but trust me I'm still quite a few inches off here and there. (She's slightly taller with a 23" waist) I tried to do some research on how women had such small waists (exact exercises) and I could not find much information. However, one lovely reader { Principita de Porcelana } was kind enough to point out that many women back then were used to being corseted as were their mothers and their grandmothers so their waists were "better formed" so to speak.

So (please hold the laughter because I'm a little embarrassed to admit this) I went and bought one of those elastic waist bands. My mother swears by them and she's nearly 49 with a 25" waist. So, it must be working, right?

Is it comfortable? Not really. But it's not terrible. In fact it was all right before I had dinner. I've noticed how straight I've been sitting all day though. So I'm trimming my waist and improving my posture. 2 in 1, hooray!

Palette of Pastels

With Easter Sunday right around the corner, it makes me think of cute little dresses and Easter Bonnets. Getting all dolled up for church and Easter Sunday Dinner is a tradition. As we get older, most loose the bonnet and some unfortunately hold on to theirs. Pastel colors were the colors of choice and the mellow/pale yellow is still my fave till this day. Many of the Spring 2010 collections featured a palette of pastels. Designers sent down a mix of colors like a pack of Smoothie Mix Skittles and it was lovely. Here are a few of my favorite looks from style.com below, which is your favorite?
-xoxO Rae

How They Measured Up: Measurements of Vintage Hollywood's Leading Ladies

My ideal female form are the figures of women in the 1940s and 1950s. On the thinner side, I adored Audrey Hepburn for her gamine appearance, but there is nothing quite like a bombshell figure, no?

How did women stay so slender back then without looking sickly skinny? I wonder why they did not have that "I need a sandwich, like now!" look as popularized by many celebrities these days. Brigitte Bardot had a 19" waist, NINETEEN! Instead they look wonderfully feminine and soft.

{ Measurements of Vintage Hollywood's Leading Ladies }

Rita Hayworth || 36.5C - 24 - 36
Sophia Loren || 38C - 24 - 38
Betty Grable || 36 - 24 - 35
Vivien Leigh || 32A - 23 - 33
Audrey Hepburn || 34A - 20 - 34
Marilyn Monroe || 36 - 23 37
Veronica Lake || 34 - 21 - 33
Ava Gardner || 36 -23 -37
Brigitte Bardot || 35.5 - 19 - 35
Elizabeth Taylor || 36C - 21 - 36

{ Veronica Lake - 21" waist }

{ Rita Hayworth - 24" waist }

{ Betty Grable - 24" waist and the most perfect legs in Hollywood }

Vintage du Jour: Antique Jade and Filigree Drop Earrings

Romantic antique drop earrings, appears to be Victorian. I love the jade color of these earrings!

Where to buy: Red Lilly Vintage
Price: $34.00

Charlize Theron Looks Like

celebrating by claudiaveja

morning zipolite by david haggard

Tagged Again! ..........Oh My ...My Face was EXPLORED..thanks guys! by Michelle in Ireland

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Lady in black by Ed Yourdon

Why SRAM, why? by ibikenz

Teacher I Need You by old76/suezq

Fall of the wall pt1 by Is this Graham?

Willemina Meriman by Willemina Meriman

67% like Charlize Theron by scotties77girl

ac_charlize by Aprille

...........tagged, ...again by unintelligiBill

Our Golden Girl by Greta ~adores~ Pink~~~~

Willemina in her garden by Willemina Meriman

HEADSHOT / Kristal by iamphotog

MacPherson Recreation by WT Smith

Gorgeous Ladies by Modesty B

The Princess Dress by Love It or Leave It?

Confused? by Emily

charlize_theron_bw by naudule

Hancock by Sheena 2.0™

In The Valley of Elah, starring Jade Goody by drewleavy

laura vandervoort & michael rosenbaum - Fan Expo 2008 by carola_hoo

Leaving Minntac. by coborn35

Extras holding by Impatient Theatre Co.

thad and me looking like dopes in the colosseum by permanently scatterbrained

View from atop the Spanish Steps by permanently scatterbrained

Roma looking like Roma by permanently scatterbrained

badass cafe in Rome by permanently scatterbrained

The ruins on the hill by permanently scatterbrained

these buildings are monstrous. by permanently scatterbrained

columns on the ancient Roman Forum by permanently scatterbrained

Charlize Theron by dustinsapenga

Tiffany by **Jolie**

Colourless Girl by latent.sage

Charlize Theron Look-A-Like by hotelmingood

Hancock, II? by Kilolo Jenkins

Harper as a blonde! by Harper B.

Union Solidarity / Military Materials Resistance at US Ports // Battle in Seattle Tribute by Pepperspray Productions' "Indymedia Presents"

Resistance to US Port Militarization / Battle in Seattle Tribute by Pepperspray Productions' "Indymedia Presents"

mannequins16 by The Automatik

self-portrait series by keauxgeigh

Abbey Looking like Charlize Theron by Tostie14

Celebrity Look Alikes by peechie

Start the sitcom theme song by lolololori

october 17 Wilshire Blvd near Rodeo Drive by moondoggie71

Charlize Theron Looks Like