Go Vintage, Baby

PINNED UP GIRL: When Margarita saw this jacket, she thought, “cool, but it needs a little edge.” Safety pins were an easy and thrifty answer!

 

 

Fashion 2007? Come on, give credit where it’s due! Today’s hot looks are often based on what turned heads “back then.” Think about those super cool dresses of the ’40s. They had shoulder pads out to HERE, nipped in at the waist and slid over the hips. Vintage clothing celebrates a woman’s body, hugging her luscious curves with respect and awe. Lumps and bumps are hidden under sophisticated slips and waspies that “lift and separate.”

Signs you're a retro chick

Look in a Retro Chick’s purse and you’ll find bright red and dark vampy lipsticks. Her hair is coiffed to perfection (she’s one of those unusual chicks who can wield a bobby pin with the precision of a carnival knife artist). Her craft stash? Filled with delightful treasures that bring new meaning to the phrase, “everything old CAN and WILL BE new again.”

Easy directions for an awesome retro jacket

If you wanna punk an old jacket or a thrift-store find, consider deconstructing it at the seams and reconstructing it with heavy-duty safety pins, just like Margarita has done. Purchase a seam ripper from a fabric or craft store. Turn your jacket inside-out and get to work by using the seam ripper to gingerly cut the tiny threads that hold the coat together. “Re-sew” the jacket along the seams with safety pins. Although time-consuming, this project is really easy-peasy.

ABOVE LEFT: The sleeve was removed at the seam and "re-sewn" with safety pins. ABOVE RIGHT: Safety pins also follow the intact seams.