Ola' senoritas! & Happy Cinco De Mayo en Etsy! In case you have no idea why May 5th is celebrated each year by the Mexican culture, here's the deets. It is celebrated primarily in the state of Puebla as well as in the U.S. to commemorate the Mexican army's victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5th, 1862. So enough with the brief history lesson, on to the fun stuff! Cinco De Mayo is all about ... 'Fun, Music, Dance, Fashion & Food!'
Of course, we're going to focus on the 'FASHION', so...If you're gearing up to partake in any festivities this evening, make sure you go bright and bold with colors! A-line skirts & dresses that swing are perfect for jiving to the Mariachi! & by the way, they don't have to be long... Here are some fab & flirty frocks from our personal vintage collection.
***Retro Threadz Vintage 50s Ric Rac Dress***
***Retro Threadz Vintage 50s Floral Cocktail Dress***
If you prefer to go for a more modern fashion feel for Cinco De Mayo, feel free to incorporate a variety of colors, textures and patterns, because mix-match is definitely in for May 5th 2011!
Que' divertido!
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Every Friday here at Retro Threadz we discuss movies that have inspired fashion and this weeks feature film is the vintage 1967 movie Bonnie & Clyde starring Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty.
The movie was based on the actual events that transpired between Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker in the 1930's. Bonnie & Clyde were two notorious outlaw bank robbers who also committed several civilian murders during their travels with their gang during the great depression.
Shortly after the 1967 film went mainstream, a fashion trend sparked to recreate the bad ass outlaw look of Bonnie Parker. Her look in the film was tailored yet functional with a touch of glamour. Wearing scarves and topping off your bobbed hairstyle with a beret became extremely popular because of this rebel girl sex appeal of Faye Dunaway's character.
Bonnie had the ability to look good at all times in spite of being on the run from the law. In addition to the scarf and beret, her signature style included the streamline pencil skirt and knit sweater which is so easy to copy.
The film will remain a classic as will the timeless style...
I'm sure the 'real' Bonnie Parker would be happy to know that she was famous for more than being an outlaw. She was also a style icon before her time...
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The queen of second hand clothing and owner of 'Shareen Vintage' located in both New York and Los Angeles, is soon going to be featured on the Discovery Channel's spin off Planet Green's new reality show 'Dresscue Me'. The show is set to run for eight weeks beginning on April 19th at 10:30 p.m.
Each week, 'Dresscue Me' will follow the self taught vintage fashion maven on her quest to change women's lives forever by connecting them to style. The show will also get up close and personal into the behind the scenes of the vintage fashion business. Before there was ever a 'Shareen Vintage', Shareen Mitchell was a self proclaimed jack of all trades and did whatever she had to in order to make ends meet. This included everything from cleaning houses to babysitting round the clock for neighbors. She even tried her hand at being a thespian for awhile, and has a lengthy resume on IMDB as a bit part actress on quite a few t.v. series. In 2003 she decided to go into vintage retail and began her search for rare clothing finds as her passion for fashion grew. She opened her shop Shareen's Vintage in a warehouse in downtown L.A. and set it up like a home with furniture which rendered a comfy vibe to the aesthetics. A lack of dressing rooms is the reason she put a 'No Boys Allowed' sign in the front shop window...
In Shareen's vintage warehouse there are no two pieces alike and the really good stuff is said to get ripped from the racks rather quickly. Everyone wants first dibs on her one of a kind gems! She hand picks each new 'old' piece and brings it back to life by cleaning, steaming, mending and sometimes altering to bring each find up to par with current trends. I was really surprised after visiting her website online at www.shareenvintage.com to see that even given her cult status as vintage fashionista extraordinaire, her goods that range from the 1920's to the 1990's are extremely affordable!
Being proprietors of vintage couture, all of us here at Retro Threadz are looking forward to the first episode of 'Dresscue Me'! Make sure you check it out!
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