There’s just something so beautiful about vintage clothing. I particularly like the styles from the 1940′s. Everything is so feminine, yet not too frilly or unpractical.
I have a desire to start wearing dresses. When I go out for fun on the town with friends or family, I love to dress up. I love to work hard on my hair, meticulously apply make-up, and just get dolled up. I feel so good about myself when I do this. More and more, I’ve been asking myself why I don’t do this for every day as well. Wouldn’t wearing nice dresses or skirts for every day make every day a special occasion? Wouldn’t I have more pride in myself, if I took more daily care with my apperance? Wouldn’t this be yet another thing for me to focus on each day besides what I’m going to eat?
Have you ever noticed the courtesy and care shown towards women who are dressed up? I’ve noticed, even when I’ve been out at a bar or something with friends, that if I’m wearing a dress and everyone else is wearing their jeans and revealing tops, that I am treated drastically differently then they are. I feel I’m shown more respect, and I enjoy being treated like a lady, rather than a tramp, personally.
What excites me about vintage clothing is that I have the opportunity to wear dresses, to be modest yet lovely without looking frumpy.
But vintage clothing is difficult to come by, and more often than not, when I see something that I really like, it isn’t in my size. So, I’ve started investigating stores that offer vintage-inspired clothing.
One of my very favorite online stores is Unique Vintage. I absolutely love many of the dresses! I’ve ordered one dress already, and a bathing suit (based off of past measurements that I know I can easily achieve again), but I won’t be ordering anything else until I’ve reached my goal weight of 160 lbs. In the meantime, I can look, drool, and dream!
