What I Wore - May 29, 2012

I know...I'm a total slacker when it comes to blog posts. In my defense, I did start a new full time job and have been super busy in training. So much so, that I haven't even been able to list any new items in my Etsy shop. GASP! Not that I don't have a TON of stuff to list, I literally just don't have the time right now.

This time of year is always so busy with events (graduations, Mother's Day, Father's Day, my hubby's birthday and of course, vacation time!).  My weekends are pretty much all booked until the 3rd weekend in July.  So for now, you'll be getting a lot of the what I wore posts :)

I am definitely not complaining by any means though. Life is pretty good right now. I am in a good place with my weight loss too! Hopefully, you'll be able to tell with the pics below.  I've lost a total of 64 lbs. I am ecstatic! I have not been this thin since before I got pregnant with my son....21 years ago!! Not only do I feel better about my self physically, but also mentally.  Although, I still have some adjusting to do when it comes to shopping. I still tend to walk over to the plus sized clothing and pick up a size 16, only to realize...hey DUMMY, you wear a size 9/10 now! (I can't believe those words just came out of my mouth...or out of my keyboard) ;)

This was me at the beginning of December.

Vintage top: thrifted
Shorts: Old Navy

This is me now....what do you think?

Top: Ross
Flower print jeans: Forever 21
Vintage necklace: Passe Nouveau Vintage
Vintage belt: thrifted
Vintage bracelets: estate sale
Vintage doctors bag: Passe Nouveau Vintage
Shoes: Image
Sunglasses: Etsy
Earrings: Forever 21 

Please forgive the lack of a hairstyle. I am quite lazy when it comes to my hair.  

Have a great week loves!

xoxo
Nancy

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Pretty Things I Found

These are the reasons I love my job! I found some real beauties yesterday.

Some of these have already been added to the shop. The rest will be listed by the end of the week. The black with sea foam green was sold in record time!

This is my fav! 40's Peignoir set from Juliana

I have a ton of men's ties that are also coming to the shop. There are just way too many to put on here.

I hope you enjoyed the sneak peeks :)

xoxo
Nancy

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Valentine's Looks

February 1st already???

Do you have your Valentine's day attire squared away? I was lucky enough to find my vintage dress from a fellow vintage seller right here in Houston (watch for the WIW post).

I'm sure not everyone has been lucky enough to find that perfect outfit though. Well, that's what I'm here for! I've been perusing the Etsy site to find some date worthy finds for you.  Beware though....I couldn't just pick a few items.

Here are my picks. They are sure to make heads turn!

                                                  50's Heart at Ease Dress by Stutterin Mama

                                         80's Red & Black Suede Boots by My Favorite Vintage

                                                       Mexican Bolero by Forager Shop

                                                1940's Red Satin Heels by Zwzzy - to DIE for!

                                                       Hot Pink Lingerie by Lady Monette

                                                         50's Party Dress by adVintagous

                                                 60's Enamel Brooch by Vintage Eclecticity


Remember, you can mix and match these items with modern pieces to make a look uniquely yours. I would love to see your Valentine's Day outfits. Want to share? Email them to ladyluxvintage at gmail dot com and you could be featured on the blog!


None of these your style? There are literally thousands of items on Etsy for you to choose from to suit your taste.

Happy hunting!

xoxo
Nancy

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Sponsor Spotlight

Lady Lux Vintage has a new blog sponsor and I couldn't be more excited! Let's give a warm welcome to Laura from Yesterday's Silhouette!

She has the most amazing items in her Etsy shop. It was really hard for me to feature just 5 things, so you'll have to head over to her store and check it all out. Believe me, you won't be disappointed. Best of all? Her stuff is super reasonably priced!

Here are a few of my favorite things...

Flapper feather hair comb. Sorry ladies, I couldn't resist...it's mine!

Women's Fedora.....can you say DROOL?

Ruby red earrings. Perfect for that Valentine's date

A shovel necklace? How adorable!

Aren't these the cutest thing you've ever seen?

Aren't her things great? If you didn't notice, she's having a sale too!

Like her stuff? Why not like her on:

Yesterday's Silhouette Facebook

Yesterday's Silhouette Twitter

Yesterday's Silhouette Pinterest

and Yesterday's Silhouette Blog

        

XOXO

 Nancy

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What I Wore

I decided to start posting occasional What I Wore (WIW) blog posts. I know you guys never see me in my posts, so I thought it would be nice for you to get to "know" me :) 

I hope you enjoy these posts!

Cardigan from Old Navy

Skinny Jeans from Old Navy

Vintage Oxford Suede Shoes from Nana Pat Project's Etsy Shop

Vintage Necklace from Freshy Fig's Esty Shop

Vintage Green and Yellow Avon Bakelite Bangles from Victory Vintage Boutique's Ebay Store

Vintage Banana Yellow Bakelite Spacer Bangles from Wrapped With Love 123's Ebay Store

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Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest - Reminder

Just a friendly reminder that the ugly sweater contest I am co-hosting with Bre's Baubles and Goodwill Huntingg starts this Sunday! So get those pics of you with your ugliest sweater ready! More details will be posted then.  

I hope that you all have a blessed and happy Thanksgiving. Take time out to be thankful for all that you have and be happy! 


Have a great one loves!

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Shop Update

Since I'm SO horrible at keeping this blog, I've decided that I will try and at least post shop updates to keep you guys and gals up to speed.

These little cuties were listed today. All of them are available except the wreath brooch. It was bought as soon as I posted it!

Click here to visit the shop today! I also have gift certificates available. If you prefer a different amount, please convo me and I'll make one that will fit your budget :)

Also, stay tuned for a couple of fabulous giveaways I'll be participating in with a couple of other vintage sellers.

Have a great weekend!

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URGENT: Texas Wildfire Relief

Friends, family and fellow vintage lovers. Texas is in a state of emergency with all these fires spreading around the entire state. Please take some time out to share links to my Etsy shop/FB page and blog. We are donating 50% of all our sales through the end of September to http://txwildfirerelief.org/

They are in desperate need of donations! Go to our FB event page: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=261633080526443 and it has all the details.

PLEASE spread the word! Even non vintage lovers will appreciate the state we're in and might be willing just contribute to http://txwildfirerelief.org/ They are taking monetary donations via Paypal and credit cards too.

Also, we'd like to share the link to our fellow Texan and vintage seller Maefair Vintage. Vanessa has been hard at work making these kick butt Texas necklaces and is donating $25 from each sale as well! Go to her store and buy one! Thanks Vanessa! We ♥ you!

Thank you to all the brave firefighters, police, service people and volunteers for their tireless efforts in trying to contain these fires and for helping these poor people, their pets and livestock evacuate safely.  Also, thanks to all the people helping with livestock boarding while this is all going on. You all have hearts of gold. I am SO proud to be a Texan!!!!

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Feature Friday - Velvet and Shag

It's inevitable...everytime I list something, I find something I want to buy :)   I love vintage clothing. However, since I can't always find things to fit me (I'm a plus sized gal), I love to shop vintage home decor.  We recently moved into a house built in the 50's and there are some rooms with poor lighting. I found this amazing Mid Century lamp that I'm currently drooling over. It would go great in my bedroom.  I found it in this cute little shop called Velvet and Shag.  She specializes in  "mid century period pieces that lend a nod to the "Mad Men" aesthetic".

Check out the lamp I found



Mid Century Lamp



So, I showed it to my hubby (so maybe he would surprise me and buy it...yeah, right!) and do you know what he says???? I love the owl! Typical man....lost focus on the main point. hahaha.  Although, the owl is a little cutie too.

Go check out her shop. Obviously, she has some pretty cool stuff! Here's the link to her website which has links to all her stores, FB, Twitter, Tumblr and her blog!

http://www.velvetandshag.com/

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Fall Trends - Jade Green

Among the many fall trends for 2011 are these beautiful Jade Green dresses. Why not go "green" and buy something similar in vintage? Save a TON of money and the planet at the same time!

Yigal Azrouel, Honor and Marc by Marc Jacobs, Fall-Winter 2011
Source: Glamour.com



Vintage 1960s Green Dress



Worn with a slim belt and some booties, this would be an awesome version of the ones above.

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Feature Friday

It's time to pick one of our many favs and feature it here on our lil ol' blog.

This weeks pick comes from Sally Jane Vintage. While curating our Oh My Stripes treasury, we found this ADORABLE red and white chevron dress. I swoon over it! Unfortunately, I am no where close to being a XS-S :( so I thought I'd share with you all. 

Her shop is so freaking cute too! It's nice and organized (note to self: organize our Etsy shop to look like this). It makes for some great shopping (did I mention, it's super affordable too) I didn't find anything in her store that I didn't like.

via Sally Jane Vintage

It would look so cute with some red wedges (that I just happen to own).  Seriously, why can't I be a size XS-S?  Ok, moving on....Accessorized with some red and/or white bangles (bakelite perhaps?) YES!  Topped off with some cute, white cat eye sunglasses! Oh hell, let me just go ahead and show you what I mean:

via Vintage Bang Bang  (I just love their name too!)

via Oh Vera

via Blue Berry Deluxe



It's still hot out there (well, here in Houston it is) so this cute little ensemble would be perfect! 

Ok, so I featured a few more things today, but who's counting? I hope you enjoyed todays post and visit the shops featured.  They really so have some great items!

Have a great vintage weekend!

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Shop Update

Well, well, well....what do we have here? A shop update you say? Ummhmmm! So put your cute little vintage cat eyeglasses on and tune out the world while you take a sneak peak of the stuff that's going into the shop this week!  We've already listed a few items (below), but there will be many more of these FAB items making their way later this week.

Vintage 1960s Vera Floral Scarf

Vintage 1950s Hair Net

Vintage 1960s Pink Floral Scarf

Vintage 1960s Black Patent Leather Bag

Remember to follow us on FB too! You'll get the lastest news on sales, new listings and events. If you're a new follower, post your email on our wall and we'll send you a 10% off coupon code!

Oh yeah, we're also on Twitter and Tumblr too. Go ahead...click on it. You know you want to ;)

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Weekly Pick

Hello vintage lovers! I know, I know...it's been a LONG while since we've posted. Things have been super crazy around here and we're just now getting back into the swing of things. I pinky promise, there will be more posts.

We'd like to start promoting others selling Vintage on our blog and thought...what better way than to have a weekly pick?  We like to see others succeed and this might be the way to help :)

This week, we're going to be a little selfish and promote our own item to start this weekly pick feature :O

It's an item we've had in our shop for a while and can't understand why??!! We took it to a pop up shop and had everyone RAVE about it. Unfortunately, it didn't fit the people interested in it. I for one, would keep it, but alas, it doesn't fit me either. *Mental note...schedule time for excercise and diet.  Hmmm, maybe not though. If it were to lose weight, I'd keep everything I find and not share everything with y'all! I'd also be broke. I don't think my hubby would like that. We'd begin to fight about money. My marriage would end...you see where I'm going with this, don't you? I MUST share!

Without further ado....

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New Treasury

A tiny little post to show you our latest treasury



Don't forget to stop by and comment on it.  Let's get these great VETT sellers on the front page!

XOXO
Nance

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Spring Fling

What's today you ask? Well, today is the first day of our Spring Fling promotion! Wahoo! Yay! Woot Woot! (Can you tell we're excited?)

The Vintage Etsy Twitter Team is partnering with the Vintage Market Team for our first Spring Fling!

The sale runs from Thursday, April 21st, 2011 through Monday, May 2nd, 2011 (lots of time to get your shopping done, but don't miss out because once it's gone, it's gone!)

How do you find sale items? Search under the "vintage" drop down for "vtgspring" items or click here. (Just click...it's easier)

Each participating seller sets their own shop terms, so please refer to their shop announcements for details. (Check them all out!)

You're still here? What are you waiting for? Go get your VINTAGE on!

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Why we've been MIA

Soooooo, we've been sort of MIA lately. Why? Well, because we are hosting a pop up shop event here in Houston. We are so excited (it's in less than 2 weeks). We are up to 13 vendors now!


Things have been going great, it's just so time consuming. We haven't had a chance to list much on our Etsy shop. We've been hand washing, steaming, measuring, tagging, emailing vendors, shopping, etc.  The list goes on and on. 


We promise, after April 9th, we'll be back in full swing! In the meantime, if you're in Houston, swing by Griff's Irish Pub's parking lot for our event. There will be a DJ for entertainment and the pub will be open for business. You know what that means in addition to all the vintage goodies? Lot's of food and booze! 

Just a few pics of all the madness going on in my house right now. The pics of the clothing are just a tiny preview of what we have.  The pic of the box are our goodie bags which includes a a few things including the bookmarks in the last pic.


Have a great day lovelies and see you soon!

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Treasury Challenge

Lady Lux Vintage is honored to be a part of a WONDERFUL Etsy team called the "Vintage Etsy Twitter Team" or the VETT.  We can't tell you how many friendships we've made by being part of such an awesome team. Our goal is  to help and promote each other. There are so many positive and friendly people on our team. We really could go on and on about all of them :)

Our team started a treasury challenge that will run until March 15th.  A treasury is a collection of items being sold from different sellers on Etsy that have a common theme and/or color.  Honestly, you can pretty much make it whatever you want. The goal is to make it look pretty.

Our challenge includes items being sold from members of the VETT on Etsy. The winner gets featured on our team blog and our team Facebook page!  We would totally love to win, but more importantly, we would love for one of our treasuries to make it to the front page of Etsy. That would give ALL of the teamies tremendous exposure, which is our ultimate goal! That's where YOU come in! If you follow Lady Lux Vintage on Twitter then you'll be able to see all our tweets about the treasuries being created for the VETT. All you have to do it click on them and comment on our treasuries! The more comments, the more popular our treasuries become. The more popular they become, the better our chance at getting on the front page of Etsy!

Here is just a sample of what they look like:



This was the first treasury Lady Lux Vintage (ldylux on Etsy) created. What do you think?

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Are you ready for the holidays?

NO? Well, I've been perusing the vintage Etsy holiday dresses and have found some beauties for you. Enjoy and have a great day lovelies.

via YellowJacketVintage

via HummingbirdVintage

via MelsVanity

via HotVintage

via IKAHN

via LdyLuxVintage

via CloudNineVintage

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