Dear style lovers,
Friday the 13th is here! To honor it, I’m giving you 13 inspiring glam vintage looks to take your mind of superstitions and right into holiday daydreaming.
Vintage has been seen on the red carpet since the early 2000s. Now that it’s trendy to be sustainable (no complaints), we see more and more vintage appearances. That only means one thing- get digging into the archives. Really thrift around any vintage shop you can get to because vintage is the next hot thing.
Finally, something that makes sense is on-trend. Realistically, it’s still very hard to get your hands on an actual vintage Chanel, let’s say. If not hard, it is cost-y. I came to justify this price in two ways. Of course, branding is a big part of it. What’s more, is that you get quality that is very hard to find anywhere today.
The couture ways of sewing are threatened by extinction. Even, if not applicable to what you manage to find. One thing is guaranteed- before clothing was made to last, now it’s made so that you need an update sooner than later. I get to wear clothes from my mom’s closet from when she was my age, while I’m doubtful my children will ever see so much of my clothes made during this last decade.
Now, without further ado, enjoy the mindful glam and let me know your take on contemporary and vintage fashion. I would love to hear if you share my views or would add something. Please, comment below.
#1
Naomi Campbell at the Gala Spa Awards 2016 wearing a 1989 Pierre Cardin Couture Black Ruffle Lace and Velvet Slit Gown
Naomi was awarded Beauty Idol Award at the 2016 Gala Spa Awards
#2
Sienna Miller in vintage Emanuel Ungaro at the Orange British Academy Film Awards, 2007
#3
Kate Hudson in Vintage Versace at the 2012 Vanity Fair Oscar Party
#4
Rihanna wearing vintage Chanel skirt suit on-set at ‘Good Morning America’
#5
Olivia Wilde wore one-shoulder Mollie Parnis fringe gown to the 2014 CFDAs
The dress was worn from Anjelica Huston, an Oscar winning actress, in 1974 at the Cannes Film Festival with Jack Nicholson
#6
Winona Ryder at the 72nd Annual Academy Awards wearing a vintage 1940s Pauline Trigger dress.
#7
Vanessa Paradis wore vintage Chanel Haute Couture button-down gown to the Cannes 2016 closing ceremony.
#8
Meghan Markle wearing Courrèges Haute Couture black trapeze coat in matelassé silk circa 1965.
#9
Amal Clooney wearing vintage couture for dinner at Buckingham Palace.
#10
‘Original sketch of the iconic 1930’s silk dress worn in the film Atonement by Keira Knightley, designed by Academy Award-nominated costume designer Jacqueline Durran. The striking emerald green color was specifically requested by the film’s director Joe Wright.‘
Keira Knightley in green evening dress in Atonement.
#11
Sarah Jessica Parker wearing a Halston Heritage dress in the film Sex and the City 2
#12
Bianca Jagger’s timeless style.
#13
Lily-Rose Depp in vintage Chanel at the Camp: Notes on Fashion Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019
I think we can all agree vintage can be on style with the right accessories.
Stay stylish!
Stay mindful!
Yours,
MK ❤
