I work in a fairly big company and although they are a pretty relaxed and flexible
place, I work in the very Business-y part of the business and so I'm expected
to look dressed and pressed each day.
Normally early 60s dressing lends itself very well
to corporate wear - wiggle dresses, twin sets and lovely dress/jacket combos,
but it's all a bit done in my opinion.
People stop referring to it as 60s and call it
"Mad Men inspired". Now don't get me wrong I love Mad Men and Pan Am
when that was on, and will put on my dress/jacket combo when the occasion calls
but there is a whole other half of the decade to wear!
So in my wardrobe I try to keep a steady round of
60s style work wear from both halves of the decade and just choose the
appropriate jewellery and shoes to match.
The late 60s are my favourite- long and loose and
dripping in necklaces and bangles.
This was my outfit today:
Kelly Green Shift dress - self-made from Silk Lycra
Blend
Beads - self-made
Tights - Supermarket
Dark Green Block heel Shoes - Chinese Laundry from Modcloth
Hopefully I can make this a reoccurring thing as I
try to incorporate a little bit of the 60s into my outfits each day
Cat xoxo
Oh I just love the colour of this dress! x
ReplyDeleteyour are looking so funny in this dress... i m agree with sarah!!!! The dress combination is looking so beautiful. thanks for the amazing share...
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I love this part of the decade as well, plus the beautiful emerald color makes it very on-trend too!
ReplyDeleteYes! isn't it a great colour? (Pantones colour of the year apparently) I always gravitate towards the greens in the fabric store!
DeleteYou've compiled a fabulous outfit, and I think it's great that you try and incorporate both halves of the time in you daily wear.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteYou dress so cool for work. That green dress is a very nice color on you.
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ReplyDeleteLove this dress! - am looking for a beginner project to do, can i ask what pattern you used??
ReplyDeletehi! I used the shift dress pattern from Burdastyle, here's the link http://www.burdastyle.com/pattern_store/patterns/shift-dress-092012
DeleteIts a pretty easy pattern and you can leave out the sleeves if your not confident with set in sleeves - good luck! xo