The 12 Personalities in Dress – The American Girl Type
Here we are, the very last type. I think this one is going to resonate with a lot of us. I know I chose The Young Matron as my type but perhaps this is more me. Have you found your type? The American Girl Type I think we can all immediately envision this type. Feminine […] Read more…
The 12 Personalities in Dress – The Matron or Queenly Woman
We are down to the last 2 types! Have you found yours yet? Today’s type is an interesting one. When I think of “older” fashion I tend to favor staying within your type but just maybe taking it down a notch, or heck, taking it up a notch like the amazing ladies of Advanced Style. […] Read more…
The 12 Personalities in Dress – The Young Matron
So here we are finally with MY type! I definitely have elements of the other types that I gravitate towards but this is me through and through. It does have a very unfortunate name though. The Young Matron When we think of the typical 1950s housewife we are thinking of The Young Matron. Donna […] Read more…
The 12 Personalities in Dress – The Intellectual Type
We leave the land of Capes and Statement Hats of The Sophisticate and head over to the Creative and Distinctive… Intellectual Type You are studious and love the romance of history. You wander art galleries and travel to museums. You are intelligent, critical and appreciative of the creative and individual. As such, you gravitate towards artistic clothes […] Read more…
The 12 Personalities in Dress – The Sophisticated Type
Here we go swinging between extremes again! We go from The “Boyish” Type right on over to… The Sophisticated Type You are supremely sure of yourself and always know your mind. You can create “perfect proportions” of figure whether you have them or not. You carry yourself with distinction and poise. Use nothing to excess. […] Read more…
The 12 Personalities in Dress – The “Boyish” Type
Now that we’ve settled down from The Bombshell we are swinging over to a completely different type. The Manuals refer to this as the “Boyish” type. This is one of those vintage labels (along with tomboy) that don’t really have a place in our modern day. I like to just think of this “Type” as […] Read more…
The 12 Personalities in Dress – The Bombshell Type
We are officially half-way through the Personalities! Have you found your type yet? This next one is a favorite of mine and I confess that sometimes I like to channel her. Again, I feel like you can definitely be a combo of two or even three of these types. There’s probably one that you gravitate […] Read more…
The 12 Personalities in Dress – The Woman of Fashion
I’ve had such fun hearing from so many of you that have been “Typing” yourself and others. We are not even half way through so buckle in. Today’s type will be very interesting. This one, much like The Exotic, is quite a rare type. She is…. The Woman of Fashion You set the style […] Read more…
Vintage Lessons in Modern Times
I’ve been getting a lot of questions about what Vintage Charm School is, and what it isn’t. The manuals that we learn from were written in the 1940s-1960s and I think we all know that times were very different then. While some of the wording and customs can sometimes feel quaint there are some that […] Read more…