Winter rockabilly outfits

Esme and the laneway: a vintage style blogger in Melbourne. I blog about vintage clothes hair & makeup: 1930s 1940s 1950s & 1960s, and more!

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Can't see these trousers ever working on me, but I love the style. Maybe a pencil skirt?

Rockabilly jeans

I can't help but feel the holiday spirit this time of year! With only eleven days until Christmas, I've been wearing all my festive goodies before it's too late. While my red Dita cardigan sees the light of day all year around, these Irregular Choice Nicely Festive shoes are the perfect way to tie in my love for Christmas. Comfortable and oh so cute, I only wish there was more time to break them out! Cardigan- Wheels and Dollbaby Skirt- Vixen by Micheline Pitt Shoes- Irregular Choice Hat…

It’s autumn here in the southern hemisphere and the cool weather has had me thinking about what to wear and what I desperately need to sew! Here in South Australia, the summers are searing hot and probably because of that, the winters feel biting. Even those who have lived in cooler climes, where snow

Last Sunday my mom and I made a jaunt downtown into Denver to go see the Degas exhibition at the Denver Art Museum. I wore a lovely new-to-me navy blue rayon dress I picked up on Etsy this past winter. In the listing photos the dress looked like a rayon crepe 1940's dress, and when it arrived it was a faux linen style rayon woven in a more 1950's shape, which just goes to show the nature of shopping online once again I suppose. Still, the dress fits perfectly and I didn't have a navy blue…

Photo courtesy of Lani Trock With her firm status as the queen of proper, ladylike dressing, Dita Von Teese has inspired countless hours of scouring vintage

Guess what? I've entered my first pinup pageant! It's a local one, that is happening next month. I had to submit 3 photos of myself and write a little biography about why I love pinup/vintage/rockabilly lifestyle and/or fashion. My three photos are up on a facebook event page this is the link https://www.facebook.com/events/564217140384200/ if anyone that reads this blog post wouldn't mind going to this link and liking my three photos please!! As well as wearing this gorgeous dress the other…