Social & Personal Spring 2017: Poetry in Motion

 1910 and 1970's vintage wedding dresses by Dirty Fabulous

 Edwardian silk cape and 1940s slip dress (on left) by Dirty Fabulous

 Vintage straw hat with veil  by Dirty Fabulous

 1970's Victorian revival wedding dress  by Dirty Fabulous

 1950's ivory taffeta wedding gown  by Dirty Fabulous

 same as above

earrings on model on left  by Dirty Fabulous

We are crazy about this shoot by stylist Roxanne Parker! It looks like something from the pages of Vogue and calls to all those fashion forward brides. LOVE LOVE LOVE!!! It's just too delicious for words so run out and grab a copy of Social and Personal Weddings to see for yourself.

Photography: Daniel Holfeld

Hair: Michael Doyle & Sharon Bradshaw for Peter Mark

Make-up: Aimee Connolly

Styling Assistant: Yvette Byrne

Models Carrie Ann Burton Crolly & Aoife Rickard

Location: Lutterellstown Castle

Icon's Through The Ages: 1910, The beginning of celebrity.

It's no surprise that here at Dirty Fabulous HQ that we regularly think about fashion history. I can endlessly search the internet for more information and pictures of vintage fashion; the dresses, hats and accessories...but what about the women who wore them and inspired others. They are the ultimate fashion icons.
An 'icon' is defined as a person or thing regarded as a representative symbol or as worthy of veneration. Despite this description being a little stuffy we all know what it means and to find our fashion icons we must turn our attention to the land of celebrity.

We might think that 'celebrity' is a relatively new concept but society has always had people they looked up to and aspired to be like. But instead of reading about their fav celebs daily rituals, minute to minute via Twitter or Instagram our friends in the past gleaned occasional titbits of celebrity news from literature and newspapers.

Oh what a visually rich and voyeruristic world we live in now...
So let us take our social media accounts back with us to the early 20th Century. Technology had introduced the world of cinema and silent movies were making celebrities so accessible and close we could practically touch them. For the first time in history the wealth and fantasy dreamt up by huge film studios was being shared to the world and people went crazy for it. Some of the biggest actresses and fashion icons of that time were 

#LilianGish 

Totally gorgeous, Lilian had huge eyes which were perfect for the type of acting needed in silent films. She could easily inspire today's boho babes with a look that oozes melodrama and romance.

Whilst we're using our imaginary historical Instagram accounts to see what Lilian has been wearing lately we'd probably stumble across #MaryPickford 

#MaryPickford

Mary and Lillian were actually friends and it was Mary who introduced Lilian to her major acting career. I'm sure they swapped many a style secret! Mary was known for her fabulous blonde locks and caused outrage amongst her fans when she chopped it off in favour of the bob that was becoming popular in the 1920's.

I just adore how evocative the make-up of this era is paired with the black and white imagery. 

Next up we'll follow the many fashion dames of the Roaring 20's...stay tuned!

Dirty Fabulous on TV3's Xpose...woohoo!

Dirty Fabulous is 7 years in business this month and to celebrate TV3's Xpose were there to capture the 7 decades of vintage fashion that we stock in store. 

Below are some stills of feature but you can watch it in two parts on the TV3 Player here for 1910-1930's and here for 1940's to 70's

The lovely Aisling from Xpose was there to talk about Dirty Fabulous with stylist, Irene OBrien.

The shoot took place in the decadent surroundings of The Shelbourne

Make-up was by Maite from Locks and Lashes

Our stunning models were Juudit and Aisling

Hope you love it as much as we do!

  

1910 rayon and lace Titanic era wedding gown with Crystal and floral headband

Art Deco rhinestone headband and ivory silk beaded flapper bridal dress

Incredible 1930's style evening gown with crystal beading throughout worn with crystal headpiece

1940's purple floral tea dress, wine tilt hat, 1940's necklace and purple gloves

 1950's Neiman Marcus tulle wedding gown with shawl and bespoke feather comb

1960's lilac lace dress with draped shoulder, worn with bespoke floral and rhinestone headpiece

1970's boho lace wedding gown worn with silk floral headband and lace edge veil