Steal her Style: Maisie Williams

1960's gold mesh and black tassel necklace €95 from Dirty Fabulous

 Did you watch Game Of Thrones? Our family is addicted to it and it fueled many Whats App debates as we watched it from our various corners in Ireland. We all agreed: best finale EVER!!! So now that winter has finally arrived in Westeros we'll have to sit back and wait until next year to see what happens to some of our favourite characters.

In the mean time here's Maisie Williams who plays firm favourite, Arya at the Serpentine Summer Party in a textured black and green dress by Milly. Although Maisie's dress is thoroughly modern the unusual print reminded me of one of our own gorgeous vintage dresses currently in stock. It's a 1950's dress by designer Kitty Copeland and it's one I've had my eye on!!!

 Our version is a little longer than Maisies. It's more a mid length cocktail dress which would mean it would make a chic alternative if you wanted a bit more coverage for your legs. We can't all have as fabulous pins as Maisie!

Our vintage 1960's Kitty Copleand green and black brocade dress is available to buy in store now or on Open For Vintage .

We're super excited to share this real wedding with you!

It's with immense pride that we introduce you to our real bride, Edina. She is the very first person to wear one of our own designs from our Papermoon Bridal collection by Dirty Fabulous.

Edina wore our Cherry Pie, tea length dress which is one of our most fun and flirty designs. It's a delicious concoction of nude, beaded lace and pleated tulle. She chose one of our lace boleros and golden toned headpieces to tie her look together. Edina then found her pretty mint underskirt and veil elsewhere.
We're so ecstatic that Edina loved our dress as much as we do!
An enormous thank you for sharing your gorgeous wedding photos with us by photographer Daniel Otten . It's a big highlight in the  history of Dirty Fabulous!!!

Lets Go To The Prom!

Wedding and Debs season means it's time to wear your best frock. Take it from us, there's nothing better than a 1950's prom dress! These are just a small selection on our gorgeous vintage dresses that are currently in stock.

To see these dresses and more give us a call on 01 6111842 or email info@dirtyfabulous.com to book your appointment. 

Or check out Open For Vintage and get your hands on them before someone else does!

Carolines Top 3 Vintage Picks From Dirty Fabulous!

We see so many incredible pieces pass through the doors of Dirty Fabulous and our wants-list is often huge. But we've narrowed it down a bit for you here to a couple of choice picks.

Even though Caroline and I have very different tastes we can both appreciate all of our vintage pieces for their beauty and rarity. 

To see how our styles differ we thought we'd share our current top 3 fav's!

Take a peek at Caroline's:

  

No 1: 

1960's B. Siegel Company champagne brocade two piece dress. The heavy brocade fabric and silver and pearl beading make this dress ultra sophisticated. It's quite Jackie O and very classic in design. Wouldn't it make a perfectly chic wedding ensemble!

 

No 2:

Not surprisingly, it's the colour that Caroline adores in this 1950's blue evening gown with sequin detailing. It's such a strong colour which looks fantastic against most skin tones. I can see this dress being worn for a black tie event or it would make a totally unique debs dress!

No 3.
This 1980's ruched jersey dress is from our vintage bridal collection and boy is it a showstopper!
The draping is super figure hugging but in all the right ways. This is one for all you edgy and alternative brides who shy away from the traditional bridal norms and prefer fashion forward fabulousness!!!

Spotlight on Vintage: Sabiens of Boston Asymmetric Evening Gown

This is a striking hot pink satin early 1950's cocktail dress with fabulous tailoring. It is an asymmetrical one shouldered gown with attached wrap around peplum. The peplum has tulle underneath to give it structure. The bodice is a neat fit with boning and a side zip. The skirt is a tailored pencil fit, with a slight train at the back. This dress is remarkably similar to the advertisement pictured on the left which featured in Vogue dated Feb 15th 1951. The advert was for Dana, a Parisian Perfume company featuring supermodel of the day Jean Patchett!

We don't know if the designer of the dress in the advert and our dress were the same, it's probably more likely that the dress in the Vogue advert was a couture piece and ours was an homage to it.

It does have the label of the department store in which it was sold which was "Sabiens Boston".

Our vintage gown also reminds me of the iconic one shoulder pink dress that Marilyn Monroe wore in How To Marry A Millionaire 

If you want to try on our Sabiens 1950's pink gown call 01 6111842 or email info@dirtyfabulous.com to book your appointment.

Or pop over to Open For Vintage to buy it right now!!!

Spotlight On Vintage: 1940's Dusky Blue Lace Gown

This weeks vintage treasure is an evening dress that even Veronica Lake would have swooned over! The dress is made of a dusky blue lace over lavender lining. It has an illusion top (very popular at the time) and matching belt.

I love the elegance of this dress which would have been created in the late 1940's. The lace is truly beautiful, very intricate with some slight signs of aging. But this dress is over 70 years old and over-all in in remarkable condition. I'm pretty sure when I'm over 70 I'll be showing more that some slight signs of age!!!

This is a gown that brings it's vintage "A"game!
Available in store now

Celebrity Style Inspriation :Jennifer Lopez

image via E! Online

Cat eye sunglasses available from ASOS

JLo has been showing of some sophisticated threads lately. She's probably known most for her bling-tastic, figure revealing gowns and she's one smokin' hot mama so why the hell not!

Bu you know us, we're fans of ladylike glamour. 

Ms. Lopez recently stepped out in this peach number and we just love it!

Our original vintage 1960's hostess gown is an absolute ringer in terms of colour and has some unique tailoring features, something it share's with JLo's mid length dress.

Wear it with some cat eye sunglasses, big hold-all bag and pastel stilletos.

You're now ready for that fabulous summer soiree you have coming up!