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Did I ever mention my rehearsal dress? The vintage one? No, not the getaway dress, but the one for the rehearsal and welcome dinner…
I love the crisp, lady-like style of the ’50s and ’60s cocktail dress. Oscar de la Renta has done a great job of creating lovely clean, classic lines (as demonstrated above) throughout his career. And he continues that today in his contemporary interpretation:
However, his designs are obviously out of my budget. So, I thought, why not vintage couture? Great quality and craftsmanship, authentically 1960s, and best of all: ONE OF A KIND!
I found this cream-colored brocade beauty at Hat Feathers Vintage for an absolute steal! Check it out! It was started by Jenn, a vintage-obsessed collector!
Do you shop vintage? What are some of your favorite sites/places to visit?
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Yes, big, chunky pearls and the flower corsage I made! (You’ll see in the recaps.) 
I love it! I can’t wait to see pics of it in your recaps 
Beautiful! I want a dress like that for my getaway dress! I looked for vintage style shoes for the wedding, but didn’t know exactly what I was looking for. I found a lot of cute shoes (and some cute dresses too, depending on what you’re looking for) at http://www.pinupgirlclothing.com/ .
Love the dress in the top right in the first inspiration board. =)
Cannot wait to see your recaps. You’re one of my faves (is it bad to have faves as a Bee? lol) so I love seeing everything you post. And I love the vintage looks as well. Jackie-O and Audrey are my loves!
The vintage dress is gorgeous! Cannot wait to see you wear it in the recaps!
Aww thanks guys!!!
@shelliduke: Yes! That’s a great place for wiggle and swing dresses!
@Miss Labrador: Ha! You so crazy (read: darling), Missy Lab!!
Absolutely love them all - especially the second one in the inspirational board!
My rehearsal dinner dress is a cute hot pink number i bought for 60 bucks in a thrift shop in Philly.
http://tiny.cc/KfaZJ
oh gosh, who doesn’t want to look like Jackie Kennedy? I’m sure you’ll look gorgeous, Mrs. Perfume!
Love it! I’m on the hunt for the OdlR in the second picture, ever since I saw it in a Snippet and Ink post!
soooo gorgeous. i miss reading all your posts, perfume. post more!
Gorgeous! Do you have any pictures? You have the most classic and elegant taste. I love it.
I am in love with pinupgirlclothing.com and with stopstaring.com. I’m doing the 1940s look so I’m trying to find something for e-pics to wear and rehearsal dinner.
Timeless, classic and elegant. You can’t get any better than that. Stunning Miss P! I gotta add too please post some pics!
I love your style Mrs. Perfume! I wish I could pull off a look like this!
Yum! Vintage dresses are so much better designed than today’s clothes sometimes, I think.
I shop in my sister’s closet. She loves going vintage clothes shopping. Check out my blog for the link to her blog.
stuning dress. I have one red number that I wore for my senior photos in high school, and am dying for an excuse to wear again. I can wear red to my rehearsal, right?
What a beautiful dress!! You have impeccable style, Mrs. P. Can’t wait to see the recaps!!!
aaah i’ve been away from weddingbee for what feels like forever (i’m now a Missus! aaaah!) and i’ve been looking forward to your recaps.
nice to see your posts again, Ms P!
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Mrs. Perfume, DC
Age and Occupation: 36, Consultant (and Part-Time Professor)
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 41, Consultant
Engagement Date: May 13, 2008
Wedding Date: May, 2009
Venue: The Homestead, Hot Springs, Virginia
About Me: I'd like to think that I'm a modern day Little Edie Beale. Only not as..."talented". More realistically, I'm a foodie who can't bake; a dancer and dilettente; an art collector with a penchant for the whimsical and subversive. I live in the city and adore the country, but not much in between. I like smart design, great craftmanship and good value. Most of all, I love the new vintage aesthetic: classic, sweet, delicate, bespoke. If I had to do it all over again, I'd go for a culinary arts degree rather than a PhD; but wouldn't trade Mr. P for the world.
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