Style By Numbers

For her latest giveaway (an impressive $100 gift cert to LA Vintage), the Clothes Horse asks why do you love vintage.

80s Dress $57

There’s lots of reasons that vintage appeals to me, and none of the reasons are terribly original. I have a highly developed sense of notstalgia and enjoy thinking about who wore my dress and how it’s travelled the globe to get from wherever it was purchased decades ago to my hangers in Dublin. I’ve always loved old movies, so my early style icons were classic beauties like Grace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn and (my namesake) Lauren Bacall.

70s Dress $53

I like to look original and hate bumping into people with the same outfit on. I don’t want to wear the black trousers/button-up shirt uniform to work, but at the same time I don’t like looking too vintage-y or costume-y. I love the thrill of the hunt and am mostly drawn towards timeless pieces that I can mix with wardrobe staples already in my closet. I love to keep people guessing about where I get my clothes, how often I shop and how much money I spend on my duds–nothing is better than gettting loads of praise on something you scored on the cheap.

70s Dress $55

Vintage clothes also suit me, at least certain styles do more than modern clothes. Blessed with dainty shoulders and not so dainty hips, I like dresses that flair out from the waist. Lots of homespun or 60s/70s poly numbers have elasticated waists that make it really easy to fit (especially when buying online).

60s Cape $67

So, what should I buy from LA Vintage? Dresses. Dresses. Dresses.

And hopefully this great cape!