Bubbly Ruth
October 30th, 2012
Lovely Ruth looks bright and bubbly in this cute and colourful bubbles printed dress she snapped up recently! We think you look absolutely “bubble-licious” in it, Ruth! (Hee hee) 🙂
The many looks of Sarah!
October 28th, 2012VINTAGE CLOTHING is so versatile, and we have a wonderful customer to prove it!
Sarah, who is adventurous when it comes to trying new things, has a great eye for picking out vintage items to suit her. Some items fit her perfectly. Other times, if the item don’t fit, we get it altered so it looks like it was made for her!
Her personality shines through in her newest purchases from us!
From left to right:
1. A beautiful orange gown with a fan detail (yes, she’s the one who snagged it)
2. A gorgeous 1970s dress with a tropical parrot print
3. A party dress with shimmer and a fun poufy tiered skirt
4. A sweet purple long-sleeved 1970s day dress with a crochet bodice
5. A super cute 1980s jumpsuit worn with a gold link beltWhich outfit do you love most on her? It’s hard for us to choose, cos we think she really looks great in all of them!
1. A beautiful orange gown with a fan detail (yes, she’s the one who snagged it)
2. A gorgeous 1970s dress with a tropical parrot print
3. A party dress with shimmer and a fun poufy tiered skirt
4. A sweet purple long-sleeved 1970s day dress with a crochet bodice
5. A super cute 1980s jumpsuit worn with a gold link beltWhich outfit do you love most on her? It’s hard for us to choose, cos we think she really looks great in all of them!
The many looks of Sarah!
FAB-FLIPPIN-TASTIC!
October 27th, 2012
This dress (Size: XS/S) from the 1980s looks simple from the front, but make a turn, and you have got an amazing back to stun the bejeezus out of ’em!
The cut-out back is held together by invisible fishing lines for a lovely web effect. It’s the perfect dress for a more formal do – simple but strikingly different!
Here, we’ve paired it with the cutest gold-toned bow pendant, also from the 80s. The black cord not only allows you to adjust the length to whatever you want, but also makes up the centre bit of the bow. Very clever.
About “Ramshackle Playground”
October 27th, 2012THEY COULDN’T be more different. And we’re not just talking about their hair!
There’s Sandrine, from Belgium, with her boyish platinum blonde crop. She’s cheeky, playful, clownish at times.
And then there’s Shawna, a local lass with straight brown locks. Broody and contemplative, she can stare anyone down, and make them slightly nervous.
These two are the best of friends, and quite often, you won’t see one without the other.
This month, Granny’s Day Out takes these two friends out to a decrepit abandoned warehouse in the boondocks of Loyang for a photoshoot. It was super ulu to say the least, and a trek to get to! Plus it had ridiculously high security – although you wouldn’t know it just by looking at the pictures!
Amidst the heat, mosquitoes and gawking men, we dressed the girls.
For Sandrine, we put her in designer pieces from the 1980s: long white shirt dresses that graze the ankles; checkered fisherman pants with bulging pockets; a rayon pinafore dress. It’s a little bit avant garde, a little more European, a different side to the 80s.
As for Shawna, we covered her with frills, ruffles, ruches, lamé and shoulder pads – all the details that make up the excesses of the 80s, as we know it!
And what fun it was shooting these two friends, who shared an easy chemistry while exploring nooks and crannies in their ramshackle glam!
For enquiries and reservations, please call the shop at 6336 9774.
Special thanks to…
The very kind Rami Hanna: If not for him, we wouldn’t have been able to use this location. Plus, he fed us cold Pepsi!
&
Darrell Chung, our photographer friend, for all these lovely images! Darrell is the proud father of baby Curtis, whom he is certain will one day be on the Ellen show.
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Ramshackle Playground
October 27th, 2012
Ramshackle Playground
1980s black velvet bodysuit and multi-strand necklace.
The back of this striped jumpsuit is a surprising cut-out that bares your back!
These 1980s dark red checkered fisherman pants are loose, baggy and very comfortable. They come with cute bulging pockets!
- Sandrine wears a 1980s DKNY black velvet bodysuit, 1980s JPG vintage checkered fisherman pants, and a multi-strand necklace. Shawna wears a 1980s vintage striped jumpsuit.
Sandrine breaks into a run wearing a beige Marcel Marongiu long shirt dress.
Threads hang loose on this avant garde 1980s Marcel Marongiu long shirt dress.
Shawna wears a 1980s lamé cocktail dress which has a long bow that hangs low to the knees.
Sandrine finds a massive light bulb!
Tug of war: Sandrine wears a white tank top and a black rayon pinafore dress with slits; Shawna wears a white 1980s ruched dress with shoulder pads.
It’s all about loops: Sandrine loops her friend up with an old hose, while wearing a looped silver-toned necklace from the 60s!
Shawna wears a vintage 1980s bustier dress with a lace petticoat skirt. The bodice of the dress is covered in checks and tiny rose prints, with a rosette on the hip.
Sandrine jumps over a ditch in a 1980s Romeo Gigli cropped shirt, worn over a stretchy black Anteprima dress.
Sandrine steps on a puddle in a 1980s vintage Alfredo white shirt; Shawna looks on in a 1980s bustier black dress, layered with a cropped checkered and polka dotted bolero.
Foreground: A 1980s vintage Alfredo white shirt; Background: A 1980s bustier black dress with a cropped checkered and polka dotted bolero.
Stringy details on the Alfredo white shirt.
I think I feel a raindrop: Shawna reveals a bustier 1980s black party dress with a tiered skirt, previously hidden under a bolero.
Sandrine is magnificent in a Frederic Molenac long white shirt dress, accessorised with a silver-toned 1980s neckpiece with beaded tassels.
Frederic Molenac long white shirt dress, worn with a silver-toned 1980s neckpiece with beaded tassels.
Shawna stays rooted in a lacy 1980s vintage dress with a side bow and asymmetrical peekaboo skirt, and a 1980s faux pearl long necklace.
Sandrine finds a dead branch, wearing a lurex top of gold, copper and silver threads, with a black chiffon Dolce and Gabbana wrap skirt.
Shawna wears a tight stretchy add ribbed 1980s dress with a frilly bottom. A long tasselled necklace hangs around her neck.
Best friends!
Away they go!
[A special thanks to Darrell Chung, our photographer friend, for all these lovely images! Darrell is the proud father of Curtis, whom he is certain will one day be on the Ellen show. ]
