Honey, We Love Old Things!

We're glad the days of typewriting are over! Melissa, the writer, types away in a 1970s floral maxi dress with a frilly halter neckline.

We’re glad the days of typewriting are over! Melissa, the writer, types away in a 1970s floral maxi dress with a frilly halter neckline.

An explosion of colours! Brown peekaboo leather sandals peek out from underneath a bright hem.

An explosion of colours! Brown peekaboo leather sandals peek out from underneath a bright hem.

She's glued to the phone: 1970s vibrant blue floral dress with spaghetti straps, comes with its own scarf!

She’s glued to the phone: 1970s vibrant blue floral dress with spaghetti straps, comes with its own triangular scarf!

Super long yellow beads add an interesting clash of colour!

Super long yellow beads add an interesting clash of colour! Wear them like this or looped a few times round your neck.

She's posing prettily in purple. This gorgeous 1950s/1960s dress with looks swell with a dusty blue belt cinched at the waist. We love, we love, we love.

She’s posing prettily in purple. This gorgeous 1950s/1960s dress with looks swell with a dusty blue belt cinched at the waist. We love, we love, we love.

Dress up your ears with these beautiful 1940s clear lucite earrings embedded with flowers

Dress up your ears with these beautiful 1940s clear lucite earrings embedded with flowers

Make them green with envy with this friggin' awesome jumpsuit printed with petals and leaves! Worn here cinched with a skinny belt.

Make them green with envy with this friggin’ awesome jumpsuit printed with petals and leaves! Worn here cinched with a skinny belt.

Jumpsuits let you sit as chor lor as you like!

Jumpsuits let you sit as chor lor as you like!

Melissa sips tea standing up, while looking grand in a black and white 1970s halter neck maxi dress with white piping.

Melissa sips tea standing up, while looking grand in a black and white 1970s halter neck maxi dress with white piping.

1950s pearl cluster earrings are sweet and an alternative to that solitaire pearl look.

1950s pearl cluster earrings are sweet and an alternative to that solitaire pearl look.

1970s dusty orange maxi dress with a gathered bust and empire waist

Long and feminine 1970s dusty orange floral dress with a gathered bust and empire waist. Swish swish swish.

Grab a basket, let's buy some jam! Melissa looks cute in this 1980s sunshine yellow ruffled blouse and 1980s waisted skirt.

Grab a basket, let’s buy some jam! Melissa looks cute in this 1980s sunshine yellow ruffled blouse and 1980s waisted skirt.

Beautiful baby blue dangling drop earrings from the 1940s.

Beautiful baby blue dangling drop earrings from the 1940s.

That's her scoop! Melissa models a ladle, and a 1960s floral sheath dress cinched with a white 1960s ah-go-go belt.

That’s her scoop! Melissa models a ladle, and a 1970s floral dress cinched with a white 1960s ah-go-go belt.

Lemons are good for your skin and hair! They make you look radiant, especially in this 1980s black and white floral dress (check out the folded decolletage), pulled together with a crimson belt.

Lemons are good for your skin and hair! They make you look radiant, especially in this 1980s black and white floral dress (check out the folded decolletage), pulled together with a bright pink belt.

We heart this granny 1950s embroidered sweater, worn with a 1980s denim skirt.

We heart this granny 1950s embroidered sweater, worn with a 1980s denim skirt.

Smile! You're wearing a fabulous top!

Smile! You’re wearing a fabulous top!

Tie this 1980s floral patterned shirt at the waist and wear it with a 1980s acid wash denim skirt!

Tie this 1980s floral patterned shirt at the waist and wear it with a 1980s acid wash denim skirt!

Straight from the 1970s: A cropped vest, pinned with a cameo brooch, and a 1970s wrap skirt. Viola.

Straight from the 1970s: A cropped vest, pinned with a cameo brooch, and a 1970s wrap skirt. Viola.

This cameo brooch with add a vintage feel to any ole thang.

This cameo brooch will add a vintage feel to any ole thang.

Another "make-'em-green-with-envy" dress with a few splashes of pink!

Another “make-’em-green-with-envy” 1950s dress with a few splashes of pink!

Check out the details on the decolletage! This 1980s day dress is simple, bright and cheerful. We love!

Check out the folds on the decolletage! This 1980s day dress is simple, bright and cheerful. We love!

 

Model: Melissa Tai of The Honeycombers www.thehoneycombers.com

Location: Carpenter and Cook www.carpenterandcook.com

Stylist and Photographer: Kyra Ching

 

 

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