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Monday, 12 May 2008

Bolero Belle

My first real triumphant eBay score came in the form of this puff sleeved vintage bolero. Oh how I love it's huge, exaggerated, scrunchy sounding shoulders. Whilst it cannot fit under a jacket, I make do by taking it in a bag and wearing it once I reach my destination. It looks best when worn with other items which similarly play with shape or volume in some form.

Bolero_1

Bolero_2

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Bolero_4

It feels like I'm wearing giant black flowers on my shoulders. Twas money well spent for that alone methinks!

Queen Michelle

Comments

Allow me to gush and say that I'm consistently amazed by how you manage to make statement pieces look so much more fantastic and effortless than any other person could even dream of! The second to last picture is especially wonderful! To the point where I can only make exclamatory statements!

P.S. The new camera isn't disproving the Irina comparison very much ;)

Oh, this isn't the new camera yet Honey Juniper. I got my old one to work, after a bit of shaking and taking about 100 pictures to get this lot that aren't blurred. But I did get a memory card for my new one, and have been playing around with it so next photo's will hopefully be taken with the proper camera :)

VOLUME, VOLUME, VOLUME!! I LOVE IT!

i love that piece!

oh wow!!! I love the second look best, with the white and black thingy...what are they? braces, oh I dont know but I love the look. You look ever so lovely when you smile, also the second to the last look with the gray zip on the dress looks very nice too.

The first combination is the most dazzling.

I'm in love with that dress, where's it from?

it looks like it's made for the dress you created with the zip! you smile is so cute in that picture

holy moly! you look amazing with that bolero! i loove it!

looks amazing.

Those are absolutely amazing! I love the striped dress in the first one and also that ?skirt? with the braces in the second - where is it from?

The striped dress is from a local designer here called Onno, which I customised by ading all the folds and drapes on the skirt part of the dress.
The second is a dress/top from Public Beware xx

i love the second look - it's my favourite, but it was hard to pick! x

Wow I love the first 2 looks. The dresses are both so fabulous. FIERCE!

Great eBay-score!
You look great - i can't even decide which outfit I like the best - they're all beautiful.

/Maria

Well the drapes are what make it, did you you just sew in a couple of stitches or use pins or what?
xx

Never mind the Bolero (which is fab), I am totally coveting every single one of those gorgeous dresses. Aaargh!

Wow that's amazing Queen Michelle! I have to leave a comment as I love your smile! x

goodness gracious me! the first look is dang 'mazing.

oh god i would kill for that bolero. looks absolutely amazing. first look is probably my favourite but i pretty much love every item in every photo.

Love it!

I am speechless. You rocked the shit out of that bolero!!

A-M-A-Z-I-N-G-!-!-!

You own some incredible clothes, all these look amazing.

Wow you look incredible! It's so versatile!

holy shit, what i would do for ONE of these looks. INSANITY.

the third look is completely enviable.

I almost bought http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=11405265

that about 2 weeks ago and I am so disappointed I didn't after reading this.

Queen Michelle,
Great looks! But I especially want to know who makes the black multi strappy bondagy sandals in the first picture? They are gorgeous!!

wow, you've made it look even a million times better then it did on ebay! truly incredible looks!

On me? I would be the frilly not-so-incredible Hulk. On you? Fabbuulust! As in, I wish I had some of that brilliant madness spinning inside your head..

The looks are all absolutely incredible (esp. in the third and last rows, the poof and textures are gorgeous!) And you still look model-esque, it doesn't seem to be dependent on cameras..

love your look!
can i ask where do you get the shoes in the first picture??? i think i'm in love...

Shoes in the first pic are from All Saints xx
Pretty Face, there is a bodice on the inside of the dress, and I grabbed sections from the 'skirt' part and pulled them under and sewed them to the bodice and took other sections from the side and sewed them to the side seams. I played around with the position of the stitches until I got the folds and drapes I was happy with.

That is a truly spectacular thing, that bolero! I love it in each and every outfit.

Oh I love it! It looks amazing with everything (I especially like it with the belted dress in the second to last pic). What a good find!

Your Highness,
Thank you for the style tip re: the All Saints sandals! I ordered them today from their web site in a taupey brown (they are unfortunately out of the black) and can't wait to get them. Will probably take a while, as I am in New York city. But we two are of the same mind stylistically and I am so glad that I have found you!

Wow this is freaking fantastic! Your style is bangin'! That bolero was a worthy investment, for sure!

Lovely! You have such a distinctive, personal style...and it's nice to see you smile in a photo too.

Thanks for the bolero love!
Amy the girl on Etsy takes custom orders for those lovely shrugs - she also has a lovely frilled shrug which is outstandingly beautiful.
Andrea, I have the All Saints shoes in taupe too and they are divine. You won't be disappointed.

That is one gorgeous eBay find. Wouldn't it be great to see the bolero's former life...? I think it has had a fun ol' time.

I've just come across your site and your style is truly amazing and so individual, i love it! I've just been searching on the net for that Public Beware dress you're wearing in the 2nd pic...do you know if there's anywhere at all that has anymore... i've gotta have it!!! Its fab!
I tried contacting the store but their number is out of use :(

Oh Mia I don't think you'll be able to get the Public Beware dress anymore. I got this from ASOS, but they sold out ages ago. I'll see if I can find somewhere else online and if I do I'll let you know.
I could maybe actually do some kind of DIY version though....mmm,m could be a future post?

Thanks for that, i appreciate it :)
Re the DIY version...Yes Please!!! I'm pathetic at sewing, i can barely sew on a button so if you would be interested in doing a DIY version of the dress, i'd be absolutely delighted!
You're an absolute star!
Thanks
Mia
x

All stunning as usual, but I'm particularly taken with your shoes! They're gorgeous.

Amazing. Lovely. Fantastical. As usual.

I love the silhouettes created with the large shoulders and tapered waists. They look very remiscent of spring Balenciaga. Great site!

I actually saw the same thing on ebay! I thought it could work in the right way--- and you did an amazing job styling it!

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