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Ultimate Pinup Girl, Rockabilly and Vintage Fashionista Christmas Gift Guide

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Yasmina Greco – Pinup Christmas Guide

Black Friday is tomorrow and then Cyber Monday comes!! You need my Ultimate Pinup Girl, Rockabilly Vintage Christmas Gift Guide because Christmas will be here too soon and with my my guide will help you know the wanted gifts to buy the Pinup Girl, Retro Rockabilly lover and vintage Fashionista in your life.

Novelty Bags:
A fabulous novelty bag will surely delight her. You can opt for true vintage which is a novelty bag from the 50s-60s and can be made of wicker, decorated with French Poodle dogs, cats, made by novelty bag designer Enid Collins or Midas of Miami, bags that are kitschy and decorated with sea shells and sea horses, bags made by Sourpuss, Betsy Johnson and if you are feeling extra generous than a bag by Kate Spade will melt her heart.
Enid Collins

Pinup Girl Clothing

Unique Vintage

Kate Spade

Betsy Johnson

Retro Nighties and Lingerie:
How about a little something sexy for Christmas? Retro lingerie is a must for any Pinup doll, vintage loving fashionista, and Rockabilly gal. I don’t know any lovely that can resist French seams, European satin, Corsets or fabulous bullet bra.
Glamour Bunny 

Secrets in Lace

What Katie Did

Retro Pinup Cardigans

Retro Pinup Cardigans

sugarshock-1
Pinup Cardigans – Sweater Girls:
Baby it’s cold outside!! Every gall needs a sexy curve-hugging cardigan. A great cardigan goes with everything and you can find them in her favorite colors and styles. Many are decorated with Flamingos, Skulls, Cats, Cupcackes and more…. There really is a style for each lady.
Hell Bunny
Banned Apparel

SugarShock
 at Top Vintage Boutique

50s Jewelry:
Each girl needs her jewelry. No outfit is complete without a necklace, brooch or bangles. Bakelite is numero uno but, it is very collectible and pricey, if you can find a Bakelite cherry brooch or the magnificent necklace then scoop it up. But, anything by Luxulite or Erstwilder will be special and bring delight to your doll. Luxulite is run by designer Katy in the UK and she releases amazing styles regularly and has some special creations for the holidays. Erstwilder is located in Australia and they have limited quantities so be sure to purchase their items when you find them as they will be sold out; they also have great international shipping… about 1 week from Australia to USA.

Pinup Vintage Jewelry

Pinup Vintage Jewelry

Luxulite

Deer Arrow
Erstwilder


Swing Circle Skirts

Swing Circle Skirts

Pinup Swing Skirts:
A lovely, colorful, novelty print skirt will be treasured. Clothes can be tricky, but, with a skirt, you just need her waist size…. take a peek at her skirt tags for size when she is not aware. There are many brands that sell vintage inspired Pinup and Rockabilly clothing and they all have their own styles. For total novelty prints The Oblong Box Shop is great. For beautiful prints, novelty, and just Fabulous you will want to shop at Pinup Girl Clothing, they have incredible quality, fit and style (she will love it). For some amazing styles and prints it has got be Heart of Haute.
The Oblong Box Shop

Pinup Girl Clothing

Heart of Haute

Lindy Bop

Also, there is a great Australian shop that has so much creativity and fashion passion with great novelty prints called Pigtails and Pirates. I have written about Pigtails and Pirates (articles 1 article 2) prepare to be amazed – visit Pigtails and Pirates.

Hope you find this guide helpful. Any item from my guide will delight her, you can’t go wrong. Check these companies social media feeds as they will have incredible Black Friday and Cyber Monday specials!! I’d love to hear from you, let me know what you end up buying !!

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Pinup, Pyrex and More at the Antique Mall

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Yasmina Greco - Pigtails and Pirates Dress- Whistlestop Antiques

              Yasmina Greco – Pigtails and Pirates Dress- Whistlestop Antiques

Such a lovely weekend out antiquing with my hubby. The weather in Northern California has changed from being very hot to mid 70s with cool evenings…. almost Fall like. I don’t know how long that will last before we get another scorcher but it is fantastic and perfect for a weekend of antiquing. We stopped at a couple antique malls; one in Santa Rosa ‘Whistlestop’ that has a big train painted on the brick building and the other in Sebastopol ‘Antique Society’. Both are multi dealer malls so there is always lots to see to pick through.

Yasmina Greco - Pinup Classic 1950s GMC Truck

                      Yasmina Greco – Pinup Classic 1950s GMC Truck

Vintage Pyrex

                                                Vintage Pyrex and Kitchenware

Here are a couple pics of the goodies inside the malls and you can see the one in Sebastopol had a lot of vintage Pyrex and I was thrilled because I had been searching for quite sometime now for the turquoise snowflake square baking dishes. I am not a expert when it comes to Pyrex and don’t know if items should have lids or not or what the difference between ‘space savers’ or ‘baking dishes’ are but, I am collecting the turquoise snowflake (yes, because it is turquoise and you all know it is my favorite color) and now I have another couple pieces to add to my set. For the record, these two oblong square shaped pieces did not have lids.

Both antique malls have a bit of retro and Mid-Century Modern and even lots of ephemera, glass, kitchenalia, vintage rhinestone jewelry, and even outdoor furniture and salvage so there really is a good mix of everything and something for everyone. Whistlestop even had their fabulous classic 1951 GMC truck out front and the lady working the register told us it had been in her family for many many years; that truck was immaculate and great for a pose.

Mid-Century Modern Moss Lamps

                                             Mid-Century Modern Moss Lamps

Next week is a antique fair in the neighboring town of Healdsburg and it is beautiful drive up with all the vineyards in full glory this time of year. Some of you have asked about our 1956 Nash Metropolitan so I wanted to update you and tell you that it has been getting some love in the shop and we should have it back very soon so you can count on more pics to come!!

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Ride ’em Cowboy – Pinup Cowgirl Dress by Pigtails and Pirates

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                    Yasmina Greco – Ride ’em Cowboy – Pinup Cowgirl Dress by Pigtails and Pirates

I had been in search of a cowgirl novelty print swing dress for quite sometime and when I saw this Pigtails and Pirates Ride’em Cowboy stunner I had to have it. The color is a deep vibrant red patterned with vintage pinup cowgirls in a variety of poses and settings. The sweetheart neckline is so feminine and figure flattering and accommodates a full bust nicely. The straps are also a nice size so you can wear your regular bra underneath.

The dress arrived very quickly all the way from Australia (I am in California) and was packaged with great care, it arrived just in time for a photo shoot I had been planning. For the shoot I styled this adorable cowgirl dress with a fun cowgirl hat and vintage lasso. I am wearing a petticoat for added flair though the swing skirt is a nice full size on its own.

Yasmina Greco - Ride 'em Cowboy - Pinup Cowgirl Dress by Pigtails and Pirates

Yasmina Greco – Ride ’em Cowboy -Cowgirl Dress by Pigtails and Pirates

If you are not familiar with the Pigtails and Pirates brand you really need to get acquainted as owner Laura crafts beautiful 1950s retro silhouettes in the hottest mainstream themes from superheroes, comics books, fairytales, pop art, Hello Kitty, florals, flamingos, geek chic, photography, nautical, evening and formal wear and so much more. Pigtails and Pirates also has a children’s clothing line for infants, girls and boys; you really need to check out the mother-daughter matching outfits…. so cute!!

Pigtails and Pirates has a great tagline ‘Awesome People Wear Awesome Clothes’ and if you want to stand out in a crowd and receive nothing but compliments in your colorful, fun and flirty retro pinup girl dresses then hurry and head on over to the site and you will see for yourself that there really is something for everyone and sizing is a wide range too from 6 – 18 Australian. For reference, I am wearing the size 18 to accommodate my bust. Custom orders also welcome at Pigtails and Pirates so if you see something you like that is not in your size do not be shy to ask. Hurry and checkout Pigtails and Pirates and let me know what are your favorites!!

Yasmina Greco - Ride 'em Cowboy - Pinup Cowgirl Dress by Pigtails and Pirates

  Yasmina Greco – Ride ’em Cowboy – Pinup Cowgirl Dress by Pigtails and Pirates

My cowgirl set here + MUAH are all by the fabulous team Shameless Photography. Stay tuned for more as I will also write a post about the out-of-this-world Rocket Rascal’s dress by Pigtails and Pirates and the photos really are amazing…. it was an incredible shoot with Shameless Photography.

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Favorite Novelty Pinup Christmas Dresses of 2015

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Novelty Print Pinup Girl Christmas Dresses

Only 5 days till Christmas!! Do you have your dress yet? You might be able to still order your dress and overnight it if you hurry. Here are 4 of my favorite novelty print Christmas pinup dresses for 2015. I’d say you can wear at least two of these through the winter season and they are the top left one which is made by Lindybop and also comes in a skirt version and the bottom left which is made by Hell Bunny.  The top right is by Bernie Dexter and can be bought at Pinup Girl Clothing the lower right is the Holiday Dress by Pigtails and Pirates.  I would love to see what you are wearing for Christmas, you can contact me via my  blog Contact page, or on social media I am @craz4me hope to hear from you all.

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