After those harem pants we showed you earlier this morning, we thought you could probably all do with seeing this photo of Zooey Deschanel in a gorgeous, vintage-style blue dress, attending the American Society of Cinematographers 24th Annual Outstanding Achievement Awards.
A little bit of pin-up girl style on the high street, and something that could easily become a winter wardrobe staple, all this Topshop pencil skirt needs is a pair of high heels and something simple on top, and you’re good to go.
It’s an affordable £35, and although it’s no longer available in all sizes on the website, unfortunately, you can still find it in store. We suppose a price drop in the January sales is too much to hope for, Topshop?
We have a feeling this may not be a popular opinion, but… we still kinda love these Tom Ford ‘Nikita’ sunglasses. They make a nice change from all of the bug-eye and aviator styles that’ve dominated the past few years (not that we don’t love those, too, mind you: The Fashion Police are sunglasses junkies), and they have a nice little retro twist to them, too, which is always appreciated round these here parts.
A nice little pick-me-up as we head into the weekend, for those of us who don't want to spend too much money to look fabulous! This little polka dot top from Forever 21 has a real retro look about it which naturally appeals to The Fashion Police, given our love of all things retro, but which is a little bit cheaper than most reproduction clothing.
This would look great with a pair of capri pants or a pencil skirt, but will look equally good with jeans, shorts or anything else. And it's only $15.80. Bargain!
Sian Meades of Domestic Sluttery takes a look at some of the UK's best vintage fashion stores. Sian writes…
"My dream wardrobe is a huge walk-in affair and everything is ordered by colour. It looks pretty and there are just some days when you think “I really feel like wearing fuchsia.” The clever people behind Blondie in East London clearly feel the same way. Everything is hung by colour! Hooray!
Blondie is actually a smaller extension of the vintage Mecca that is Absolute Vintage. I actually prefer this branch. There's something more exclusive about it and it feels much more 'boutiquey' than the warehouse branch around the corner.
And the shoes! If you come here for nothing else, come here for the shoes. Take a look at their virtual tour if you can watch it without getting dizzy. There's hundreds of pairs! All waiting for me to squeeze my size sixes into. You could spend a good couple in hours in here just looking at the fancy accessories. The really special Dior sunglasses are all locked away safely though, which is probably for the best.
Blondie is my first stop for vintage finds when I'm in East London. You can expect to pay around £40 for a tea dress and £15 for a clutch bag which is pretty good in my book. The Dior sunglasses are around £120 though, so I might have to save up a little bit longer for those."
Author Bio: Sian Meades is a freelance writer and jewellery designer. She spends most of her money on vintage dresses and high heels. She's also founder and editor of the fabulous interiors and lifestyle blog Domestic Sluttery.
Marks & Spencer, British Institution that they are, don't tend to get a whole lot of attention here at The Fashion Police, but they've just done something to guarantee our attention -releasing a vintage-inspired collection inspired by pieces from their archive. Given that the brand is 125 years old this year, that's quite some archive to go through, and the results are rather impressive. We love the polka dot dress shown above, but there are lots more where that came from, so take a look under the jump for some more images, or visit the 125 Collection, as it's called, at the M&S website.
