Photography by Maggie Allain
Story by Anna Kalmbach
After the “Mad Men” Season 6 finale in June, I was feeling nostalgic
for the 1960’s. Ungluing my eyes from
any episode and realizing it’s 2013 brings me into a melodramatic depression,
which can only be cured by the next episode’s opening credits. In other words, the only cure for Mad Men is more
Mad Men. But the season had ended, so I
had no cure.
Desperate to find comfort,
I made a trip to the clothing store Time Warp to get a little vintage fix. I quickly shuffled my Chaco’s to the ‘60s
rack, and this red mini shift dress caught my eye. I fell in love, tweeted a pic in the dressing
room and forgot about my yearning to laugh again with Roger Sterling. I purchased the dress for around $40—a steal
considering that Time Warp can be quite pricy.
To me, real vintage was
made in a different era and exists today
in its entirety. True vintage is fun to
try on, but difficult to actually integrate into my wardrobe. I don’t consider this cotton shift to be
vintage because I think it was made in recent years from a vintage dress pattern. It doesn’t have a tag or lining, and some of
the seams are a little rough.
Nevertheless, this Megan Draper-esque piece was a great find.
And here is my newest bag, Edie. I purchased Edie in a color called hydrangea at the beginning of the summer. Its structured and polished physique is great for job interviews. J. Crew's website is only selling the bag in neon orange at the moment. I’m glad sorry it bothers you that Edie doesn’t
match my dress, but know that a
limited money tree fosters creativity. ‘60s
dress, ‘60s bag. They both have a
common element. Yolo. That’s all I have to say about that.
Now for the Jeffrey Campbell's. If I had several money trees, instead of just
one, then I would also have a pair of black platforms, and I would wear them
with this dress. But until I get another
money tree, or until my money tree’s buds re-sprout, these pretty nude ones
will do. Find them with black leather straps here.
If you really squint your eyes, you can see a red Swarovski necklace peeking out from under the dress collar. It was a gift from a cute boy. I like the sparkly pop of red under the
structured, oversized collar. It also doubles as a bracelet. I can't find the necklace on the Swarovski website, but you can find a similar one on sale here.
I also have a tiny arm party going on. Marc Jacobs watch, leather wrap bracelet and Mignot
Faget sterling red bean bracelet. And a $5 friendship bracelet from Massey's Outfitters, which I haven't taken off all summer.
