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The Shrimpton Couture Blog
www.shrimptoncouture.blogspot.com
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A fashion blog where vintage gets paired with high fashion, celebrity vintage sightings and updates on the latest arrivals at Shrimpton Couture
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17 jan 12

I know I have been MIA. I am working on a relaunch of the blog and between that and the business of the shop I am stretched. Oh and I hired a trainer so I can get in tip top shape and be able to wear...

28 jun 11

Celebrity Vintage Spot - Vanessa Hudgens

After what seemed like a blight on celebrities wearing vintage last year (is there a correlation between the economy and wearing vintage do you think??) they seem to be jumping back into the "I w...

12 jun 11

Insider Vintage Spot - Carine Rotfeld

Carine looked stunning in the vintage Valentino gown. I found this vintage spot especially interesting as Carine is known for her rock chic, black eyeliner, edgy look. So in choosing this admittedly ...

10 jun 11

A Royal Vintage Spot

The vintage bug has even penetrated the newly minted royal. The suit Kate Middleton wears is reportedly vintage Amanda Wakely! Suddenly I am a fan    Photo: Getty through Red Carpet Fashion...

09 jun 11

Celebrity Vintage Spot - Eva Mendes

Looks smoking in her Roland Mouret dress that she paired with a big dramatic YSL vintage necklace. Rachel Zoe styles Eva - wanna bet this is a loaner - it has that RZ look to me! Photo: Getty via red...

09 jun 11

Celebrating the Style of a Shrimpton Couture Client - Michelle Harper

Michelle is one of those girls that you notice no matter what. Whether you love her style or not, you cannot help but admire it. She takes risks. Dresses for herself. Is eccentric and truly glamorous...

04 jun 11

Gorgeous Client Post - Kelly Framel

Not only is this a fan-tab-ulous client spot featuring of one of our very own past collaborators - Kelly Framel - designer extraordinaire of The Glamourai - but even the New York Times took note! Kel...

26 may 11

Gorgeous Client Post - Rosalind

Rosalind (dont you love her name?) Bought one of the Simones Rose pieces to wear to the Met when she jaunted off on a New York trip. She swore to me that she would send a picture and I am so happy th...

18 may 11

Gorgeous Client Post - Dagmar

I am just back from Europe. I spent a glorious week tromping about Switzerland and Italy buying lovely pieces for all of you!! I will be sharing pictures and posts from there in the upcoming weeks - ...

16 may 11 1 person likes this

{should have been vintage} at the met

this dress made me automatically think of the amazing applique & embroidered daisy gown that I just listed recently. yes my dress skirt is almost as full, but, it needs to be on a real girl to re...

04 may 11

vintage at the met {part one} nicole richie

nicole wore a fantastic cream 30s gown with amazing cut out sleeves. the girl she is with is a model wearing customs winter kate - nicoles own line. really wonderful gown, eagle eye watchers were all...

03 may 11

inspiration is where you find it

i am in full tilt interior design mode with my ongoing design quest for our condo. i have the great joy (and sometimes stress) of being able to start from scratch. a condo is very very different from...

28 apr 11

when jil sanders vicariously met garance dore, stacey kimel & anna dello russo

this photo was shot by garance dore for the feb vogue nippon. there is such an old world, sixties feel to it (with a modern twist) that i had to share with you the dress is jil sanders spring 2011. o...

27 apr 11

Flashback

Spotted in this month Harpers Bazaar Espana -  a fantastic shot c.1978 Chanel

23 apr 11

We (vicariously) made the Net-A-Porter Magazine!

An eagle eye client sent me the link to a recent Net-A-Porter magazine and there in the pages is one of our favorite vintage loving girls - Susie, the print mixing mistress herself and author of the ...

21 apr 11

20 apr 11

Then vs Now

Every once in awhile I spot a piece in a recent collection whose reference is so completely drawn on an earlier version I do a double take. Normally this happens cross designer - a modern day designe...

19 apr 11

16 apr 11

Beautiful Client Spot

Way back when, I helped Susie (of Style Bubble fame) find a bright and colorful vintage kimono. She posted a picture of herself in it on her blog and I posted that picture here, and was pleased as pu...

14 apr 11

more more more

if you live here in canada, go pick up a copy of this months more magazine - there is a huge fashion spread shot entirely with vintage pieces and i am super happy to say that shrimpton couture pieces...

11 apr 11

strolling through time

judy, jane and I are going through old blog posts to try to hunt out pictures of some of the items they sent to me for their upcoming featured closet event on shrimpton couture (mark your calendars -...

11 apr 11

contrasts

in yesterdays post i showed you some original pictures from the 30s and 40s that were shot in black and white. i pointed out that you tend to think that the dresses in the pictures were black and whi...

09 apr 11

when one thing remids you of another

An eagle eyed follower of Shrimpton Couture sent me this picture from a post on the infamous The Sartorialist blog. She said it reminded her of the the pretty fur cuffed 1960s jacket recently posted ...

09 apr 11

Dare to Compare

we are flattered to be compared as a style option to buying this seasons Gucci! Take a peak at the bottom of this page from the National Posts Weekend Style section!

08 apr 11

Morning Eye Candy

08 apr 11

I have just begun a surprise 2 week FLASH SALE with 2 pages of items that must go to make room for new items coming in as fast as I can post them! I have reduced these items from 20-50%+ Designer pie...

01 apr 11

30 mar 11

The secret is out!

SO excited about this upcoming collaboration with one of my favorite client duos: Judy and Jane Aldridge. Judy is of course the beauty and brains behind Atlantis Home and Jane has the mega blog Sea o...

30 mar 11

vintage lauren bacall & the case to argue the chicness of a zebra print

  bamcase closed

30 mar 11

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