Missed Connections

I have a real addiction to missed connections. I could spend hours on Craigslist reading each message - skipping all the creepy/indecent proposals... - looking for the perfect ones. I always wonder if they will find an answer or will just die in the cyberworld...

Sophie Blackall went one step further with her blog where, with her beautiful illustrations, she tries to pin a few of those "funny, sad, beautiful, hopeful, hopeless, poetic posts" down.






Look at this adorable video too!



Sophie's illustrations are also available for sale in her Etsy store.

The New Alice Pleasance

You may have noticed my Etsy store has been on vacation mode since the beginning of August.

I thought for a while and felt I need to make some changes and most of all I wanted to add something new to my collection.

My long time readers may know I have a real passion for hats and hair accessories, expecially vintage (of course!) or with a retro feeling, so I worked in that direction and after sketching, designing and trying for a while I'm glad to introduce you the new Alice Pleasance's Fascinator Hats.




Made of natural straw, they measure 14 cm around and are available in a variety of colors. The decorations feature velvet leaves, ribbons, feathers and all sorts of fabric and paper flowers and fruits.
I didn't use any plastic flowers at all, cause I want to recreate the look of real vintage hair accessories from our lovely bygone eras.



The only plastic part is the comb sewn on the back of the fascinator. I chose plastic instead of metal, so you can be sure it's actually nickel free!


Apart from the new hats, the miniature cake rings are still available and there is also a new line of earrings and hairpins featuring lucite and plastic flower cabs.






As my brand is called Alice Pleasance I decided to transform my store in a sort of personal Wonderland, naming each section after a chapter of Lewis Carroll's books...

Hope you will join me soon for a crazy Unbirthday party :-)

Eloise, Ramona and The Flappers

Flapper Doodle's girls are just adorable. They spend their time playing dress up and doing fun things, looking always cute with their Louise Brooks inspired hairstyle.


Kate Gabrielle, the artist behind these illustrations, loves Turner Classic Movies,1920's jazz age music and...grapefruit juice! She's having a BOGO sale on her doodle prints (it runs till Sept. 23th) so be sure to check her Etsy store!

Floaty & Bubbly

Hot & sunny again, finally! Actually so hot I'm looking at rompers and floating mini skirts on Etsy...
I'm still obsessed with knee lenghts, but the two sellers below really have beautiful things.

Lulufinder has gorgeous little rompers and short dresses. All handmade, they make me think at summer fields or pool parties, ice cream and colorful balloons.





Fabulous Fashion Finds is the store to visit if you're looking for revamped vintage and handmade clothes from vintage fabrics. Adorable rompers here too and amazing bubble skirts. I'm loving the purple one!

La Petite Robe Fleuri

If you're looking for the perfect 50s flower dress you must take a look at Sohomade . This Etsy store located in New York City is run by Louise Hedley, creator of marvellous garments.


The Tea Dress is my favorite and it's actually the most popular style at the moment!
These dresses come in a great variety of printed fabrics and are often one of a kind, but for a limited time only you can order a custom made piece.







The price is 85 US$ and the chinch belt is included :-)

Christmas Gift Guides #1

December! It's time for gift guides! Let's start with a selection of my favorite things, all from Etsy and almost all up to 40$...Enjoy!


1. Vintage Kelly Green Sequin and Beads Heels
2. Vintage Flower Pin
3. 60's Black Cocktail Handbag
4. The Annapolitan High Waist Bow Skirt
5. See Beth Blush Corsage
6. Vintage Bubblegum Pink Clutch
7. Bluebird Fascinator
8. Vintage Turquoise Heels With Flower Detail
9. Fire Pop Skirt
10. Vintage 50s Hat Case Handbag
11. Cherry Blossoms Polaroid Necklace
12. Leafy Glitter Laurel Crown
13. Vintage Pin Up Style Heels
14. 24K Gold Dipped Pine Cone Necklace
15. Perfectly Pink Popcorn Scarf
16. Chiffon Leggings OOAK

New Listings- Part 1

Just a quick note to announce the first part of my new jewelry collection is up for sale in my store. Check it!



More items soon ;-)

All New and Zipped Up

Still obsessed with miniature food, lately I worked on a new collection of jewelry using my new favorite materials: zips and glass gems. This is a small preview of some of the pieces I'm working on this week...big collar necklaces all the way!




Like them...?
More to come soon...there will be new necklaces, bracelets and shoe clips and they will all be in the store next week.

The Well Raised Girl

It seems I bought a dress with a name, or at least with a title...!
La Otra is a vintage Etsy store where each dress listed has a name, so you can find The Summertime Girl, The Cutie Pie, The Founding Mother, or The Country Cousin and for each of them there's a nice introduction.

I don't like to wear a stereotype, but I adore the idea of wearing a story of myself and if the starting point is "a title" the whole thing is really intriguing! So when I found my dress, La Bien Elevée, I immediately fall in love with it and its description:

"You have never missed a curfew, forgotten a friends birthday, skipped a thank you note or called in sick unless you were going into convulsions. Your dress reflects you P's and Q's as clearly as your thoughtful philosophy"



The seller was also very nice and, reflecting its name, La Bien Elevée came beautifully wrapped and with a super nice handwritten thank you card. I adore these little details!


Thank you La Otra!

What The Body Tells

As much as I love pictures and photo portraits, I adore custom painted portraits. I don't know, there's surely a pinch of narcissism in this, but I always thought a portait is not only a perfect way to remember but also something that shows the real inner self of a person, a personal interpretation of both exteriority and essence (ever read La Chambre Claire?).

Before studying cinema, I went to the Art School and I remember those drawing classes where we students have to pose for portaits. Every week one of us had to stand in the center of the room (not naked of course, but I assure you it was often embarassing and I always had the craziest poses, like that time when I had to stand holding a big guitare!), surrounded by people looking at you, trying to capture your nature - or at least to make a good sketch! Although we were still so young, most of us already had a personal style and the portraits looked so interesting, sometimes funny, sometimes intense but always showing a personal point of view.

Last year I stumbled upon the work of Amanda Blake, a professional oil painter from Portland, Oregon. Look at them and you'll can easily understand why I love her paintings so much








She says she's obsessed with the colors of faded Polaroids. I think there's nothing more poetic than a faded Polaroid.

Find Amanda Blake on Etsy and on Flickr (take a look at the Little People Blocks set, I adore those ones).