DAME CHIC SIGHTING!

While out on the town, in LA last night... I had the pleasure of running into these two lovely strangers at The Room in Hollywood... Not only are they beautiful and sweet but fashionable as well!!! The young lady on the right is wearing an ensemble equipped with a white vintage blouse, cute high-waist black shorts and paired with a fab vintage belt and clutch! Haute! Loving her whole look and style!
Looking DAME GOOD ladies ;) !
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ALEXANDER WANG DOES IT AGAIN!!!!

ALEXANDER WANG is seriously becoming one of my FAV designers!!!! I love everything he creates! His clothing, shoes, and hangbags - I want them all!

My new obsession... The Anita Frame Satchel bag ($1100)! No further description needed, the photos say it all...

LEOPARD, LEOPARD, LEOPARD!!!!

One of my favorite fall trends is everything LEOPARD! Leopard leggings, shoes, dresses, jackets, gloves, scarfs, the list goes on! Ha! When worn the right way, as an accent, or all over - for my daring Dames - it can look soo chic and sexy!!!! Check out some of my favorite leopard print items for the fall! Add a liitle dash of something primal and canine to spice up your wardrobe and play up your wild animalistic side! A little leopard goes a long way!!! Prrrrrrrrr! LOL!

Prada Pump

Giuseppe covered wedge (Love this one!)

Balenciaga! Crazy hott!

Lanvin Leopard jumpsuit

Lanvin Leopard dress

Hermes

Balmain

Balmain

Dries Von Noten

American Retro

Alexander Wang

Looooove Rihanna's Red/Brown leopard look!

DAMES *LOVE* Sass & Bide!

*Designer Spotlight*

Many of my DAME chics are probably familiar with the Fab label, Sass & Bide... For those who are not... This Australian based label is named after the nicknames of the founders, Sarah Jane Clarke and Heidi Middleton... Their line is well known for its innovative silhouettes, eccentric designs and great usage of color. They are definitely trendsetters! Check out some of my favorite looks from there 2011 Spring Ready-to-Wear Collection - they definitely have DAME appeal! As well as some of the celebrities spotted in there designs!

Hott! From head to toe! Love the accessories!

How SICK is this Jumpsuit! I die! Ha!

Love this BELT!

If you haven't already familiarize yourself with this line... Now is the time to fall in love with it! Add a little something special to your wardrobe! ;)

Dita oh Dita! How We love thee...

*DAME Fashion Icon Spotlight*


You can't speak the words "pin-up" or "burlesque" without including Dita Von Teese  in the conversation. Raw beauty, poise, talent, and magnetic sex appeal... Dita Von Teese is the new millenium's true Pin-up model. She has classic, vintage, Old Hollywood style from head to toe- which We DAMES LOVE!!!! Yet, she also has a dark, dominatrix, and gothic side - which is makes her all the more alluring and mysterious.


Dita Von Teese was born Heather Renée Sweet on September 28, 1972 in Rochester, Michigan. She is of partly Armenian heritage. Von Teese is well known for her fascination with 1940s cinema and classic retro style. This began at a young age and was fostered by her mother, who would buy clothes for her daughter to dress up in. Her mother was a fan of old, Golden-era Hollywood films, and it was from her that Von Teese developed a fascination with the actresses of that day, especially Betty Grable. She was classically trained as a ballet dancer from an early age, and danced solo at age thirteen for a local ballet company. Though she originally wanted to be a ballerina, Von Teese states that "By 15 I was as good as I’d ever be." She was later to incorporate this element into her burlesque shows, where she frequently goes en pointe.

As a teenager, Von Teese's mother took her to buy her first bra, made from plain white cotton, and gave her a plastic egg containing a pair of wrinkly, flesh-colored tights. Von Teese says she was disappointed as she had been hoping to receive beautiful lacy garments and stockings, of the type she had glimpsed in her father's Playboy magazines. This fueled her passion for lingerie. She worked in a lingerie store as a salesgirl when she was fifteen, eventually as a buyer. Von Teese has been fond of wearing elaborate lingerie such as corsets and basques with fully fashioned stockings ever since.

In college Von Teese studied historic costuming and aspired to work as a stylist for period films. She is a trained costume designer, often designing (and copyrighting) the photoshoots herself.

Von Teese is best known for her burlesque routines and is frequently dubbed "the Queen of Burlesque" in the press. Von Teese began performing burlesque in 1993 and, as a proponent of New Burlesque, has helped to popularize its revival. In her own words, she "puts the tease back into striptease" with long, elaborate dance shows with props and characters, often inspired by 1930s and 1940s musicals and films. Some of her more famous dances have involved a carousel horse, a giant powder compact, a filigree heart and a clawfoot bathtub with a working shower head. Her feather fan dance, inspired by burlesque dancer Sally Rand, featured the world's largest feather fans, now on display in Hollywood's Museum Of Sex. Her signature show features a giant martini glass.

There are so many beautiful pictures of this woman, it was hard for me to narrow it down to just these few. So please enjoy some of my fav photos of her... What a Damn DAME Chic Dita is!

Some interesting persona facts about Dita:

*She has two homes: one in Hollywood and one in Paris, France

*Her best friend is also a burlesque performer, Catherine D'lish (love her name! Ha!), who also designs all of Ditas costumes

*She collects vintage china, particularly eggcups and tea sets

*Prior to her marriage Dita was being romantically linked to Mike Ness of Social Distortion (guitarist/vocalist), Peter Sarsgaard (actor), and she has also spoken of several lesbian experiences including a long term relationship with a  woman when she was 20 years old. She's currently with French aristocrat, Count Louis Marie de Castelbajac.

*She has been open about her breast augmentation and her beauty mark being arificial

* A DAME'S Anthem N.E.R.D. Hot-n-Fun ft. Nelly Furtado*

I don’t know if anyone else needs a boost to get over this sloooooooow HUMP DAY but I sure do and what better way to do it than with a song! The Dame’s Anthem for today is “Hot & Fun” which are two perfect words to describe any Dame! The only thing better than the weekend is looking forward to the weekend especially if it’s going to be a fun one and this is what the song is all about!! So as I continue to glide through the mundane activities of my day in my head I’ll be all dressed up and dancing to Hot & Fun!!! Hope this helps your day move a little faster because it sure has for me ! xoxo Pelar

*Go GREEN...Buy Vintage!!*

Firstly, I have to apologize for my disappearing act... This past weekend was my school's homecoming and when I wasn't drunk and thinking I lost my keys while scouring the entire grounds of the W hotel until six in the morning (only to find them conveniently located in my purse) I was spending time with my best friend, P.I.C (partner in crime) and the other fabulous blogger of this fantastic page Tanj!!  But back to the mission at hand...

     I want to say that I am sooo happy that the world has caught on to the whole 'go green' campaign although I've been personally hip to the game since 1986 when I started reducing waste, by reusing my sister's recycled duds until I was twelve!! (and it only stopped then because I stood up to my mom and refused to let her dress me anymore)...  But seriously along with being totally cost effective, you are doing your little piece to help the environment and for those of us who hate to walk into a party wearing the same thing as some other chick ‘forget about it!’  Mixing vintage with new will always have you standing out in the crowd!
            Places you can shop:

·         Goodwill (obvious choice, and they usually have ‘newer’ clothes as opposed to vintage.)

·         Local thrift store chains (in Atlanta we have several Value Village locations and I love them all)

·         GARAGE SALES (Love, love, love them and you  can haggle!!)

·         Your friend’s closet!!!

·         Online vintage stores (I’m not going to list any because the only one you should be buying from is DAMEVINTAGE.COM COMING SOON!!!!)

·         Ebay stores

Now once you get to the store, if you’re a novice or even an expert you may find these huge stale smelling stores with miles of racks of sometimes color coordinated clothes overwhelming.  I always have a mapped out game plan that works for me and it goes as follows…
            Shoes à Handbagsà Skirtsà DRESSESàChildren’s clothesà Jewleryà Payà Exità              Alterations/Cleaners…THE END!

Let’s not only be FASHIONABLE but consciously fashionable…  We should always be cognizant of what we’re doing to our Earth.  And while I'm at it when you decide to clean out your closet if you choose not to resale donate to your local thrift store, because as the saying goes "one man's trash is another man's treasure"  :)  
HAPPY SHOPPING!!!