Vintage Repo/Inspired Shopping and the Curvy Woman

I cannot wait to rock this lil' number!

Today Ashley over at Lisa Freemont Street posted a great video on shopping online for vintage repro/inspired clothing.  Combine that with some great clothing posts I've seen lately and I felt like the universe was telling me I absolutely had to buy a pretty new dress today.  What I had forgotten was my curvy size was not that compatible with a lot of the vintage clothing out there.  After looking at a few of the sites I started to get a little frustrated at the sizing...and quite frankly a tad bit depressed.  Well, we couldn't have a frustrated and grumpy Jennifer today so I decided to dive straight in and research and create a list of vintage clothing websites (based off of Ashley's video) and the maximum sizes they offer...that way if any of you out there are like me you don't have to endure what I did.  (Falling in love with a dress to only find out that it would come to a dead stop trying to make it over one's lovely lady lumps).  While researching I did find a match made in heaven at Sourpuss Clothing...the Out to Sea dress, they may be one of the many reasons I have a fear of the sea...but yay for giant killer octopus' on dresses! (oh...and side note:  this is my first vintage repro clothing online purchase)


For the sizes listed below I based it on a dress that was listed on the site.  Often even on the same website sizes vary so please be sure to always check the sizing charts.  

Please let me know if you have any suggestions/changes that can be made to the list!

Daddy O's:  Most go up to 3X, sizing varies so check the size charts.  On average a 3X measures B46/W38.
Pin Up Girl Clothing:  Highest size is 2X, the site allows you to search by size which is nice, sizing varies so check the size charts.  On average a 2X measures B44.5-45/W36-37.5

My Baby Jo:  Highest size is 3X, but not as large of a selection as some of the other sites, sizing varies so check the size charts.  On average a 3X measures B44/W36/H46

Mode Merr: Everything comes in sizes up to 3X (B46/W38/H49)

Bernie Dexter Clothing:  Only goes up to XL (B40/W32/H42)

Bettie Page Clothing:  Highest size is 4X (4X sizing is not on the website, measurements for 3X are B42-45/W34-38.5/H46-49)

Heartbreaker Fashion:  Highest size is 2X (B46-48/W36-37/H48-50)

Miss Hussy:  Highest size is 3X, but its sizing is smaller (B45/W36/H48)

The Red Dolly (swimsuits):  Highest size is a large (B37-39/W28-30/H38-40)

Sourpuss Clothing:  Highest size is a 2X, sizing varies so check the size charts.  On average measurements for 2X are B40/W40-42.

Le Bomb Shop:  Highest size is a XL, sizing varies so check the size charts.  On average measurements for XL are B36-42/W28-38.

Vintage Suits by Mary (swimsuits & playsuits):  Highest size is XL, but custom sizing is available upon request (B40.5-43.5/W32.5-35.5/H43-46)

Vivien of Holloway:  Highest size is XL (B44-46/W36-38/H48-50)

Heyday Clothing:  Highest size is XL (B42-47/W34-38/H44-48)

Revamp Vintage:  Highest size is XL, but made to measure is available (B40/W32/H42)

Nicole Katherine Designs:  Some go up to 26W (B52/W44/H55)

Blue Velvet Vintage:  Some go up to XL (B42/W38/H46)

Candy Violet:  Highest size is 2X, they do custom orders as well (B42/W36/H45)

Big Beautiful Barbara Brown:  Highest measurements are B46/W38/H48

Freddies of Pinewood:  Highest measurements are W38/H48

Tara Starlet:  Highest size is 16 (B42/W33/H42)

Whirling Turban:  Highest waist size is a 42, they do custom made orders

Queen of Heartz:  Highest size is 3X (B44/W36/H46)

Tarantula Clothing:  Has a curvy gals section with sizes 1X to 5X (B54), don't get too excited they have only two items (very cute but again...only two)

Mod Cloth:  I’ve not seen higher than a 3X, sizing varies so check the size charts.  On average a 3X measures B46-57/W40/H50 (type plus in the search box to shift through the massive amount of dresses)

Shabby Apple:  Highest size is a XL (B41-42/W33-35/H43-45)


Can't wait for more?  Then check out my Weekly Blog:  Veggie Girl Eats Out for my review of Sweet Art in St. Louis, MO.  Click here to view Veggie Girl Eats Out! 

Have you purchased from any of these stores and if so, what was your experience?  Do you have a favorite dress?  Leave your response in the comment section below.

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Snood Hairstyle Tutorial: Bad Hair Day...Snood to the Rescue!

I love my snoods, they're great on bad hair days or after a hair experiment gone horribly wrong!  So I've gone and done it again...created a hair tutorial video!  I hope you all enjoy!

Can't wait for more?  Then check out my Weekly Blog:  Veggie Girl Eats Out for my review of Letizia's Fiore and find out if vegetarians should ever eat there.  Click here to view Veggie Girl Eats Out! 

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Showing Flower Love: Making your own Floral Hair Accessory!

Makes me long for warm and sunny days!

I'm ready for Spring to be in the air, for nature to wake up, and flowers to bloom!  I adore flowers and nothing perks up a great vintage hairstyle better than a great flower.  There are a lot of great places to buy floral hair accessories from, but sometimes they don't have exactly what I'm looking for, plus often times it's more fun to make it yourself!  It's such a fun little project I wanted to share it with you guys, so I've created a step-by-step with some great pictures (ok some are great...some are a little fuzzy, but you all will be happy to know I found my missing tripod so the picture process should be getting easier soon).

What you Need.

Duck Billed Clips

• Shop around for some great silk flowers from your local hobby/craft store (there's some great deals out there, Joanne has most of theirs on sale for 50% off)
• Wire cutter (you don't want to cut the steams off with scissors since it will dull them pretty quickly)
• Scissors
• Duck billed clips (not sure what exactly these are called so I included a picture, plus I like the way the shot turned out)
• Hot glue gun and glue sticks (I used all-purpose glue sticks)
• Felt (works well as it doesn't absorb glue like a lot of other fabrics do)

Let's get Crafting!

Step 1:  Clip the steam off, as close to the flower as you can

Step 2:  If there is a plastic cap on the back of the flower you'll want to remove that by gently peeling it off, it will glue on better without the plastic and snip off any steam nub that remains.

Steps 1 (plastic cap visible here)

Step 3:  Cut out a piece of felt approximately the same size as the top of your duck billed clip 

Step 4:  Place glue along the lengthwise edges of the felt and place on top of clip, hold in place while glue cools - careful this can be hot (also open up the clip so that you don't accidentally glue it together)

Step 4 - Completed

Step 5 (Optional):  The flowers might look really cute with leaves as an added touch!  The leaves will come with plastic on the backside, which you will want to remove by peeling off.  Once that's done you'll just need to glue the leaves to the back of the flower, be sure to hold in place while the glue dries.

Step 5 - Removing the plastic

Step 6:  Spread glue on the felt on the duck billed clip then place the clip on the back of the flower, try to avoid placing it directly on the lump as it will not anchor as well, and hold in place to dry.

 Step 7:  Ta-da!!!  Your first custom made flower hair accessory.  Now go plan the perfect hairstyle to best show off your new creation.

This blog is now going to be updated 4 times per week instead of daily, it's so much fun but some other projects are falling behind...if only that full-time job wasn't so, well, full-time!  Next post will probably be Saturday or Sunday, but until then feel free to leave a comment! We love comments!

What craft projects are you most proud of?  If you make your own let me know how it went!  

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