Posts Tagged ‘hair’
Floweruary 2012
This post was written by Lindy Shopper. It’s that time of year again, time to don your best blooms for a celebration of cheer, color, and beauty during the winter month of February – with the blessing of Patron Saint Billie Holiday, 2012 will be another great year for Floweruary. There’s an added challenge this [...]
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Tags: accessory, Billie Holiday, bloom, dance, flower, Floweruary, gardenia, hair, Kerry Genese, Lindy Hopper's Fund, Philadelphia, swing
Be My Jazz Baby 2012 Vendors
This post was written by Lindy Shopper. This past weekend I attended a wonderful dance and workshop weekend in Norfolk/Virginia Beach, VA called Be My Jazz Baby and blissed out on two nights of dancing to Drew Nugent and the Midnight Society. Be My Jazz Baby worked to bring in vendors, who set up their [...]
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Tags: accessories, Aris Allen, Be My Jazz Baby, Boutonnieres, Caroline Langdon, clothing, Creations by Crawford, dance, dancestore.com, Drew Nugent, fascinator, feathers, flower, hair, Hairzapoppin', Hampton, hat, jazz, Kelsie McNair, Kristy Milliken, Midnight Society, Modernlux, Norfolk, Philadelphia, Sharon Crawford, Shoes, swing, vintage, Vintage Visage, Virginia, With Lavender and Lace
Be My Jazz Baby, Norfolk VA
This post was written by Lindy Shopper. This weekend I’m traveling to Norfolk, Virginia for the Be My Jazz Baby workshop and competition weekend. Two of my favorite male clotheshorses, Bill Speidel and Victor Celania, are organizing this event and I am excited to see the vendors they have selected for the event! There will [...]
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Tags: accessories, Balboa, Be My Jazz Baby, Bill Speidel, Charleston, clothing, dance, event, hair, Lindy Hop, Norfolk, swing, vendors, Victor Celania, Virginia, workshop
Holiday Hair Flowers
This post was written by Lindy Shopper. It’s about that time – the time of the year where we don our holiday finery for holiday parties and dances, which means it’s time to start planning our outfits now. Regular hair flowers are great, but not always the right tone for a seasonal outfit. I’ve gone [...]
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Tags: Balboa, Caroline Gleeson, Charleston, Christmas, clip, dance, Etsy, fall, feather, flower, glitter, hair, holiday, leaves, Lindy Hop, Mary Hadzimichalis, May Bell Creations, Philadelphia, Philly, poinsettia, snow, snowflake, sparkle, swing, vintage, winter
My Baby Jo
This post was written by Lindy Shopper. My Baby Jo has a little bit of everything to help you embrace your inner pin-up girl, and some essential menswear clothing and accessories for the swing era gent. My Baby Jo has a retail store in Los Angeles, CA, but thankfully they also offer their excellent 1940′s [...]
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Tags: 1940's, 1950's, California, clothing, dress, flowers, hair, inspired, jacket, Los Angeles, My Baby Jo, pants, reproduction, Rosie the Riveter, shirt, Shoes, skirt, swimsuit
Billie Holiday’s Gardenias
This post was written by Lindy Shopper. There’s been a flurry of Billie Holiday discussion online today, with DJs Rob Moreland (via Facebook) and Jerry Almonte (via blog) writing about danceable Billie Holiday tunes. Billie’s music is absolutely inspiring, and so is her signature look. The images of Billie Holiday with clusters of gardenias in [...]
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Tags: Billie Holiday, Etsy, flower, G.I. Jive, gardenia, Greenville, hair, Jerry Almonte, Kelly's Stable, Lady Day, Rob Moreland, South Carolina, Sylvia Sims


