V is for Vintage

Fashion is very important. It is life-enhancing and, like everything that 

gives pleasure, it is worth doing well.

-Vivienne Westwood

 Once upon a time, in a land not so far away, men were men and women were women. Maquillage, decolletage and the elegant curve of a woman's calve were highly regarded and well respected assets. We accentuated our lips with Chanel's 'Rouge Coco' lipstick, our waists with ornate belts and corsets and our legs with Wolford's, wolf whistle inducing, back seam stockings. We were here to titillate, to entice and to thrill. Fashion was a devastatingly beautiful expression of our sex. 

  Porcelain, Victorian skin was something to be treasured and a blessing to those of us lucky enough to be born with it. 'Spray tans', 'fake bake and 'laying out' were terms that were not in our vocabulary. In regards to sexuality, less was more. We covered and veiled most of ourselves in order to leave more to the imagination. We understood that would could cause much more destruction with our eyes than we could ever do with our flesh. 

Elegance, grace, polish, refinement, sophistication, splendor and style were all words used to describe the modern women. 

Unfortunately, we women have taken an ugly turn in regards to fashion. There is no longer an urge to devastate. There is no longer the urge to be overdressed rather than underdressed. Elegance and class have been replaced with either brash sexuality or dull invisibility in the form of gym clothes, tank tops, sweat shirts, short shorts and mom jeans...in short, either "I really don't give a damn because I have horribly low self-esteem." or "Look at me! I'm almost naked and I have horribly low self-esteem!". 

Either way, it's a heinous sin to our sex. 

My dear queens, please, I beg of you, if you dare find yourself in one of the two above situations, do not walk, but run to your nearest vintage store, break out your mad money and shop until you again understand the meaning of the word woman. God did not build us to be dressed down. If you don't believe me, go home and watch every movie containing Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, Greta Garbo, Gene Tierney and Sophia Loren. These women knew what they were put on this earth to do. Take good notes girls. We are queens, "There is no passion to be found in playing small" 
(Nelson Mandela).