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This is all kinds of forties-inspired: shortie, bolero-length + curly-q detailing + high sleeve caps + overall demure but cutesy. But Anna, really? $550 for a polyester doubleknit? Wow.

What a neat-o take on mismatching plaids--I like it. Now let's go make a mess in a big pot of black dye.

This is a great style for that batou neckline; I love the darts, the midriff band, the chunky straps at the sleeveline, the length, and that color! Boy howdy. I think I could nix the v-shaped back with the bow, though. Very sixties-sheath-dress on ya.

Super cutie idea, with that shaped yoke and the side slits and the subtle a-line shape of the back. Cotton-silk blend is right on for summertime, so start your engines! You know, like my engine.

Love this gothy summertime stuff. I have a fairly decent black lace high-collared shirt to wear a camisole underneath, but the clean lines afforded by this not-quite-tunic length and the lack of sleeves make me think I need another one.

I like the border print, but I think I'd like it better if they met at the waistline instead of being grounded at the waist and hem, respectively.

This is very 60s mod, but there's kind of a rorschach faux-symmetry to it which I really like. The darker blocks on the bottom draw the eye down instead of half-up and half-down, and the white might be a little too bright to wear on my hips, but it's real nice with the luggage brown and red. Plus this wouldn't be prohibitively hard to do yourself. I shall try it! woo!

Though I have slightly mixed feelings about using doubleknit for a mondo-expensive skirt, this is some great detailing on the wiastband. And at least the 'knit will stretch a bit so you can get a size that fits you snugly but still allows you to, you know, breathe.

The simplicity of this blouse/shell is just really nice. It's the kind of thing that I wouldn't always take a second, longer glance at, but if I did? I totally get rewarded for it. the oranger shade of coral is nice, the silk-cotton blend is cool for climbing temps, it's interesting without being all crazy high-maintenance, and you can play it all cool and vintage, from the 30s up through the 80s, without looking like you got a part-time job as the community theatre costume director. Which, naturally, is the best way to play up vintage.

Lovely shade of green, and the airy cotton-silk blend gives a sort of dreamy quality to those elbow-length poofy sleeves. Even the traditional collar looks good here, lets you dress it up or a little more casual.