Strawberry phosphate

Fair warning: you're going to see a lot of pink on the blog this week!  I originally intended to wear this Lindy Bop dress for my birthday back in October, but it ended up coming on my birthday, so I had to wear something else.  Luckily, it's a great Valentine's Day dress.  I love the unique cut-out detail with the peter pan collar!

This vintage milkshake brooch is one of my absolute favorites.  I stumbled across it one day on Etsy and took it as a sign that I needed to own it.  Etsy is one of my go-to resources for a lot of things, but it's especially great for finding kitschy vintage items (like novelty brooches).  I'm always on the look-out for new additions to my collection, and fortunately for my pocketbook, there are usually lots of inexpensive listings.

Outfit Details

Lindy Bop dress: available here

Brooch: Good Goody Girls Jewels

Petticoat and belt: eBay

White heels: similar

I don't think I've mentioned that I'm in a show right now called The Hit Factory, which opened this weekend.  It's an original musical revue of sorts and has a ton of great music from the 1950s and '60s.  Revues and jukebox musicals aren't typically my favorite shows to be in, but this one has surprisingly been a lot of fun.  My friend Henry (who will eventually be featured here on my blog -- he has such a great eye and sense of style, and I've been dying to take photos with him forever) drew these awesome caricatures of the whole cast!

(via Henry DuRocher)

Have a great rest of your weekend and don't forget: you have until midnight (EST) tonight to enter my 2-year blogiversary giveaway!  Prizes include gift cards to Modern Pinup and Braided Bandit Vintage, plus a huge prize package of retro goodies!  You don't want to miss out, so be sure to enter here!  

xox Sammi