On the same day that I was wearing a 1950s Riviera look to tour the vintage shops of Paris, my friend Akeela was wearing a polished 60s mod style. You may recognise the dress from the PDV store (Akeela borrowed it for the weekend) – it is a 1960s Louis Feraud for Rembrandt mini in a beautifully textured bouclé. It is very teeny tiny and not many people can fit into it, so it was a treat to see it looking so fabulous on someone of just the right size.
Apart from the dress, the scarf is also vintage and was bought from a market stall in York, while the bag is by Bracher Emden for Bora Aksu and was loaned to Akeela by the label especially for the Paris trip. Isn’t she a lucky girl! I find ‘It’ bags and the like rather boring most of the time, so I was in love with the unusual piped detail on this tote, and thought it went so well with the 60s look.
The last picture is in front of the Pompidou Centre. If you get the escalators to the top there is a wonderful (and free!) view over the whole of Paris. Sure beats battling with the crowds, sellers of tourist tat, buskers, and vertiginous steps at Sacre Coeur.
1960s polka dot mod dress by Berketex
1970s green and red tartan knit jumper dress
1960s black and white check blanket dress
1970s floral print hippy smock dress by Emanuelle
Fabulous pix, such vibrant colours : ) Akeela makes a great subject and showcases your dress beautifully. x
Love the dress; seriously want the bag.
Fab look. I love that handbag!
Akeela you look beautiful – but you are dwarfed by your bag! Power dressing to the extreme!
The green chair is the perfect spot to snap a pic of this lovely look. I like her hair, as well.
beautiful!! especially your sunglasses =D
Akeela looks lovely!
That bag is gorgeous so is the scenery and her hair and face bone structure.
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I totally LOVE your outfit from head to toe.
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She looks fabulous in this mod dress, the is also gorgeous!
Ahhh! Ain’t she a picture!
amazing outfit
Oh Margaret, you have a way of making me looking far nicer than I actually do – you must be a wizard ;). Thank you for lending me the dress and for producing such lovely images. xx
Love the whole shabang…….
thank you for your sweet comment on my kitchen…..my sink is old and the cabinets I just made to have them look old…my hubby is a cabinet maker.
Ah, a handy hubby would certainly help!
The mod dress is so beautiful, wonderful colour. I love that second shot … excellent work!
Akeela looks wonderful and how fab is the bag she’s carrying? You can certainly tell it’s a posh one. x
Akeela looks fabulous! Hope you had a good time in Paris, I’m desperate to get over there soon. Did you go to the Marc Jacobs/Louis Vuitton exhibition?
I did indeed! Will be coming up on the blog shortly :)
I am madly in love with that bag!!! Thanks for posting!
Great look and it is amazing that the Metro went to all the trouble of putting colour co-ordinated 60s retro chairs in their stations especially for you. Xxxx