straw wedge sandals

Juicy Couture straw wedge sandals £135.00 (about $223) ASOS

Juicy Couture two tone straw wedge sandals $150 Saks Fifth Avenue

Quite a price difference. 

I’d wear them with something like this handmade halter dress on etsy – (also check out her website elyse oRiGiNaLs – the signature dresses are fabulous and they will totally get you in the mood for summer). 

Or maybe a vintage or vintage inspired dress -

Vintage 70’s diagonal striped sundress $49 Etsy

Vintage 70’s striped sundress $42 Etsy

Eco friendly sundress $20 Etsy (SOLD)

Some other ideas -

Vintage 70’s floral wrap skirt Etsy

Navy metallic cross t $54 Etsy

70’s Vintage new old stock jeans EUR 13.99 Artfire

                                                  Casual blue workdress $52 Etsy

If I had the cash-ola right nowsa these would be my heeled summer sandal. 

But I am happy to wait for the knock offs – I think they will be everywhere soon.

trends - navy and red stripe

tops:

Cloey striped sweater $195 Bergdorf Goodman

Vintage navy and red striped blouse $28 Etsy

Poster above his bed crop top $32.50 LAVintage

cardis:

60’s Naval Academy sweater LAVintage

60’s set sail striped sweater $38.35 LAVintage

dresses:

Vintage red and Navy striped dolman sleeve dress w/pockets $33 Etsy

Vintage Navy and red striped disco dress $30 eCrater

Tennis anyone vintage 60’s striped dress $22 Etsy

shoes:

Tory Burch stripe elastic strap espadrille $175 Nordstrom

I like the tops with high rise, dark, or wide leg denims.  As for accessories I’d go with neutral rope espadrilles or even navy boots for the dresses.  And don’t be afraid to throw some green in there – this is a bold look.  The striped espadrilles above would look great with a pair of white shorts and a green short sleeve polo. 

Green J.Crew Polo $14.99 eBay

White Bermuda shorts $90 Zappos

macramé then and now

THEN

Vintage 70’s handmade suede macramé belt $12 Etsy

NOW

 

Wide macramé belt $34.50 American Eagle Outfitters

THEN

Vintage macramé fringe bag $25 Etsy

NOW

Jean purse with macrame belt $12 Etsy

THEN

Vintage 60’s macramé slides $18 Etsy

NOW

Macramé gladiator sandals $23.50 Go Jane

THEN

- this one had me at hoo

Vintage macramé owl necklace $8 Etsy

NOW

Macramé owl necklace $10 Etsy

Wait!  I feel like that was the same pattern!  Just mod-ified.

THEN

And what kind of a cool place does this person live in to take this picture?

Vintage maxi macramé vest $124 Etsy

NOW

Macramé cropped cardigan $29.40 Go Jane

According to Wiki, “Macramé or macrame is a form of textile-making using knotting rather than weaving or knitting.”  DISCLAIMER I don’t know if everything above is technically macramé or not – just that it is out there under the name of macramé.  I bypassed anything that was obviously crochet.  When online sellers get a whiff of a trend suddenly everything is “vintage inspired macrame woven crochet knitted sweater cardigan shawl scarf hippy boho earth tree hugger eco.”  You know what I mean?  So when shopping, traverse the winds of trends with care. 

PS  Check out these macramé hip scarves on eBay, they might be cute over a bikini at the beach this summer.

And another cute way to go is with a bright macramé keychain.  If you always have the largest keychain on the block – these would be great.

Vintage macramé keychain lot $7.99 eBay

And if you want to know what came first, the macramé or the owl, you are going to have to ask an old hippy. 

what to wear with a wrap maxi skirt

Vintage 70’s floral flare wrap maxi $36 Etsy

Modern wrap maxi plus size $60 Ebay

Vintage 70’s ethnic print wrap maxi $38 Etsy

Vintage 70’s sweeping wrap $99.99 Ebay

Etro wrap detail printed maxi EUR 1089,00 Farfetch.com

try a halter, a short sleeve henley (or grandad), or a soft tie dye t -

Bamboo hand dyed Halter $25 Etsy

Hand dyed twist front shirt $27 Etsy

Tie-dyed henley $20 Yesstyle

G-Star Raw marley grandad t-shirt $60 Zappo’s

 prAna ally top $44.95 Backcountry

NWT Maurice’s pink henley $14.99 Ebay

Jane Fonda ca. 1971