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Outfit In Detail: Black Velvet and a Red Trumpet Skirt with Leopard Accessories
Hello Fashionable Reader!Here's my most recent event outfit. I went to Borderlands for their Mass Signing 20th Birthday Celebration!(And then stayed for the Sponsor Social.)The funny thing about this...
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Gail Carriger Loves Tweed & Cold Comfort Farm
I love tweed, Fashionable Reader, here I am in a tweed pencil skirt in 2013, early on in my career as a public speaking authorbeast...Today I made a big decision and got rid of this tweed pencil skirt....
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Gail Carriger is Purging... Gloves? All About Vintage Gloves
I have a vast glove collection, Fashionable Reader. My hands are just small enough to wear vintage gloves (well, some of them) and I adore gloves. I wear them for all my events.I have perpetually cold...
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Gail Carriger Bids Goodbye to Vintage Searsucker, Velvet, eShakti & More ~...
I went through this massive purge recently, frankly I've changed shape quite a bit since my surgery and not everything fits well anymore. Plus I really just want to slim down my wardrobe, I have too...
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My Year in Outfits! Gail Carriger's Vintage and Retro Style
Without further ado, Fashionable Reader, here are the outfits I wore in 2017!In Detroit, I went pretty low key and practical. I also was starting to test some of my clothes to see if I really wanted to...
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Gail Carriger: Cover Art, Book Sizes, & Secret Collaborations, Oh My!
I talk about my outfit a bit as well, here's details:I'm wearing one of the shirts from my Zazzle store. I also decide to buy more to match this cover art, during the course of the video.And a cute...
View ArticleBreast Reduction Surgery Preparation Check List
By Request from various friends about to go through what I did, here's my...Breast Reduction Surgery Preparation Check List *This DOES NOT include the instructions and products recommended by my...
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Gail Carriger in Red Capris & Black Velvet with Leopard Accessories at Tucson...
Just got back for Tucson, where it was not as hot as I expected it to be. Still here I am in my lightest weight Rockabilly look... The black velvet top started life as a 1940s style dress I picked up...
View ArticleLord Akeldama eat your heart out!
Lord Akeldama eat your heart out! (No, not literally.)Retro Rack is also on facebook where I post additional images and fashion thoughts.You can shop my recommendations via the following lists:...
View ArticleMiss Carriger Joins The Tea Scouts
I joint the Tea Scouts (as an honorary member). Also a bit of a closer look at my Tucson Festival of books outfit.It was colder than I expected, as you can see I'm wearing my favorite steampunk(ish)...
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Parasols for Every Occasion! A Glimpse at Gail Carriger's Parasol Collection.
I realized recently that I don't have a place on the interwebs where I chronicle my parasol collection.How could I be so remiss?My parasol collection has been the work of years, people have gifted me...
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Black Cotton Day Dress with Brown Accessories
Hello my dear Fashionable Reader,Here I am at my recent RWA chapter presentation dressed in a black cotton day dress with brown accessories. This 1950s dress came from a vintage shop and it was in...
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New Acquisitions: Oxfords, Silk Blouse, Turbans, Gloves, & Chokers
It's been a while since I've done one of these blog posts, partly because I haven't been shopping much recently.Now I don't *think* there is anything wrong with me. So here is what I haev added to my...
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Felted Hat from the 1890s
I'm kinda obsessed with felted hats. Sadly, Fashionable Reader, I usually can't wear them (wool allergy). I love a vintage felted and folded cloche and I do tend to associate this kind of hat with the...
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Excellent Article & Podcast on Feathered Hats & MURDER
Hello fashionable readers, here's something fun for you!Fun article:Murderous Millinery: A brief look at the fashion for feathered hats in the early 20th centuryAnd a companion podcast on the subject:...
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Spot the outfit in the book! Clothing Featured in How to Marry a Werewolf:...
Want to play a rousing game of spot that outfit in Gail's book?In How to Marry a Werewolf I feature a number of fashionable items, I thought you might want to see them ahead of time so you can try and...
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Pearls: Multiple Strand Faux Pearl Necklace & The Names of Necklace Lengths
I have this multi-strand stacked mock pearl necklace that I bought on a whim from a retro fair and wear all the flipping time. Â Here's your names for the different lengths...via antique-royals...
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The Quest for the Perfect Pink Lipstick
Recently, Fashionable Reader, I had a horrible lipstick experience. I was super unhappy with the way this pink looked on my recent FB Live, so I started hunting for a darker pink.* Before we start I'd...
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Black & White 1950s Polka Dots in Phoenix
This was my first outfit in Phoenix recently, Fashionable Reader!This is an old favorite dress because it's polyester and packs easy (no wrinkles) and is relatively cool. Because there were lines in...
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Bright Pink 1930s Maxi Dress in Phoenix
You've seen this dress before, Fashionable Reader, and you'll see it again as I am a fan of this dress. Here I am wearing it at its most summery.I'm carrying one of my new parasols, this one is folding...
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