I told you!!!! Pinup/ Rockabilly fashion

Sooooooo.... in 2009 (refer to my earlier predictions) I made  male and female predictions saying that the 50's are going to come back in full swing. And now the look is finally starting to pick up. I called it the the "pin up" look, but as I see, it is more well known as Rockabilly.

I was all 50's out like I usually am... and someone asked me was I a fan of rockabilly...To be honest I really didn't know what they were talking about (Cause I always called it the pin-up look) but I knew it was the same era. So I said yes.

When I got home I researched rockabilly and before my eyes was everything that I knew was going to happen, was happening! Just for someone to come up to me and ask me was I a fan of rockabilly shows the popularity growing cause before, only the ol' timers would complement. Everyone else would just look! lol!!!!

 I have been fashion forecasting for years now. ( As I said before it is a natural talent) and it really does feel good to see the visions come true.(My friends were the ones that told me I needed to start documenting my predictions, which is where psychicfashions came from) When everyone starts "dressing like me"  I change my dress style.Cause by that time I have had the look for a few years and the next wave comes to me so I am usually waaaaay ahead of everyone else (fashion). They may look at me kinda crazy, but I know in a few years they will look like me when the fashion industry says it is cool.:)
By the time that happens,
I am usually on to the next look.~~~~ ON to the Next One!! ON to the Next ONe!!
                                               Then the cycle starts again!\----
                                                                                              \----
                                                                                                     \---- I will step off my soap box now. :)

This rockabilly/pin-up look still hasn't even evolved to it's fullness yet, but the movement is going upward. There are MANy MaNy blogs dedicated to this look. A plethora of video's on you tube showing you how to dress rockabilly, how to do your hair, how to wear your makeup. It is all over the place.When 3 years ago there was very little information..My favorite site which I have seen grow tremendously is pinupgirlclothing.com. It is a great site, you should check it out.

I remember 3  years ago I really wanted nylons with the seam down the back and I couldn't find them anywhere except one store.. Fredrick's of Hollywood!!!! lol Now it is so much easier to find some and they have modernized them with all kinds of designs.( They defiantly are your grandmothers stockings!) Also It was difficult to get vintage patterns then ( that weren't $50.00) Now the pattern makers are finally starting to bring back the vintage patterns, they will figure out the profit they are missing and make more cause even now the selections aren't very big.

Here is an example of how thoughts do create things. So I was always on the internet or going into stores looking for 50's dress patterns. I couldn't find any! Then one day my friend told me about "Free Craigslist". I was like... " People give away free things on Craigslist?!!!" So I looked not expecting much and as I scrolled down I read a caption that said something like ...*** Giving away free vintage patterns.*** OOOH I was on it! I emailed her and to make a long story short,  out of like 40 people she picked me to give them to cause she saw I was a design student and she knew I wasn't going to sell them. I have been happy as a lark since! She me about gave about 100 vintage patterns  from the 50's - 70's. Cool right? I'm telling you thoughts are powerful and either positive or negative your thoughts will not come back to you void.

 Being in Atlanta,Georgia I still haven't seen many people dress rockabilly/pin-up on a regular basis. But I know I will soon cause a woman I know, just asked me to make her a halter-top swing dress. :) I'm sure there are city's all over the U.S where Pinup/Rockabilly is very prevalent and the ol' timers are getting a kick out of it.... They usually do when I wear my saddle shoes!...

I think the main difference between Rockabilly in the 50's and rockabilly 2012+ is that many of the women have tattoos. Visible tattoos that have color, and they are all over there bodies, mainly on there arms and chest area.

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I personally think it looks cool... but I know later on in life I wouldn't want all that.. and I am darker 

skinned so it wouldn't look good anyway! LOL!

                                                         

In the 50's of course women were more  conservative. 

                                                     
                                                               

   As you can see their hair styles are being worn.  

               Here are some modern women and Original 50's.

A modern twist

Stars like Katy Perry and Christina Aguilera are rocken the style with a modern twist.

I think this is cute and I think she kinda looks like me! .... Well defiantly her style anyway!!!! LOL!

I made a dress like this but it is red and I wear my hair like this all the time!

An interesting and cool fact: In Tokyo Japan every Sunday in Yoyogi Park all of the rockabilly enthusiasts get together dress up and dance to 50's and 60's music. Anyone who knows me knows I LOOOOOOOVE Japan!!... Anime.... the traditional culture... everything!!!! I'm even learning Japanese, so I had to put this in the post. 

Still pretty and statuesque 

Suave

The men are usually the one's doing most of the dancing. He is cutten a rug!...Well the cement hahaha!!!

Dancing away!

This actually looks like a picture from the 50's doesn't it?...Well it is from  Yoyogi Park in Japan.

So this was an I TOLD YOU SO! Post.  I have told people for years that jeans are going to go out of style. (They will still be worn, but not as much as they are now!) and women will have more dresses and skirts back in their closets because they are tired of jeans and want to feel more feminine. I have actually got in some heated discussions about it because people just can't see that happening. But my predictions are proving me to be right.. If you haven't gotten in on this fashion style you might want to start, so you can be the first in your area to rock this look!..... Just sayen...

This was fun! 

Take care and always be yourself!

  Lady Imagery

What happened to fashion?

 Hi Everyone!... Yes it has been a looooong time since I last post. But one day, I checked my page (To see if it was still here) and I was amazed at my stats for this site! I haven't done any postings, yet, unexpectedly many people have still visited this site!... So why not get back in the groove? LOL ...Just being completely honest :) Over these last two years of hiatus I have noticed not much has changed in the American fashion industry.

But there is a shake up coming soon.( I will speak about this in a later posting)  People are still wearing the fabulous Jeans, T-shirts- and with the revival of leggings many women have added them into their mix. So with the amazing display of fashion sense us Americans have ( sarcastically) I have to ask.

What happened to Fashion?!!!

Yes, I have mentioned this in earlier posts but I am diving deep today. We are going deep sea fishing.

There was once a day... no, a time... a long time... a long span of time in written history that people made sure they looked good when they left their home. After all, presentation is everything and you can make or break yourself with your appearance.

Me personally, I love to dress. I feel like a little girl playing dress up every morning I get ready for the day. And because I like to dress, I always get the question, " Where are you going?" " Why are you so dressed up?" from the people that have just met me, but when the get to know me, the figure out that this is just how I am. I love to dress. When I go places, I stick out to everyone else because to them.... in there amazing attire of jeans, sweats, t-shirts and athletic shoes, I guess I do look a little dressed up. But trading those jeans for a skirt and athletic shoes for wedges and a nice top instead of a t-shirt is not a big deal.

I think dressing has a lot to do with ones self esteem. Do you notice your friends or maybe yourself for that matter; that you tend to dress better on your "good" days? Do you go through your closet and put on that perfect outfit for your "cute" day? Then, on the days you don't want to be bothered you just throw anything on, put on a hat and your out the door? Me I choose to be a little bit different. ON my good days I dress good. And on my I'm really trying days dress GREAT. I make that extra effort to to look good,  cause eventually the negative energy will pass and I will feel like my happy self again. Then, I would look down at my clothing and think,  "What the heck do I have on?!" lol.

What I am trying to say is, What is inside is displayed on the outside. So do what you have to do to wake up feeling good, meditate, music, affirmations/mantras.,anything, so your true expression of yourself can    ***********shine!***********

People used to leave their homes looking good.... I know.... I know times have changed, but, because times have changed doesn't mean we digress. As humans, we evolve naturally and it isn't going with natural forces to move back wards.

Here is a short picture summary of American Fashion.

 Victorian age 1900's 

These clothes were not ready to wear like we have now. All the clothing was made and tailored to you. So the dressing was impeccable... It sure did look hot though. (Hot as in sweaty!) No air conditioning and they wore corsets! But it is beautiful to look at! 

1920's

The dress style has changed a lot, yet the integrity of a woman's attire is still intact.A big reason why the dresses were made with less fabric the nylons, cotton and other products were rationed for the war effort.... But  yet they still looked good!

1930's

Oh Yeah I'm loven it! Feminine, Classy and Sexy!

1940's

Im loven this style. As you can see  the women are in everyday attire. They all looked fabulous.

1950's

My absolute favorite time! This is when full skirts, pettie coats, wiggle dresses, pin-up girls and pencil skirts were in full swing! So Sexy, So fabulous and So feminine!!!

1960's

Mini skirts are now on the scene. I love mini skirts. I love the stockings.

1970's

The style was still great! Yet, this picture represents when jeans finally made it to the run way. There was a big uproar about it. And here also  marks the down turn of American fashion.

1980's

Jeans, T-shirts and sneakers. WOW. Such a difference in 10 years.

1990's

What a perfect picture displaying the 90's! Big pop culture show displaying American fashion. This is when the grunge style really was big.

2000's

Need I say anything?!!!

 Fashion went from...

 

              

              




                 This                                             TO                                       This

                  WOOW RIGHT?!  It is pretty shocking when you see the pictures in  sequence. You can actually see the downward turn. So I pose the question again "What happened to Fashion?"

Do something old, do something new, do something old and new, Just make sure to be you! ( My Dr.Seuss moment!)         

If you are one of the people that want to break out of the cookie cutter mold and present yourself better yet are a little hesitant. Remember, start small and work your way up. Instead of a t-shirt put on a nicer shirt or add a cute bracelet and earrings. We all are beautiful beings and we should show it by the way we present ourselves.

Lets all find fashion and put our personal name on it.

Lady Imagery