The Rendez-vous avec Q!........

In my first meet up with a lovely Nashville Blogger (with hopefully many more to come!) I had the chance to spend hours with Quincy of Q’s Daydream. Mark and I, Quincy and her husband Johnny met at Jackson’s in downtown Nashville. Quincy and her hubby embraced us as if we were longtime friends reuniting after years of being apart. We grabbed a bite to eat and had a couple of drinks and talked vintage and bloggers like there was no tomorrow. I couldn’t have asked for a better experience. Quincy was very vintage bombshell femme in a red halter top dress with the prettiest print and a full skirt that flares enormously, a beautiful wedge and vintage cognac woven handbag. Too bad we didn’t take photos that day because she was a stunner! I think the conversations of getting to know one another got in the way of me snapping a shot of her from my camera phone.







This past Sunday was probably one of the longest days that I have ever anticipated on. This time we met at the Parthenon for a photo shoot and here are some of the moments captured by our photographer husbands! Afterwards we went to Starbucks for some refreshing beverages where she introduced me to the iced chai tea with soy drink, I was already a big fan of hot chai tea but this definitely tops my home made tea bags recipe.
I had the most wonderful time with Q which I used to refer to as Queen before I knew her real name. She’s super sweet, energetic, kind hearted and looks gorgeous every time I see her. And can I honestly say she’s a great friend to have and glad to have met her through Etsy and Blogging. (She, too, posted about our experience!) Take a look here.





Outfit on me:
Vintage 1930s floral print dress
Vintage bow belt
Wooden wedge from UO
Vintage Etienne Aigner Woven bag

Visit Quincy's Blog to view a description of her fabulous outfit.









Hope everyone is having a great week!!

And one more thing! Don't forget to enter the Shappy Apple Dress Giveaway!

Kisses for everyone!

Shabby Apple Giveaway! .....

Mesdames et mademoiselles! I’m pleased to announce that I have partnered with Shabby Apple to do a giveaway! Shabby Apple would like to give the following dress to one of my lucky readers! They’ve chosen the L’amour dress that will flatter different figure types and is truly your solution for the elegant everyday dream dress. The dress FITS GENEROUSLY!



The winner will receive the dress in their size, of course!
And the best part? you have 3 chances to win!

How to Enter:

1. for your first entry just leave a comment on this post before 8:00pm central time on Monday, August 23.

2. If you are a follower of Vested Bee Vintage and/or Shabby Apple's blog leave an additional comment for your second entry.

3. For your third entry head on over to Shabby Apple shop, select a favorite item and leave a third comment telling us which one means love to you!

Giveaway ends on August 31, 2010 at 8:00pm central Time. Giveaway is open for residents of the US only.

Good luck to everyone and thanks to Shabby Apple for their generosity and divine style guidance!!!

When it rains it pours ............

Is it ok to have an instance of boastful talk? Well in this case I’d like to think that it is perfectly fine..... :)



It’s been a while since I got featured anywhere. Then all of a sudden it has started raining and it has been raining for a month straight. By all means a girl could get use to this prolong treatment of a perfect storm. Just like the song from the SWV titled “rain” I’m caught in a rain that I don’t need no shelter from. And you want to know something I’m super grateful and enjoying the moment while it lasts! ;)





So this post is for the lovely Emilie at Delance Fashion by whom I was selected between the top 100 Delance Fashion community members (base on activity points) that I was selected as featured community member. Emilie asked me some questions and created an article about my blog and placed a picture at the community’s front page. If you would like to take a peek at the article it will remain on the community front page for 10 more days.

Also Delance Fashion is a super fun place to join, you can find people with similar interests like other bloggers, shoppers, vintage lovers, groups like style icon, shoes lovers, vintage inspiration, DYI, daily outfits and more. As for me I’m totally obsessed with the application feature “events” because it helps me stay organize and spread the news of goodies in my shop.

@ Emilie: This is pleasing to the senses. Thank you so much for the feature.



P.s. I will be posting a giveaway this weekend, so get ready to do the hop, skip and jump to win something beautiful.

Kisses to all! muah!

Gay Gibson.... The tender makings

I love Gay Gibson clothing line because they design their clothes with such distinctive and stylish elegance that will simply woo you! I’d love to find me one of these original lace dresses.



The models are wearing an ecru-colored cotton lace with sentimental trimmings of lavender ribbon. And I absolutely adore their hair and makeup.



From the Left: Bra dress. Center: Angel Float. Right: Party Bib Skimmer. The center dress with the bow is my absolute favorite. Now all I need is sandals with socks. How divine!

I did a search on Google on the label and found this bit of history via vintagefashionguild.com

Gay Gibson was one of the many Kansas City, Missouri fashion labels. The women's clothing industry there was thriving during the 1930s-1950s, producing mid-priced clothing. The Gay Gibson label dates from 1937. The label was actually owned by the Gernes Garment Company. There was not a person named Gay Gibson.

Now you didn’t think I was going to leave you without seeing my version right?! The label of the sweet white dress that I’m wearing is Jessica McClintock not quite like the Gay Gibson ones but rather a combination of the three with a little je ne sais quoi added. And the strappy black shoes seem to follow me around. I want to wear them with everything. I have close up photos of the sandals with my baby blue socks rolled down. As always the hat is the icing on the cake!









Dress: Vintage Jessica McClintock
Hat: Vintage Jardin pillbox
Necklace: Vintage cameo Whiting and Davis
Shoes: Vince Camuto strappy sandals
Bracelet: Vintage chunky faux pearl

Hope you all enjoy your weekend :)
Kisses
Bisous

Ready, Set, Breakfast……………..

You know how mom used to always say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day? Well, guess what? She was right! Mom knows best when it comes to realizing that breakfast is the fuel that keeps us running throughout the day.

But if you're anything like me, you'd prefer to sleep a little later rather than get up in time to prepare a meal in the wee small hours. When you're not a morning person, it's hard to resist that snooze button, but it will pay off more than those 10 blissful moments of laziness. In time, you'll find that working in a good breakfast will give you much more energy to face the day than spending a few more moments under the covers ever could!

Some may not like the traditional breakfast foods. I hear you, but you can eat anything you want! For example, peanut butter on a slice of wheat bread, fat free milk, and a piece of fruit will do the trick. The important part about breakfast is eating something and eating healthily, not forcing myself to eat eggs or cereal. If I don't fancy the usual fare, that's no reason to forgo a.m. eating altogether.



So after just a couple of weeks eating healthy breakfast I noticed how much better I feel through the morning and the rest of the day when I don't skip breakfast.

So in my house, aside from being "fun" to eat breakfast for dinner, it is usually a rather economical choice at least one night a month.

Hope I didn’t leave you all with an athirst for breakfast meals ! I think my work is done here! Yummmm!



Here’s what I had for breakfast:
2 eggs over medium
2 Turkey sausage links
2 Rice cakes with sugar free grapes preserves
A handful of fresh blueberries
Small glass of almond and coconut milk. I mixed the two for flavoring.

Girly, Tough & Chic!............

Photos by Mark.



Extraordinary things can be accomplished from the ordinary. This is particularly true when it comes to styling vintage clothing. I think some of the best dresses starts with the simplest designs – and many are home sew and probably lurking in your closet or availabe at an etsy shop right now. Begin with basics, such as pleated full skirt 50s dress, lovely bag, belt, boater hat then pair with a fresh from the market statement shoes and the result will delight you!








For instance this vintage dress I’m wearing is going up in the shop this week! yes it is! I wore the dress for a quick photo shoot when I entered the Chictopia “shoe lover” contest for payless here. I simply adhere to the above mentioned rules to achieve this girl meet tough outfit.

P.s. I know I’m late on the giveaways but wait until you see the next one! I like doing giveaways because it is a way I express my appreciation for following, reading and commenting on my blog and for your friendship.

P.p.s. I have followed 75 new followers up to date but I need a little help, Please leave a comment on this post and I’ll be sure to click on everyone’s name and follow! I wish there was an easier way to do this. “Leave comment here and I’ll follow you”



Outfit:
♥ Dress: vintage 1950’s watercolor (In the shop this week)
♥ Shoes: Vince Camuto "Kimbal Sandal" (thrifted for only $5.00!)
♥ Belt: navy blue, buckles all over
♥ Purse: vintage ASPECRS Python Snake Skin Purse Bag (available here)
♥ Hat: vintage straw boater with black bow ribbon

Until then, have a wonderful day and stay beautiful inside and out! :)
Kisses
Bisous

I was a dancer all along ................

Lykke Li - Dance Dance Dance

On most Monday mornings I always feel like dancing instead of working .... This adorable song will bring back the kid in you, a smile to your face and a felicitous moment!  

Have a happy Monday music!
xoxo