The USDA recommends eating between five to nine servings of fruits and vegetables per day as part of a balanced, healthy diet. I don’t know about you guys, but my isolation dietary habits has been pretty shocking of late. I’ve always been someone who tries to eat healthy (I actually crave salad more than sweets. I know, I’m weird). But, all bets are off nowadays, as the only thing on my mind to crave right now is comfort: pasta, cheese, warm glorious homemade bread, and wine (ohhhh the wine). So, while I’m sure the USDA (and my waistline) are looking at me sternly right now, at least my vintage intake is satisfying the daily requirement for greenery…
One craving that hasn’t changed with all of this time at home has been my relentless need for appliqué. Enter this most amazing veggie-speckled vintage skirt. Covered in snap peas and carrots, tomatoes and squash, she is a veritable farmer’s delight. The minute a saw even a glimpse of her at Mill Street Vintage, my heart leapt in my throat and I knew there would be no such thing as a balanced diet without this skirt in my wardrobe…
If you’ve been in the vintage hunting game for awhile, you start to learn your labels and can acquire a bit of a sixth sense for where your Unicorns can be hiding. Although I try not to play favorites, one of my most sought after vintage labels is definitely Marjorie Montgomery. It’s a bit of a personal mission to try to hunt down as many of her creations as possible. A child actress and dancer turned designer, she had a flair for the quirky and I’ve always been enamored by her use of appliqué.
When this dress previewed at Mill Street Vintage, there was just something about her that told me she had that same flair. But, Gina didn’t list the label (meaning it wasn’t in the usual places) and when she arrived, I also hunted through every seam and every fold, to no avail. Yet, she has all of the iconic features – the 3D elements, the pop color lining, the signed Salazar artwork. Even her pleats and fabric type match my other lemon skirt to a T. So, although missing the label, I would stake my collection on the fact that this beauty is a Marjorie Montgomery. It may remain as one of my closet’s great mysteries….but I’m okay with that. Because labeled or not, there is no doubt in my mind she has found her way safely home.
Maybe the lesson to be learned here is that we all have to trust our gut sometimes. And trust that our bodies will tell us what they need. For example, tonight my body is telling me I need to wear 5 servings of veggies on my skirt while eating garlic bread and drinking copious amounts of wine.
I mean, can you really argue with the USDA?
xoxo
Outfit Details:
Top: Unique Vintage
Skirt: Mill Street Vintage (similar modern and vintage here, here & here)
Necklace: Mini Hands Crafts
Handbag: Modern Millie’s (similar here & here)
Shoes: Katy Perry Collections (similar here & here)
Lip Color: Dior Rouge 634
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