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Halloween Costume Inspiration!
Posted Julie Ann Davis Halloween Style Vintage
If you know me, you know I'm always thinking about Halloween. It's a lifestyle and I truly feel like you can make anything a costume if you're so inclined! Here's a few ideas I have using our current inventory at Cats Like Us... TV & Movies Feeling like you need to SPARKLE like Neely? Join the Valley of the Dolls in this 1960s number.   This dress Geraldine Shirt Dress gives me Agent Peggy Carter vibes, just add a red fedora!  Looking for a low-key gender swap costume? How about Dr. Strange! Just check out that collar!  Gotta love...
11 Ways to Wear a Brooch!
Posted Julie Ann Davis Fashion Style
With Covid and wearing a mask, I find myself reaching more for necklaces and brooches, than earrings. What I often forget is that there are many ways to wear a pin or brooch and here are some examples with pictures taken from the shop and my real life outfits! #1 On a sweater. This is the classic look. Place it near your shoulder, but above your boob, please. (We blogged about this before.)Â #2 On your collar. If you're wearing a collared shirt and Peter Pan collar dress, why not put a contrasting brooch on it!? Instant different look! #3...
Slip into it!
Posted Julie Ann Davis Cats Fashion Pinup Style Vintage
I was chatting with some customers and they asked me why anyone would ever wear a slip. I'm going to let you in on a little secret...I wear slips! I've worn them since I was a young girl and I still wear them depending on the dress I have on. Let me tell you about the kinds of slips there are and why you might think about wearing one! I'm not going to cover all the foundation garments ~ shapewear, and crinolines have been covered in past blogs ~ slips offer a different kind of layering. The full slip has a attached bust and...
El Gato Gomez Interview
Posted Julie Ann Davis Art Behind the scenes Crafts & home Lifestyle Style
Interview by Julie Ann Davis, appears in AUXILIARY magazine's fall 2020 issue. El Gato Gomez has a style all her own that harkens back to stylized Mid Century Modern artwork, sure to fire up your imagination! You may have even seen an El Gato Gomez in your travels because they can be found in the coolest of establishments. They are sure to put a smile on your face, so let’s find out more about the artist!I'm a big fan. I think I have an El Gato Gomez in every room in my house except the kitchen because we only have...
Waist Not, Want...Not?
Posted Julie Ann Davis Fashion Food Lifestyle Style Vintage
AAAAH! What to do and wear at VIVA!
Posted Julie Ann Davis Fashion Lifestyle Music Style Tiki
With VIVA LAS VEGAS ROCKABILLY WEEKENDED less than 2 weeks away, we can't help but notice all the "first time what do I wear/do" posts on Facebook. Never fear guys and gals, we're here to share a few tips we have learned in our many trips to the event. What to do at VIVA The VIVA Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekender itself is jam packed, so there's always something to do! It might seem obvious, but read the program and get a lay of the land, and the schedule of events and bands. Some vendors put discount codes in there too!...
Yipes?! Stripes!
Posted Julie Ann Davis Fashion Style
For as long as I can remember, I’ve loved stripes. I don’t know what it is that always draws me to them, so today I’ve decided to explore my obsession. Is it the slightly artsy beatnik flair of black and white stripes? Is it the slick pairing of stripes that matches everything without being too over the top? Is it the contrasting colors in parallel lines that are classic and never go out of style? Is it that it’s a print without really being a print? Is it looking like being in the French navy? I would have to say...
The Story of The Shining Pinup
Posted Julie Ann Davis Cats Fashion Lifestyle Makeup Style
So now I have this amazing reproduction 1960s dress and matching hair tie made of The Shining print rug. What's the best way to show it off? A photo shoot of course!
Retro Movie Fashion : Cry-Baby
Posted Julie Ann Davis Fashion Style
What do you get when John Waters makes a musical that is based in 1954? You get an amazing movie that is full of quirky 50s nostalgia, a (very hot!) Jonny Depp aka Cry-Baby Walker and a whole lot of vintage-inspired fashions. Not only is the movie cast amazing, the dialog and the one-liners have me watching this flick again and again. But this blog isn't a movie review blog--it's a dedication to my love for Traci Lords character aka Wanda Woodward and the inspiration we find from her retro 1950s wardrobe! Â Â Â In Cry-Baby's world, it's all...
Julie Ann's Vintage Closet Tour: The Lilly (....Pulitzer that is!)
Posted Julie Ann Davis Fashion Style
 About 15 years ago, WAY before all the Target hype about Lilly Pulitzer last year, I lived in a flat in downtown Buffalo, NY and my go-to fashion advisor was Lucky Magazine. They had a small feature article in the back of the magazine about this woman who worked at an orange juice stand in Palm Springs in the late 1950s. The women would spill a lot of juice on her clothes while working, so to hide the stains she made a shift dress printed with bright bold patterned fabric. Her name was Lilly Pulitzer. This story stuck with...