Sunday Bests // Easter Bloom

April 16, 2017April 11, 2024by Simply Megan Joy7 Comments

Happy Easter Sunday, everyone! It’s time to celebrate the resurrection of Christ on this joyous day! Here are a few photos of my Easter dress this year. It was so much fun wearing it, but also a hazard of either tripping on it or getting it muddy while hiding Easter eggs for our church kids. But I’m glad I wore it anyway. It’s a day to forget our troubles and just be thankful for a God who loves us no matter what those troubles are.

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This dress, having pink 3-D flowers all over it, is one of the most fun dresses to wear. It really says Spring and reminds me that the season is in full bloom.

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With this being a quick post on a busy day, I only have one thing left to say. “He is risen! He is risen indeed!”

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dress // macy’s

shoes // payless

pearl necklace // my sister’s

bracelet // icing

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Do you love Easter as much as I do?

What did you wear for this special day?

Have you heard the news? (He is risen!)

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Megan Joy

1940s, Dresses, Sunday Bests, Vintage Fashion

Sunday Bests // The Rust Colored Garment

November 14, 2016April 11, 2024by Simply Megan Joy3 Comments

Hello everyone! It’s time for Sunday Bests again! I have been waiting to wear this dress ever since I found it in the Summer. I bought it at a flea market for a few dollars and fell in love. The shape reminded me of a dress worn by Katharine Hepburn in the 1938 movie “Bringing Up Baby” (one of my favorite movies)!

It was hand-sewn by someone many decades ago and has a zipper down the front, a sort of turtle-neck collar, a belt, and an odd extra bit of fabric which I think is to be worn as a tie? I left that part out, realizing it was never going to look right, anyway,

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These earrings once belonged to my Great Aunt Annie and I just love wearing them. They’re little white roses carved out of wood, and they are probably many years older than the dress!

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Here I am, staring into the sunset, which I wouldn’t recommend.

So, this is a very oddly designed dress, and scratchy, and I can’t lift my arms above my head in it, but I still love it. It makes me feel like such a vintage soul.

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Dress: thrifted, flea market

Hat: Kohl’s

Shoes: Payless

Earrings: once my Great Aunt’s

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Did you ever find an odd piece of clothing at a flea market?

Have you ever seen the 1938 movie “Bringing Up Baby”?

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Megan Joy

1950s, Skirts, Sunday Bests, Vintage Fashion

Sunday Bests // A Tad 1950s

October 26, 2016November 20, 2024by Simply Megan Joy2 Comments

Hello again! I’m back for Sunday Bests, a series filled with the outfits I wear to church. Last week was crazy and brimming with things to do. You know those kind of days; when the only thing that gets out you of bed is the thought that you can get back in it after 16 hours of life. I find that whenever my schedule is overflowing, one of the first things to float away is time to put together a good outfit. I managed to piece this outfit together right before we had to leave for church and loved it so much that I wore it all day. In my neck of the woods, Fall has finally arrived and has chilled the air down to coat temperature, so this outfit kept me nice and warm. Without further ado, here is a tad 1950s outfit!

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I love all the accessories that go with this outfit. The scarf, pin, and belt complete the Laverne and Shirley look. After a Sunday night bluegrass concert, we stopped at McDonalds for drinks. I’m not joking when I tell you that “Rock Around the Clock” was playing as we sipped our sodas! I just wasn’t brave enough to get up and start a jive 🙂

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I’m actually wearing my belt inside out and backwards. I didn’t have a black belt, so I took one with bright red Chinese dragons on it and turned it inside out and used the black side, putting the jeweled buckle in the back which was covered by my hair. (Another good reason for long hair!)

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It’s just lovely when you walk into your Sunday School room and find a table full of flowers to take home! This bunch matched the band around my sleeves and coat buttons perfectly. To me, flowers are more than just some extra color. Flowers are happiness!

Little yellow flowers

Dancing in the breeze

Little yellow flowers

Huddled round the trees

Little yellow flowers

Seemed to know my pain

Little yellow flowers

In my mem`ry will remain

–Valerie Dohren–

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Today was an autumn 1950s day filled of flowers, a bluegrass concert, and a Happy Days enthused McDonald’s visit! Can Sundays get any more interesting?

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Skirt: thrifted

Sweater: thrifted

Shoes: Payless

Pin: thrifted

Scarf: My mom’s

Belt: thrifted

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Do you like the 1950s styles and TV shows?

Do you see flowers as more than just some extra color?

Do you have any useful clothing hacks?

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