Sunday, June 23, 2013

Jazzy Time @ the 8th Annual Jazz Age Lawn Party

The 8th annual jazz age lawn party
Last week I attended The 8th Annual Jazz Age Lawn Party at Governor's Island. It was hosted by Michael Arenella & His Dreamland Orchestra. This was my second time going to this beautiful event and you can see my post about last summer here.

This time around I decided to bring my family along with me. It was such an adventure. The children behaved really well but they had their moments of course because it really isn't a place for children my babies ages. It more for adults but I am really glad that we took them. It gave them a chance to see and do things they never have before.

We drove to Brooklyn and then took a ferry boat ride to Governor's Island. It was the first time my children were on a boat and they really loved it. We plan on taking them on the Staten Island Ferry this summer since its free.  For a family of five-free is a beautiful word to hear. Heck-for anyone it is hehe

I wore a 1930's inspired outfit and attempted to dress my children up. Some parents dressed their children in authentic 20s/30s outfits (which was adorable!) but I wanted mine to look cute but be very comfortable. So, the boys and their daddy wore polo shirts and khaki shorts while bunny girl and I wore dresses. They were all such good sports. I am a lucky mama!
Bunny Moreno
My dress was more of a early 1940's dress but I think it worked as a 1930's look. 1920's authentically vintage dresses are very hard to find and super duper pricey. As much as I adore the 20s/30s-the clothes from those eras do not look their best on my type of figure so I didn't want to spend too much on my look just for one event.

I did use an authentic 1930's black crocheted handbag and the pattern of the hat I wore was a 1930's pattern. Brittany from Va-Voom Vintage made the hat for me especially for this event-you can read about it all here. I love my hat!!!

I accessorized with a simple black choker purchased at a thrift store for 2.00 dollars and a pair of black stud earrings. My hair is luckily already wavy so I simply put hair styling clips in the front and set my hair as I usually do. Then the day of I brushed out the waves in the front and clipped my hair up to give more of a bob look. I hope it looked okay!
My daughter wore a typical very very girl dress I purchased on ebay for 9.00 dollars. The seller included the hat for free-how sweet is that??!!! I usually dress my daughter in feminine dresses but more modern yet not big girl styled dresses. Hope that makes sense. This style of dress is usually not my taste for her but I found it soooo charming and it looked so vintagey on her. She loved it and so did I!
The booths were a hoot to check out and it was sooo humid out that I decided to get my bunny girl and I some fans. hehe
After lunch (the food was outstanding!) I went to look for Giana from The Greedy Seagull and Amy from Wildfell Hall Vintage-two of my very favorite vintage sellers and lucky me-they both are New Yorkers! The dress I am holding out is soooo amazing-the pattern is of carriages and umbrellas-I love it. You can find it here. And yes, my daughter is curtsying! She is such a performer and a little princess too! And isn't that hat fab??! It was stunning in person. I think my little one has great taste!
I would say it was a lovely day out with my family. I highly recommend checking out the Lawn Party one day if you can. It's nice to walk around and check out all the booths. We also took photos in two specially themed photo booths-cannot wait to see how the photos turned out. Everyone there was enthusiastic about the music and the ambiance was so inviting-how can one not enjoy themselves?

Hope you enjoy a little glimpse in the Jazz Age Lawn party!

Do you have events like these where you live? Have you gone too them lately or plan to?

xox

23 comments:

  1. Bunny - that looks like an AMAZING day out! I'm glad you and your family had such a fun time :)

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  2. Oh how sweet is this post. I love these pictures of Bunny Girl:) Oh is she adorable. What a steal-of-a-deal on that lovely dress. She is so cute like her mama:) You did a great job curling your hair. I certainly see 20's, 30's here:) You look great in your early 40's dress. I actually feel like I want to see even more pictures :)) I hope your kids enjoyed the music. Did they get to dance? Or was it too crowded?

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    1. They did dance and its best to get there early! Thank you hun hehe xox

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  3. Fun! Bunny girl is the absolute cutest! And you look great! Great post.

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    1. Oh thanks mama! She loved dressing up but couldnt resist playing in the dirt of course haha xox

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  4. Wow looks like so much fun! There doesn't seem to be any 1920s themed events over in England so if I'm ever in NY at that time of year, I'll definitely be checking it out.

    Oh and I too love that dress from Wildfell Hall - I have seen it on etsy and it is so cute with the matching bolero!!

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    1. Isn't that dress so cute-I wish it were in my size hehee Thank you so much doll! xox

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  5. We don't have anything like this where I live but if we did I would definitely go. It looks like a great day out.

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    1. Ahhhh Helen-I hope someone creates some events. NY doesn't have much sadly-I hope that changes! Thank you for the comment! xox

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  6. Lovely fan! It's fun to dress a little vintage when traveling to Saratoga for the races.

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    1. Thanks Kathleen! I love the fan. Still teaching my daughter how to use it the spanish way hehe xox

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  7. You look fabulous, Bunny, and Bunny girl is absolutely adorable! I only know of a few events like that in the area I live and nearby (although I've never actively looked for them, so there are probably more), but I've never been to any of them.

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    1. Oh thanks sweetie! You should def go and try them out. At least once-you never know? :) xox

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  8. Wow, what a wonderful experience for a family! We always loved going to things like this as a family growing up. :)

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    1. I'm glad I took them but wow it was a lot of work. I def prefer to do my mama work in jeans instead of a dress but I am glad we tried it out heheh Thanks Sean!! xox

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  9. Sweet Bunny, you look so, so stupendously awesome! Love your cheerful floral print frock and adorable handmade hat, as well as the the fact that you accessorized with a fan. I have a few (maybe three - I should take stock one of these days) vintage appropriate hand fans, too, and this post reminds me that I need to use (and photograph) them more often.

    Zero events even remotely close to this in or near where we live, so I'll just have to visit them vicariously through terrific posts like this.

    ♥ Jessica

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    1. Thank you Jessica! I wish it were easier to travel bc I would travel to all the big events heheh until then we can dream right? xox

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  10. You look terrific, love that dress and how adorable are your babies! Love Bunny girl's dress too, so cute!

    I have always been drawn to the 30s, most definitely one of my favorite eras, but I really don't have the body type to carry it off. So wish I did. I envision myself laying around on my chaise lounge in my satin dressing gown with champagne in one hand and a cigarette in the other. HA!

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    1. Oh yeah! Me too! I totally envision myself doing that hahah w/o the cig though hehehe Thank you mama! xox

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  11. Absolutely adorable! It looks like you had an amazing time in the company of your family ... no events where I live, so I have to settle with admiring me photos of bloggers like you ... your hat is soooo adorable!

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    1. Aww shucks that you don't have any. I am always shocked that NY doesn't have much either. Keep looking-I always am-hopefully we will score some coming our way hehe xox

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  12. I always have fun at the Jazz Age Lawn Party and love Michael Arenella! I missed it this year, looks like you had fun!!

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