Stepping Up and Stepping Out!

It's official! My eldest bunny is going to start first grade in September! Gee-the time has really flown. This month my bunny girl had her "Stepping Up" aka mini graduation from Kindergarten. The entire family was there to see her sing and perform to her hearts content. She made everyone laugh during her part of a skit they had. Good thing we ordered a dvd from the school because we cannot wait to watch her hamming it up again hehe

Not only was that day a big step for my daughter but it was a big step for me as well. I normally go to pick up my daughter from school in my usual comfy garb of jeans and a nice cotton top. I also usually wear my University alma mater cap on and no makeup.

So instead of my mommy outfit, I decided to go to her ceremony dressed in my vintage best. My daughter LOVES it when I dress up so I thought she would be thrilled when she saw me dressed up and she was!

It was a incredibly humid day that day-eekkkk for people who have wavy or curly hair! The horror! Thankfully I had a hat to cover most of it-what a perfect invention-it looks pretty and covers up bad hair days LOL 

Who says you have to spend a million to look like a million bucks? Not here you don't! You will not believe  how much my dress cost.....okay I should probably tell you. $4.99! Yes! It's crazy huh? I scored it on my last trip to MO.

The accessories were thrifted locally and the gloves also purchased while in MO. They were NOS and cost under $6.00 as did the handbag. The dress is 1980's does 1940's and I think it does a fair job of it. The hat is another story. It is a late 1930's/early 1940's hat purchased via Etsy from Europe. It wasn't under $6.00 but it was worth the investment. I think having a few amazing hats in various shades of solids allows you to to wear it with many things unlike buying a hat that is striped or a bold color like hot pink.

This is my first dressy tilt hat and I am in love! I look forward to finding more to compliment my growing vintage wardrobe.

Attending my daughter's "Stepping Up" ceremony dressed in vintage was a HUGE stepping out moment for me. Most mother's dressed casually and no one has ever seen me dressed this way. I knew I would stick out like a sore thumb but I am proud of myself for doing it. I felt beautiful and feminine and I found it so appropriate to dress up for a special occasion-something unfortunately many people do not do anymore.

Have you had a vintage "stepping out" moment recently? If you haven't, do you think you will?

xox