60's Mod Tapestry Boots

Very Carnaby Street!

Adorable 30's Dress

This is a very good example of 30's fashion- I think this is from the mid-late 30's, with it's dramatic sleeves, navy and white polka dot print, and pointy collar.

Simple 70's Dress

Early 40's Kid's Dress

Bad photos, but an amazing print on rayon.

70's Platform Clogs

Early 90's Contempo Casuals Pants

Contempo was like the Forevs of it's day. (Speaking of Forevs, the one in the Bay Area at this time was a tiny little hole with dirty carpeting in Serramonte Mall, not the glamourously gleaming bohemoth it is today.) I have always kind of liked cheap and trendy stores, and I used to go in there and buy total trash, and in high school we called it Contrampo even though by then they had been re-branded into the super 90's version, Wet Seal, who featured labels like "Blue Asphalt" (hahaha) and 'Evolution: Not Revolution!" Even though it is morally wrong to shop at chain stores like this technically, I still go to Wet Seal and make purchases occasionally. But it's the name "Contempo Casuals" that truly holds a place in my heart, and their blocky black and white label. Through my fashion research, I have also spotted earlier Contempo labels, which have a more palm-tree-ish, late 70's/early 80's Carly Simon vibe.

Here are some Contempo inspiration photos:

40's Seahorse Blouse