Vintage Frocks of Fancy

For this next edition of Who Hearts Yellow House Knits?,  I thought I would spotlight Vintage Frocks of Fancy and the gorgeous vintage dresses for sale in this shop.  I think I like this shop so much because it allows me to channel my inner Grace Kelly or Jackie Kennedy or Betty Draper.  The dresses speak to a time when people were more elegant, dinner meant dressing up, and we socialized in person rather than via text message.

I'm fascinated by these dresses because, as with old houses, I can't help but wonder about their story.  Who wore them and where did they go?  I imagine lives much more glamorous than mine!

Vintage Frocks of Fancy's Etsy  shop is arranged by decade, which allows buyers and window shoppers to see how fashions have changed over the years.  Dresses include more formal gowns and casual day dresses.

Be sure to read the clever item descriptions, which provide a glimpse into the lives of the women who may have worn these dresses.  

Dreamy Nature

For this edition of Who Hearts Yellow House Knits, I've decided to feature Shannon Blue Photography.  As Shannon explains, "My photography is about simple subjects and breathtaking tones . . . .  I'm a self-taught photographer obsessed with capturing all the beauty around me."

And capture the beauty around her she does, choosing stunning subjects and memorializing them in photographs with a dreamy, vintage cast.  To me, her images look like my childhood memories--sherbet-colored, soft and hazy, yet evoking strong feelings. 

I particularly like the greeting cards, which can be made with your choice of image.  What a lovely keepsake for the recipient of one's good wishes. 

Who Hearts Yellow House Knits?

In the interest of full disclosure, I got this great idea from Samantha at The Frosted Button.  You can see her take on it here. 

I love when people "heart" Yellow House Knits on Etsy because it's a sort of validation that people *do* like my little sweaters.  But it's also been a fun way to find some great new shops.  The volume of items for sale on Etsy is so voluminous that it can be hard to sort through it all, so I particularly like when I discover that the person who has hearted me has a shop of his or her own that I just love. 

So I'm going to feature some of those shops here on Inside the Yellow House.  The first is Room to Romp, a shop that specializes in clothing and room decor for toddler boys.  I've blogged before about how there are so many more great clothes for little girls than for little boys, so I love that this shop is trying to do something about the style gap. 

I especially like the duck pillows (the one big pillow and other smaller pillows make me think of Make Way for Ducklings, which I still adore) and the lime green T with the elephant applique. 

If you're looking for something for a special little boy, Room to Romp might have just the thing!