what shops do you usually buy your 50s aesthetic dresses from? I love your style and I’ve always wanted to dress like that in my day-to-day life!

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Unique Vintage – Highly priced but that’s because it’s great quality. My go-to if I can treat myself.

Collectif – UK based but they carry some of the same things as Unique Vintage and Modcloth at MUCH lower prices. Even with the shipping costs to America it sometimes still comes out lower! The one pitfall is that if you need to return something, it’s very expensive on your end if you live outside the UK. Plan to keep what you buy.

Smak Parlour – I’ve been watching them grow and they’re doing a great job. I bought one of their dresses because I was a fan and then they offered to collab with me to showcase another dress of my choosing! Excellent quality. Run by strong feminists. Especially perfect if you love peter pan collars!

6 pm (for discounted Unique Vintage) – This is a general discount site. It’s legit and I love it. You have to keep checking back to see what new items come in but I once found a dress from Unique Vintage there that had originally been $110 at just $30!

Modcloth – I haven’t bought from them in a while but I used to get a lot of things from there. Not everything there is 50′s themed, but if you dig through you can find some gems. The quality is a gamble according to the reviews but I was pleased with everything I got.

Also, if you are into fit and flare dresses, or swing dresses, get yourself a petticoat. It makes SUCH a difference in shaping. This one in particular is a cost effective option and is fantastic quality. I’m so happy with it. It’s SO poofy!

Lastly, there are plenty of cute stretch belts on ebay and most are just $5-$10. I have several different colors. Pop one on and it gives any body shape a great silhouette, pair that with a petticoat and YES, your 50′s goddess quest is complete!