Vintage Paisley Dress from David Owens Vintage

I found this lovely 1950’s Kenrole paisley print dress at David Owens Vintage at 161 Rivington Street, in Manhattan. I bought it when they were at 154 Orchard Street but I just saw an article online that they moved. I really liked that I could wear it year round, and that it had stripes in the design as well as paisley. Plus it is conservative enough that I should be able to wear it to an office when I find more work again. It was already on sale, yet there was another twenty percent taken off due to a national holiday. So I ended up with a really good deal and I just had to rearrange the positions of some of the vintage buttons, due to some of the rhinestones having fallen out.

The vintage bracelet with various colors of glass and crystals I bought at a garage sale years ago. The small champagne-colored glass and crystal earrings are from 1981 when I started making beaded hanging earrings and selling them. The little black belt I found after scrounging around at Green Village in Queens.

My friend Bill Bernthal took these photos of me for the blog before I had foot surgery. I haven’t been able to get out much the last month, as I am still recovering from foot surgery. Bill has taken a lot of candid shots in the past, those are what he typically chooses to photograph. Anyway, he wanted to take some shots of me for the blog. We went to Prospect Park and took a nice walk. There are some lovely wooded areas in the park, plus some seating areas near the water that offer lovely views of the lake and the birds at the lake. Those areas are very shaded though, so not the best for blog post photos. Bill took these out in the more open areas of the park. A few of the shots were taken in my community garden a couple of blocks away from where I live. There are a lot of auto body shops in my area, so they are in the background.

Several readers expressed that they wanted me to do another post on paisleys. I am working on one that has more facts and tidbits about the paisley pattern. I will post that one after I can get out and walk about again and get over to the David Owens Vintage shop to take some pictures of his vintage paisley collection. As of next week I should be able to walk outside again and go buy a pair of oxfords to wear for a while until I can wear my other shoes again.

I am so looking forward to getting out and enjoying fall. The past month of healing and staying home hasn’t been easy. My foot has been in pain for years though so the surgery was much needed and a great relief to get it behind me!!

I hope you are enjoying the changing of the seasons. Fall is one of my favorite times of year, as I really enjoy seeing all the beautiful colors as the leaves change, and then seeing those colorful leaves cascade down the streets. There is something sort of magical and calming about it all, as the nip comes back into the air and then winter prepares to blow in. I am not really the biggest fan of summer so that is where that sentiment comes from!