Prairie Rose: Mid-West Inspired Fashion. Summer Concert & Music Festival Style Look Book.

Prairie Rose

The mid-west. The Dust Bowl. The Great Depression. 1800's prairie dresses. The worn faces of the 1930's. The cautious explorations of the 1970's fashion in the mid-west. I was inspired by these images for a spring/summer lookbook and I set about creating my own version. 

Over the past few years several designers (Rodarte, Ralph Lauren & Anna Sui to name a few) have been inspired to create collections based on similar themes; Ralph Lauren in particular came out with some heartrendingly lovely calico dresses. A few of those dresses ended up on the inspiration board I created.

  I was very happy to find some of my favorite retailers had a similar idea & are currently well stocked with items perfectly designed to create your own prairie rose look. 90's babydoll dresses in gingham was something I was really interested in finding, and lo and behold! The internet provided me with several sites selling just such items!

Listed below are photos of outfits I've styled, as well as photos and links to similar items you can purchase for yourself.

Cream Ruffled Tank Top // J. Crew // Thrifted Cream Broom Stick Skirt // Abercrombie & Fitch // Wedges (not shown) // Ugg // T. J. Maxx

Black Suede Tunic with Fringe // Vintage // Thrifted Shorts // True Religion (DIY cutoffs) // Thrifted Grey Suede Ankle Boots // Sam Edelman // Marshalls

Blue Shrug Sweater with Lattice Work Sleeves // Free People Cream 'Buck Skin' Dress // bebe // Thrifted Wedge Sandals // Ugg // T. J. Maxx

Chambray Shirt Dress // J. Crew // Thrifted Braided Belt with Silver Flower Buckle // Vintage Cream and Brown Cowboy Boots // Lucchese // Vintage

Peasant Blouse // Free People // Thrifted Shorts // True Religion (DIY cutoffs) // Thrifted Grey Suede Ankle Boots // Sam Edelman // Marshalls

Dress // Tahari // Thrifted Wrap // Thrifted Same boots as before!

Tie Dye Peasent Blouse // Diane Von Furstenburg // Thrifted White Skirt // ? // Thrifted Red Cowboy Boots // Vintage //Thrifted

Beaded Crochet Tank Top // ? // Thrifted Paisley Fringe Shorts // Rachel Roy Denim // T. J. Maxx Silk Bandanna // Thrifted (sensing a theme here yet??)

Denim Vest // Paper Cloth & Denim // T. J. Maxx Blue & Cream Gingham Button Down // J. Crew // Thrifted Same Shorts & Booties!!

I also filmed a style lookbook video:

And a makeup tutorial for the makeup I'm wearing:

Wander Love Ankle Boot

White Heat

High Rise Vegan Shorts

Suede Ankle Boots

Wrap Sandal

Free People

Parting Sun Top

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Floral Peasant Blouse

Dust Bowl Distressed Denim

Dust Bowl Dress

Fringe Bag

Suede Ankle Boots

Gingham Bikini

Gingham Dress

Gingham Midi Skirt

Gingham Drop Waist Dress

Gingham Smock Dress

Chambray Jumpsuit

Chambray Shirt

Rancher Hat

Skirt

Grey Pullover

Pleated Midi Skirt

Skirt

Cami

Floral Scarf

Gingham Bandanna

Dress

Tan Lace Up Ankle Boots

Belt

Hair Bow

Suede Hair Bow

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