Only One Week Until “My Vintage Cover” Begins!
I can’t believe we are nearing the end of July already- how did that happen? Well, with the close of July, comes the beginning of August and that means it is time for the My Vintage Cover challenge! If you missed my post about the challenge, you can find all the details here. And, seeing as how it is drawing near, today I thought I would share with you the covers I have done in the past, to give you an idea of how you might translate a vintage cover, or image, into a recreation of your own.
Your “Vintage Cover” can be as detailed or as “inspired by” as you would like. Sometimes the mood is enough, and sometimes it can be fun to get every last detail as precise as the original- you can decide how you want to recreate the vintage images.
The first Vogue recreation I ever did was part of a blog post, where I was inspired by this cover, and decided to photograph my outfit as a series of pieces. It wasn’t a reproduction per se, but it was what started me on doing these cover reproductions in the first place! I wasn’t trying to make this a precise replica- only an image inspired by the Vogue one. And getting the hands correct- and not looking like a murderer, was tricky too, by the way. 😉
The next one I did was more precise. I mimicked the outfit as best I could, and though I don’t have every detail perfect, this was pretty fun to do.
I did the cover below this past spring, in honour of “The Spring Bonnet”. It is probably the most fun of all the covers I’ve done so far, because I made that crazy hat by covering one of my straw hats in faux flowers!
Another recent one was this 1910’s cover. I just so happened to have a very similar dress, and a scarf, so a reproduction was obviously necessary!
Well, those are the covers I have done so far. I want to do many more, but the tricky part is always in getting the clothes and accessories correct!
However, there are many vintage images which don’t require very elaborate costumes to reproduce. I will be back next week with a post featuring some easier-to-copy covers, and I know that my co-host Tanith is also going to be posting some of her favourite covers this week, so make sure to check out her posts too! As this challenge draws nearer, I am getting excited to see what everyone comes up with- I can’t wait to see your recreations!
Are you planning on taking part in the challenge?
July 25, 2017 @ 2:45 pm
I really wanted to do this but I just have to prioritise some other things at the moment. I look forward to seeing what everyone else comes up with though! x
July 27, 2017 @ 11:31 pm
Aww- that’s too bad that you won’t be able to participate!
I hope that you enjoy seeing our posts though- and there is always the chance that this becomes an annual thing 🙂
July 25, 2017 @ 6:44 pm
Great job.
Marilyn
July 27, 2017 @ 11:32 pm
Thanks Marilyn ♥
July 27, 2017 @ 3:46 pm
Lovely covers! I’ll try and participate if I can 🙂
July 27, 2017 @ 11:32 pm
Oh, I can’t wait to see what you come up with! 🙂
July 28, 2017 @ 9:26 am
I’d like to have a go if I find one that I think I can manage! I always enjoy seeing your covers.
July 28, 2017 @ 8:33 pm
I hope you can find one to reproduce! It’s so much fun- and even if it’s not exact it’s the spirit of it that matters 🙂 I’m going to be sharing some “easy” to reproduce covers next week, and Tanith has been sharing some covers as well.