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- I think I like the 1960s because
there was still an element of glamour,
but it's very wearable for today.
My name's Nicole,
I have a personal style blog called Darling in Dots,
and it's all about kind of
a vintage-inspired lifestyle.
I've always been interested in vintage since I was young.
I've always just loved music and fashion from the decade.
I'm really inspired by movies,
TV shows from that time period as well.
My favorite movie, style-wise,
is definitely "Breakfast at Tiffany's."
- Won't you join me?
- What I really like about Audrey Hepburn's character,
style-wise, she has a very classic
and glamorous look in that movie.
But as a character,
I really like that she's kind of
like a strong female character for the 60s,
and she's very independent.
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I usually describe my style as girly, quirky, and retro
because I mix a lot of vintage and modern,
with like a kinda quirky or whimsical touch.
I went to school for fashion design,
and in school I was always inspired by vintage clothes.
And pretty much everything I designed
had a influence from the 50s and 60s.
I alter a lot of my vintage finds.
I take out shoulder pads, or cut off a couple inches
off the bottom of a dress.
It's definitely handy being able to sew.
I used to think, like a lot of people,
that the 60s were all hippies,
and then, when I got more into fashion, I realized that
that wasn't until the very, very end of the 60s.
The 1950s for women, it was a lot of petticoats
and full dresses and heels.
And in the 60s, people still got dressed
and looked very put together,
but it's a little more casual.
Like I can wear flats and kind of like loose-fitting dresses
that I think are really easy to wear today.
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I have different style icons depending
on the kind of look that I'm going for.
I love Twiggy, Brigitte Bardot.
I love a lot of fictional characters too,
like Megan and Sally Draper from "Mad Men".
Usually when I collaborate with a friend,
one of us will have an idea.
I'll go on Pinterest,
try and put together specific images
that we wanna re-create.
I was inspired to re-create a scene
from "Pierrot le Fou", where the guy is saying,
"Do you know what I'm thinking?",
and she says, "I couldn't care less".
It kind of again, goes back to
you know, female independence in the 1960s.
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I was working in fashion for a few years.
But, I wasn't really loving it
and I liked having my own blog and social media.
I found that to be more enjoyable,
so I kinda wanted to transition
into doing something like that full time.
So, now I work at an influencer marketing agency.
People always ask if I wanna live in the 60s,
and of course I don't.
Because women were not treated the same
as they are today.
So, when I say I like the 60s,
I mean like the aesthetics.
I don't mean I want the values. (giggles)
I think living in New York
definitely allows you to express yourself
through clothes a lot easier,
and I feel like there's so many people,
that everyone can't be worried
about how everybody else is dressing.
If people wanna stare, then that's okay.
One time a woman asked me why I was dressed how I was,
and I told her I just liked to.
And she told me that I was little bit nuts,
but for the most part, people are really positive.
Telling me that I inspire them
to alter vintage pieces, or to mix prints.
Things that they never would of thought
to try and put together.
With all fashion,
I feel like everything always comes back in style.
So, I'm sure the 60s are gonna have its moment again.