THE February 'BE MY VALENTINE' Customer Appreciation SALE is over, but keep an eye out for FLASH SALES and future DISCOUNT COUPONS.

Get ready for spring with our Etsy shops' CUSTOMER APPRECIATION SALE.

Use the DISCOUNT COUPON code number VLM1111 at BeeBeautifulVintage.com between now and February 29, 2016 and receive 10% off every purchase in your cart when you check out.
Use the DISCOUNT COUPON code number VLM2222 at LuminousLadyVintage.com between now and February 29, 2016 and receive 10% off every purchase in your cart when you check out.

An unseasonable warm spell here in our Oregon winter has reminded me of my Los Angeles childhood, when all the seasons were patio party seasons. It seemed cold to me if I had to put on a sweater, but even sweater-clad, my parents would party on in our garden!

My mother was quite the fashion icon, having had a professional life in the clothing business during the 1930s and 1940s. But of course as a child I just took her chic taste for something ordinary. She wore light weight, colorful dresses, sleeveless or with short sleeves and fairly full skirts. Her parties took place on our patio which was ripe with floral scents, as it was surrounded by roses, orange trees and a lone avocado tree. As a boy who was born and raised in Los Angeles I took it all for granted, but she had moved to L.A. from snowy Cleveland after World War II, and she knew how special it was to have roses in the winter!

Dreaming of warm weather and your own patio party? Get ready now, with one of our patio dresses.

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Here fair skinned Sarah is already prepared for the sun in her Tiki ribbon & ric rac accented party dress.

50's Cheeky Tiki Sand Cotton Patio Dress . Tiki Brocade Ribbon Trim . Copper Ric Rac . Raglan Sleeves . Circle Skirt . Party Hostess .

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Cami favors gray & white checks to accent her tattoos.

50's Patio Party Dress . Vintage Square Dance style . Red Accents . Gray Check Gingham .'New Look' late 40s . Free Bonus 70s Red Bolero .

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Sarah trades her parasol for a woven beach bag,ever-so-pretty-in-pink.

Pretty in Pink Patio Cotton Day Dress . 1950's Mexico Style . Calif Party Hostess . Rockabilly Swing Dance . White Silver Ric Rac Ribbon .

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A vodka martini? Justine says "Absolute-ly!"

40's Rhinestone Patio Day Dress .Vintage Rockabilly & Country Western Square Dance . Dale Evans Costume . Salmon Pink Creme . Circle Skirt

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Here below are some more styles, which are already partying on our customers' patios! Sorry, but as with everything in LuminousLadyVintage and BeeBeautifulVintage, these are one of a kind vintage and having been sold, cannot be replaced. So nab your unique patio dress from the items above before they fly off to a party. And even if you don't live in Los Angeles, you can fantasize sun, flowers and cocktails with umbrellas in them!