I absolutely love the new ABC mini series, The Astronaut Wives Club. It starts during the 1960's, with the first American astronaut going into space, and continues to follow the Mercury 7 astronauts, and tell their story, from their wives' point of view. It has been on for a few weeks, and so far has taken us through the Mercury missions, and now we are starting to see the Gemini missions, and even hear talk of the Apollo missions.
I have always been fascinated by outer space, especially early space travel. Growing up, one of my favorite movies was Apollo 13. For a significant part of my childhood, I was convinced I was going to be an astronaut. While that may not have played out exactly as I had planned, my interest in space has never gone away. Not only do I love how this show is about early space travel, but the 1950's-1960's are my favorite decade. I so wish that I could have been around to experience that time period! I often say that I was born at the wrong time...I would love to be the age that I am now, in the 1960's. There are so many things that intrigue me about that time, but one of the biggest things has to be the fashion! I mean, Jackie Kennedy was the First Lady of the United States, and her style was iconic. They mention Jackie on The Astronaut Wives Club, and her influence on womens fashion at that time is very evident on the show. The outfits that the women on the show wear are on point, and I just love seeing all of the different styles each week!
I wanted to post this look today because it was inspired by, you guessed it, The Astronaut Wives Club! This is a Lilly Pultizer dress that I picked up last year. I fell in love with this dress the moment I saw it, and I simply had to have it. First of all, the print is beautiful, and so elegant. The style of the dress reminds me so much of my favorite decade, it makes me feel like Jackie Kennedy when I put it on. The little cap sleeves are darling, and the length is appropriate for any occasion. Paired with a classic string of pearls, and my favorite Ferragamo pumps, I can totally picture Rene Carpenter, Louise Shepard, Annie Glenn, or any of the wives, wearing this look to a NASA launch!
The Astronauts Wives Club is on ABC tonight, and all of the earlier episodes are available on demand. I'm looking forward to another night of missions into outer space, and amazing fashion with my favorite astronaut wives!
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