My favorite way to wear vintage is to integrate it into my contemporary wardrobe. A black Gap-Tee on its own is lame. A black Gap Tee worn with a lamé LaCroix pouf skirt and, bingo, your'e Crystal Carrington's long-lost love child.

Let face it, who doesn't admire the woman who can wear a totally Mod ensemble and look like she just stepped out a 60s issue of Vogue Italia? Sure, it a thrill to see a rock boppin' rockabilly kitten decked out in her finest Hawaiian sarong, 40s espadrilles and a Japanese rice paper parasol. Swing dancers in their curve hugging 40s suits, peeptoe platform shoes and smashing hairdos put a smile on the most downtrodden clerk at the grocery. Who can get onboard with the glitter rock babes in Didas waiting at the bus stop? And, yes, all of these fashionable chicks are welcome here. But, in reality, we know that these women are far and few between, and sometimes a girl's gotta face the music (you know, the Lite Jazz they play at your "Business-Casual" workplace).

In other words, we at Lucitebox are fully aware that modern women have lives and careers that often preclude them from donning a head-to-toe vintage outfit. And sometimes, that full-tilt boogie vintage getup can come off as a bit costume-like and phony. In an effort to keep you looking fresh and fashion forward, we study trends and try to find great items that you work-it-girl with the basics. We really do think about how clothes can be worn and woven into your wardrobe with ease and flair. There is not a thing at Lucitebox that we haven already figured out how to wear with modern basics. If you need help, just ask. (It doesn't say "Style Consultant" on my business card for nothing.)