AUTUMN IS A MAGICAL TIME OF TRANSFORMATION. SHAPE-SHIFTERS, HALLOWEENERS, – TRUE VINTAGE STEPS BACK IN TIME
Here’s a great find from the ’70’s – a black taffeta dress by Jessica McLintock from her Gunne Sax label. It’s got netting, beading and button & loop detail around the neck and bodice in “old West” style.
Slim sleeves, puffy shoulders and a flouncy full-circle skirt. This would make a great Halloween costume and is just a very cool dress in itself. To the knees or a little below, with a wasp waist and puff sleeves.
I’ll be going out West again soon and I’m tempted to take it; but it will be a fantastic disguise on October 31 – in my favorite color . . . . . . . . . . . .. .
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Compared to yesterday’s beauty, this frock is a cut above in several ways. Pure silk fabric and complex draping and ruching make a truly stand-out bombshell dress design.
From a small designer label, it would have been made in the late 1950’s to very early 1960’s. Couldn’t be more sensational with it’s attention-getting cut and flattering fit.
Just right for strutting your inner Sexy Siren. This is a Marilyn Monroe dress if ever there was one. . . . . . . . .
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Perfect for Fall, perfect for work, school or just gadding about. A fabulously comfortable, flattering cut and fabric. Pullover style, easy fit. Great for dancing!
The material has a beautiful hand (feel) and wonderful drape – like nothing made now. Synthetics developed around that time revolutionized the clothing industry, and many others. The colors are so unique and the pattern so interesting. Just an “everyday” dress from the Forties – I’d love to have a million of them!!
This was another surprise find that blew me away. It’s part of what makes this all so fun . . . . . . ..
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BAD BUT “CLASSIC” FASHION – GOTTA LOVE THOSE SEVENTIES SHIRTS!
Seventies shirts are always fun – polyester holds colors so vibrantly and the ’60’s & ’70’s were a time for great prints and designs. Some of the graphics were kind of ugly, too, but that’s part of what makes them so fun to wear. And some are really cute!
They’re good in cooler weather, but not for summer! Polyester was one of the “miracle fabrics” in some ways, but it has its limitations.
These are recent finds which I have added to my everyday closet. Not haute couture by any means, but I enjoy these easy wear/easy care items. However, no matter how “ordinary”, never mistreat your vintage treasures! I still care for them as if they were gold . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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PERFECT DINNER TO DANCING DRESS – TRUE VINTAGE MID-CENTURY
For dinner or after-work cocktails, this little number would fill the bill. Pair it with some matching blue pumps and you’d really be swank.
Simple as can be, but with the neckline decoration and the little vents at the waist, it’s very stylish. And, like a sheath dress, the fit is classic and really flattering.
If you are a DIYer, this style is very simple to sew. I have another very similar in lightweight soft green wool – made by the grandmother of a friend in mid-century, as a 3-season dressy day dress.
Just the thing to have in your closet for that unexpected invitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MORGANA MARTIN, THE MAGICVINTAGESPY
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