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ANOTHER NEW FIND! TRUE VINTAGE 1960’S HOSTESS ROBE

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Oh, I love these heavy nylon lounging robes from the Sixties!  And, what better color?  I’m in heaven.

The great things about these, after the fabulous fabric, is the easy zip-front styling and the gorgeous trim they often used.  In this case, it’s beautiful embroidered ribbon with gold thread.  Nothing says casual at-home elegance any better.

As you can see, these housecoats, when made as well as this one, can last forever and look just as beautiful every year.  They’re also multiple-use garments – from covering up after a bath, to lounging at home to entertaining at a casual party.

Very festive – just right for the Holidays.  Being an undercover artist requires impeccable timing . . . . . . . . . . . ..

MORGANA MARTIN, THE MAGICVINTAGESPY

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SLEEK TRUE VINTAGE SIXTIES HOUSECOAT

P1010004.JPGI love robes like this so much!  The cool, heavy nylon and pretty embroidered ribbon trim is so stylish and luxurious.  It just says “quality” all over, and it’s RED!!!!!

It’s an easy zip-up front.  Modern ladies of the mid-late 1960’s loved wearing these for leisure and as hostess gowns.  A little bit of at-home elegance . . . . . . . . .

MORGANA MARTIN, THE MAGICVINTAGESPY

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BACK TO THE 1950’S IN A TRUE VINTAGE BATHROBE – EVERYDAY COMFORT WITH A BIT OF GLAM

BACK TO THE 1950'S IN A TRUE VINTAGE BATHROBE – EVERYDAY COMFORT WITH A BIT OF GLAM.

BACK TO THE 1950’S IN A TRUE VINTAGE BATHROBE – EVERYDAY COMFORT WITH A BIT OF GLAM

IMG_1505As “usual” as it was in its time, here’s another leisure-wear garment that I couldn’t resist.  Every woman owned at least one, and the pretty fashion touches aimed at making at-home time a “glamorous interlude”, even for the most average gal.

Women have always been the primary target of advertisers because we do the majority of buying.  This was never more true than in the Fifties – especially when creating a home and the lifestyle to go with it was front-and-center for everyone.  And, the “feminine mystique” was almost every woman’s drug of choice.  What more could a happy homemaker want?

Quilting for warmth, patch pockets for convenience (ho hum) but, then she sees that fabulous raspberry pink in the mirror – the pretty neckline outlining her un-made-up face that needs a little help at this time of the morning – the stylish 3/4 sleeves – the sparkle of rhinestone buttons and, suddenly, it’s possible to be a famous beauty relaxing in the seclusion of her private apartment . .. . . . . . .

MORGANA MARTIN, THE MAGICVINTAGESPY

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