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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What a strange combination of styles and themes this find is! Kind of reflects the times right after WWII, when the world was reeling and trying to set a new course.
Here we have stylish 3/4 sleeves, a fussy, ruffled keyhole neckline with a little bow tie and even some traditional tartan plaid on – – lightening bolts and big “O’s” that look like what? Gun barrels or smoke rings? And, the colors of fire, ash and annihilation white. Whoa! Somebody was having a big atomic moment when they designed this fabric. Putting it on a prissy blouse was another weird move.
If you don’t think about all this, it is a fun and striking garment.
Anyway, the world had changed big-time and this is what happens. Fashions always reflect historical events in one way or another. It’s intriguing to tease out these clues and solve another mystery . . . . . .
MORGANA MARTIN, THE MAGICVINTAGESPY
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