Source: LOVE TO DANCE? HERE’S THE PERFECT TRUE VINTAGE MID-CENTURY DRESS. . . . . . . . . . .
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LOVE TO DANCE? HERE’S THE PERFECT TRUE VINTAGE MID-CENTURY DRESS. . . . . . . . . . .
With this kind of styling, you could do almost any type of dancing in it, but a Fall gala would be perfect . . . . . or think a cotillion or Homecoming Dance. You wouldn’t want to waste this fabulous Forties frock on the local beer joint, would you?
This dress, I suspect, is from the late Forties Post-war era though it could be from the early 1950’s. Black rayon with velvet cord decoration and those sleeves with ruching. I enjoy picking up on tailoring details that I’ve seen before (check out the ’40’s day dress from about a week ago).
It’s the velvet cording that is the stand-out feature. Looks like it was from a small designer line and styled with an eye to giving it a luxurious look. Originally found in a Southern U.S. state, you can imagine the social functions and elegant affairs that it may have attended on the back of some lovely Society belle . . . . . . . . . .
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RARE FIND! TRUE VINTAGE 1950’S MEN’S COTTON PAJAMAS – JUST WHAT I’D BEEN DREAMING OF . . . . . .
BEAUTIFUL AND SOPHISTICATED FORTIES FROCK – DRESSY ELEGANCE FOR DAY OR EVENING
BEAUTIFUL AND SOPHISTICATED FORTIES FROCK – DRESSY ELEGANCE FOR DAY OR EVENING
Gorgeous rayon belted shirtwaist-style with peplum detail and rhinestone buttons. Perhaps suitable for a Society event and, certainly, for an elegant dinner.
What’s not to love? The tailoring is lovely and the fit is flattering. Of course, it’s just right for Stella, with her wasp waist. This is another Post-war design, reflecting the elegance that women were able to enjoy again when WWII was over. There will be more to come, then –
a variety of mid-century finds that have just appeared . . . . . . . .
MORGANA MARTIN, THE MAGICVINTAGESPY
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