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TRUE VINTAGE EARLY 1960s FESTIVE COAT OVER YOUR EASTER PARTY FROCK

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True Vintage Early 1960s Evening Coat
I showed this coat last year, but what time could be more appropriate for a re-run . . . . . .

Imagine yourself in this, over a gorgeous green dress, on your way to a swanky cocktail party or the church dance. This beauty is by Lilli Rubin, in emerald rayon blend, lined in turquoise blue! The collar, neckline bow and elbow-length sleeves are hallmark features of that era, as well as the color. The fabric is a jacquard with flowers embroidered all over.
What a great surprise it was to find this!! It starts up all kinds of fantasies about elegant dinners, evenings at the theater . . . . . you just never know . . . .

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MY FAVORITE (FOR NOW) 1940’S RAYON DAY DRESS

Fun floral for spring and my favorite dark, dark navy in the background.  These rare and interesting flaps that fall from the waist at both hips are a style feature I’d never seen before find…

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NEW FIND! FUN SLINKY KNIT MOD 1960’s PATIO DAY DRESS BY ALLEGRO

Came across this one yesterday and it’s the first I’ve had with this kind of T-back neckline.  Time to dig out the specialty bra. The things I love best about it are the sunny-fun art p…

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NEW FIND! FUN SLINKY KNIT MOD 1960’s PATIO DAY DRESS BY ALLEGRO

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Came across this one yesterday and it’s the first I’ve had with this kind of T-back neckline.  Time to dig out the specialty bra.

The things I love best about it are the sunny-fun art print and that wonderful heavy, slinky fabric that was available for a few years.  It’s so delicious on the body and drapes so beautifully.  No, it can’t compare to the gorgeous jersey-knit fabrics from the 1940’s but it is identifiable as part of the family.

So, although it’s kind of a poor cousin, it’s also a very fun find.   This is because its pedigree out-ranks the quality of most all the casual poly clothing that has drowned us in the marketplace since the early 1960’s, with the value and workmanship moving farther down the scale every year.  There’s an embroidered cloth tag from a recognized maker, elegant styling and beautiful material – clues that come to light when you snoop carefully. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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WONDERFUL RIBBON-ON-MESH SKIRT FROM THE 1950’S

Garments made like this are so unusual, but very iconic from their time during the days of former president Eisenhower in the 1950’s.  I also own a beautiful black dinner suit made this way t…

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WONDERFUL RIBBON-ON-MESH SKIRT FROM THE 1950’S

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Garments made like this are so unusual, but very iconic from their time during the days of former president Eisenhower in the 1950’s.  I also own a beautiful black dinner suit made this way that I found a few years ago and have seen a dress or two, but they’re rare now.  Possibly, this skirt had a matching jacket or coat because this style was always, I believe, a dressier one.

It’s hard to imagine the hand-work necessary to make one of these, but they weren’t so high-end that middle-class women couldn’t afford them.  In spite of being a dressier item back when it was made, a pretty blouse or Spring sweater would make this skirt very wearable as a day outfit now.

So, that’s why I’m hauling it out now that the daffodils are up and the flowers making me think of green things again.  Yesterday I found a great old handmade tooled leather purse that I’ll show you when I get it polished up.  It’s in a different league, but from just about the same time.  You just never know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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LOTS OF 1960’S MOD – THIS ONE FOUND IN PARIS!

A standard mod-look vintage plus-size day dress from the early-mid Sixties, but, this one is rare to find today because the fabric is Arnel Triacetate – not many of them around now!  It got p…

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LOTS OF 1960’S MOD – THIS ONE FOUND IN PARIS!

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A standard mod-look vintage plus-size day dress from the early-mid Sixties, but, this one is rare to find today because the fabric is Arnel Triacetate – not many of them around now!  It got pushed out of the marketplace by good old polyester, which had some easier-care qualities.

However, triacetate feels really good and not exactly like any of the many polyester incarnations that are possible.  That’s the beauty of true vintage fabrics – the qualities of most have not/cannot be duplicated by more modern materials.  There’s just nothing like them . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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JUST DISCOVERED – THE CUTEST EVER MOD 1960’S MINI

Love this one!  It’s an easy-wear knit in one of the fun styles that were so popular in the mid-1960’s.  Beatlemania and all of that! MORGANA MARTIN, THE MAGICVINTAGESPY BLOG:  MAGICVIN…

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JUST DISCOVERED – THE CUTEST EVER MOD 1960’S MINI

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Love this one!  It’s an easy-wear knit in one of the fun styles that were so popular in the mid-1960’s.  Beatlemania and all of that!

MORGANA MARTIN, THE MAGICVINTAGESPY

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