This outfit was custom tailored in the mid-1960’s. Bell sleeves and easy fit. The fabric is a swirly paisley print in aqua tones and it includes the addition of a matching jacket to create …
Source: MOD MAD MEN TRUE VINTAGE 1960’S DRESS WITH MATCHING JACKET
This outfit was custom tailored in the mid-1960’s. Bell sleeves and easy fit. The fabric is a swirly paisley print in aqua tones and it includes the addition of a matching jacket to create an ensemble.
So many dresses in the ’50’s and ’60’s were made with matching jackets and even matching accessories. Though this is a fairly casual dress, it follows that lady-like trend and seems to teeter on the edge of the fashion divide between the rather prissy Fifties and early Sixties and the Mod and wild times just after. Looks like the dressmaker originally intended to make a sleeveless frock, then changed her mind. As it is, we’ve got a day dress that Twiggy would look just fab in, photographed on some 1965 magazine cover.
What a luxury to have your own dressmaker to custom-tailor your wardrobe! So many women did. Most neighborhoods in the city had a tailor’s shop where this kind of work was done. In towns and villages there was usually a woman nearby who did dressmaking in her own home. And, of course, many women were still doing their own home sewing then.
Maybe I’ll take the sleeves off some time and wear this dress with the jacket – but, no . . . . love the dress just as it is. I’ll check out the jacket with my selection of skirts . . . . . . . . . .
MORGANA MARTIN, THE MAGICVINTAGESPY
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It’s hard for me to classify this dress. It’s kind of a hybrid style with an unclear purpose. Part boho prairie, part Victorian lady, part Prom dress, part hostess gown. Got me! The pra…
Source: TRUE VINTAGE VICTORIAN/PRAIRIE-STYLE GOWN FROM THE ’60’S
This ’20’s – style dress was made in the 1970’s and was probably intended to be a wedding gown. The design is actually a hybrid ’20’s/’40’s in some …
Source: AN INTERESTING VINTAGE/VINTAGE-STYLE WEDDING/DANCE DRESS
Yes, even the elegant Haymaker label which used to make better-quality sportswear in the Fifties got into the boxy leisure-suit styling by the mid-Sixties. This one’s a tiny size 10 (unbelie…
Yes, even the elegant Haymaker label which used to make better-quality sportswear in the Fifties got into the boxy leisure-suit styling by the mid-Sixties. This one’s a tiny size 10 (unbelievable!) and you can see that it’s still very well-made.
So, that’s why it is collectible – for the label and the company’s history. Otherwise, it’s just a good example of fashion trends gone wrong and the slow demise of high-quality and elegant clothing construction which was beginning about the time this jacket was made.
Sigh. However, that situation does make my adventures all the more fun . .. . . . . . . . . . . .
MORGANA MARTIN, THE MAGICVINTAGESPY
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It is just incredible that these things survive! Although this cute little coat could have been made more recently by a master needle-worker, I’m betting that it’s a mid-century creati…
Source: AGAIN, FUN AND RARE TO FIND – ANOTHER HAND-KNIT BABY JACKET
Talk about RARE! This one is a real treasure. Cotton comfort with smocking detail and vintage shell buttons in back. There’s an embroidered cotton tag inside the neck from the high-end dep…
Source: THE SWEETEST MID-CENTURY BABY DRESS – FROM LORD & TAYLOR!
Talk about RARE! This one is a real treasure. Cotton comfort with smocking detail and vintage shell buttons in back. There’s an embroidered cotton tag inside the neck from the high-end dep…
Source: THE SWEETEST MID-CENTURY BABY DRESS – FROM LORD & TAYLOR!
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