WANT TO DRESS-UP THAT LITTLE BLACK & WHITE? TRUE VINTAGE JET AND PEARLS

WANT TO DRESS-UP THAT LITTLE BLACK & WHITE? TRUE VINTAGE JET AND PEARLS.

FASHIONABLE FOOTWEAR FROM FIFTIES FLORIDA – TRUE VINTAGE 1950’S

FASHIONABLE FOOTWEAR FROM FIFTIES FLORIDA – TRUE VINTAGE 1950'S.

PERFECT JEWELRY ACCESSORIES FOR YESTERDAY’S SUMMER DRESS

PERFECT JEWELRY ACCESSORIES FOR YESTERDAY'S SUMMER DRESS.

BLACK & WHITE FOR SUMMER – A BEAUTIFUL SILK FROCK FROM THE FIFTIES

BLACK & WHITE FOR SUMMER – A BEAUTIFUL SILK FROCK FROM THE FIFTIES.

BLACK & WHITE FOR SUMMER – A BEAUTIFUL SILK FROCK FROM THE FIFTIES

BLACK & WHITE FOR SUMMER - A BEAUTIFUL SILK FROCK FROM THE FIFTIES

Here’s a beautiful start to a series of black and white fashion that I’ll be showing, with a couple of exceptions, for the next week or so. Black and white is so classic and always good – I know some of you like it as much as I do.

Although the Victorians seemed to love black, Coco Chanel might have been the first to roll out the black & white combo in the Thirties, for as long as she did and in the striking ways that she did. It’s been big, off and on, ever since then.

This beautiful frock is of delicate fabric with a subtle B & W stripe. It’s got all the Fifties hallmarks – the wasp waist, a bow on the bodice, midi hem which, when put together, just say “1955”, or so.

The neckline is demure. Grace Kelly would have loved it . . . . . . ..

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FABULOUS TRUE VINTAGE FIFTIES FIND YESTERDAY!!!

FABULOUS TRUE VINTAGE FIFTIES FIND YESTERDAY!!!.

MID-1950’S FASHION PHOTO FROM MCCALL’S NEEDLECRAFTS MAGAZINE

MID-1950'S FASHION PHOTO FROM MCCALL'S NEEDLECRAFTS MAGAZINE.

MID-1950’S FASHION PHOTO FROM MCCALL’S NEEDLECRAFTS MAGAZINE

MID-1950'S FASHION PHOTO FROM MCCALL'S NEEDLECRAFTS MAGAZINE

Can you even imagine being able to knit a dress like that one on the right? And, have it fit like that?! Wow.

Do you have any stories of family members who could make things like this? I’m so amazed by some of the things that the women of our grandmothers’ and great-grandmothers’ generation could do . . . . . . . .

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GORGEOUS 1950’S SANDALS FOR SUMMER – IN CLASSIC TAN AND WHITE

GORGEOUS 1950'S SANDALS FOR SUMMER – IN CLASSIC TAN AND WHITE.

GORGEOUS 1950’S SANDALS FOR SUMMER – IN CLASSIC TAN AND WHITE

GORGEOUS 1950'S SANDALS FOR SUMMER - IN CLASSIC TAN AND WHITE

Imagine the thrill when I spotted these! What a fabulous pair of shoes for summer.

This color, with the unusual white accents, is so classic and versatile. Looks good with almost everything but stands out on its own.

100% leather, of course. 1950’s quality all the way. Doesn’t get any better!

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