For the dress shown yesterday, a short slip would be a necessity. I’m so happy to have a variety of lengths in these gorgeous 1950’s beauties – it’s such a shame to shorten a lovely piece like these, though some were specially made to allow you to do that without ruining the design.
Tomorrow we’ll start a series with my main shoe collection, dresses you haven’t seen yet, jewelry and this and that, and that and that and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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This dress was a lot of fun to find because it tells a story, in a way. Someone made it at home and it was altered a bit after-the-fact. It would fit a very tiny woman or, perhaps, a girl.
It’s got cute little sculpted vintage buttons on the front, as I would expect (and hope) to see, but the fabric is very unusual. It’s a synthetic – poly or poly-blend and has a glossy finish – not an expensive fabric at all. But, the pattern is very interesting – like something I’ve never seen.
All of those lines and colors that you see are not just caused by reflection – they are an actual pattern printed on the fabric that is almost kaleidoscopic. I wouldn’t be surprised to see that in something today, but I’ve never seen it in a true vintage garment. Hmm.. . . . . . . . . . . . always fascinating to find something “new” . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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