I have so many “new” finds to share with you! This frock is one of them, and the shoes to go along – not an original set, but they complement each other fabulously. The pumps have fabric-covered uppers and are vintage Naturalizer, same era.
Yesterday I did not mention re: the mink-trimmed dress that it has THREE (yes, 3!) sets of strap-holder loops sewn in the neckline. Front, shoulder and back to keep your lingerie out of sight. If that isn’t quality and elegance, I don’t know what is! Most of my nice true vintage dresses have this feature.
This illustration of vintage bras (a newer picture, from a recent issue of Energy Times, believe it or not) is fun and probably exactly what Stella would be wearing under any of the dresses I’ve shown recently. Fun for a Madonna concert, maybe, but can’t imagine wearing one . . . . .
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I’ve discovered both of these this year! It’s a simple style that seems to have been very popular around the end of the 1950’s.
Several years ago, I found my first one – fashioned by the Lady Carol brand – and it is made almost identically to the flowered one here, in a brown and white print knit fabric and was pictured on a previous post.
These two were custom-tailored. The floral one is a knit and the pink one with pockets is woven cotton blend. All have elasticized waists and cap sleeves. Would be dead simple to make today.
The tailoring details that tell me when they were made are all inside, excepting for the button at the back of the neck on the woven model. Though they are not high-end garments, I love the ease of this style for an everyday dress. Undoubtedly, they were worn with a bit of pretty mid-century jewelry.
Love finding things that everybody was wearing back in the day . . . . . . .
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