BEAUTIFUL BLUE 1950’S – EARLY 1960’S SPECIAL OCCASION DRESS & SHOES

BEAUTIFUL BLUE 1950'S – EARLY 1960'S SPECIAL OCCASION DRESS & SHOES.

BEAUTIFUL BLUE 1950’S – EARLY 1960’S SPECIAL OCCASION DRESS & SHOES

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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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STUNNING 1950’S MINK-TRIMMED DRESS – ANOTHER RECENT FIND

STUNNING 1950'S MINK-TRIMMED DRESS – ANOTHER RECENT FIND.

ANOTHER RECENT FIND! SWEETEST EVER TRUE VINTAGE 1960’S WHITE EYELET FROCK

ANOTHER RECENT FIND! SWEETEST EVER TRUE VINTAGE 1960'S WHITE EYELET FROCK.

TRUE VINTAGE 1950’S ATOMIC WHITE & GOLD EVENING GOWN

TRUE VINTAGE 1950'S ATOMIC WHITE & GOLD EVENING GOWN.

TRUE VINTAGE LATE SIXTIES CRUSHED VELVET PARTY MINI- DRESS

TRUE VINTAGE LATE SIXTIES CRUSHED VELVET PARTY MINI- DRESS.

HEY, MOM – CAN YOU KNIT THIS DRESS FOR THE PROM BY NEXT SATURDAY?

HEY, MOM – CAN YOU KNIT THIS DRESS FOR THE PROM BY NEXT SATURDAY?.

HEY, MOM – CAN YOU KNIT THIS DRESS FOR THE PROM BY NEXT SATURDAY?

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Can you even imagine?! In the mid-1950’s this might have replaced a trip to Macy’s or Saks or Marshall Field’s for the new dress. Doris’ fingers would fly while she watched I Love Lucy and Peggy Sue would dream of the perfect matching pumps.

This is a real photo with accompanying instructions from a McCall’s needlework magazine. Amazing!

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MEET STELLA, MODELING MY LATEST TRUE VINTAGE LBD FIND – A MID-CENTURY DEPARTMENT STORE DIVA JOINS THE GIRLS

MEET STELLA, MODELING MY LATEST TRUE VINTAGE LBD FIND – A MID-CENTURY DEPARTMENT STORE DIVA JOINS THE GIRLS.

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

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