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FORWARD 10 YEARS – SAME ERA, TRUE VINTAGE COTTON HOUSE-DRESS FROM THE EARLY 1960’S

IMG_1368Just like the one shown yesterday, I love this style.  It’s so comfy and at-home, but still with classic good looks and wonderful  fabric.  That’s something that can almost always be depended on with true vintage clothing.

In this case, I’m in love with the colors and the soft material.  What could be more comfortable in the warm weather to come?  Easy to wear and the tie waist makes the fit so custom-perfect every time . . . . . . . ..

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TRUE VINTAGE 1950’S LADIES PLAY OUTFIT

TRUE VINTAGE 1950'S LADIES PLAY OUTFIT.

TRUE VINTAGE EMERALD EVENING COAT – IN IRISH GREEN

TRUE VINTAGE EMERALD EVENING COAT – IN IRISH GREEN.

TRUE VINTAGE 1950’S LADIES PLAY OUTFIT

IMG_1390IMG_1388 Doesn’t this fit Stella perfectly?  I think she’s a 1950’s vintage size 10, as is this lovely ensemble,  Modern size XS.

Originally made by a California designer.  Fully lined and with the nice tailoring you would expect.  Here are the back buttons again, and a metal zipper right in the middle of the back waist.  Pants with these fit very nicely.  I wonder why they gave it up?

Don’t you love Fifties prints?  DRUMS!!!   How bizarre and fun.  No pockets – just streamlined style.  Love it that my vintage KEDS match it exactly!

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PRETTY, GIRLY SPRING BLOUSE – TRUE VINTAGE 1950’S

IMG_1382Very sheer, floral print blouse with a bow tie (how old-style can you get?!)  It also buttons up the back, as most better true vintage blouses did.  This one is originally from Canada.

It’s so nice to have the plain front, without buttons.  Pays to be very flexible so that you can button it yourself – but, it’s so nice to have someone to do that for you (a lover, a friend, a lady’s maid . . . . . . . . .)

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TRUE VINTAGE 1970’S HAWAIIAN GOWN

TRUE VINTAGE 1970'S HAWAIIAN GOWN.

LOVELY TRUE VINTAGE SHOES FROM THE 1930’S

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LOVELY TRUE VINTAGE SHOES FROM THE 1930'S - SEEN AT THE SHOE MUSEUM Beautiful footwear on display at the shoe museum I discovered in Mexico City last year.. This group is from the 1930’s. Enjoy!

Looking at old magazine and catalog ads, as well as when I observed these shoe displays, it was evident how much the styles slopped over from decade to decade or would repeat again several decades later.

As always, it’s in the little details, the quality of materials and the workmanship that the truth comes out . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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FABULOUS TRUE VINTAGE 1950’S STRAPLESS DRESS WITH BEADED BODICE AND MATCHING JACKET

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Here’s the flip-side of sweet – my favorite strapless number from the 1950’s. Rayon with beading and a killer fit.

I love to imagine where this one has or could have been. Smokey nightclubs come to mind. Maybe she was a singer.

It was a dark night in the city. The story you are about to see . . . . . . . ….. . .. . . . . … . . ..

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MY (PERHAPS) LOVELIEST COLLECTION OF 1930’s – 1940’S PEIGNOIRS

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MY (PERHAPS) LOVELIEST COLLECTION OF 1940'S PEIGNOIRS

Of rayon and silk, these pretties are some of my best, or most interesting. The embroidery on the two right ones is unusual and the ’40’s white dressing gown is a style that I have seen only 2 or 3 times.

While we’re still snuggled inside, away from the cold weather these little indulgences are a real treat.

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FROM 1955 – A VERY ELEGANT FROCK FOR A SPECIAL OCCASION

FROM 1955 – A VERY ELEGANT FROCK FOR A SPECIAL OCCASION.