This one is fun! Not my best colors, but how can I not keep it and wear it? The style is casual, but it isn’t grunge-wear. In fact, it’s a rather stylish summer top with a Country Club feel and an element of elegance.
It’s fully lined in the body and buttons up the back. The sleeves and fringes are left sheer. I just love finding items like this, which tell a story about the type of woman who would have purchased and worn it. I see it with a pair of white capri’s or shorts and leather sandals – flat or with a kitten heel – worn by a dark-haired Italian actress in a James Bond movie. Only your own imagination and personal style put any limits on how it can be combined with other elements of your wardrobe.
Where to go today? Perhaps the Riviera? You just never know . .. . . . . . . . . …
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They’re back again! This style was the thing in the 1940’s (think Katherine Hepburn) and didn’t really show up like this again until the early ’70’s, though waistlines sat at the true waist mostly during the 1950’s and 1960’s (with the exception of “hip-huggers” in the late ’60’s). Cuffs, especially for women, have been sporadic.
I’m not a fan of super-low-show-almost-everything waistlines, but I’m not sure how flattering these high ones are, either, on most people. Oh, well, the 1970’s were not really a decade with lots of classic style and elegance. It was more casual fun and, the rule is always – WEAR WHAT YOU LIKE.
These are just regular, average clothes in 100% cotton by a company called Beeline, which has since disappeared.
So, why would you prefer these over something you can buy at the GAP? I don’t know – probably just because these are the original, which is usually the best.
If you keep your eyes open, pay attention to the details and refuse to settle for less, you just never know. . . . . . . . . .
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This blouse is unique – it has ruffles all around. I’ve never seen another like it, though some similar ones in photos. It looks like something Ann-Margaret would have worn in a movie, with a skirt or a pair of short-shorts.
Each row of lace is sewn on separately and goes all the way around. Hard to believe that someone may have made this at home, but it’s possible. Anyway, it’s too cute for words.
All these pretty vintage blouses do best with a hand-washing, but it’s so easy to do. (BE SURE IT’S A WASHABLE FABRIC BEFORE YOU TRY THIS!) Swish them in a sink with mild soap (like Woolite or Ivory) for a couple of minutes, then hang them to dry (inside – not in the sun – if you can, let them drip dry). And, that’s probably all you’ll have to do! Helps them to last decades more and keep their shape. Of course, if you’ve got a stain, you’ll have to treat that first.
I just love finding cute surprises like this one. When you’re sleuthing around, they do turn up. You just never know . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . .
I absolutely love this little shirt, and a couple others I have which are very similar. Sorry the picture is a little dark, but you can still see it well.
There was a type in the ’50s – early ’60s, made of closely woven but very lightweight fabric – usually white, sometimes pastel. Some type of cotton blend (likely with Dacron or other polyester of the time).
They feel so light and comfortable on. They wash like a dream and don’t need to be ironed. Many had some embroidery on the front – placket, bodice or pocket. I’ll show my others, probably together, when I dig into my closet for new photos starting next week. I’m still finishing up the ones I archived for use while I was away.
This shirt just has the piping in my favorite red. It almost looks like part of a waitress or other service-person’s uniform, but I don’t think so in this case. It looks cute with anything from short-shorts to a nice skirt. Like yesterday’s men’s shirt, it’s very versatile – it seems that, excepting for the most formal or most casual occasions, women’s outfits didn’t change a lot from play to home to work because they were still almost always in a dress or skirt at that time.
Bear with me if some of the items I show seem unspectacular – they’re really not. Even though some of them look like what’s around now, it’s only because classic fashion always repeats – but never the same way. As I’ve said before, the mass-produced copycats and even some of the new designer models that are better-made can’t duplicate the real thing. It’s kind of sad. So many people think they’re wearing “vintage” and they’re really not. Unless you have the spy-eye . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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