SINCE WE’RE IN A VACATION MOOD, TRUE VINTAGE 1950’S TOP BY TIFFANY TRAVELER

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Way before L.L.Bean, etc. there was at least one designer making a line of clothing meant for travel. Cool and light, with wrinkle-free ease.

This pretty top by Clair Tiffany is a fun example and a surprise for me. I’ve come across her garments only once or twice before. Synthetic material, with an atomic/abstract print and front tie decoration. Pure turn-of-the-Fifties-to-Sixties style and the colors are unusual, which is one of the best things about true vintage clothing and accessories.

Yes, the advances in fabric treatments have come a long way since then and the convenience factor in travel clothing has grown, but the vintage versions are much prettier and more interesting than what we can buy now. Have you looked through a sampling recently? Bor – ing . . . . . .. . . . . .. at a very high price . . .

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FINAL “NEW” VINTAGE FIND FOR THIS WEEK – CLASSIC COTTON SUMMER BLOUSE

FINAL "NEW" VINTAGE FIND FOR THIS WEEK – CLASSIC COTTON SUMMER BLOUSE.

OUR GRANDMOTHERS AND THEIR MOMS AND GRANDMAS KNITTED SWEATERS ALL YEAR LONG!!

OUR GRANDMOTHERS AND THEIR MOMS AND GRANDMAS KNITTED SWEATERS ALL YEAR LONG!!.

TRUE VINTAGE 1960’S SWEATER BLOUSE FROM AUSTRALIA

TRUE VINTAGE 1960'S SWEATER BLOUSE FROM AUSTRALIA.

TRUE VINTAGE 1960’S SWEATER BLOUSE FROM AUSTRALIA

IMG_1094Here’s a good picture of the unusual sweater that I found in Australia a few months ago.  The most unique thing about it is the fiber – Bri Nylon – produced in Great Britain at that time, and now a vintage fabric.

There’s another modesty panel in the neckline, and pearlized buttons with stems for decoration.

Again, that salmon pink that seems to crop up in the Spring every decade or so . . . .

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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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VERY SPECIAL AUSTRALIA FIND – UNIQUE AND BEAUTIFUL COUTURE BLOUSE

VERY SPECIAL AUSTRALIA FIND – UNIQUE AND BEAUTIFUL COUTURE BLOUSE.

VERY NICE TRUE VINTAGE 1960’S BLOUSE FROM AUSTRALIA

VERY NICE TRUE VINTAGE 1960'S BLOUSE FROM AUSTRALIA.

ANOTHER TRUE VINTAGE MID-CENTURY BLOUSE FIND FROM NEW ZEALAND

ANOTHER TRUE VINTAGE MID-CENTURY BLOUSE FIND FROM NEW ZEALAND.

A MID-CENTURY BLOUSE FROM THE AUSTRALIA TRIP – LOOKS LIKE SIXTIES TO ME

A MID-CENTURY BLOUSE FROM THE AUSTRALIA TRIP – LOOKS LIKE SIXTIES TO ME.