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TRUE VINTAGE 1950’S PARTY DRESS – REMINDS ME OF GRACE KELLY

TRUE VINTAGE 1950'S PARTY DRESS - REMINDS ME OF GRACE KELLY

This one was a FABulous surprise find!  I always have my eyes open and my antennae up, but this blew me away!

A sheer layer over plain liner, and fitted drop-waist hourglass shape – the colors are for Fall but work beautifully in Spring and Summer for someone with the right coloring.  It reminds me of a dress that Grace Kelly wore in the Alfred Hitchcock movie, Rear Window in 1954. Just a fabulous film – highly recommended.

The style is a bit different and the colors are, too.  The criss-cross neckline is something not usually seen.  I love it – it’s so fun to find unusual items.

Watch that old movie if you can.  It’s a great one and the clothing is wonderful.  I have at least one other dress that was, in fact, modeled on one of the frocks that Grace wore in Rear Window.  And, also, a dress modeled on the one that she wore to the opening of that movie.  It pays to have older friends who used to do a lot of sewing back in the day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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TRUE VINTAGE 1940’s – 1950’s RED VELVETEEN PARTY DRESS

TRUE VINTAGE 1950'S CHRISTMAS RED VELVETEEN PARTY DRESS

Staying in the spirit – looking back on the Christmas Dance (or ahead to the Valentine’s Day Dance)!  I just love this little circle skirt dress from the 1940’s – early 1950’s with sequins on the bodice.

Probably custom-tailored, with little cap sleeves and a skirt meant to swing.   Just right for dancing.

This is one of my favorite colors – good any season, but especially right when everything is white and gray outside.  Velveteen is also such a feel-good fabric.  You can’t beat rayon for drape, but velvet, silk, nylon and poly have their own lovely ways.

Zip up the back, waist-hugging style – there’s nothing too remarkable about the tailoring but it’s unmistakably TRUE VINTAGE, and  only the real thing that has that “look”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

MORGANA MARTIN, THE MAGICVINTAGESPY

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THANKS, EVERYBODY! WE BROKE ANOTHER RECORD TODAY FOR “LIKES”!!

     Wowee!  You really liked my hats today.  Thanks so much.  I’ll be showing quite a few more over the next month, wrapping up photos of the most representative and best of my current collection.  They really are fun, aren’t they?  One of the best parts of any disguise . . . . . . . . .

 

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THANKS SO MUCH FOR VISITING, LIKING AND FOLLOWING MY FUN!!

     WE’RE CERTAINLY GROWING, BUT I’D LIKE TO GROW FASTER!  IF YOU LIKE MY BLOG AND KNOW OTHERS WHO WOULD ENJOY LEARNING ABOUT TRUE VINTAGE CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES AND HOW TO FIND THEM WITHOUT MAKING MISTAKES OR BREAKING THE BANK, I’D LOVE IT IF YOU WOULD TELL THEM, TOO.  MORE VISITS LEAD TO MORE COMMENTS AND USEFUL CONNECTIONS FOR EVERYBODY.  THANKS!!

TRUE VINTAGE EARLY 1960’S DINNER FROCK BY HENRY-LEE

IMG_1426This one was hiding in an out-of-the-way spot. You just never know!

It’s a lovely dress in unusual colors. The blue is not a common one, and flattering only to just the right skin and hair tone. The interesting part is the top.

Like many dresses made at that time, a rayon-type under-layer with a lace overlay dresses it up. Sometimes they’re in the same color, and sometimes contrasting, as in this case.

Here, we have a medium lavender color under the blue. Quite uncommon. I love finding these quirky things! The two layers in the skirt have the same contrast, but the chiffon on top is heavy enough that very little of the lavender comes through. Perhaps just enough to draw a little attention when the wearer moves.

And, the under-layer is a taffeta, so it swishes. . . . . . .

MORGANA MARTIN, THE MAGICVINTAGESPY

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THE MYSTERIOUS CRAFT OF MANIFESTING TRUE VINTAGE FASHION – CLUE #9

     FINDING TRUE VINTAGE FASHION ITEMS IS NOT ROCKET SCIENCE.  HOWEVER, .IT DOES INVOLVE LOTS OF BITS OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND EXPERIENCE THAT COME TOGETHER.  THEY SEEM SIMPLE AND UNEXCITING BY THEMSELVES, BUT MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN MY OVERALL SUCCESS. OF COURSE, THERE ARE LOTS MORE DETAILS INVOLVED WITH EACH ONE, BUT THE BASIC IDEA IS THE PLACE TO START. HERE’S ANOTHER CLUE . . . . . .

CLUE #9:  SKILLED VINTAGE-HUNTERS WILL OFTEN BUY DAMAGED ITEMS, BECAUSE THEY KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH PROBLEMS. THEY KNOW WHAT TO BUY AND WHEN TO LEAVE SOMETHING ALONE, WITHOUT ANXIETY.