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• Tailored Ladies
  on Jan 9, 2014 in 1940s Suits 1940s vintage 1950s suit 1950s vintage suit tailoring
    Tailored Ladies   Now that the extreme cold weather has broken  just a bit and I cab return to my studio, I can write again. Still wearing 2 sweaters in here, but it's habitable. So let's take a moment and celebrate that mainstay of vintage...
• Are Hats Dead? Really?
  on Jan 3, 2014 in 1920s hat 1930s hat 1940s Hats 1940s millinery 1950s hat felt hat Millinery panama hat straw hat vintage hat
    Are Hats Dead? Really?   People,(and by that I mean fashion commentators), have been crying "Hats are Dead!" for decades. In the sense that women no longer buy a hat for every dress or suit, I suppose so. Certainly that golden age...
• Dresses on Parade, 2013
  on Dec 30, 2013 in 1920s dress 1940s Suits 1950s dress 1950s suit 1950s sweater Ceil Chapman Edwardian Suit Helen Bond Carruthers Irene victorian dress Victorian wedding dress
  So as the year comes to an end, I thought it is a good time to post just a few photos of wonderful dresses that went on to new homes in 2013. I hope you all enjoy these as much as I did!    Two Irene Suits       Black and Whit...
• Cashmere Sweaters - How Season appropriate!
  on Dec 19, 2013 in 1950s sweater braemar pringle
      Pringle is a venerable company. Founded in 1815, it is still going. That can't be said of many companies, especially in the garment business. They have a lovely product of fine quality. But that's still a long and remarkable run. Now Montaldo...
• Deisgner du Jour: Ann Fleischer
  on Dec 17, 2013 in 1950s dress 1950s vintage dress Ann Fleischer ribbon knits
    Ann Fleischer 1950s Rose Pink Ribbon Knit Skirt Set by Ann Fleischer SZ M/L   Ann Fleischer, born in Vienna, Austria, came to the US in 1941. Press coverage for her work is found from 1953 – 1966. She specialized in ribbon knits, han...
• Designer du Jour: Marusia
  on Dec 15, 2013 in 1950s dress 1950s vintage dress american designers designer labels marusia
         Prince Nicholas Toumanoff and his wife, the California designer Marusia. (Photograph by Patrick Fisher.) How to Run a Backgammon Tournament, Oswald Jacoby and John R. Crawford, 1970 Marusia  Marusia Radunska was born near Wilno,...
• Nat Tuman. Inc.
  on Dec 12, 2013 in 1950s 1950s dress 1950s vintage dress
  Nat Tuman is on of those labels you see a lot when searching the internet. Or at least I do. So today I got curious and had the time, so I did a little hunting. Now  some people call this a designer label. A few call it rare. I can't say I would g...
• Lilly Dache
  on Dec 11, 2013 in 1950s hat 1950s hats american designers designer labels Lilly Dache Millinery
  There has been a ton written on Lilly Dache. She was one of the dominant millinery designers of the 20th Century, so that is as  it should be. We've had some pretty Dache hats over the years. A striking black and white spiral pattern straw was our...
• What Makes Me Buy A Vintage Dress
  on Dec 9, 2013 in 1940s dress 1940s vintage Vintage dress
  I have thought recently about what makes me buy a vintage dress for resale. After 21 years in business, I have done just that some 2400 times. And that just the dresses and suits. Not the  hats, coats, shoes, accessories, blouses, skirts I have b...
• Musings on Vintage Velvet
  on Dec 6, 2013 in 1930s 1930s dress velvet Vintage dress
  I have always been a fan of deep hued velvets. It's a liking fashioned by the era I grew up in. What can I say? We are all products of our times and environments. Forest green, chocolate brown, navy blue, and wine red velvets were all around, especia...

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