Holiday Greeting: Advertisement from 1944 Holiday Greeting: Advertisement from 1944

Have a wonderful holiday season! December, 1944 advertisement: Claussner Hosiery Company, "Kleer Sheer Exquisite Hosiery" "We...

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Pointy Toe Boots: Poulaines are Alive & Worn Once More! Pointy Toe Boots: Poulaines are Alive & Worn Once More!

Poulaines are those long pointed shoes that can be seen on fashionable young men in works of art from the Gothic period. I was amazed to fi...

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55 Thousand Dresses: When Just One Dress Won't Do 55 Thousand Dresses: When Just One Dress Won't Do

This is just a short story about a guy from Germany who loves ball gowns and prom dresses, not for himself, but rather for his wife to wear...

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1938 High School Year Book: the Senior's Story 1938 High School Year Book: the Senior's Story

1938 School Yearbook for Long Beach, CA Poly High Schhol's new campus built following the great Long Beach earthquake a few years earlie...

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1944 RBW Fashion Illustration: Davidow Suits 1944 RBW Fashion Illustration: Davidow Suits

This ink wash fashion illustration is by RBW and shows Davidow suits for winter, 1944. The signature Davidow soft tailoring is already in e...

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18th Century Hair Fashion & A Story of Changing Portraits 18th Century Hair Fashion & A Story of Changing Portraits

The Huntington Library in San Marino, CA, has a wealth of artwork dating from the 1700's. From this collection, a recent article discuss...

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Happy Thanksgiving Happy Thanksgiving

Have a great Vintage Thanksgiving! illustration by John Fernie for Pepsi-Cola, Fall 1958

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Davidow: early 1960's Couture Suits Davidow: early 1960's Couture Suits

Davidow suits from the early 1960s are vintage gems. While they have great diversity in cut and style, the quality of textile makes them st...

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Scrapbooking 1960 style: Clippings of Fashions & Advertisements Scrapbooking 1960 style: Clippings of Fashions & Advertisements

The Ceil Chapman dress advertisement I posted yesterday came from a fashion scrapbook that was probably assembled in the early 1960's. S...

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Ceil Chapman: 1960's Advertisement & Illustration Ceil Chapman: 1960's Advertisement & Illustration

This advertisement for a Ceil Chapman cocktail dress comes from the first few years of the 1960's. It was pasted into an old undated sc...

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Researching Lilly Pulitzer: Dating Vintage Fashion Researching Lilly Pulitzer: Dating Vintage Fashion

When trying to date or locate resources for vintage fashion, seeking out originals of the same style from actual vintage documents can be di...

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House of Shroyers: Vintage Dress Label House of Shroyers: Vintage Dress Label

This "House of Shroyers" advertisement from 1960 shows dresses that seem typical for that era. The company was a long standing ma...

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Vera Scarf for a Rainy Day Vera Scarf for a Rainy Day

Why not: tie on a Vera scarf with a rainy day motif!

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Lilly Pulitzer: Close-up Lilly Pulitzer: Close-up

Lilly Pulitzer fabrics and fashions made a transition during the later half of the 1960's to include white trimmings that were heavy and...

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