The wasp waist and full skirt epitomize “The New Look” created by Christian Dior after World War II. The fitted waist with full skirt generally lasted until the early Sixties when Jackie Kennedy became the new style icon. When people think of this look, they often think of the skirt being gathered at the waist. . . . → Read More: Vintage Inspiration of the Day: 1950s Dress Without Waist Gathers
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Easter is in six weeks. When I was younger, most of the women at my church wore spring suits that color coordinated with their daughter’s dresses on Easter morning (with an appropriate hat, too, of course). Let’s be honest. I have too much on my plate right now to even think I’m going to get . . . → Read More: Vintage Inspiration of the Day: 1950s Vogue Couturier Asymmetrical Suit The storytelling on the ABC series Pan Am isn’t the most inspired but there is usually at least one dress per episode that I want to replicate. Last Sunday’s Romance Languages was no exception. Kate, the stewardess turned spy, always seems to be wearing dresses/costumes that I would want in my own collection: Image . . . → Read More: Vintage Inspiration of the Day: I Spy a Dress One of the things I love about watching movies from the Golden Age of Hollywood is the costuming. Even the poorest of shop girls always managed to wear fabulous clothes! One of my favorite looks is a chiffon or organza dress or blouse that is demurely lined. Do you think I could find any examples . . . → Read More: Vintage Inspiration of the Day: An Age Appropriate Sheer Dress I’ve got a sinus infection. Again. Mucking around in the dust and the constant air pressure changes due to the weather are the culprits. And maybe a wee bit too much sugar on Sunday, too. Anyway, I’m in that crazy state where I just want to nap but I can’t seem to fall asleep. If . . . → Read More: Vintage Inspiration of the Day: Pretties to Help Me Feel Better In a podcast last summer about planning your wardrobe like a fashion designer, I mentioned that this Simplicity pattern would be used to create core pieces of my capsule. Simplicity 3129; Personal collection I’ve worn basic sheaths for what seems like eons, so I wasn’t concerned about whether that look would look good on . . . → Read More: Vintage Inspiration of the Day: Adapting a Basic Sheath I’ve been on a massive organization kick for the past week. While digging around in our basement (burying the skeletons I found in the closet), I discovered that I have a lot more patterns than I thought I owned. I won’t need to be buying any for a long, long, long time. Lo and behold! . . . → Read More: Vintage Inspiration of the Day: Early 1950s Simplicity Stoles  3 comments - (Comments are closed)  Vintage Inspiration of the Day, Vintage Patterns  Stoles, vintage patterns, wardrobe needs
When I came across this vintage skirt pattern years ago, I was drawn by the promise of making a skirt out of one pattern piece. They even show two women holding up yardage with the pattern pieces on it as if they were using a flannel-graph to tell a story in Sunday School. I’m not . . . → Read More: Vintage Inspiration of the Day: McCall’s One Yard “Instant” Skirt (1957) 3 comments - (Comments are closed) Vintage Inspiration of the Day, Vintage Patterns Instant Skirt Pattern
I did a little “snoop shopping” while I was at the mall last Saturday taking advantage of a couple of gift cards and sales. I noticed a couple of the better department stores had tuxedo blouses for sale. This Vogue pattern from 1948 is for a blouse with tucked extensions in two styles. The view . . . → Read More: Vintage Inspiration of the Day: 1948 Vogue Tuxedo Blouse When I was in grad school, I think I had a silk shell in every color that Chadwick’s offered. It was just a basic woven top with a keyhole neckline. They also had small shoulder pads that I loved. I just checked and they don’t offer them anymore. They just have knit shells. Despite the . . . → Read More: Vintage Inspiration of the Day: Early 1960s Advance Basic Shell Blouse |
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