tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89975230221741986852024-03-28T23:02:59.276-07:00VintageVixen.com Vintage Clothing BlogThe blog at <a href="http://www.vintagevixen.com">VintageVixen.com</a>, where we sell vintage clothing & accessories.
Join us in our love of all things vintage!April Ainsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556959152778128872noreply@blogger.comBlogger191125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8997523022174198685.post-10798229264551455982017-04-11T07:25:00.000-07:002017-04-11T07:25:22.716-07:00Mother & Daughter 50s SwimsuitsBack in the 50s, the mother-daughter matching fad was in full swing... but who knew it was this easy to create the look? Woman's Day showcased a number of real swimsuits that you can make from simple shapes for ladies and their cute kiddos. <br />
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Many of these looks are sarong style swimsuits, meant to fit and feel almost like a sun dress, and would have been made from woven cotton (without any stretch). Stretch cotton blends were in their infancy in the 1950s. Stretch cotton fabrics first showed up in sportswear, but not until later in the decade.<br />
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The easy-to-sew trend was a winner back in 1953, as evidenced by these adorable photos. Here's a one-piece halter suit with skirt style wrap made from four simple pattern pieces (shown above) that can be printed and enlarged to fit your dimensions, or your daughter's.<br />
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Next, an all-white 1950s bikini made of Everglaze crinkle cotton. The pattern pieces are slightly altered triangles in a diaper-wrap made popular by Claire McCardell in the 50s. The word "diaper" mentioned here has nothing to do with babies, but refers to the overlapped design of the bottoms.<br />
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On this set, the one-piece design has been cutaway into a two-piece bikini style. These pattern pieces are almost modular in this sense... definitely inspired by tiki styles from Polynesia. <br />
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And here's another look borrowed from Claire McCardell, including a bandeau bra top and simplistic shorts, gathered and tied at the sides. Both the design and the chartreuse color of this bikini is classic to 1953.<br />
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And oh-my-goodness, cuteness galore in these wee swimsuits for the little ones. The bandana print is actually made of two Western style scarves, seamed once and tied halter-style at the neck. Ready for some sun & fun!<br />
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<br />April Ainsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556959152778128872noreply@blogger.com206tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8997523022174198685.post-2848548414441131802016-09-08T08:04:00.000-07:002016-09-08T08:04:39.500-07:00Queen For A Day: Vintage TiarasCan't find a vintage tiara that suits you? Here are four (with directions on how to make them) courtesy of Woman's Day Magazine circa 1953.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sequined Tiara</span><br />
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<i>Materials: </i>1 yard of 5/8" pale-green grosgrain ribbon; about 12 dozen pastel-colored sequins; milliner's plastic bicycle clip; 1 spool bead wire: household cement.<br />
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Twist wire to make about 20 twigs with three "branches" and one "stem", each 1 1/2" long in total; twist wire to make 15 twigs, each 2" long and with 4 side branches. Leave loop for sequins at end of each branch. Wrap bicycle clip with ribbon, catching stem of 1 wire twig with each twist of ribbon. Bend end of wire around clip. Use the larger twigs across center. Tack ribbon at each end of clip. Cement a sequin to each loop on twigs.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Silver-Braid Tiara</span><br />
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<i>Materials</i>: 14" of 1-inch silver braid; about 2 dozen blue stones; about 2 dozen rhinestones, cement-on kind; 14' of millinery wire; 2 small side combs; 4" of round elastic; household cement.<br />
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Join ends of millinery wire, making 13" circle. Sew ends of braid together to form 13" circle. Whip to wire base. Spacing evenly, cement stones around tiara. Center 2" of elastic along top of each comb; sew in place, and tack ends to inside of tiara, one comb on each side.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Felt Tiara</span><br />
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<i>Materials:</i> 2" x 13" piece of white felt; 14" of red velvet cording; 14" of millinery wire; 24" of bead wire; about 300 seed pearls; white cotton thread; 11 rhinestones, cement-on kind; 2 small side combs; 4" of round elastic; household cement.<br />
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Cut felt in shape of crown, making 11 points and graduating them from 1" high at center back to 2" high at center front. Measure bead wire to fit along pointed edge of felt; add 2". Whip in place. String pearls on bead wire; twist ends of wire together. Cement rhinestones 3/4" below center of each point. String 10 pearls on white cotton thread; knot ends together to form a circle, and tack circle around a rhinestone. Repeat. Run millinery wire through velvet cording; join ends to form 13" circle; whip to base of crown. Center 2" of elastic along top of each comb; sew in place, and tack ends to inside of tiara, one comb on each side.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Rhinestone Tiara</span><br />
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<i>Materials:</i> 1 yard of 5/8" black grosgrain ribbon; about 12 dozen rhinestones, cement-on kind; milliner's plastic bicycle clip; 1 spool bead wire; household cement.</div>
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Follow directions as above for Sequined Tiara.April Ainsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556959152778128872noreply@blogger.com174tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8997523022174198685.post-67437823371956265372016-04-22T20:44:00.001-07:002016-04-22T20:44:36.669-07:00Shirtwaist Deja Vu<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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What comes around goes around... have a look at this <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/270499870/size-8-chambray-dress-1950s-gray-white" target="_blank">Serbin shirtwaist dress </a>in striped cotton chambray, made in the late 50s with a fantastic spiderweb style design.</div>
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And here it is again! This time it's <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/277514936/size-12-purple-dress-50s-inspired-1980s" target="_blank">a 1980s version</a>, nearly a line for line copy in synthetic knit from J.J. Dean of California. </div>
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Designers have always borrowed from the past, and they still do. Our <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/vintagevixen" target="_blank">huge vintage clothing collection</a> is a treasure trove for inspiration!</div>
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National Shirt Shops was a men's retailer that began as a line of shirts in 1911 and expanded to a full-scale storefront with many locations nationwide by the 1940s. In Florida alone, there were nine National Shirt Shop locations. The photo above shows their storefront in a Kentucky downtown area in 1948.<br />
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That black & white photo belies the colors that collectors seek today from the National Shirt Shop line. This vivid tropical print rayon shirt is typical of their label's brilliant hues, meant for summer weekends of carefree style.<br />
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National Shirt Shops appeared to have a heyday in post-World War II years, benefiting from the popularity of Hawaiian shirts at the time and the prosperity of post-war America. As their slogan says, they literally spanned the country "Coast to Coast"!<br />
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This <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/247451923/mens-medium-hawaiian-style-shirt-1940s" target="_blank">1940s Hawaiian style shirt</a> is currently available as of the time of posting. Write us if you're always seeking them, and we'd be glad to hunt them out for you.</div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Sources: http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/ref/collection/royal/id/5769<br />https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19491104&id=iwBQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=h1UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5363,6021645&hl=en<br /></span></div>
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We handle a lot of old clothes... stuff that's been sitting for decades, usually in the most out-of-the-way places like attics, basements, the sparest of spare closets. We've even pulled bundles of clothes from barns, trash heaps, and abandoned houses (with permission, of course). Those kinds of places tend to be the worst for textiles. <br />
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Fabric absorbs just about any liquid it touches, and when combined with decades of heat, cold, humidity and such, the resulting stains can be brutal.<br />
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So when we got to this hand-painted vintage shirt, the damage on it looked pretty rough. It's a fifty-year-old fabric that'd been sitting in the attic of a Victorian home for most of that time. A fabulous find, but not with these stains all over. And the paint was worrisome, as some cleaning solvents would wreck this beautiful work.<br />
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The issues were widespread - and like most vintage clothing, it's hard to tell exactly what created those stains in the first place. Knowing that key bit of info could unlock the door to removing its stains much more easily and quickly, but with old clothes, it's sometimes impossible.<br />
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So instead, we read the tea leaves, so to speak. The cross-hatching seen below shows that there's an oil base to these stains. That's an important clue. Dappled tan marks like this often mean air pollution, but the placement of these suggested that it was pest damage. Ewww... but not a problem once we mask up and put the gloves on.<br />
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The work takes days, sometimes weeks. The soaks are many, and the chemicals can range from something as simple as water to concoctions that are temperature and time-dependent. We danced the dance with the little buggers...<br />
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The mottled beige marks and cross-hatched areas were gone, after a series of four or five different soaks and careful scrubbing to the fabric. This is an acetate material, known to be particularly susceptible to abrasion, so the manual cleaning had to be especially gentle and slow.<br />
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The only hint of a remaining stain is an extremely faint yellowish cast that cannot be visually perceived when worn or on camera, though if the fabric were scrupulously inspected and compared from one area to the next, a very keen eye could pick it up. All in all, a nice solution to a pest of a problem.<br />
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This shirt's a modern size 12 and listed in our <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/247319831/size-12-hand-painted-insects-shirt-early" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a>.</div>
April Ainsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556959152778128872noreply@blogger.com61tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8997523022174198685.post-17389223376548239752015-09-02T10:48:00.000-07:002015-09-02T10:53:35.708-07:00Little Known Labels: Sebastian KnitsA lady called us up awhile back to sell vintage clothing to us, and one of the labels she'd uncovered was Sebastian. Oh, Sebastian! To her it was a delight. To us, it was hitherto unknown.<br />
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It took a trip over and a dig through the old clothes to see what Sebastian was - and is. Of the many knitwear labels available in the 1960s, Sebastian is pure wool, great quality, and impeccably Italian. The Cadillac label is comparable, as well as Promenade and some of the better Butte Knits.<br />
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But Sebastian stands proud as bolder, brighter, and unabashedly head-turning. High-contrast colors and large-scale patterning is prominent. Sebastian strove for an ensemble effect, and the head-to-toe look is (and was) of-the-moment. Quality is obvious, in thick, soft knits with price tags to match. The ensemble above was marked $185.00 in the mid-1960s - over $1350 in modern-day dollars.<br />
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There's little known about the history of this label, except that the California-based company specialized in pure wool fashions - and only pure wool - since 1947. They made only knitted dresses, separates and coats, and they had a heyday in the 1960s, with the popularity of knitwear in every shape and form from day to evening.<br />
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The last mention of Sebastian's existence was in 1983 to announce the company's closing. Though most of the company's history is not yet uncovered, one thing is clear - they made top quality clothes and they didn't cut corners. That's reason enough to know this label as a stellar example of 60s fashion.<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=djft3U1LymYC&dat=19611115&printsec=frontpage&hl=en<br />https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=Oc-rVwKPngoC&dat=19831025&b_mode=2&hl=en<br />https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=Aul-kAQHnToC&dat=19671021&b_mode=2&hl=en</span>April Ainsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556959152778128872noreply@blogger.com57tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8997523022174198685.post-39013687956561157852014-11-01T14:31:00.001-07:002014-11-01T14:53:39.747-07:001946 Vintage Movado Watch Catalog<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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March 1946 Movado watch catalog. Scroll on <br />
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Grand Prix - Avec Felicitations Du Jury - Bruxelles 1910</div>
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Movado Remporte Tous Les Premiers Prix<br />
Concours Annuel De Reglage<br />
Observatoire De Neuchatel 1936</div>
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Observatoire De Neuchatel 1912</div>
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Grand Prix - Barcelone 1929</div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: x-small; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sure enough... from about 1944, here's starlet <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0461618/bio" target="_blank">Elyse Knox</a> draping herself in the silk from the parachute of </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: x-small; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">fiancé </span>Lieutenant Tommy Harmon of the Army Air
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: x-small; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Lieutenant Harmon survived two air crashes, and used the same parachute when he was shot
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: x-small; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">What a story in these wedding gowns!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Source: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0810994615/vintagevixenclot" target="_blank">The Little Dictionary Of Fashion by Christian Dior<br /></a></span>April Ainsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556959152778128872noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8997523022174198685.post-73574569753369382642014-05-07T18:50:00.000-07:002014-05-07T18:50:27.438-07:00Top 5 Vintage Clothes To Wear Now: May 2014<a href="http://www.vintagevixen.com/store/pc/Elegant-Resort-Style-Blue-Shells-Bib-Necklace-214p47458.htm#.U2rc3ihykt0" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photo Of Pale Blue and White Seashells Necklace" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPYb7xMAoyZUgB6wDzQnbb7OeucvUMAmL6hVaBl8tceK0pc3mKPXW6QhLAZtDvz7Ok8V7TWWCaNNzycCXY88dAkC6xT6INUhNBiZJOFFYs0mG7xgdz63NqhXnDf3xz6ttSy77qh8QwR2mK/s1600/v40110-thumb.jpg" title="1970s Tropical Shells Bib Necklace" /></a><b><span style="font-size: small;">Bold Necklaces</span></b>: As the temperature climbs and necklines open, a big necklace is the perfect vintage accessory. Go bohemian or Hollywood, Polynesian or preppie... with <a href="http://www.vintagevixen.com/store/pc/Necklaces-c214.htm" target="_blank">vintage necklaces</a> you'll find every style. One size fits all, so they're beautiful gifts too.<br />
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<a href="http://www.vintagevixen.com/store/pc/Terrific-1960s-Velvet-Strawberries-Basket-Purse-104p41165.htm#.U2rfiChykt0" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Terrific 1960s Velvet Strawberries Basket Purse" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xXoxEBK5DSUlF_66w7jo_xwn2GaWIYrXbucbzHLNRN8lI32JMr4NijA7Bv-1Vzz8aKQ97tsFL_LC5QSBhwugf3EldjSzU-K7_tDRpZGWWgRiIlI69iWcmaHPgd4WL-QMLJqr2SVFS9WQ/s1600/v34359-thumb.jpg" /></a><b>Novelty Handbags</b>: Bring a conversation piece along for the day! <a href="http://www.vintagevixen.com/store/pc/Handbags-Purses-c104.htm" target="_blank">Vintage summer handbags</a> can look good enough to eat, like the fruit salad bag at left. Others are preppie chic in canvas totes, or glamorous in vivid flowers and fabrics. From straw and wicker to jute and sisal, summertime vintage purses are a special splendor all their own.April Ainsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556959152778128872noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8997523022174198685.post-1875516488868134332014-04-20T19:56:00.001-07:002014-04-20T19:57:11.198-07:0017 Ways To Wear a Vintage Dress Clip<br />
Even a seasoned jewelry collector may ignore the vintage dress clip. They seem like an anomaly. How do you wear a dress clip, anyway? Seems like only my grandmother would know. After all, we don't see dress clips in modern design, so there's a mental block when it comes to using them.<br />
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But a dress clip is versatile, kind of like an earring that clips to a garment. Usually women wore them (and still wear them!) at the V point of a neckline, or in the corners of a square neckline. And here's a bigger variety of ways to use the "old-fashioned" dress clip:<br />
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<li>Added to a chain as a pendant for a necklace</li>
<li>Worn on a hat</li>
<li>Closing a scarf</li>
<li>Tipping the point lapels of a collar</li>
<li>Clipped onto a pocket</li>
<li>Edging the hem of a pair of gloves </li>
<li>Made into a sweater clip by joining a chain between them</li>
<li>Instead of cufflinks for French cuffs</li>
<li>Holding a rolled-up sleeve in a loose cuff </li>
<li>Dressing up shoes instead of shoe clips</li>
<li>Clipped onto the flap of an envelope purse</li>
<li>Slipped onto a simple ring for a cocktail ring look</li>
<li>Altered into earrings by a jeweler</li>
<li>Converted into a pin by adding a safety pin inside a garment, with the pin's bar exposed to hold the clip</li>
<li>Flanking either side of a belt buckle</li>
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There's always a unique array of <a href="http://www.vintagevixen.com/store/pc/showsearchresults.asp?idcategory=175&pageStyle=H&resultCnt=18&keyword=dress+clip" target="_blank">vintage dress clips</a> on our website. Now that you have a unique list of ways to wear them, include a dress clip in your next vintage-inspired outfit!<br />
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While Google Glass is more technology than fashion, its product design is as sleek and futurist as you'd expect a $1500 wearable mini-computer to be. It's potentially practical as it's hands-free, but it's also potentially a big distraction to your normal field of vision. I feel like Google Glass would be difficult to imagine utilizing, but I may be old-fashioned. Considering my line of work (as a vintage clothing dealer), I probably am.<br />
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Yet I look back at vintage fashion with a chuckle when I research comparable fads that've come and gone... Spy cameras embedded in 1930s walking sticks, telephones built into 1950s handbags, transparent plastic space helmets as <i>de rigueur</i> 1960s headgear. Maybe some of these ideas were heralded as techie wonders in their day, as exciting as the Google Glass debut... and maybe as expensive too. Here's one from the year 1999 looking into the 21st century:<br />
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When designers make good decisions and predictions about wearable technology, iconic fashion can be a result. Such iconic images designate that our collective future has arrived, and imagery that Google Glass offers looks tantalizingly futuristic... and available today in laser-sharp focus through a state-of-the-art lens. That's irresistible to many.<br />
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But only fifteen years ago, the prospects for future fashion were much hazier, and in many cases, totally off the mark. The 1999 image above depicts a skin-baring one-piece dress with sun protection and temperature regulation, so you can bare your boobs during a blizzard. I'm afraid we're nowhere near this kind of technology... or comfort with nudism.<br />
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Interestingly, it also displays a "global link" built into this vixen's headset, along with a voice activated phone, watch, memo and binoculars. That aspect's a pretty good Glass-like vision by Barry Kieselstein-Cord, a lesser known designer compared to the following Randolph Duke creation.<br />
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Here Randolph Duke has illustrated the ubiquitous futurist jumpsuit with a built-in calculator on the chest, along with a hands-free headset. Okay, the headset has some use, but who's keying in anything on that calculator? And I have to wonder if it's somehow embedded, programming <i>her </i>into a Stepford Wife while simultaneously determining the tip due at the Soylent Green Cafe.<br />
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And one more year 2000 prediction... I saved the best for last. Betsey Johnson chronicled no new fashions for the 2000, but instead a flashback to 60s, 70s and 80s clothes, all with a personal twist. Sounds good to me. And it sounds spot-on, too, at least compared to chest calculators and buxom sport dresses with "no use for coat".<br />
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Betsey did mention that in the 1960s, her vision of the year 2000 involved computerized space suits that would melt onto the body at the push of a button. We'll watch for Google to debut that one next.<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0847821145/vintagevixenclot" target="_blank">Millennium Mode: Fashion Forecasts From 40 Top Designers by Roberta Wolf and Trudy Schlachter</a>.</span><br />
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The <a href="http://www.ottawavintageclothingshow.ca/" target="_blank">Ottawa Vintage Clothing Show </a>is a one-day event held Sunday, April 13, 2014 and we Vixens are there in spirit... the photos on their site are splendid, and the variety looks oh-so-tempting. And they're in a bigger venue this year (the Ottawa Convention Centre), which is sure to please customers and vendors alike.<br />
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On-site dressing rooms are available, but you don't necessarily need to waste time getting into one. Our usual get-dressed-in-public ensemble is:<br />
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You can peel off the jacket and skirt for impromptu try-ons at the booth. And with 50 vendors gathered in one spot, you'll be doing a lot of fabulous fittings!<br />
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Canadian Vixens, we want to see photos of you in your favorite finds, so please post 'em. :)April Ainsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556959152778128872noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8997523022174198685.post-26229865307399305462014-03-30T18:44:00.003-07:002014-03-30T18:44:49.697-07:00State Of The VixenIt's 3 PM in the afternoon on a Friday. I am sniffling and sneezing - yet again - due to a sinus infection brought on by a whiff of mold five days ago. And I'm sure I don't know what to do about it.<br />
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I do know mold is my kryptonite. Over the last couple years, I've unfortunately had to learn more about mycotoxins and aspergillus that I care to recall. But I've bustled through the week without a complaint until yesterday, when I crashed and cancelled Friday's agenda and stewed a bit about my situation.<br />
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It's not a big deal that I have developed a hypersensitivity to mold. But it is a big deal when you consider my job. I deal in old clothes, ones that have sat in mildew and mold and who-knows-what for decades. <br />
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And it's been my job since I was seventeen.<br />
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I built VintageVixen.com myself back then, in 1996, and launched it alone as one of the first vintage clothing sites in the world. Since then we've done a huge business, developed the best relationships with stellar customers the world over, and been in lots of films and magazines. I've had one long-suffering husband rallying me the whole way, and two magical children toted along for the ride. It's been loads of fun.<br />
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It's also been in-the-trenches work, sweating and pawing over literally millions of garments in search of the good ones. And occasionally the great ones. And sometimes a hit of aspergillus along the way.<br />
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I've loved it. And I still do. But in 2012, fifteen years into the life of Vintage Vixen, something changed. <br />
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Of all the things in the world that could've happened, I had a tick bite. <br />
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Most people don't get Lyme disease from ticks. A few do. Most who do get Lyme can resolve it with a month of antibiotics. Some don't, including me. I was one who had to deal with Lyme the hard way, for most of a year.<br />
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I am lucky. Some people with Lyme disease never get better, and for those souls, unfortunately the top cause of death for chronic Lyme is suicide. When I realized that, I realized I'd better begin to care for myself better.<br />
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I am lucky. I got well. It took a year and a lot of effort. But in unraveling all that illness, I discovered how incredibly serious mold is for me. <br />
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In 2012, my Lyme doctor handed me a lab result and told me to stop working with vintage clothing. I told him no. He said to wear a mask. So I donned my 3M Tekk Protection Mold and Lead Particle Respirator every time I went to work.<br />
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After I got better, I got complacent. Don't we all! And issues started right back up. I couldn't always attribute it to something I'd handled in cleaning inventory, and I didn't want to sound alarmist, so I ignored it sometimes. But if I walked into an estate sale I knew instantly if there was a mold problem in the house. My eyes watered and my throat felt closed up. And I didn't have an easy way to explain wearing a respirator to every wide-eyed person in the sale.<br />
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Other times, like today, I couldn't ignore the pounding headache or fluctuating fever. And I can wear the mask only so long, before I feel I'm getting a nose job executed by pressure and sans anesthesia. I'm not a victim type, but dang! Poor me.<br />
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So what's a girl to do? I'm able to hand off a good bit of our work to my right-hand gal, Cassie Rebok. She's been a Vintage Vixen for a couple years now, and she's among the best I've seen in our many employees over the years. That way I can avoid the mold to a degree, and she can handle most of daily operations.<br />
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I can transfer the inventory to another venue (Ebay and Etsy thus far), which we have been doing since January, with the goal now of clearing VintageVixen.com of most of our stock and readying it for a total makeover. Separating the stock from the site is fairly important as I own VintageVixen.com and plan to continue developing it, but can hand the vintage inventory to someone else if need be.<br />
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I could keep the inventory and outsource cleaning all these clothes to a professional laundry, but they just don't know all my tricks. Nobody does. There's a lot in the vintage clothing world that's proprietary (i.e. top secret!) and it's difficult to walk away from such an idiosyncratic business when you're totally engaged in this way.<br />
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I can re-invent Vintage Vixen in some way. My brainstorming list includes everything from a social media hub to a sellers' venue to vintage-inspired clothes. I'd love your ideas. I know one thing - I'll still maintain an excellent site for vintage clothing enthusiasts at VintageVixen.com. We're too much of a destination to change that.<br />
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Lastly, I can re-invent myself. I'm an adept programmer, a marvelous seamstress, and pretty darn good at online sales. I can step away from the dust and mold and old clothes. I don't want to do it, but I know I can.<br />
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I'll be figuring this out, Vixens. Just wanted to keep you updated.April Ainsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556959152778128872noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8997523022174198685.post-4827718547785479512014-03-16T07:57:00.003-07:002014-03-16T07:57:46.437-07:00Just Another Day At The OfficeThe blog's been silent for awhile, so we thought we'd start up again with a glimpse of an average Friday at work:<br />
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Today's "bumper crop" of new-old vintage stock, beautiful hats and unworn shoes.<br /></div>
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<br />April Ainsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556959152778128872noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8997523022174198685.post-39026887135240391412013-12-15T08:25:00.003-08:002013-12-15T08:27:19.570-08:00Apron AppreciationWe love <a href="http://www.vintagevixen.com/store/pc/Aprons-c184.htm" target="_blank">vintage aprons</a>! So when I ran across a news article displaying a string of charming vintage aprons strung on a laundry line, I delved in and discovered a fellow vintage apron aficionado, EllynAnne Geisel of Pueblo, Colorado. <br />
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She's on a campaign to showcase the nostalgia of vintage aprons, gathering stories of women who once donned aprons as "domestic armor" and whose families now treasure their kitchen memories.<br />
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Her site, aptly named <a href="http://www.apronmemories.com/" target="_blank">Apron Memories</a>, is a delightful cache of apron memorabilia, including Geisel's books, videos, an apron shop and more. There's a special Victory apron pattern available, and Geisel even has a traveling museum exhibit called Apron Chronicles.<br />
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April Ainsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556959152778128872noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8997523022174198685.post-598079703054129982013-11-29T09:42:00.001-08:002013-11-29T09:48:08.221-08:00Trinidad Colorado Vintage Clothing Haul<br />
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After a blogging hiatus, I thought the best blog post to write would be one reason that prompted the break - a trip to the Wild West. We traveled to Trinidad, Colorado, to buy vintage clothing from the Sal-Mar Dress Shop and next-door Fox Theatre, two buildings stuffed full by hoarders for the last several decades.<br />
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We arrived in Colorado ogling at the snow and mountains. Here in Florida we don't have either, so this was a welcome departure. In a place this far removed from seemingly everything, we got a break from the daily grind, and a hint of the kinds of temperatures most of the country experiences in the fall. Ice in October was not on our radar!<br />
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There's a lot of history in Trinidad, a once-thriving mining town near the border of Colorado and New Mexico. According to our hostess, Doreen Amato, nowadays the town has forty bars and forty churches. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to have much else in the way of industry. The sightseeing was varied and slow-paced, especially quiet as our trip was scheduled just after their busy season ended.</div>
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Doreen made sure to show us the kind of hospitality the West is known
for. Thanks to her self-described "genius", we had plenty of time for
people-watching and exploring nearby towns. This terrific 1930s era
hand-painted shoe shop sign was seen in rural New Mexico.</div>
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One town away from the Fox Theatre is the El Raton Theatre, a beautiful building in another sleepy town just over the border into New Mexico. There we met some friendly folks with lots of advice about "local characters" and ideas for places we "out-of-towners" should check out.<br />
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Well... maybe one last peek. This was a cool find - a Sweet-Orr
workwear advertisement painted on a brick wall in downtown Trinidad. It
looks like a vintage 1930s ad, complete with denim-clad workmen in a
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Downtown Trinidad had many more interesting shops other than our destination at Sal-Mar. Unfortunately many were closed due to the season's end. One beautiful Southwest jewelry shop was a stellar find, but its owner didn't allow photography to protect the collection.<br />
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This historic photograph depicts part of the once-busy shopping district in downtown Trinidad. Jamieson's Department Store was a mainstay for Trinidad residents until it closed in 1985. The Sal-Mar Dress Shop closed a few years later, but it was never cleaned out. Dust is just part of the job...<br />
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Once we started work in the beautiful Fox Theatre, we knew we weren't in a "gold mine" of any sort, despite the fact that the walls were literally leafed in 14-karat. While the clothes proved to be interesting, they weren't as old as promised (1940s & later), and moth holes abounded. In case you're wondering (and we know you are!) the good stuff we got is mostly late 1960s office wear. Think Mad Men, and you've got it.</div>
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This theatre-slash-storage unit
was built around 1906, and it was an absolutely beautiful place to
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There was stuff in every corner! These were hoarders of the highest degree, and it turned out so are
their heirs. Many of the best pieces were pulled out by relatives
for themselves or to sell on Ebay. C'est la vie!<br />
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But the ambiance was certainly lovely, and there was a good chunk of
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And so we packed enough boxes to fill a corner of our warehouse, freighted the lot and settled in for a restful trip home. I can say for certain that I enjoy selling coats (and sweaters and mittens and winter hats) more than I enjoy wearing them! But for a few days, it was quite a diversion.<br />
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This vintage advertisement was once displayed among the dressing rooms of an upscale clothing shop of the 1960s. Now a vintage find all its own, we recently unearthed it and just in time too. <br />
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We've just updated our <a href="http://www.vintagevixen.com/store/pc/Shoes-c132.htm" target="_blank">vintage shoes</a> with a huge selection of unworn 1930s, 40s & 50s shoes. So complete <em>your</em> new wardrobe with a visit to our shoe department! You'll be glad you stopped in.April Ainsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556959152778128872noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8997523022174198685.post-33753556226675040582013-09-07T20:16:00.000-07:002013-09-07T20:16:18.706-07:00Not What You'd Expect From Lilly Pulitzer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We recently compiled every <a href="http://www.vintagevixen.com/store/pc/Lilly-Pulitzer-Prints-d158.htm" target="_blank">Lilly Pulitzer print</a> we've ever had into a single-page fabric library, and in doing so, I came across this dress I'd almost forgotten.<br />
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It was a Lilly Pulitzer dress we'd sold over fifteen years ago. At the time, our business was so young I don't think I knew it was a special dress, though I knew Lilly was a special designer. She's always had a dear place in my heart because we're both Floridians.<br />
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But this dress is a rare one. Lilly Pulitzer prints are known for their bright florals in tropical, often fluorescent colors. This dress is autumnal, in earthy hues and an especially soft fabric that felt like a Pima cotton. It's hard to justify the word "rare" in mid-century ready-to-wear, but I've never seen another Lilly Pulitzer like this one, fifteen years later. I think I can place the word rare as its descriptor without much hesitation.<br />
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I wonder if Lilly was trying to capture another season... she nailed spring and summer, but there are no fall or winter Lilly Pulitzer clothes to speak of. It seems this look was as close as she got.April Ainsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556959152778128872noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8997523022174198685.post-80402199108852365272013-09-02T21:17:00.001-07:002013-09-02T21:20:32.305-07:00Investment Puzzle PiecesJust another reason we love vintage suits! They interlock like puzzle pieces in myriad ways. A suit ensemble that includes a jacket, shell and skirt can be worn in many variations... jacket with pants, skirt with turtleneck, or just the shell paired with another suit entirely. The list goes on...<br />
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And here's a perfect illustration. This 1971 article pictures a Junior Sophisticates red jacket & navy skirt (at left) and a vintage Anne Klein suit shown in pairings as originally sold.<br />
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The following page changes it up, with Anne Klein's vintage blazer paired with the Junior Sophisticates skirt and vice versa. <br />
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A great example of why you should wear vintage suits, complete with antique auto and cheeky Bonnie & Clyde styling. Vintage suits dovetail into modern closets pretty effortlessly, too, because the classic tailored look is just that - <em>classic</em>. A smart investment in vintage style!<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Source: January 1971 McCall's Magazine.</span>April Ainsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556959152778128872noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8997523022174198685.post-47457672051100530012013-08-31T03:44:00.002-07:002013-08-31T03:44:40.078-07:00Stain Removal For Water Damaged Clothing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
We clean hundreds of items of vintage clothing each month, and with this much laundry, we have learned a great deal about stain removal and the particulars of collectible clothing care. Water damaged clothing is an especially frustrating stain, because the stain's components are concentrated along the edge of the water itself, leaving a ring that is hard to remove.</div>
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A friend recently brought over this silvery white 1960s brocade jacket that had a beautiful look to it, but was unfortunately water damaged. Can it be fixed?</div>
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The first technique we try with water damage like this is a long soak in OxiClean. If the garment cannot handle OxiClean, a whitener like borax or washing soda can be helpful, or just a strong detergent. </div>
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After several hours soaking we would assess the stains, and if they had lessened we would repeat the soak. If they had not lessened at all, we would try a different solvent, perhaps a color-safe bleach or hydrogen peroxide. With water damaged clothing, we normally find these soaks have to be repeated at least 2-3 times, and if the garment can handle a direct application of detergent or another solvent, we will also apply it directly to the stain to sit for a few hours.</div>
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Once the stain has lifted, a normal wash or dry cleaning is in order. In the case of this jacket, it had some fray beginning at the edges that were most often used (along the buttons and their closing loops). A vintage clothing professional would protect these with nylon mesh before cleaning to avoid further fray. In this case, however, we discussed the possibility of replacing the buttons, and perhaps the loops as well, because the fraying had become rather noticeable.</div>
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This particular jacket is capable of withstanding a hand wash and soak, even though it is a brocade. But for garments you are afraid to clean yourself, or dry clean only items, leave it to a professional. This warrants a warning - be aware that if you take a garment to a dry cleaner, they will finish its cleaning with a steam or pressing. This heat can actually set the stains in place (if the cleaner was unable to remove them). </div>
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This dress is a striking example of just why... the print-on-print contrast is refreshingly "new", the colors are fresh, the ensemble has a striking effect with a retro vibe. It suggests <em>late 1930s sun dress</em> though the bouffant effect is decidedly 90s, along with the bright leggings.<br />
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This was likely a boutique design at the time, or an art-to-wear ensemble from an artisan's workshop. The print on the hat is custom-painted to match the chiffon, depicting sea horses and oceanic life in colorful whimsy. <br />
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It has just as much attention to detail as its older vintage counterparts, but updated (so to speak), and with a more modern fit and feel. We're beginning to see why so many vintage clothing shops incorporate 1990s fashion, and we are too... when they're as chic as this newly minted vintage design!April Ainsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556959152778128872noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8997523022174198685.post-67498880492101127562013-08-26T07:17:00.003-07:002013-08-26T07:17:47.884-07:00Timeline Tips: Dating 1940s Lingerie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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According to Life magazine, elastic and zippers "went to war" in the 1940s. During World War II, there were a number of shortages on the home front, including fabric and certain metals. Shortages meant rationing, and for fashion design, that translated into carefully gauged patterns that used fabric according to government-imposed limits.<br />
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In lingerie, the fabric rationing was less of an issue, as the required yardage was fairly predictable regardless of the style. But even lingerie was affected by the war. In vintage clothing we sometimes see 1940s girdles with no zippers, only a laced closure. And this photo illustrates just why; specific metals and performance trims like elastic were needed elsewhere. Ladies were taught to adapt. Many kept using their old clothing, patching it or otherwise altering it in the spirit of "make do and mend".<br />
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It's much rarer to see 1940s bras that lace, though, like the one pictured. Most likely the ladies who had to wear them were delighted to cast them off post-war, as they looked forward to the relative luxury of elastic, hooks & eyes. <br />
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If you find one, show us! A lace-front bra would be a very collectible find for the lingerie aficionado. April Ainsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556959152778128872noreply@blogger.com200tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8997523022174198685.post-79736977034683944932013-08-25T12:41:00.002-07:002013-08-25T12:41:43.259-07:001940s Shoes<div style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
1940s vintage shoes are ever-popular in vintage clothing shops, because they're sophisticated classics with sexy but elegant details. Additionally, they're superior quality to so many of the synthetic materials and machine-crafted shoes created today. Shoe collections often mimic the 1940s shoe styles but the quality of the 40s is absolutely unsurpassable at vintage shoe prices.</div>
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These vintage 1940s advertisements showcase a variety of beautiful <a href="http://www.vintagevixen.com/store/pc/viewCategories.asp?SFID=4&SFNAME=Era&SFVID=12591&SFVALUE=1940&SFCount=0&page=0&pageStyle=h&idcategory=132&VS30=0&VS80=0&VS4=0" target="_blank">1940s shoes</a>. And check out the names! These vintage shoes have clever monikers from the 'Cut Up' to the 'Knotty' heel, and of course there's the 'Princess'. Fabulous!April Ainsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556959152778128872noreply@blogger.com6