Eye Candy Circa 1953

 

Wishing it weren't winter?  So were the ladies who first glimped this beauty of a sun dress in Bazaar's December 1953 issue.  The design is by Adele Simpson, sewn to sweet precision in tufted cotton pique. 

 

You can fulfill your wish for instant summer with our vintage sun dresses, currently about 100 available from the 1940s to the 1990s.  Just add sunshine!

Little Known Labels: Vijack

Lots of glamorous black jersey, metallic sequins, alluring ruched seams... it's Vijack! The Vijack label is usually seen in 1970s vintage clothing, though it existed into the 1980s and perhaps even the 1990s. The look is sometimes late disco, though its heyday seems to be that posh status-seeking period in the early 1980s. Think Dynasty or Falcon Crest!

The signature Vijack look is definitely sleek and forward-thinking, yet some of its designs have a hard-edged Deco, 1930s or 1940s appeal.

The Vijack label always has a name above it in our experience, suggesting there were continual collaborations between Vijack and various designers. These two are common ones:



Check our site for more vintage Vijack labels... they'll be almost exclusively black, and always a fabulous choice for a Vintage Vixen!