TRUE VINTAGE 1950’S – EARLY ’60’S SHEER SUMMER DAY-DRESS
This was a fun find, with its own attached scarf and in cool, floaty fabric again. The really unusual thing, to me, is the color combo. It’s an all-over print in purple with black accents on an olive...
View ArticleLOVELY COTTON SHIRT-WAIST FROM THE 1950’S – EARLY 1960’S
Here’s another dress from about the same time as the last one. It has the same features of design – the side metal zipper is the most significant. I don’t know why that was a favorite feature,...
View ArticleA COUPLE OF LATE ’40’S – EARLY ’50’S FUN SHIRTWAIST DRESSES IN SUNNY COLORS
I love the colors of these dresses – pink to lavender, with black and white. Both in a similar shirtwaist style, below-the-knee length and made of a substantial cotton. Perfect mid-century design....
View ArticleSWEET TRUE VINTAGE 1940’S –’50’S COTTON DAY DRESS – END OF SUMMER COLORS
This cute little dress is just so back-to-school in it’s looks! It’s a little small on Madge, so I’m guessing it was a girl’s, but the average woman was tiny by today’s standards. Almost every woman...
View ArticleA COLLECTION OF FAVORITE TRUE VINTAGE LATE 1950’S – EARLY 1960’S DRESSES FOR...
While it’s still warm enough to wear them, here are several of my favorite casual day-dresses. They’re great in the Summer, too, but the colors look like Autumn to me. The plaid fabrics are a...
View ArticleANOTHER COTTON DAY – DRESS! TRUE VINTAGE 1950’S SHIRTWAIST IN A VERSATILE...
As you now know, I have a number of frocks in this style but this one is special – because I found it during my trip to New Orleans. It’s very cute on and comes with sentimental value because I LOVE...
View Article1940’S WARTIME HOUSE DRESS WAS A WONDERFUL SURPRISE FIND!
Just right for Autumn, these dark tones are unusual and attractive. The fabric wasn’t expensive, but is distinctive with a slightly nubby stripe woven in. Take a zoom-in look. A very practical...
View ArticleOPENING ANOTHER JACKPOT! HERE S A 1940’S – 1950’S SHIRTWAIST DAY DRESS WITH...
How neat! Classic mid-century styling by Renee Originals with excellent tailoring and hardly any sign of wear. I just love old frocks that testify to the way that women used to value and preserve...
View Article2 MOD KNIT DRESSES FROM THE SIXTIES – EARLY SEVENTIES FEEL A LOT DIFFERENT...
Still modest, but a lot more casual and friendly-looking. Fun everyday wear for when I want a warmer dress (like now!) My, my – the chilly winds they are a-blowin’. That’s one good thing about the...
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