Vintage fashion design

Vogue 8788 Size 14-16-18 Waist 28-30-32 Hips 3/-40-42 UNCUT Slightly tapered or flared, warp skirt, below mid-calf or above ankle, has wide waistband variations, inside hook and narrow hem. B & C purchased buckle.

Vogue Couturier Design 884; ©1955; Evening Gown. Full length flared and gored skirt joins the bodice back and side front under the separate draped bustle. Bodice front is cut in one with skirt. Shirred detail below the square front neck-line which is a deep V in back. Featured in Vogue Patterns Booklet, November 1955 and in Vogue Pattern Book, December-January 1955-1956 Interesting information on this pattern: MissMoon55 wrote to Vogue in November 2009 to enquire about the possibility of a…

images of Lana Lobell catalog vintage fashion - 1956

1950’s Brief history of fashion in pictures.

In the new exhibit by photographer Mark Shaw, we (finally) get to see what went on behind the scenes at Paris couture in the 1950s.

It’s time for your Free Graphic of the Day! Here’s a pretty vintage lady right out of the late 40’s…she is stylin and waiting to be in one of your projects. All you need to do is click on the image…right click…”save as” Then ENJOY! Hope to see you tomorrow for some decorating fun […]

In the 1930's fur was very popular in fashion- so were sequins and a long line - and the influence of movie stars on fashion began to grow. Perhaps the glamor was a needed relief from the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. Or perhaps the popularity of that new medium "the talkies" and the ability to make more complex movies, such as musicals, made dressing up more glamorous and fun. The beautiful gowns of the 1930's are still a fashion influence today on the Red Carpet, but some things like…

After years of living in casual separates, these stylish women's suits from the '70s offered a new way to dress: in a suit jacket and skirt or pants made for each other, with a tailored menswear-like flair.