I know that you just gotta have this swimsuit - Offered by Whitaker on ebay - I wish they gave more info in their descriptions, I'd realy be interested in knowing where this piece came from. I guess time and volume keeps them from adding more details.
You can see the catalog for their April 7th Auction Here
If you are in the Philadelphia area, or will be nearby there anytime from April 1st to May 21st, you might want to check out the Grace Kelly Wedding Gown exhibit -
http://www.philamuseum.org/exhibitions/collection/221.html?page=1
It will feature her gown, veil, prayer book and her shoes which were made with a penny in the sole as part of an old Irish tradition. On the news they were also talking about the bride's maid gowns and hats, so I assume that they are part of the exhibit too, although I didn't see them mention on the museum's website.
Vintage pretty ladies
I love pretty vintage ladies (who doesn't?) Here are a few gals from my collection.First, probably my favorite girl, I bought her on ebay awhile back. She's from the 1920s and she is on a stand because she was suppose to be a hat stand. How could anyone put a hat on her though, then you couldn't see how pretty she is! She came to me nude with just her silver shoes. Her face is composition and body is cloth. I made her clothing out of some old black silk lace and teal silk. Her shawl is a collar from a ladies blouse. The necklace is some beaded trim from a long-gone-falling-apart flapper dress that I had. Her hair is original. I love her smokey make-up.
Next are two boudoir dolls. Both were missing their original clothing, but their faces were great. I put red mohair on the one girl (looking a little messy right now because some bad dog grabbed her and tried to make her his own toy, Thank goodness her head didn't pop in his mouth) The dark hair girl has her original hair which is real. I made both of their outfits. One is a black satin pajama set and robe, made of new fabric. The soft teal dress is actually a damaged lace dress from the 1950s. It has cord trim and rhinestones on it.
Here are some fair haired girls.
To the left is another bed doll, bought bald and naked, but with a pretty face. I replaced her hair with some golden mohair and made her a gown from some vintage peach lingerie satin. The laces were trims from old lingerie that was dry rotted and so were the beaded appliques.
Next to her are two composition half dolls, one on a green silk pincushion and the other wearing just a little pink velvet trim.
Below is another half doll and an original box that a half doll came in. Then is kind of frazzeled looking pincushion doll with a tattered bonnet and a chip on her nose. She came from a house clean out.
This little lady is a Storybook doll, not sure which one though.
Finally, this embroidery is not old, but her frame is. I did the counted cross stitch, it's one of those great Mirabilia patterns. I use to cross stitch when I had free time (before the internet) I probably did her about 9 years ago. She sat for a long time, waiting for me to find the perfect frame for her. I found the frame last year digging out in our garage. The frame was in the garage for about 20 years (I found all kinds of good stuff that my parents had stashed out in the garage) The fancy wood trim had rotted off of the bottom edge of the frame from setting for so long, so I got out the hot glue gun and glued some flowers along the bottom of the frame.She nice and big too, the embroidery is about 16x20 and the frame is a few inches bigger. They were a perfect match. Don't you love it when things end up going together like they were made for each other?
Bye for now, Carol
Summer Fashion picks, courtesy of 1936
I love old mail order catalogs like Chicago Mail order and Bellas Hess. If you ever see one for sale, they are great to buy. It's fun to look at the great vintage styles, and the cheap prices from way-back-when, and they also usually have a few a pages of household items in them too. They are also good researching sources for studying vintage clothing too, I'd love to be able to use some of today's money to buy at 1930s prices. But, sorry, I'd be buying for my own wardrobe though, not for resale!Here are some scans from a 1936 Bellas Hess catalog. Kind of a fashion forecast for what I'd like to be wearing this Summer. Click on the images for larger views.
Novelty prints - I love fun novelty print cotton dresses for this Summer. Not too bold or too obvious prints, just something to make someone take a second look to see what the print is, maybe something a little funny. To the left is a Polo player print.
Lightweight cotton dresses - to the right is a dotted swiss dress, read the ad - do you 'Dote' on dotted swiss?
Wide legged pants - I know, everyone wants these. 1930-40s pants are one of the most requested items that I hear about. I want them too! I've probably only had about 5 pairs for resale in the past 8+ years. My own personal problem with wide legged pants are that they are usually very high waisted, which bugs me, because I don't like anything high on my waist. But last year I did find a pair of Liz Clairborne wide legged cropped pants at Ross. They had a lower waist and they had the buttons down the sides, kind of sailor style. I just bought a pair of really wide legged cropped pants with a wrap/tie waist from Newport News that are pretty cute too. I know, I know, I'd really rather be wearing the real vintage thing too, but if you can't find it vintage, you gotta buy it new.
Swimsuits - I don't think that I've ever had a swimsuit body. I was underweight and very skinny for most of my life. I didn't feel too selfconscious about it until I was in my 20s, then I stopped wearing swimsuits in public for over 10 years. Now I feel better because I've gained weight in the past 2 years, but I can't find the right swimsuit! These 1930s swimsuits look perfect, cute but modest with all vital parts covered. But wool? No, how about a nice lightweight cotton, then I'd take all 3! And Summer sandals, you can never have too many Summer shoes. I really love cheap Summer shoes, they are fun to buy and to wear - by cheap I mean under $10. I have this big green metal tub that I keep by my backdoor, and I throw all my flip-flops and sandals in it, and decide which to wear as I go out the backdoor. Summer fun.
Here are the pants that I bought at Newport-News, cute huh? I am worried that the tie at the waist is going to drive me crazy though. Below are a pair of shoes that I also bought from them. Not exactly cheap, these were about $18, which is more than I usually like to spend on Summer shoes, but these will go with a few 1950s dresses that I have.
OK, so that's all for now, Carol
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