Friday, June 1, 2012

Hot & Cold, Revisited

Hello, June! Glad to greet you! May you be filled with sultry days punctuated by cool ocean breezes! All I want to wear are halter tops, flowy trousers, and floppy hats a la these beauties on the cover of McCall's Magazine, c. 1934.












Monday, May 28, 2012

Wearable Art

Some vintage is like wearable art.  A friend of mine thought the design on the front panel of this 1930s dress looked very much like an Aubrey Beardsley illustration. True! For me, the sleeves are what make the garment pretty as a picture.