September 22, 2021

Vintage Fashion

A famous Cecil Beaton photo from 1948 of nine models, including Marilyn Ambrose, Dorry Adkins, Carmen Dell'Orefice, Andrea Johnson, Lily Carlson, and Dorian Leigh, wearing various gowns by Charles James while posing in French & Company's eighteenth century French paneled room.
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The Sculptural Mid-Century Ball Gowns of Charles James

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Elvis' Iconic Jumpsuit Heading to Auction

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Iconic Movie Costumes Strut to Auction

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How the ‘Letty Lynton’ Dress Took Country By Storm

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The Story Behind Marilyn Monroe's 'Happy Birthday' Dress

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How a Little Black Dress Scandalized Paris in 1884

Poppies appear again on this taffeta cocktail dress, spring 1956, by Rocco Materay. This sold at auction for $960.
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Vintage Dresses Celebrate Spring

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The Phenomenal Peacock Dress of Lady Mary Curzon

Post knew about dressing to impress. She wore this tulle and taffeta for an evening in Palm Beach. It features a sweetheart neckline, a blue velvet bow, lace, and sequins.
Vintage Fashion

Inside the Closet of Marjorie Merriweather Post

Ann Lowe, at 67, in her New York atelier, with a model posing in her one of her designs in Ebony Magazine, 1966. Every dress Lowe designed was hand-sewn and one-of- a- kind, tailor made to fit the wearer's exact measurements. Her superb work and attention to found an audience among New York City's most affluent social circles.
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Pioneering Fashion Designer Ann Lowe

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Elvis Presley Still a Style Icon

A Hungarian costume featuring a cambric blouse and velvet skirt, mid-17th century.
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Fashion Friday’s Top 10 for 2020

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The Pandemic is Making House Dresses Hot Again

Karl Lagerfeld (German, 1933-2019), original drawing on card stock of peasant-style dress with hand coloring by the designer. Sold for $2,990.
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Karl Lagerfeld fashion drawings sell at auction

René Lalique (1860-1945) Sea Holly hair comb 3 3/4 inches wide by 5 1/4 inches long, sold for $170,000 through Treadway Toomey Auctions. Courtesy of Treadway Toomey Auctions, Oak Park, Illinois.
Jewelry

10 Interesting facts about hair combs

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Features

Find yourself a hat for all seasons, all reasons

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Jewelry

Vintage Meet Modern fuses classic style with contemporary fashion

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Celebrating collectibles of manly character