A Veritable Bevy of Vintage Hats

 

I know have waxed, if not raved, on here about my love of 1930s- 50s millinery. Especially, my fondness for felt hats of that period. So you can imagine my happiness when we acquired two private collections of vintage hats in the last few months. Some 60 vintage hats from the 1880s - 1950s, with the majority dating from the 1920s - 40s. It's been so many hats, we still haven't gotten them

More 1920s Hats, and a Happy July 2

 




First up, today is the day the Second Continental Congress voted to approve a Resolution of Independence from Great Britain. This artwork is ca 1910 - rather cool, yes? I think we should call this Resolution Day.



Them, today's pretty hats, courtesy of a private collection and all now available at Past Perfect Vintage. The first three show the variety of crown shape used in 1920s

Lulu's Top Ten Vintage Clothing Website Awards (Plus Hats, of course)

 

It's that time of year:



The Lulu's Vintage People's Choice Top 10 Vintage Clothing Website Awards voting is now open.





 
Just click on the graphic to vote for us in the comments for the People's Choice. You can list up to 10 of your favorite vintage clothing websites in your comment, but you only get one comment, so use it well!






And now, today's pretty for the hat lovers

Every Day's a Holiday Hats

 
We have been remiss in blogging this December. Time spent with family, on vacation and general holiday activities will do that. Plus dinner preparations yet to come! But I couldn't let the month slip away with out a feature on the hats we added to Past Perfect Vintage this December.  The first up is a wonderful late 20s to early 30s sequin evening cloche. How do I date it? The crown isn't deep

And Now, a Word from our Sponsor

 We have added so much new inventory, to both Past Perfect Vintage.com and to our Etsy store, I have fallen behind on showcasing it here.So I'll do the quick and condensed version.
We  added some great hats at The Hats & Accessories, including an Oleg Cassini: 
 
Pretty Tops and Blouses at The Separates, including a gold metallic lace Mary McFadden:

These two 1920s celluloid combs at The

Sporty Knit Fashions, 1937

Just a couple of posts ago, we featured knit fashions of 1933, and very stylish they were, too. Today's are from 1937. They are bit more fitted in the waist, and a good bit shorter in the hem length as you can see on the cover. Yet the interior shots don't show a length. How clever. Hem lengths were on the rise in the mid to later 30s, and this way, the styles might not look out of date as

Hand Knitted Chic the 1933 Version

These are a selection from Hand Knitted Chic, a pattern publication from Bucilla, published in 1933. Let's set the stage. It's the depths of the Depression. The mood is not happy. It's down right grim. Most women are in the Depression Make Do and Mend Mode, the one that came before the WWII version. An awful lot of women can't afford store bought clothing. Or even good fabric like wool and silk

Accessories in Red

I tried to be inspired to cleverness. "Accessory to a ____". "Accessory after the _____". Nope. Nothing there. Or at least no inspiration that got me to these two great red accessories.So we will have to be content with pretty pictures.
Love these red shoes. I didn't squeal when I found them, because I was out in public and I try to act my age occasionally. I did vocalize an 'oooh'. Let me say,