Vintage ABCs, Part 1

 



A is for Adrian



 B is for Blass 








C is for Chapman





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Designers,Designers

 



How do you feel about designer labels?  I must admit when I started collecting vintage clothing, I specialized in fashions of the 1920s and back, so designer labels weren't a factor for me. The labeled clothing of the those early eras is rather sparse here in the Upper South, and I didn't run into names like Worth, Vignon, Poiret, or Doucet. I did find an 1880s Worth right after I had

Pretty Designer Dresses, 1950s edition

Today's post is eye candy. We have two pretty 1950s cocktail dresses new to Past Perfect Vintage, and it's time to share them here. The first is a striking black silk by the California designer Dorothy O'Hara. The neckline is where this dress shines. It's an unusual cut with nude marquisette yoke to show the shoulder and an inset of backed marquisette to echo the V of the neckline. The back yoke

A Miscelleny of New Dresses at Past Perfect

Oh yes - at Past Perfect Vintage, for Christmas we bring you a miscellany of periods and styles, but all deliciously wonderful in their way: 1950s Gold Brocade Cocktail Dress 1950s Ceil Chapman Black Silk Sheath Dress 1940s Crepe in Cream & Black with Sequins 1920s Red Chiffon Beaded Gown