No More Vintage Prom Dresses!

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No More Vintage Prom Dresses!

I swear it. Goin cold turkey. My closet's maxed out.

If I bring home one more vintage prom dress, my hubby will divorce me!
I can't help it. I'm addicted to prom dresses. Are there any support groups for us clothes-a-holic vintie crazies out there?

Sign me up!

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Emeraude Perfume Vintage Magazine Ad from 1947 Good Housekeeping

This was my mom's favorite perfume. The best mother a girl could hope for. - Still have the bottle & uncork it once in a while to relive some wonderful memories.

History of Fashion: How fashion has changed over the last 70 years. Good site with lots of photos.

Ginger Rogers 1942 official portrait taken for Paramount Studios

This is one of my favorite photos of Ginger; covered in glittering gold from head to toe. A lot of people got upset with Ted Turner when he started colorizing old black & white movies, but I loved seeing these beautiful gowns enhanced by color. As a child I always wondered what these dazzling creations looked like in real life.

A very young Jane Wyman as Covergirl on Personal Romances dated 1939

Vintage Magazine Ad for B Altman & Co

Yum Yummy Negligee-wish it were mine!

thriftyfun.com
Many good ideas for creating upcycled clothing from thrift store finds.

Stop Staring!

Nobody did that sultry stare better than Lauren Bacall.

School Girl Gone Bad

School girl pleated skirts-so sweet-so innocent-soo..yess!!!

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It was never a good idea to get on the wrong side of Joan Crawford!

Avant Garde Actress Marlene Dietrich loved wearing man tailored clothing - she said it made her feel like such a 'Gentleman'. Here she sports a double-breasted jacket with a nautical theme.

Vintage Magazine Ad

From Ladies Home Journal 1951

1940s Sanforized Magazine Ad - June 1947 Good Housekeeping / illustrator Gilbert Bundy

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