Vintage 1950s

This week I'm mainly obsessing (and I mean obsessing) over novelty prints, playsuits and mix-and-match holiday wardrobes. I absolutely love the idea of packaged "wardrobes" of interchangeable, co-ordinated pieces, and it seems they were quite the thing in the early 50s.

1955 - slim trousers, men's style shirt, small waist, moccasin style shoes

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I am so excited to share this post will you! I am a self-proclaimed Old Hollywood movie expert, and have often thought about all the different female character types. When I was little, I loved the happy faces of Judy Garland and Doris Day. When I was in high school, I went through a phase where I loved the dark, sophisticated girls like Veronica Lake or Joan Crawford. Though they might have different personalities off screen, each actress had a predominant character type throughout their…

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Little Black Dress

1957 Sears Fall Winter Catalog, Page 8

The 1950s decade was one of the first that embraced women wearing shorts for more than just beach wear or for pinup girls. Women's 1950s shorts came in several lengths and styles to fit a variety of leisure activities women enjoyed. The shortest length was the shorties short, followed by an above the knee Bermuda,

1952 Sears Christmas Book, Page 131