Who spends 3 hours starching and pressing Victorian through 1930s apparell and loves it? Me. I love the way something rumpled and creased is moved to crispness, the life breathed back into the garment. I love wondering about the last time the blouse or dress was treated with care and respect and believing that I've imparted a bit of my passion for each detail in a garment that will one day move on to a new life. I love the smell and the quiet and peace of it.
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Today I hope to shoot all the pieces I starched, and the highlight will be a super example of one of my favorite items to ever come across in vintage fashion…the 1930s beach pyjama!  A tremendous milestone in fashion history, beach pyjamas were the first time women were venturing into public in casual pants…and usually smashingly made! Though not everyone approved….
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The details! Those glasses!!
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Color!
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So chic.
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So MANY!
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A source of amusement and confusion for the masses….
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The most stylish of little girls got in on the trend.
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And one from my own archives...
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Starch and pyjamas. So good.
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"First pants worn by women in public! "It was the summer of 1905. At the races in Auteuil (near Paris) a woman appeared wearing trousers in public for the first time. Her name is unknown, but this is a picture of her. Police men had to protect her against the curiosity and outrage of the crowd. ""
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