the metal zipper- bringing fashion past and present together

psych

A fascinating 1938 Vogue magazine article psychoanalyzing fashion. (Magazine and photos from my own personal collection).     "Everything we put on our backs, it seems, is a dead give-away...

psych

A fascinating 1938 Vogue magazine article psychoanalyzing fashion. (Magazine and photos from my own personal collection).     "Everything we put on our backs, it seems, is a dead give-away...

for the love of pyjamas

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...

for the love of pyjamas

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...

mr. fabulous

Missed Cary Grant's birthday yesterday, so here he is in all his suave glory. More images this evening over on the Facebook page!      Cary Grant paperdolls.    ...

mr. fabulous

Missed Cary Grant's birthday yesterday, so here he is in all his suave glory. More images this evening over on the Facebook page!      Cary Grant paperdolls.    ...

Fresh Goods Friday

Fresh arrivals on the website! More over on the Facebook page…pics link to item on site.    1940s deco design mens robe (fits a woman as well!)       ...

Fresh Goods Friday

Fresh arrivals on the website! More over on the Facebook page…pics link to item on site.    1940s deco design mens robe (fits a woman as well!)       ...

Happy Feet

Vintage boudoir slippers all day over on the Facebook page! Marabou, velvet, satin and silk….so pretty! Stop by!    Part of my person collection, mainly by Daniel Green, spanning 1920s...

Happy Feet

Vintage boudoir slippers all day over on the Facebook page! Marabou, velvet, satin and silk….so pretty! Stop by!    Part of my person collection, mainly by Daniel Green, spanning 1920s...

The Great White Way

Sparkling white vintage on the Facebook page today! Stop over and see, share your own images!   Mary Jane, January Harper's Bazaar 1952 White crepe, a knotted-kerchief neckline with heavy...

The Great White Way

Sparkling white vintage on the Facebook page today! Stop over and see, share your own images!   Mary Jane, January Harper's Bazaar 1952 White crepe, a knotted-kerchief neckline with heavy...