Bonnie Cashin, known for her innovative sportswear, was one of the great American designers of the 20th century. She was especially known for her woven wools trimmed with leather.
My Favorite Things
1950s Vintage Milgrim Young Flair Skirt Suit
Dating to the very early 1950s is this fitted skirt suit designed by Sally Milgrim for the Young Flair line that was available from her specialty stores and selected retailers. The jacket features collar and turned up cuffs trimmed in lace with tiny faux pearls and prong set rhinestones.
1950s Vintage Full Skirt Fred Perlberg Party Dress with Rhinestones & Beading
Accented with prong set rhinestones and beading, this dance or party
dress by Fred Perlberg is a standout. Made of gray and white cotton
with a slight glaze and sculptural bowed bodice.
1970s Vintage Pauline Trigere Wool Coat
Fantastic vintage Trigere Coat of red wool with a diagonal stripe of charcoal for added interest and texture. Pauline Trigere was well known for her sculptural designs.
1960s Hand-Woven Herringbone Patterned Wool Coat By Sybil Connolly
In the late 1950s Sybil Connolly established her own design firm and
quickly gained attention for her use of traditional textiles in unusual
ways. She helped to popularize hand-woven woolens, tweeds and mohair as
fashion fabrics and her designs were worn but people such as first lady
Jackie Kennedy. This coat and matching scarf are made of one of the
beautiful hand-woven woolens.
Classic 1950s Strapless Lace Party Dress with Matching Jacket
This 1950's strapless dress in navy lace with its matching jacket would make a perfect party or other special occasion dress. The strapless dress closes in the back with metal zipper. It is slightly gathered at the center front bust line. The hemline is finished with a band of navy net at the hemline, a lovely delicate detail.
Vintage Belted Originala Dressmaker Wool Coat
Originala was known for its high end ready to wear coats and suits and
several well known designers including Marc Bohan and Louis Dell'Olio
designed for the company. This spectacular belted dressmaker coat of
fine textured wool is one of my favorites.
Military Inspired Bill Blass Dress & Jacket
This lovely dress and jacket have a simplicity of design and are oh so easy to wear. The dress is a fitted sleeveless sheath fashioned of dark navy wool gabardine with front pockets. The jacket is double breasted with a simple collar and chain belt.
Vintage 1950s Persian Lamb Karakul Stole & Matching Muff
A gorgeous wrap to top off any vintage or contemporary outfit. This Karakul stole features a back bow treatment setting it apart from the rest and, it comes with a matching zippered muff/purse, just right for keeping your hands warm with a zippered top opening for keeping essentials handy.
Vintage Hand Woven Harris Tweed Coat by Scotlander
Shouldn't every woman have a red coat? Especially when that coat is an authentic Harris Tweed hand woven of 100% Virgin Scottish Wool from the Outer Hebrides as is this wonderful vintage coat.
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Recommended Reading
Harold Koda: Poiret (Metropolitan Museum of Art Publications)
Jonathan Walford: The Seductive Shoe: Four Centuries of Fashion Footwear
18th Century Costume in the National Museums and Galleries of Mersyside
Dressed for the Photographer: Ordinary Americans and Fashion, 1840-1900
Dangerous Liasons: Fashion and Furniture in the Eighteenth Century
What Clothes Reveal: The Language of Clothing in Colonial and Federal America
From Paris to Providence, Fashion, Art and the Tirocchi Dressmakers' Shop, 1915-1947
Style & Splendor: The Wardrobe of Queen Maud of Norway 1896-1938
