on April 21, 2021
Here’s an absolutely GREAT PHOTO that I couldn’t fit into my Fifty Fabulous Online Library Historical Collections post. It’s titled “Bathing Beauty Pageant, 1925, Huntington Beach, CA” and it’s courtesy of the Library of Congress.
on February 12, 2021
You might think you know about historical under garments, but do you really? Do you know the difference between stays and corsets, or how to support a bustle, or what a bum roll is? No shame if you don’t; I had no idea what a bum roll was, and now it’s one of my favorite phrases!… Read More
on March 11, 2020
From the Washington (District of Columbia) Times…New Spring Silk Frocks! “Choose from materials such as taffeta silk, charmeuse, and silk crepe in styles and colors suitable for street or evening wear. Among the colors are new blues, soft greens, wisteria, tango, elephant’s breath, burgundy: also the pastel shades for evening wear.” Tango? From the Pantene… Read More
on March 4, 2020
We’re still in 1908 with “The New Millinery” from the Washington (District of Columbia) Herald.
on February 25, 2020
Fresh from New York City (and The Evening World newspaper), it’s Bloomingdales, selling $18 & $20 Taffeta and Satin Foulard Dresses at – – – $10.75!
on February 25, 2020
Ladies! Here’s a Well-Cut Frock from the Fort Myers, Florida News-Press! “Here’s a most attractive tub frock with just the practical features you need for workaday wear: Front-button closing, easy fullness below the shoulder yoke, action back, big pockets and a sash to fit the waistline.”
on February 12, 2020
The (Munster, Indiana) Times suggests that Your Valentine wants 51-Gauge Crepe Ringless Chiffons @ 59 cents a pair. “51-gauge beautiful chiffons–aristocrats of the hosiery world–available at this extremely low price only because of tiny irregularities!” Just what would these chiffons costs if there were no irregularities at all?
on February 5, 2020
“A Well Proportioned Figure is Always Attractive!” (So says the Wichita (Kansas) Daily Eagle of February 5, 1919.) “Good-looking women vary in type, but their proportions are always good. Great numbers of them wear Nemo Corsets. NEMO CORSETS, $3.50 and up. NEMO BRASSIERES, $1.00, $1/50 and up.”
on January 29, 2020
What she wore AFTER she “made this model at home” from The Times (Shreveport, Louisiana): “Why is the morning brighter? Because it’s both pleasant and easy to slip into this crisp and youthful house frock, knowing one is smartly and becomingly attired for “at home” hours. Truly a beginner’s fashion, with but five easy pieces… Read More
on January 15, 2020
What She Wore underneath it all–courtsey of the Davenport (Iowa) Democrat and Leader–is so luscious that I just have to include the second half of the advertisement!