All posts tagged: 1950s

Rate the dress: Yves Saint Laurent, 1958

Some of you loved last week’s pink and cream 1822 dress, some of you thought it was a sad rag in dull, insipid colours and fabrics that reminded you of Grandma’s net curtains. It rated a 7.5 out of 10 The dress I present this week carries on some of the same themes (soft net trim and monochromatic colour schemes), but differs wildly in other areas. Yves Saint Laurent designed this dress for Christian Dior’s Spring/Summer 1958, and the fashion forward Duchess of Windsor purchased it for herself. At 62 years of age, did Wallis Simpson finally make a fashion mistake? Or was her taste as unerring as ever? Rate the Dress on a scale of 1 to 10

Grandma’s blue dress: a photoshoot

Published by The Dreamstress

This dress belonged to my grandmother. It’s made of an interesting early synthetic fabric, and has a matching bolero jacket that I rarely wear. I love the dress though. It fits me perfectly, and it’s such a stunning colour. I can’t quite figure out the date – it’s such a classic cut. Anyone want to make a guess? That hat was also Grandma’s: I own a dozen or so of her hats. And the rest of the photos: The photography was done by Sarah and Madame Ornata, but alas, there was a great deal of handing-around of cameras, and I can’t recall who took what photo in every case! They are both excellent photographers though!

Vintage patterns part 2

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Here are the rest of my vintage patterns. Most I inherited from Grandma or was given by Auntie Artie. Now I just need the time to sew some of them up, though I have to say, I’m loving some of the commissions I’m working on right now!