I didn't inherit anything from my grandparents, mostly everything I have from my grandmother was salvaged when her house was being cleared after she died. No one wanted any of these bits, which was lucky I suppose as they got to come home with me. Lots of lovely furniture was left in the house as we had nowhere to put it and I also left a tea set as there was no room for me to put it.
Broken watches which I couldn't sit back and see binned. I am a sentimental soul.
Cute 1950's purse.
A brooch she used to wear on her jacket.
The glass dish was my nan's
But I was given lots of costume jewellery and photos which I adore as well as these!
I didn't know where else to post this.
The mother of a good friend of mine just moved into an old house that carries loads of remains of the past owner, an old lady. Now, she sent a package with some clothing to my friend, who handed most of it over to me (she's no vintage girl). Most of it is 60s/70s stuff or even later, but there is one dress that puzzles me.
My friend washed everything in the washing machine, although there were several items saying "100 % silk, don't wash". Almost unbelievable to me - all but one survived it without major changes/damages. The silk became a bit rough but still okay.
The yellow in the left is silk. I like the pattern of the one in the right, but it's too much. I think it might be nice as a blouse, worn to a navy pencil dress. What do you think?
Now, the one that fits the best is the one that makes me think. When was this made?
The fabric - probably some sort of rayon - looks fifties, but the design looks fourties to me. Especially the sleeves that carry some sort of a padding to enhance the puffy look, also the hip "attachments" (peplums? last pic) - I never saw this on a fifties dress. The collar seems to have been added later, also the zipper (which looks awful). Most of the dress has been sewn by hand, but there are also some machine stitches. This seems like a special dress to me, although it's not very wearable on an everyday basis
Sometimes, the smallest things are the ones that please the most.
Some not very nice collars were wrapped in a handkerchief which I just luvv!
Travelling motifs - my favorite - were very typical in the fifties in Germany - this is obviously a merchandising item of a shoe polish company (kiwi still exists today).
The sad part: my friend's mother has loads of other clothes and stuff in that house - way too much to send it all. Since she can't tell a 20s dress from an 80s dress, she can't really pick more things. The place is very far, neither she nor I have a car. She doesn't have a digi cam to take pics.
So the other stuff will go to the church or (I hope not!) to the trash can.
But, considering that she has no clue, she made a good pick and I'm grateful that both of them thought of me!
Thank you Paul! My aunt, the tailor, picked the red dress up today to refresh it a bit, meaning she'll mend the broken seams, replace the shoulder pads with new ones (a bit smaller), get rid of the ugly zipper, and if she'll find a collar that matches a bit better (this one has been added later and is not as finely made as the dress), she'll replace that as well.
I didn't inherit anything from my grandparents, mostly everything I have from my grandmother was salvaged when her house was being cleared after she died. No one wanted any of these bits, which was lucky I suppose as they got to come home with me. Lots of lovely furniture was left in the house as we had nowhere to put it and I also left a tea set as there was no room for me to put it.
Broken watches which I couldn't sit back and see binned. I am a sentimental soul.
Cute 1950's purse.
ouch!
did you try to rub over the zipper teeth with a pencil? it usually helps to make it glide a little better.
