The Fashion of Irene Burkett (Pictures)

NoirDame · Feb 3, 2008

Hi Everyone!

I just got a load of wonderful pictures of my paternal grandma Irene in the 40s. I also have great pics of Grandpa Sam Brown Sr. in WW2 uniform, but that would be OT.

Please enjoy Irene's fashion sense through the 40s her hairstyles as well. Grandma loved to glam it up for the camera!

I hope these aren't too big. I used Message Board sizing option on my photobucket account.

Wedding Day in September of 1946 with Sam Brown Sr. Irene and Sam took these wedding day pictures at the Belmar Boardwalk in New Jersey where they met. Sam was stationed in New Jersey, but originally from Texas. During the war, he corresponded with Irene.

Wedding Guests (check out the beautiful coat)

My very favorite picture. Irene has a photo of Sam in uniform. This was taken while he was serving in the Philaphines.

With her Brother Joe

Novelty Print Dress

Another Photo Booth picture

Irene, Bradley Beach Pinup

imoldfashioned · Feb 3, 2008

Wonderful pictures, thanks so much for sharing them! It's especially great to see photos from this era of a girl who wore a larger size. I'll take her novelty print dress please!

Audrey Horne · Feb 3, 2008

Wow, those are great! Thanks so much for posting them

I especially love this one:

NoirDame said:

fourstarbanner · Feb 3, 2008

imoldfashioned said:
Wonderful pictures, thanks so much for sharing them! It's especially great to see photos from this era of a girl who wore a larger size.

I agree! Too many people think of Hollywood glam when it comes to that time period. Here's a real honest to goodness woman who looks amazing! Thank you! :eusa_clap

Lady Day · Feb 3, 2008

imoldfashioned said:
I'll take her novelty print dress please!

Ill fight ya for it

LD

NoirDame · Feb 3, 2008

I love these pictures (particularly some of the photo booth ones of Grandma) because they show her personality. Grandma really loved hamming it up. I have more recent pics of her sitting in her kitchen, but she puts her hand behind her head and jokingly vamps it for the camera. She was great!

I also have a few from the 50s that might post that have more great clothes (and one really great lucite bag).

For anyone interested, I posted some uniformed photos of Sam over on this thread:
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?p=504182#post504182

NoirDame · Feb 3, 2008

Irene in the 50s

Of course, I am estimating the date of some of the pics.

I imagine she didn't expect this picture!

The little boy is my Dad, Sam Jr.

Josephine · Feb 3, 2008

How neat! Was Irene from NJ? My family is from Sussex County NJ and Staten Island, maybe we have a great great great something in common!

NoirDame · Feb 3, 2008

Irene was from Belmar, NJ growing up. When I would go visit as a kid, they lived in Neptune City. This isn't far from Belmar.

Sam Sr. was from Texas.

goldwyn girl · Feb 3, 2008

NoirDame said:
With her Brother Joe

Thank you so much for posting these, they are fabulous. This is my favorite, I love the dress and those shoes. It's wonderful to see a slice of everyday life.

NoirDame · Feb 3, 2008

I love that dress, too. I would love to recreate Grandma's wardrobe and since I am curvier gal, she's kind of become my fashion inspiration.

leaette · Feb 3, 2008

oh wow! that lucite purse!!! gimmeee!

i love the "college look" picture. bobby sox and penny loafers. love that wool plaid skirt.

Smuterella · Feb 3, 2008

these are beautiful

imoldfashioned · Feb 4, 2008

NoirDame said:

There are some people who's personality just jumps out of old pictures--I so wish I could go out to lunch with Irene, she looks like so much fun!

I love the upholstery on that couch too.

goldwyn girl · Feb 4, 2008

leaette said:
oh wow! that lucite purse!!! gimmeee!

i love the "college look" picture. bobby sox and penny loafers. love that wool plaid skirt.

How did I miss that purse, I'll arm wrestle you for it lol

deadpandiva · Feb 4, 2008

Great pics. Thanks for sharing.

kamikat · Feb 4, 2008

Thanks for sharing. I love the color pic, the coat with matching hat, how fab! And yes, another lover of the lucite handbag!

NoirDame · Feb 5, 2008

imoldfashioned said:
There are some people who's personality just jumps out of old pictures--I so wish I could go out to lunch with Irene, she looks like so much fun!

I love the upholstery on that couch too.

Thank you for the lovely comments about my grandma.

I wish I could go to lunch with her, too. I miss her. She and Grandpa were fun people. Mostly, I remember lots of laughter at her house. You would have liked her home, too. It was chock full of antiques which are now in my parents' home. I remember when Grandpa used to say something shocking she mock slap his arm and say "Oh, Sam, Get out!" Gran loved old movies and Shirley temple (we have one of her composite Temple dolls).

When we were younger, Gran never went out without powdering her face and putting on lipstick. She'd come out of the bathroom and make smoochie faces at me and my sister. She was pretty funny. She loved the camera and even later in life she liked to vamp it up, doing come hither looks at the camera with her hand behind her head. Seriously.

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