In a previous post, Madge featured one of the fashion magazines she found in a dusty pile at an estate sale. That post, How to Dress, looked at a fall issue of Glamour Magazine from the 1940s. Today we are boosting the glamour quotient with another fashion mag from the pile, the November 1966 issue...
Tag: vintage fashion
Beijing Brides
Now that the holiday bridal season in full swing Madge thought this was a great time to share some Beijing Brides inspiration.On our summer trip to China it was hot, humid and smoggy. Beijing was our first stop on an action packed two weeks. Imagine someone asks you to see the United States in two...
André Leon Tally’s Little Black Dress at SCAD
In honor of André Leon Talley, Madge revisits this post on the SCAD "Little Black Dress exhibit originally published in 2012.Madge recently got a chance to view "The Little Black Dress" exhibit at the SCAD Museum of Art (the Savannah College of Art and Design), curated by André Leon Talley in Savan...
Rudi Gernreich – The Total Look
Originally published in 2012.
Rudy Gernreich: The Total Look
Recently Madge reported on a wonderful fashion design show, The Little Black Dress, curated by André Leon Talley at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) Museum. Little did she know that in another exhibit right around the c...
Dover Street Market – The Art of Retail
Yesterday in this space, Madge lamented the demise of the late, great department store and also took a tour of the wonderful online site Department Store Museum. While we will never return to those golden days of retail, Madge recently visited something completely new in retail an...
Another Slice of Life Magazine
A few days ago Madge featured a fabulous Life Magazine spread on dinner hats. She thought you might like to see some of the marvelous ads from that issue. So, here's another slice of Life Magazine from November 1948.
Don't you just love the colors in this Forstman fabrics ad? ...