Tools Of The Trade

http://fashionary.org/special-sibling/

I do need to rave about the fashion sketchbook, Fashionary. 

The Fashionary is a sketchbook with a comprehensive fashion information section and monthly calendar. 

The templates are subtle so it is almost like drawing on a blank canvas! Very clever. 

The above limited Sibling designer set includes a Sibling knitted handbook and an ipad pouch. The pouch can be used to store and carry your fashionary and old school pencil set if you are like me!

The Fashionary site offers fashion sketchbooks for ladies and men in different sizes and colours. At great retail prices with free worldwide shipping. 

A must have for any fashionista.

http://fashionary.org/

1950s Flexiclogs Novelty Sandals

In true novelty 1950s style, here is a pair of vintage sandals I am ever so happy to own. They are really comfortable and well made.

As seen in this original advertisement, the sandals were purchased through mail order or by door to door sales people. They came with interchangeable plastic straps that buckle around your ankle and the wood platform wedge sole is hinged for walking. 

 I have the one coloured strap as shown yet I do change with a thick long ribbon for that espadrille lace up the ankle look. Such a versatile sandal I would recommend for that authentic vintage touch to your ensemble.

Sweethearts in Swimsuit

14th February, the day of love.

How lovely do these frollicking 1950s couples look with their matching 1950s swimwear?

Catalina Sportswear was located in Los Angeles and utilised Hollywood's famous and glamorous designers to their benefit. Catalina's vintage advertising is as highly collectable as their garments.

Sharing the vintage love Xx

1960s Pop Art Paper Dress

 

I do love mid 1960s fashion. For example the disposable paper dress. Seriously, you would iron the dress to clean and cut the hemline to the length you would most be happy with.

 Created in the spring of 1966 by the Scott Paper Company, two innovative paper dresses were introduced as premiums to promote its new line of "Color Explosion" paper products. One was a black and white pop art pattern, the other a red orange, yellow, and black paisley pattern.

The paper dress was an instant success with other companies jumping on board producing not only dresses but Indian saris, bikinis and I have even seen mens underwear. Hundreds of thousands of garments were sold between the 1966 - 1968.

 I have added a photo of one of my favourite paper dresses from my personal collection. The Mexi Mia mod paper disposable dress, 1966 - 1967. The dress is really comfortable to wear. The Hallmark mod pop art paper hostess dress is also from my personal collection.

 These hostess dresses were designed to co-ordinate with their party paper accessories such as napkins, tablecloths and plates as shown in an original 1960s advertisement above. By 1970 the paper dress was out of favour with the growing number of  enviromentally conscious people and a culture with a dislike for the commercial business orientated fashions.