Vintage Hats

On my to do list - wear more vintage hats! 

I thought I would share a few photos I took today of a few of the vintage hats I have for sale. 

It is so hard to part with vintage treasures but I do know they mainly go to good homes! Especially this emerald green felt 1970s felt hat. This one may find its way back into my personal collection!

1970s 'Miss Shari felt hat

Absolutely love this 1960s ruffled white hat with back bow detail. I imagine it was custom made for a wedding. In excellent condition. Looks great on a dark haired girl.

1960s white ruffled bow hat

1960s Mod Fishnet Stockings

I had to share this treasure I have for sale at present.

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 A collection of brand new American 1960s fishnets still in their original packaging. 

So in love with the colours - Yellow Sting, Sweetheart Pink and Florida Orange. The back states they are perfect for casual wear, SPORT, campus and townwear. These are the stockings you wear with suspenders!

I do not have the heart to open and wear them, so here they are available for sale. A bargain at $20 each. Simply pick your colour Xx

Vintage Life Magazine

Vintage Life magazine,  based in the UK is a super glam magazine full of vintage style.

From style and fashion, hair and beauty, house and home, to music and film, everything great about the 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s through to the 70s - all in one great magazine.

                                                                           


                                            http://www.vintagelifemagazine.com/

Here is my good news story! My photo will be in Vintage Life Magazine, issue 19 - May edition.

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 So here is the photo. Me (well part of me) wearing my favourite 1960s Selby black patent shoes with sweet vintage 1980s Mary Quant signature tights.  In 1983 Mary Quants collection of tights, leg warmers, socks and leotards began in Japan. I have the tights available for sale,  $20 a pair at my Vintage Space facebook shop.

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.