Monday, March 29, 2010

Madison Avenue Monday : Hey Sailor Edition



From McCall's Needlework, Fall-Winter 1953-54

7 comments:

  1. UnknownMarch 29, 2010 at 1:09 PM

    I REALLY want that dress and I'll take her waist size too. I'm sewing clothes today. :)

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  2. Serendipity Handmade + VintageMarch 29, 2010 at 11:44 PM

    I love the dress too...wish I had the pattern. And the waist...well, I haven't had a waist that small since I was born!

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  3. AnneMarch 30, 2010 at 12:19 PM

    That's beautiful - I LOVE old ads and catalogs.

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  4. MichelleMarch 30, 2010 at 6:18 PM

    I love that dress! And the hat is hysterical!

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  5. Serendipity Handmade + VintageMarch 30, 2010 at 10:46 PM

    Anne -- I enjoy them too.

    Michelle -- I kind of like the hat! Though she does look a bit like an acorn.

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  6. cabin + cubApril 1, 2010 at 9:34 AM

    Love that outfit! Can't get over the waist though, it seems barely wider than her head?

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  7. Serendipity Handmade + VintageApril 10, 2010 at 5:52 PM

    Readers, look at this photo of a 1950s corset and bullet bra. THIS was how such a silhouette was achieved: http://www.flickr.com/photos/vintagevogue/3201247777/

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