Tuesday, April 30, 2013
1970s Caftan
This 1970s cotton caftan from Lord & Taylor has shisha embroidery. Shisha or mirror embroidery is the method of surrounding little mirrors with hand embroidery to hold them in place and add sparkle to a garment.
Labels:
1970's,
Embroidery
Monday, April 29, 2013
Friday, April 26, 2013
1960s Mod Dress by Kaspar
This 1960s Mod era dress by Herbert Kaspar is made of bias cut plaid faille fabric that is perfectly matched at the seams.
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
1950s Greta Plattry Dress
This 1950s dress by Greta Plattry is fashioned of madras plaid that has been embroidered with little flower sprigs in gold and silver metallic thread.
Labels:
1950's,
Embroidery
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Monday, April 15, 2013
1980s French Designer Evening Gown
This 1980s silk evening gown by French designer Jacqueline Crouve has draped bands of ruching that are all stitched in place by hand.
Labels:
1980's,
Pleats and Tucks,
Ruching
Friday, April 12, 2013
Thursday, April 11, 2013
1950s Emma Domb Evening Gown
This early 1950s ball gown by Emma Domb has swirls of sequins decorating the bodice and flap hip panel.
Labels:
1950's,
Beads and Sequins
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Vintage 1970s Vera Neumann Wide Leather Belt
A vintage 1970s Vera Neumann leather belt has a large silver toned buckle and suede backed cutouts on the leather.
Labels:
1970's,
Belts,
Buckles,
Leatherwork
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
1960s Italian Top and Shorts
The hem on the top of this Italian made 1960s shorts set by Mafutex is scalloped to echo the design of the Pucci style print.
Monday, April 8, 2013
Vintage 1960s Mohair Vest
A vintage 1960s mohair slip on vest has braid trim which ties at the side waist, neckline and also trims a pocket.
Labels:
1960's,
Collars,
Pockets,
Trims,
Waistlines
Friday, April 5, 2013
1980s Full Skirt Cotton Dress
The edged of this 1980s cotton dress are bound in coordinating striped fabric at the neckline and armholes.
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
1930s Dress and Jacket
The neckline of this 1930s dress is fashioned of strips of silk held together with faggoting stitches which makes a lovely openwork design.
Labels:
1930's,
Embroidery,
necklines
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Vintage 70s Metallic Knit Sequin Sparkle Top
A vintage 70s top has a diagonal sequined panel paired with a silver metallic sparkle knit on the front and back of bodice
Labels:
1970's,
Beads and Sequins,
Knits,
Metallics
Monday, April 1, 2013
1940s Evening Gown
This 1940s evening gown features a band of sequins at the neckline. The sequins are a blend of 4 different colors which gives a gorgeous effect.
Labels:
1940's,
Beads and Sequins,
necklines
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