Squeeee!

 

That thing where you buy a pattern at an estate sale and look inside to find not one, not two, but THREE Vogue sew-in labels! Whaaaat? So cool!

(For those who might not know, in the sixties and seventies, Vogue made cloth sew-in labels for their various "lines"--Vogue Paris Original, Vogue Young Fashionables, Vogue American Designer, and a few more--that you could ask for at the counter in your local fabric shop [the late, lamented freestanding fabric shop!] when you bought a Vogue pattern.) 

P.S. I love the vaguely Twiggy-esque model!

Pattern Ladies

 

The girl on the right is not at all sure what the one on the left is even doing right now...

The girl in the middle has a headache coming on, possibly caused by the actions of the bossy one at right.

They feel slightly bad that they've caused the one in yellow to go away...but only slightly.

These two are always the life of the party!

Trying casually to eavesdrop but can't quite hear what they are saying.

This crowd is very judgmental.

The lady on the right is not sure how to tell the one in green that she forgot to take her swimming cap off.

Ladies Having Coffee

 These ladies are enjoying coffee together...in their robes. Did they have a ladies' slumber party?

The ladies in the top photo are having a good time.

In this one, I think there might be some tension. The redhead seems to be giving the stink-eye to Ms. Yellow Robe...and from the look on the face of Miss In-the-Middle, I think she might have instigated it.

Fancy

 I collect vintage sewing and sewing-related books, pamphlet, etc., and I just treated myself to this rare booklet: Vogue's Book of Fancy Dress, from the 1920s. It is a catalogue of various costume patterns published by Vogue; the illustrations are beyond fabulous!

I Feel You, Barbie

The eighties were an, um, "interesting" time for fashion on the whole, as many photographs of me from that time will bear witness. Here, proof that not even Barbie was immune. As for Ken...well, you know!

Sewing Pattern Goodness

Wheeeeee! A bunch of cool new (old) patterns have entered the inventory. ALWAYS exciting...

Estate-o-Rama

 Liz Taylor much?

Estate sale fun!

RBF

Resting Bitch Face, 1940s style...

Sweetness

Would you please look at these adorable little 1930s frocks? These are 1930s McCall sewing patterns. The bottom one has already sold (after being listed for just one day); the other is missing the cross stitch transfer but is still super super sweet! The illustrations are the best--check out their rosy little knees! Just one of the reasons I am obsessed with vintage sewing patterns (ahem).

Retro Beachiness

Beachy long holiday weekend outfits, retro style!

Pink Gingham--Check!

It's always so cool when I find a pattern that has the garment partially made...and this person wanted to replicate the pink gingham binkini on the envelope (although this is actually the bikini in the back, not the pink-and-white one on the front). Fun to imagine the person in the 1960s who sat down at her Singer to make this...

(Even if I ever dared to wear a two-piece suit ever again--and it ain't gonna happen!--this one is too small fo rme).