Josephine said:Remember this hat? I got it today, but it's a bit squished from being in a mailing envelope. What do you suggest I can do to get it back into shape?
Sunny said:More shoes! Black oxfords this time - but these don't look very run-of-the-mill to me. Cutouts galore, and peeptoes. Can anyone date them specifically? I'm guessing mid- to late-30s, up to very early 40s.
Sunny, those shoes are beautiful. I love them. Where did you get them?
Sarah
I love vintage coats! I have (GULP) six! That green and pink is simply gorgeous. With that plain high collar, it's definitely made to be worn with a fur; and green goes with just about any color of fur, too. I think the green is late 40s, since it's a longer length and sleeker style than wartime. The double-breasted look is extremely popular in the 60s, but that's way too fitted in the waist to be 60s. The black I want to say early 50s, since the skirt is definitely full; the shawl collar is a later look, too. They seem to be excellent buys!bronzewolf said:Got really lucky with these two wonderful coats for winter, one is a vibrant olive green coat, with a pink lining and the other a black one with a large shawl collar and ribbon trim, absolutely fit beautifully, very happy, said to be both 1940's, not sure though.
Gustin Vintage Heavyweight Sweatshirt - Natural Rainbow Nep - $119 Rugged 14oz cotton that gets better with every wear. 
Grant Stone Diesel Boot Dark Olive Chromexcel - #395 Goodyear welted, Horween Chromexcel, classic good looks. 
Himel Bros. - The Ross Mk. 1 Leather Jacket Classic D-pocket motorcycle/aviator style jacket. 
pigeon toe said:
I got this hat a long time ago, but I don't think I ever posted it! Needless to say, it's one of my faves.
New hat & gloves!
Sunny said:And on another note...
Remember this? Well, it doesn't quite work for me, either.
It's definitely not a bad look, like the red rust knit dress was. It's just not flattering. This dress is tailor-made for shorter pear or round shapes. The waist is a good 34", and my 38" hips are swimming in it. The shoulders medium to wide, and the sleeves are a little short for me. They're perfect on the 5'4" model. It's an amazing dress with a label in what looks like German, and a size tag of 46. Get this - it's not just any black wool, but black wool jersey. It's a knit! So comfortable and lovely, with those buttons and the pintucks and original belt, and definitely a Large or more. There are a few moth bites I didn't know about; the jersey weave and the black color really hide them. They'll be easy to mend. If anyone's interested, let me know!
If you get one of those faux vintage Crosley machines, it will play them, look cool and also you can burn them to CDs!StaceFace said:...And a TON of 78s, though I need something to play them on
I've had some interest, but nothing's panned out so far; still, that's why I haven't put it in Classifieds. The dress overall is close to 38-34-42, not straining the jersey at all. Back waist 16.5", total length 44", shoulders 15.5", sleeve cuffed 21", uncuffed (how I wore it - worked very well) 24". I won it for $81 and I'd like to get most of that back if possible. There are a couple moth bites that the seller missed, very very hard to see in the jersey and the color, easy to mend and hide. I only found them when I was spot-ironing. The fabric's worn on the corners of the buckle so the metal shows a little; didn't bother me a bit, but YMMV.Miss 1929 said:
pigeon toe said:
I got this hat a long time ago, but I don't think I ever posted it! Needless to say, it's one of my faves.
New hat & gloves!
